The Penn's Grove record., 1886-04-17
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.


SENATE.
In the U. s. Senate Oh the 9th, the
credentials of George Hearst. appoint
ed by the Governor OF California to be
u. S. Senator until the next meeting
of the Legislator, TO ill the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Mlller's death, were
presented, and Mr.. Hearst was sworn
in. The House bill for free transmits
slon of meteorological reports by mail
was considered and went over. Mr..
Frye then addressed the Senate at
length in support of his resolution in
relation to the fisheries. The Wash
ington Territory bill was taken up, the
pending question being on MI. Eustis'
amendment limiting the right of suf-
fTage in the proposed new State to
qualified male electors. The amend
ment was ~lost-yeas, II; nays, %.
Pending further action, the Senate ad-
Iiourned.
In the u. S. Senate on the 10th, MI.
Harrison presented petitions from the
three assemblies of the knights of La
Dor, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, asking
the speedy passage by the Senate of the
! Labor Arbitration bill already passed
by the House. The Washington Ter
ritory bill was considered and passed
yeas 80, nays Enthusiastically as re-
ported from the committee. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the y. Sseaate 81 zsh, the
bill granting the right of way to the
SchuylkiIl River East Side Railroad
through the Arsenal and Naval Asylum
grounds In Philadelphia were amended
and passed. Mr.. Riddleberger moved
to take up the resolution relating to the
consideration of executive nominal
tions in open session. Lost-yeas Z.
nays 81. The Indian Appropriation
bill was considered and passed, sub
stantially as reported from the commit.
tee. Adjourned.
In the u. S. Senate, on the 18Th. A
bill from the House was passed autho-
rizing TIL Secretary of War to deliver
to the lawful owners, on proper proof,
certain classes of property captured in
the late war, consisting OF family herr
looms, silver ware, watches, etc. The
Fisheries resolution was then taken up,
and the fisheries question was debated
by Messrs. Frye, Morgan and Evarts.
The resolution, which declares it to be
the sense of the Senate that Congress
should not provide for any joint com
mission to consider and settle the
fisheries question was then agreed to
yeas So, nays..10. OF the affirmative
votes 2G were Republicans and 8 Demo-
Gratis. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HOUsT
In the House, on the 9th, Mr.. For
ney, of Alabama, asked unanimous
consent for the present consideration
of the joint resolution making an
appropriation for the relief of sufferers
from the floods in Alabama. Mr..
Beach, of New York, objected. Mr..
Hewitt, from the Ways and Means
Committee, reported a resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for inform
alton as to the construction placed
upon the provision Of the law respect
ing drawback on imported bipss $
coal, as to whether tins provision is
being evaded by the shipment of coal
from Great Britain to American deal
ers, and as to what importations have
been made on drawbacks allowed at
the ports of Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore" An evening
session was held for pension bills.
In the House on the 10th, the Chap
lain in his prayer, besought the AL
mighty to ''answer the su~pplications of
millions of hearts for the speedy close
of that greatest evil of modern society
drunkenness" and he concluded
with a statement of the terrible conse.
quenee3 of the vice. Bills reported
from the COMMITTEE on Commerce
were considered. Among Uno hills
was one for the construction of a light
house supply steamer for the Atlantic
and Gnlf coasts. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bIr. Nor
rison, from the Ways and Means Com
mlttee, reported the bill to reduce and
to modify the customs collection laws.
It was referred to the Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. Mckinley, OF Ohio, pre-
scented the views of the minority of the
committee. MIR. O'Neill, of Penna.,
asked to have printed in the Congress,
si0nat Record Il protest Of employers
representing 1000 worKmen in all the
States Of the Union against a reduction
of the tariff. Mr.. Morrison objected,
saying the protest should go through
the petition box. Mr.. Morrison, from
the Committee on Rules, reported IA
resolution for the appointment of IA
select committee Of seven to inquire
INTO the causes and extent of the pres
ent labor troubles in the West. After
some debate the resolution was adopted
without a division. A number of bills
and resolutions were introduced under
the call of States and referred. The
District of Columbia Appropriation bill
was passed, Adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, Mr., Turn
er, of Georgia, called up the OHIO con
tested case of Hurd VS.. Romeis. In
this case three reports were submitted
by the Committee on ElectIons-the
majority report confirming the right Of
the contestee, Romeis, to the seat; q
minority report unseatIng the sitting
member and declaring that Hurd is n
TITLED to the seat, and another minor
ity report taking the ground that
neither contestant nor c~ontestee was
duly elected. Pending debate on the
question the House adjourned.