Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-05-11
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.



SorH DAY. speeches were madchv N"ssrs.
Vest, Doiph and Wolrott dcnounring Mr..
Aliens CoNoy resolution Higgins
spoke against the TartT hin. i"yottnc hts
speech almost entirely to a rcyi"w otth" llA-
wniian question. --ThoWas Jordou Jarvis
was sworn in ~ Senator from North Caro-
lima to succeed IN" late senator Vance.
OTH DAY. Tho senate mot unior its now
order 81 II o. M The TuriG hill was TN.
mediatrly taken up. Mr.. Ah!rtch challenge
the Democrats ~ take a vote on the measure
at o'''urk, and when his challenge wrls
accepted hy Mr. Harris he Withdrew tho
challenge because Il hai not been accepted
Immediately
9lsr DN-NIr. Harris moved that tho son.
at" "ruc"'l e. thu consideration % the
iartu ut.s. Ia RESPONSE 10 request hy Mr..
Alien. 70 allow soWo business on tho Gallon.
dnr To hc taken up, Mr. Harris remarked
that the disposition oi the Tarn bill WAS IT
vastly NOR" impor;Hur'. The question was
takon Oh MIR. IIarri~s motion, and
II WAS agreed To Speeches wrrH
made by M"ssr~. Hale. Harris, sherman anh
Dolph. Al ? =. m. Mr. polph yielded thN
floor. when Mr.. Cameron offered resolutions
uu tn" death of Representative ltll"N. ot
Pennsylvania EulogioS were delivered by
Senators Cameron, Palmer AMI Chan Her,
th" resolutions were agreed TO, and Tn" sen.
ate adjourned
g2p DAY. Cross .Hrc dchato ON tho turiG
occupied the whole dav MIR Turp'c. IN u
speech. accused Mr.. Alrirh of trlIiES thro"
deliberate lies. and Mr. Voorhees, I"n|ar"i
tn" incom" tax would not b" stricken from
IN" Tariff bin.
g3p DAy-For tho thirI time in lvo wooAt
tn" Scratr met only 10 hear tho announce
m"Ht II the death OF ono ul it, mcmhut-
Senator STOCK bridge. Of Michigan which
occurred AT Chicago. The meeting "l tho
Senate hal been postponed from II O'clock
to noon, SO IA 10 give Senators uu "pp'r-
mnity tC attond the funeral of Mrs. Morgan.
wife OF the Alabama senator Tho Michigan
S'ullnr'~ desk AMI chrtr In tho outer r'w of
tn" Republican seats wcr" covered with hlark
cioth. Tho usual resolutions were oIrr"I
10y Mr.. Mcmillan, and w"r" agreed 10. Ih"y
proyid" for a committee of seven Senator To
attend the funeral at kalamazoo, Mich
senators Mcmillan, Frye. Mashhuru, Cu,l"m,
Jones', of Arkansas Gibson and blanchard
were appointed.
9iru DAY Tho bill for the suppression ot
lottery traflr through national and inter.
state commerce and the postal soryir" wnt
discussed by M"Ssrs. Vest and liuar.
Mo,srs. Squire and Lodge spoke on tho Tari1
bill.
The House.
1IlTH DAY. Mr. Cooper offered hiil to
provide for the free coinage Of silver dollars
oi value equal to gold doiar@ Tho qu's-
tion Of filming ahscntces caused u lively de
hate. which consumed the remainder Of th"
session
1I2rm DAY. Tho House disposed oI aIlthN
private pension and relief bills twenty-five
in number reported by the Commltt"" OF
the Whole from Friday night sosstpns, s"
far this session Til" S"nat" roso-
luton was agreed f., PrrnurIn
ting 1000 for tho employment ot
additional clerical force in the library, mni"
necessary by the operation 81 the Copyright
law Nearly all tho remainder of TIA" day
was spent upon the Pr!vM" calendar. IN"
House took "A recess until clock, ia"
evening session being devoted 10 private
pension and relief bills.
18TH DAY IN" Army Appropriation hill
was tahan mp and general d"hat" thereon
exhausted. II WAS considered II short TIM"
by paragraphs for amendments, when
point Of no quorum was rais"d IN" mex
of quorum being officially demonstrated,
at B. 35 the House adjourned.
1liTH DAY. The resignation Of Mr.. tali.
well Of Ohio. was received and tIl"d. --
Senate bin appropriating $1,000 tor ia" r"
construction Of tho Go,,rumont lriigo over
the Niobrara River. N"bra.hn, was passed.
A resolution rrqu '7tIug TIA" lish Com
missioner t. inquire into the alleged de.
stru ton Of fish IN the Wabash River 10y TIA"
Iiow Of oil was agreed 70. Til" Army Ap-
preparation bill was considered, u few un-
important amrnIments 10 1t agreed to, and
the bill passed
lI5rH DAY Mr.. Diusl"y called up tho hill
rcorganizing the accounting branch OF IN"
Treasury Department, aboIishing TIL" Offices
Of Second Comptroller and Deputy Second
Comptroller The House mad" II ih" un.
finished business - The IIOus" then ad-
journcd out Of respect to TIA" memory "i IA"
late Senator Stp"kbrdg"
l1GTH DAY.--Mr. Bell introduced "A Joint
resolution to provd" for tn" appointment ~
a committee 10 devils" means FOR TIA" employ
mcnt OF tho idle men Of tia" country. 10 o..
strict immigration start up the mines, IN
hp on a. ID
sue of interest bearing bonds. without ih"
authority OF Congress- The Dorkrry Com
mission bin was passed. B"ior' adjourn
ment the House entered upon tho consider
alton OF tho River anl IIaroor Appropriation
bill.