The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
FIFTY-FIRsT. CONGRESS-
Senate Sessions.

eyIH DAY.CThe bill providing site for
ad snS s.a Coart ohliolng was reco9sioered
Court of the n;strict uy yosr ssris t eae SaPreme
| In Contested cases IF yalmst;on A. omanSaS
the Senate n favor &c the nonst;t,,t;eseI
amenSmant. nron"s.d hu h;,,, .i o,i
| of senators Nv ponuIar yoia A. tho conoIm
sion of Mr.. MitcbelI's speecb the r concuprent
resolution wos raferred to tbs Tomun;t.na s ~
| Pritilepes and Elections NJ Wmrr;II ,,o,,, vn
| the conference cnmm;tte IN The S;iI e. 'Ha tha
organization. Improvement and maintenanco
| offhe National biological PARK reported that
! he moved that he-Senate recede from its nosi.
| tion and agree to the Honse amendment
| which requires half the expense to b. maid nv
] the District government. After some discus.
aion, the molten "a. ss.sed !. inMtand M the bill
An sSe sSors exeuntiye sessiofis the Ssnats
jadjourned. s. -. =. q :, = = -,
-h-s. .QogHr rDAx~-Mr Plat preaenteei t,.s conss-.
ln3 @1,ks S3snd ,l,5li- - ~; -
q, temporary government for the Territolv ~
/ Oklahoma The reading Of the renort wS;ch
is in the form of a substitute for the snt;ra
bill and covers fifty.twc printed pages occu.
| pied over an hour. After some discnssioy; the
reportwas agreed to-yeas so: nnys Rntier
Cockrell, Pugh, Quay and Vest. The biil
now goes to the President for his signature
Among the bills passed were the Honse io;nt
the Office of the second assistant Postmnster
general; the House bill increasing to $3.50, 900
the limited cost for the public buildjng Mt
wilmington, Del. The Senate then adjourned.
| DIST DAY.-The Pension Appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar. The
bill npproprating $50, 900 for a stark state at
Manchester, New Hampshire was passed-37
to Is. The House bill to transfer the revenue
cutter service to the Navy Department was
considered, and the amendments Of the Naval
sderation of this Bill, Mr.. Hoar from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, re- re.
ported Federal Election bill. and II was
the Revenue Gutter bill was resumed but ot %
2 o'clock the Land Forfeiture hill came mn M
unfinished business. Pending it's considera.
when tbe dnors wen. a. ah.o oeneeu,vssession and
| oon M, ..,..' .
Forie.tnae A mn consideration OF the Land
| over without action until Monda% T ncHT' vent ~
this point (S:15I the Vice President announced
TINT ne had signed the Joint resolution nnnro.
! priating Sl5OtDO for the relief of the frrers
| by the Mississippi overflow. and the Joint
resolution was sent to the President for his
signature. Mr.. Gibson offered a ioint resolu
South at the annoupcement = Of The death of
Hon. Edward J. Cav. late n representative
from the State of Louisiana. and suspepdinp
the business of the Senate to give opportunity
for tributes to Mr. Gays eminent public and
private virtues Euiogies were pronounced
by Senators Gibson, Cockrell and Eustis. The
resolutions were agreed TO, and as a further
mark Of respect the Senate adjourned
93RD DAY.-The Senate bill to carry ont lin
party the term of the agreement with the
ton Of their reservation land appropriafinp
81 SOC, 900 for the purposel was reported and
passed Other bills on the calendar were
passed as follows: House bill approving, with
amendments. the funding net Of frizons with
amendment). Senate bill to amend the inter.
State commerce act ias To u,otics of procadure,.
House bill TO pay $50, 600 to Albert II. Emery,
OF Stamford, Conn.,, for the use of his patents
by the government with an amendment in.
creasing the amout to $125,000). The Senate
then proceeded TO the consideration Of execu.
hve business, and at S.1O adjourned.
o7r,, H9Sse sessions
setts' moved that tSa ndHorer, Mona, OF Massacnu m
Senate amendments TO the WoriJ!a Eoir IN hi1 int
This being aSraed J, ~ tha ne XII o. ra1r Dill
and viii Is ssnt 70 ~ .'Ie u,i is nnaiIy passed
The House went into cnn'ns;tta 10! s M ms acu9n
Mr: Payson NJ fjj;no;. ~ the III u. tne who,e on
I,epislative Annrnnr;at;;o LII III 'hslI, on tne
debate The ;on comm;ttee rosa Dill Dill "A hf1sr & one
iourned. ' anu ''e h'ouSe au'
98TH DAyy-Tbe Horso ,ro,. ;,.,
tee of the whoieNMr Pavson nf 'n f,;nn;s Goit IT,
the chair--on the Iecisiat;we nnrnnr;n3 a. mG,s IN
of Mr. HunnaiS ddf W;Umaootns On tne hioton
the clause nrovid;no ainni. e, 70 s.rlke %, Out
subject WINS djscnsssd 90 iau.I ,or ieha.ors; Ine
Sayers (Tex.(, Cannon (iii.e Breckinridue
(Ky9. ButterWorth IO1. Kerr DAY Cntcheen
and Alien fMicb, Hoimat rSna S ,snS "..,o.n
Mr. Butterwortb said II he had "c clerl oaets 10
would be worth $4,000 a wear. more - bis
constituents Mr. Rrecb;nrIdae sa;d mSIs :" s
needed clerks more than renrcsentatives Ths
motion TO strike out was IostWveas SS nays
81. Pending further discussion the Homse
adjourned. '''' --'"'e
/, DOTH DAY.-The ioint resolutions fo, the
appointment of Charles Deyens of Mossocbu.
setts and James c. yelling, Of the District OF
Columbia. TO fill vacancies I'm the Regency Of
the Smithsonian Institution. was passed The
Lepislative Appropriation Hill was considered
In C1mmjttee Of the Whole. The ouestion Of
civil service reform received a large share oi
attention. Without dlisposine Of he biIl the
committee rose and the House adiourned :
,oor,, n,, D. C.,. 80 f,I:..:s g
A. iVTIh 9TH DAI.-Lh; ;a. cannon, oi ILLINOIS, from
ine .omm,tee ,.. on APPROXIMATIONS, reported q
Jah, Jo,nht reto.uSom .Ia Sopp appropsr'aWng Wg Si%V 10
ehaoIo me oecrstary OF war 10 dis'rioute
Iations for the relief OF destitute people in the
alstrict overn0wed by tne mississippi and ITS
trlDutarles; Inc resolution was passed. On
motion OF MI. Butterwoth, OF ohio-yeas l2O
nays l1OItnc Honse went INTO committee OF