The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
A Very Light Day in Both Branches of he
National Logislature.

luton offered by Mr.. Beck was
agreed to, appointing SIR. Gibson, of Louis,
lana, to membership OF the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce, in place OF MIR. Jones,
during the temporary absence OF the latter
Senator from the Senate.
Mr.. Riddleberger moved to take up the
resolution relating to the consideration OF
Executive nominations in open session. He
referred the request to permit the Indian
Appropriation bill to be taken up and he
insisted on the yeas and nays, which re
suited in the defeat OF the mOtion-yeas, 4;
nays, 81. [This vote is not in any sense a
test OF the strength OF the open session
movement, inasmuch as many OF it's strong
est advocates, including Senators Platte,
Teller and Gibson voted in the negative.]
Nr. Logan submitted an addition to his
resolution relating to executive sessions.
The addition recites the Senate rules which
the resolution proposes to amend.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the Senate went
into executive session, and the nomination
OF Senator Jackson to be Circuit Judge, i'll
place OF Judge Baxter, was unanimously
confirmed. The President sent the follow
ing nomination to the Senate to-day:
Howell +. Jackson, Of Tennessee, to be Cir
cult Judge of the United for the Fifth
Judicial Circuit, vice Baxter, deceased;
Frank H. Dyer. to be Marshal for the Ter
ritory OF Utah.
When the doors rcopened the Indian Ap-
portionment bill was taken up on motion
OF Mr.. Conger, and after debate by Mcssrs.
Congcr, Dawes, Dolph and Plumb, the
amount OF the appropriation for Indian
Schools in Alaska was increased from
$15, 900 to $2O,OOO. The bill was then
passed substantially as reported from the
committee and the Senate adjourned.
HOure.
WAsn1SGroN, April l2.-In the House
this morning, Mr.. Morrison, from the Com
mittec on Rules reported resolution for
the appointment Of a select committee Of
seven by the Speaker to investigate the
causes and extent OF the disturbed condi
tions now existing between the rail
road companies engaged ininter-statc com
1ncrce and their employees in the States OF
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and
Texas. The committee shall have power
to send for persons and papers, to sit
during sessions OF the House, and to visit
such places in those States as may be neces-
sary, in order to facilitate the invcstiSn-
ton 1t shall report during the preser.l
session such recommendations az it may
deem proper to make. Adopted without a
division.
MrMorrison, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported a bill to reduce tar
iii taxes, and to modify laws in relation to
the collection OF revenue, and it WAS referred
to the Committee OF the Whole. Mr..
Mckinley presented the views OF the minor
ity, Mr.. O'Neill. OF Pennsylvania, asked
leave to have printed in the record the pro-
test OF the employees representing forty
seven industrial works and workmen in all
the states in the Union against the reduc-
ton of the tariff. Mr.. Morrison insisted
that the protest be presented through the
petition box.
Mr.. Morrison iu speech to-day, stated
that the bill which recently passed the
House, known as the "Arbitration bill, y
was inadequate in its provisions. The OBJ
ject OF the pending resolution was to enable
Congress to learn the facts OF the case, that
it nigh perfect it's legislation.
MIR. Reagan contended that Congress had
no more power to regulate the questions aris-
ing between common carriers and their
hired laborers than question arising be-
tween common carriers and their butchers
and grocers. These were local questions,
and the fact that one Of the parties might
be engaged in Interstate commerce does
not give Congress jurisdiction over the
other. The question was, whether Dem
ocratic House OF Representatives. would
deny and repudiate local self-government,
or whether it would assume that the States
were no longer able to execute their func-
tions.
Mr.. Morgan, of Mississippi, thought that
it was time the House should dispel the
illusion in the minds OF laboring men that
relief laid in the body Of this House. Relief
could not be found here, or be aided by any
Legislative enactment. 1t was the duty OF
the House to speak at once in order that
workingmen might stay and pause and con-
slider. Powderly stood at the head OF
powerful organization which he endeavored
to govern with wisdom.
He had been unable to do so because his
subordinates had refused to acknowledge
his authority The workingmen said they
wished to arbitrate. What was there to be
arbitrated? They said to the Railroad
Company: 1--WE want employment, and
the Company said, 1--WE don't want yonr
| services Themen said 1--WE will arbltrate,
and the Railroad Company answered: I'VE
| will not arbitrate, decau-e we don't want
YOU" After further debate the resolution
was adopted without division.
| The District of Columbia appropriation
then passed without discussion or s'1bstan'
! tial amendment. The House then ad'
iOured,