The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-15
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
In the Senate.


21STH DAY.-The Land Court bill was dis.
russed. g. Mr.. Plumb reported Senate
Joint resolution authorizing the extension fol-
one year of the time of payment for land on
pre-emption or homestead claims whenever,
by reason of failure of crops, the settler Is
unable to make payment within the ti,qe
prescribed by law. The resolution was
passed. The calendar was then taken up,
the first bill upon it being the House bill to
prevent the product Of convict labor from
being furnished to or for the. use
to prevent the product Of convict labor from
being used upon public buildings or other
public works. The bill was passed over and
the next bill on the calendar was taken up,
being House bill to amend "An act to pro-
hibit the importation and migration OF for
eigners and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in the United States,
its Territories and the District Of Columbia.
The bill was laid aside without action.
Several other bills on the calendar were also
objected to.
S19rH DAY.-The resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to buy nickel for
armor plates was discussed, but not acted
upon. :. Among the bills passed was the
House bill granting leave Of absence to
clerks and employees in first and second class
postofRces. Mr.. Sherman introduced
bill appropriating S1S3 900 for the purchase,
for the use Of the Senate, Of the Maltby
House. at Jersey avenue and B street, North
west, with the vacant lots on the north side
establish the Rock Greek Park in the District
of Columbia was agreed to-. The nomina'
tions of E. Burd Grubb, Of New Jersey, for
the Spanish mission, and Edwin 81. Conger,
of Iowa, for the Brazilian mission, were re-
ceived from the President. -.
220TH DAY.-Mr. Morgan introduced q
bill to forfeit the lands granted to the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company for the por.
tion Of its line between Bismarck, In North
Dakota, and Walula, In Oregon. The
House joint resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Navy to purchase nickel ore or
nickel matte for use in the manufacture OF
steel armor was agreed to. {. The unfinished
business was then taken up, being the Senate
bill to establish United States Land Court.
1t went over.
221sT DAY.-The conference report on the
Tariff bill was discussed but a vote was not
reached. The conference report on the
General Deficiency bill was agreed to-.
Among the nominations sent by the Prest-
dent were those Of A. j. Cassatt, OF Pennsyt.
vania; George NJ. Pullman, Of Illinois, and
Henry G.. Davis, of West Virginia, to be
members Of the Intercontinental Railway
| COMMISSION, anu .. ~. DOyu, VI tniS'oAl I w
be Minister Resident and Consul-General TO
Siam.
222D DAY.-The Conference report on the
Tariff bill was adopted, three Republicans,
Paddock, Pettigrew and Plumb, voting with
the Democrats. a concurrent resolution,
with an amendment offered to 1t, to correct
the enrolment Of the Tariff bill, was agreed
to.
223D DAY.-The Senate passed the last day
Of the session in making disposition OF e1-
ecutive business and clearing the desk OF the
President pro tenn. Frequent recesses were
taken later in the day to while away the
time, and about three o'clock the adjourn
lnent resolution passed by the House was
taken up and amended so as to provide Tor
dissolution Of Congress at P. NJ ACCORD
ingly, when that hour arrived tne senats
adjourned sine die.