The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-04
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
In the Senate.

18th DAY.-At the close of the routine
morning business the calendar was taken up
and bills were disposed Of as followss The
amendments to the bill creating the Circuit
Courts at Appeal were passed: appropriating
$5OO, 900 for the erection Of an
additional fre:-proof building for
west of the Smithsonian Institution. Passed.
Appropriating SIS, QUO for the foundation and
pedestal for a bronze statute Of Christopher
Columbus, at the west entrance Of the Capt.
tol grounds, on Pennsylvania avenue. where
the Peace monument now stands. Passed.
Extending the privileges Of the free delivery
Of mails to cities ami towns with popula-
tion of not less than 5000. and where the
postofice gross receipts for the previous year
amounted to $500. Passed
18TH DAY The Senate, on motion Of Mr..
PETER, passed q resolution requesting the
Secretary Of State to obtain from our
Consuls abroad information as to the appli-
cation of electricity to the propulsion Of
farm machinery and to the propagation and
growth Of plants-The Senate also passed
the two court bills lately laid over and spent
most of the remainder Of the day in e1ecu.
tive session over the modus vivendi in Bering
Sea and other matters. .......-
77TH DAY.-Mr. Georges resolution rela-
tive to the low price OF cotton and the de.
pressed condition Of agriculture was agreed
to. It directs the Committee on Agriculture
and Forestry to ascertain in every practi.
cable way and report from time to time the
present condition Of agriculture in the
United States and the present prices Of
agricultural products, and if there be any
Of which the prices are depressed
then the causes OF such depression
and :. the remedies therefor-The
joint resolution to pay to West Virginia
the amount due to it under the direct tax
refund act was passed without discussion
The bill to establish Court OF Appeals for
the District Of Columbia was then taken up,
and several amendments proposed by Mr..
Hoar, were agreed to. Mr.. George moved
judges to pensions. The motion was rejected
- to 36; and the bill was passed--The Ber.
ing Sea modus vivendi was approved
A brief silver debate and division occurred
when Mr. Platt called up House bill amend
ing the Arizona Funding act and asked its
immediate consideration. Mr.. Kyle, of
South Dakota, moved to strike out the
words which made the five per cent interest
payable in gold, and to insert the
words ''in lawful money Of the United
States" The motio2 was carried by vote
of twenty eight yeas to tweuty-four nays, as
follows: Yeas-Allen. Bate, Berry, Black.
Durn, bhooRett, buLler, Cau, CocKrlu, Coke,
Colquitt, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkner, Gibson,
MIDI, Hansbrough, Harris. Hill, Jones,
(NevJ, Kyle, Mitchell. PETER, Pugh,
Ransom, Stewart Teller, Vest,
ALLISON, Carey, Chandler, Cullom,
Dixon, Frye, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins,
Hiscock, Hoar, Mcmillan, Manderson, Pad.
dock. Palmer, Perkins Pettigrew, Platt,
Proctor, Sawyer, Stockbridge, Washburn.
Wilson-twenty-four
78TH DAY.-Mr. Teller spoke on MIR.
Morgan's silver resolution-Mr. Cullum
reported bill directing the Interstate Com
merce Commission to report annually GER
tain information In relation to the adoption
by common carriers in interstate commerce
OF a uniform system OF automatic coupling.