The critic., 1891-02-28
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
THE HOUSE SENDS THE SUBSIDY SHIP.
PING BILL TO CONFERENCE.
SENATE.

The Vice-PrCsdent laid before the SEN
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ihe iamliy OF General sherman, re-
ccivins WIN ploiouIiu gratituuc tne eA,
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a number Of bills were reported and
placed on tne calendar.
lhc privilege oi ihe moor was gwen 10
Mr. Claggctt, claiming to be Senator.elect
from ldaho, pending the decision OF his
claim. ..
=, Among the bills reported and placed on
the calendar were the following:.
Senate bill to allow the Falls Church
and Potomac Railway Company to CON
struct ana operate railroad across the
Sovernment lands at Arlington.
Senate bill authorizing the construction
oi railway on the government reserva-
ton at Foit Monroe, va.
The following resolutions among others
were agreed to.
ny Mr. iionr-lnstruCtingt inc NoIn'nlt-
tee, ON Privileges and Elections to inquire
anu report at what time the compensa,
tion of Senators from newly admitted
states ought 70 pegin.
by Mr.. derson--lnstructing the
Ccmmittee on Printipg with two mem.
peis OIL the House Committee reelected
numbers now printed OF the various doc
. unaents, nilis ana r otner papers Qncluding
biil ma.;n~ s,,cb % raJnct;ons " and nd ,Jo %
as 10 distribution as will reduce The cost
Of publishing.
me senate Pill 70 amend the charter OF
me ROCK SrceK hailway Company oil the
Ds.rlc, Oh Coiumpia was passed.
r,. ihe House anenumeht 20 tne District
iaS piii WAS agreed 70 without DIVISION
"'sn na ,ne u pin nov Roes 10 .ne rreslaen.' resident
IN Ine ne house uiii giVinS pension OF
SzuW year 10 .ne WIDOW Oh Auiniral
,oI'er, 80, wln a,i ahenuiieno , reporteu py
.ne iens,oh sa Sunlisn'issloher nnn reu'icih3 mn rhe
anoui,. 10 sz,Vv was Mkcn up; Inc in,ee
nmenuinent WAS ulshHreeu 70 anu tne pili
was passed Si;s as II came from . the House.
Moase VI 10 prpviue ,or tne reorgan,-
was assed 81 e with seyate uD,su s,,bs,;tta M e army
WnS lasseu VIII acehate SUBSTITUTE.
me tue Oh the Dill Is amenueu SO as %
rean aii act 10 provlue Tor tne rcorgani-
zsuvn oi .he urtilery anu ihiahtry iorces
otrhe army
ihe Indian Appropriation pill was then
TAKEN up, tle penuing question being on
ah anendment ohered iaSt nlght by Mr..
Iengfew 10 section ~ Inc amendment
makes ne % semiement price 81 tne oisse-
ton anm Wahpeton iands 81 20 an acre, m
stcad s2.oo. IL was agreed 10.
HOUSE.
AT the opening of the House this morn
ing at II o'clock, the Speaker stated that
he Ind beep informed Inv the clerk tbat
;thaa hoa,, ,,,,us;oo,,,, ;,,s;,,,o -, .a
nav p'en pny y,'os'iy in'poss,o'c W pre-
are the Journal OF yesterdays proceed
!ngs. IL view OF THIS statement the read
lnE Oh the Journal was postponed.
Ihe House then proceeded to vote on
me m2I,on 2!i ior c9nierence IRE on the SNIP
ping Dill, as amended by the House.
Ihe motion was agreed to-.
Mr.; cannon OF Illinois Mr.. Crisp nav
ing oDJecteu 70 the action DelnS taken by
unanimous consent) moved to suspend
me rules anu agree 10 motion tnat tne
mouse non-concur ~ senate anhenumeh,;
70 .ne ounury SiVll Appropriauon olil
anu acce9e 10 the request OF tne oehatt
Ior contcrence. Mr: cannon lnvelgheo
dShlDsJ tne hCJlOn Oh tne minority III OD