Passaic City record., 1892-05-07
In the House.

87TH OAY.-N0 quorum was presoHbs Auo
Sergsant-at-Arms submitted q report upon
the order to arrest members absent without
leave Twelve members were brought be-
fore the bar Of the House and compelled to
rive excuses for their absence
The House then went into COMMITTEES OF the
Whole on the private calendar, the pending
bin being that for the relief of Henry Il.
and Charlotte <. Siblsys which has been
pending for five weeks. It was finally re-
ferred to the Court Of Claims for adjust
ment. The committee arose and the House
took q recess until o'clock p. NJ, when
private pension bills were considered.
98rH DAY There was again scarcity OF
members, and 1t took an hour to muster
quorum, after which the House took up the
Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill, the pending question being the Hit
amendment to restore the salary OF the
Minister to Venezuela to $500, the commit
tee having reduced it to 5000. The House
sustained the committee-yeas, nineteen;
nays 140. Pending further discussion the
COMMITTEES rose and the House adjourned.
99rH DAY.-Mr. Cockran's bill to admit to
American registry certain foreign built ves-
sells owned in this country was passed
Mr.. Moses moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to pension survivors
OF the Blackhawk, Cherokee Greek and
Seminole wars. Agreed to. The bill grants
q pension OF IS month to the benefieiaries
On motion Of Mr.. Blount the rules were
suspended, and the bill was passed, appro-
priatine Si5O, 900 to enable the President to
fuifll the stipulations contained in the
treaties between the United States and
Great Britain, signed February 20 and
April Is, 1892, In regard to tri-
bunals Of arbitration at Paris Mr..
Bryan asked that the rules be suspended.
and that the House pass the bill putting bind
ing twine on the free list. Mr.. Burrows made
an attempt to secure a time for debate. but
it was limited to the forty minutes allowed
before final action was taken. The bill was
passed--yeas 1873, nays forty-seven.
TOOTH DAY.-Mr. Davis, Of Kansas in
troduced bill placing salt. lumber. wood
and manufactures of wood on the free list
The House passed the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill after lengthy
debate. Tho most important changes In the
bill were the items restoring the Danish mis-
sion, and the rejection of the appropriation
of $65, 600 for the Continental Railroad sur
vey.
i01sr DAY.-The House, by vote Of yeas,
1876; nays, twenty three. adopted the con-
ference report ON the Geary Chinese bill
Mr. Bland introduced bill repeating all
laws imposing q tax on the currency Of cir
culating notes issued by authority Of any
State or banking association organized by
the authority Of q State-A dozen or
two private pension bills coming over from
Friday nights session were passed
Messrs. Outhwaite, Mitchell and Belknap
were appointed conferrees on the Army Ap-
preparation bill.
load DAY.-After unimportant routine
business the House went into COMMITTEES Of
the Whole (Mr. Hatch In the Chair on the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, gen
eral debate to be limited to two hours. The
bill was then taken up by sections under the
strike out the provision allowing the
Secretary of War to enter into con-
tracts for material and work to continue
the construction of the Harbor OF Refuge.
at Point Judith, R.. /. Lost twenty seven
to III. The appropriation for the harbor at
Manitowoc. Wis, was increased from slS.-
600 to $28, 600. On motion Of Mr.. Reed the
appropriation for Harasackett River, Maine,
was increased from $4,000 to SIC, 900.
Pending further action the committee rose
and the House adjourned.