Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-19
House Sessions.

160TH DAY.-Mr. Hit, of Illinois, from the
House committee on foreign affairs reported
back q resolution requesting the President to
furnish the House with correspondence be.
tween the Government ofthc United and Great
Britain touching the subjects in dispute in
Bcdring Sea since March !, 1889, and it was
adopted. Mr.. Hit presented the conference
report OH the diplomatic and consular appro.
priation bill. The conference report was not
agreed to for the present. Mr.. Dingley, of
Maine, entered Il motion to reconsider the vote
by which the marine signal bill was passed
und then, at 800 o'clock the House adjourned.
161sr DAY.-The House was engaged in
killing time, motion 10 amend the journal
being carr,d after long contest. During
The proceedings Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas,
severely criticized Speaker Reed. The con-
ference report on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was agreed to.
162D DAY.-Mr Conger Nowa) presented
the Conference report on the Silver bill. After
it had been read, the question of consideration
WAS put, will the House proceed to the con-
sidcration Of the conference report" and it
resulted yeas LOG, nays 44-a party yote-the
speaker being unable to record Il quorum. a
call of the House was then ordered On the
Gull more than quorum responded to their
names. 1t was then agreed, on suggestion of
Mr.. Blount (Ga.), that four hours debate
should be allowed tomorrow on the silver
conference report, at the end of which time
the previous question should be considered rs
ordered. The House then, at 4.25, took a re-
cess until eight O'Clock, the evening session
being for the consideration Of private pension
bills. The House met Mt eight o'clock, and on
the first pension bill that was called up, Mr..
Enloe (Tenn.) made the point of no quorum,
and the House adjourned
165D DAY.-AIr Congcr of Iowa, called
up the conference report on the Silver bill in
the House this morning, and proceeded to
argue in its favor. Speeches on the same side
Of the question were made by Mcssrs. Clutch.
con Of Michigan, Herman of Oregon, Morrow
of California, Cannon of Illinois, Grosyenor
Of Ohm, Niedrnghaus Of Missouri Perkins
of Kansas, Townsend of Colorado Beckwti
of New York, Darlington of Pennsylvania,
Millikcn of Maine, Smith of Illinois anu
Dinglcy of Maine. Mr.. Bland, of Missouri,
led the opposition, and denounced the bill in
every particular lie was seconded by Messrs.
McRac of Arkansas, Williams of Illinois,
,ihively of Indiana and Allen Of Mississippi.
The four hours allowed for debate having ex-
PRED the previous question was considered
as ordered, and the vote was taken up on
agreeing TO the conference report. 1t WAS
agreed to byu strict party votc-ycas 122, nays
90. The House then adjourned.
164TII DAy-NIr. McComas reported favor.
ably Senate bill to apply portion of the pro.
cccls of the sales of public lands 10 the sup
port of the agricultural colleges. The Atkin-
son bill, relating to the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad in the District of Columbia, with
instructions to report back Il substitute pro-
yiding for the removal of the present passen-
ger sutton to the intersection of Maryland
and Virginia avenues before January l. 1891,