Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-31

124Tu DAY--The House went into commit.
tee of the whole Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan in
the chair, on the River and IIarbor bill. Mr.
Elliot, Of South Carolina moved 10 increase
the appropriation for improving Winyaw Bay,
5. G., from 100000 10 Sl5nOO0. The motion
was lost. When the paragraph appropriating
$5n,0OO for the construction of the Illinois
and Mississippi IIennepin) Canal was reached
Mr.. Turner Of Georgia, made the point of or.
der that the Committee on Rivers aud iIarbors
had no jurisdiction over canals lie said that
on April 9th communication from the See.
rotary Of War, transmitting the report on the
survey Of the canal, was referred 70 the Com
mittee on Riversand Ilarbors, and there might
be a question as 20 whether that reference
gave the committee jurisdiction. Pending n
decision, the committee rose. The House then,
at five o'clock, took recess until eight o'clock
the evening session being devoted 10 the con.
sideration Of pension bills.
t25TH DAY-The House went into com.
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Burrows, Of Mich.
gan in the chair on the River and Hsrbor
bill. The pending question was the point OF
order against the llennepin Canal PROPOSE.
ton The motion TO strike out was lost-50
122. On motion Of Mr. Henderson, Of Illinois.
an amendment was adopted reducing from
S2OO0OO0 70 100000 the appropriation for
the improvement Of the Mississippi river from
the head of the Passes 10 the mouth Of the
Ohio river Public business was suspended
ct four O'Clock, and The House proceeded 70
pay fitting tribute TO the memory Of the late
David WILDER, Of New York. After eulogistio
addresses by Mesers. Sherman Of New York,
Mccormick Of Pennsylvania, McRae Of Ar.
kansas, Russell Of Connecticut, Tracy and Far.
quhar Of New York, the House, as a mark Of
respect 10 the memory of the deceased at $50,
adjourned.
126TH DAY.-The House was called IN order
by Clerk Mcpherson, and on motion of Mr..
Mckinley, Mr. Burrows, Of Michigan, was
elected speaker PRO tenn, and took the chair
amid applause The floor was Thea accorded
to the Committee on the District Of Columbia,
and Mr. Atkinson, Of Pennsylvania, called ~
the Rock Creek Park bill. The bill was
passed. The bill is a Senate bill, bat was
amended in various particulars by the House,
and will have TO be returned 10 the Senate for
itsaction. The following bills were also passed:
Establishing u free public bathing beach on
the Potomac river near Washington hOnu-
nent. Requiring street railway companies Of
the District of Columbia 10 make annual re-
port. The House then adjourned.
l27rH DAY.--On motion Of Mr.. Wilson
Nv. Val Senate bill was pissed for the cree.
ton Of a public building at Marinsburg, w.
Va, with an amendment reduciJg the limit
cost from Si25000 to $4,000 Mr.. Mckinley
tO.) submitted the conference report upon the
customs administrative bill Adopted The
House then went into committee Of the hole,
Mr.. Allen, Of Michigan, in the chair. on the
River and Iiarbor Appropriation bill. Nari-
Gus amendments mixing appropriations for
specific points along the Mississippi river were
offered and rejected, among them one offered
by Mr. Boainer, Of Louisiana for f2,000.0OO
for the protection Of the harbor nj Natchez.
The House then adjourned,