The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS-.
Senate,

House bills were passed pensioniug the
widow of the late General Ramsey, repeating
the section of the revised statutes imposing All
export tax on tobacco, and re erring the claims
OF the captor Of the ram Albemarle to the
court Of claims. d. The House resolution was
passed instructing the secretary of the navy to
convene court of inquiry to investigate the
loss of the Jeanette.
Mr.. Blair, chairman Of the committee on
education and labor, called up the resolution
directing an investigation during the recess in.
TO the labor strikes. This investgitio is to
be made by the committee on education and
labor, and is to include the subjects of the re-
lations between capital and labor, the wages
and hours of labor, the condition of the labor
ing classes in the Unitrd States and their rela-
tive conditions and wages as compared with
like classes abroad. with the causes and agen-
cies producing strikes The committee is to
recommend legislation to remove OF
modify such causes and 10 provide against
toeir recurrence, and is empowered to send
Tor persons and papers, administer oaths and
visit by subcommittee different parts of the
country. The resolution was adopted with an
amendment offered by Mr. George, directing
all inquiry into the division between labor and
capital aud OF their joint productions in he
United States. The bill to transfer The prop
erty Of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
hume to the Garfield Memorial hospital was
passed. AT p NJ, according to agreement
and after session lasting 2i7 days, the pre-
siding officer terminated the session of the
Forty-seventh Congress in the following speech:
"Senators-After a very long and laborious
session iu which the Senate has performed It's
part OF the public duty faithfully, we are about
to separate. My thanks are due to each and
every member Of the body for generous con-
sideration and for friendly support in the chair.
Wishing you all health and happiness now
declare the Senate adjourned without day."
Several Intellectual attempts wore made to
have private bills considered and then at 11:15
the House took recess till - o'clock. Imme.
diately after the recess, on motion of Mr.. His
COCK the Senate amendment to tho House
resolution for tho final adjournment OF Con-
gress was concurred in. On motion of Mr.
Hiscock committee OF three members was
authorized to wait upon the President and all
nonnce TO him that Congress was ready to ad-
jouru, and Messrs. Hiscock, Carpenter and
Atkins were appointed as such committee.
The Hou,e then at 1915 took recess until
245 P. NJ. When the House assembled Mr..
Hiscock reported that the committee had per-
formed its duty and that the President had no
further communication to make to Congress
90. The Speaker announced as members Of the
joint select committee to examine into the
Messrs. Page Call. Gambler CLASSY,
Robeson N. J.), Dingley Me.), Nc
Lane CId.), and Cox IN. ". Tho
hour Of o'clock having arrived, Speaker
Keifer addressed the House as follows This
House is about to terminate its first session,
1t has been an important one to the country.
With thanks for the generous and kind treat.
ment on the part of the House and with my
best wishes for all its members, regardless Of
party, now, as authorized and required by
the concurrent resolution OF the Senate and
House of Representatives, declare this House
adjourned without day.