The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-01
NUMBER 80.

After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the Goth. the
credentials of Washington G. Whit
thoTne, appointed u. s. Senator from
Tennessee to Gil the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Jackson's resignation, were pre-
sented and Mr.. Whitthorne sworn In.
Mr.. Blair spoke at length in support of
his proposed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture oil sale OF
alcoholic liquors as beverages. The
Interstate Commerce bill was then
taken up and debated by Messrs. Van
WICK and Stanford. Adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 9th, the
Chair presented n communication from
the Clerk of sthe Ohio House of Repre-
~sentatives transmitting a transcript of
testimony taken by a committee of that
House and the report of the same COM
mlttee or the subject of charges against
the official integrity of certain members
of that House In connection with the
election of Hon. Henry B. Payne as
United States Senator. After some
remarks by Mr.. Payne, in emphatic
denial of the charges, the matter vas
referred to the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections. The bill appro-
priating $500, 900 for the extension of
the Executive Mansion was passed.
The Interstate Commerce bill was
considered, pending which the Senate
went into executive session, and, when
the doors were r%eopened, adjourned.
HoUsT
In the House on the 22d, the Senate
Electoral Count bill with the House
amendments was made a continuing
special order for May 9th. A confer
ence committee vas appointed ON the
Indian Appropriation bill. Mr.. Tucker,
Of Virginia, from the Judiciary Com
mlttee, presented adverse reports on a
joint resolution proposing a constitu-
tional amendment giving the President
power to veto specific items i'll appro-
p~rlation bills, and ON a bill to prevent
the adulteratlon of food, and they were
lald upon the table. The River and
Harbor bill was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, but not concluded.
Adjourned.
In the U. $. House of Representa-
tives on the 23d, the consideration OF
the River and Harbor bill was resumed
in the Committee of the Whole. Pend
ing action the CommitIN~rose, and the
President5-meseagS ha5on tne lab.oGa
troubles having been read, a debate
arose as to It's reference, in the
of which the message was warmly
commended by Messrs. Randall, OF
Penna., McCreary, of Kentucky, and
other members. 1t was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Labor,
with instructions to report upon 1t on
or before 18th of May. The Senate bill
appropriating SIS, 900 in aid of the Ma
tional Monument at Plymouth, Massa-
chusetts, was passed. An evening ses-
sion was held for the consideration OF
pension bills.
In the House, on the 26th, MIR.
Dunn, of Arkansas, asked leave to
offer a resolution setting apart tie 1ztr
of May for the consideration of
measures reported from the Committee
on Railroads. In answer to a question
he said that the measures which would
probably be called up would be the
bill requiring the Northern Pacific to
pay the cost of surveying its lands, the
resolution providing for a general in
vestigation of the accounts of the Pa
cllc Railroads and the bill providing
for the payment of the debts of those
roads. Messrs. Warner, of Ohio, and
Cowles, of North Carolina, objected,
and the resolution was not received.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Springer,
of Illinois, to establish a Department
of Labor, and to create a board for
the arbitration of controversies be-
tween labor and capital; and by Mr..
Warner, of Ohio, ito regulate inter-
State commerce and provide for boards
of arbitration" The River and Har-
Dor bill was resumed in Committee of
the Whole. Pending Its consideration
the House adjourned
In the House or the 9th, the bill to
prevent aliens from acquiring titles TO
or owning lands within S'c United
States was reported adverse ~ mo
Judiciary Committee. Reports were
presented from committees as follows:
From Committee on Patents. to amend
the law relating TO patents, trade marks
and copyrights; from the Committee on
Military Affairs, authorizing the Pres
ident TO confer brevet rank on army
officers for brilliant services in Indian
campaigns; from the Committee on
Labor, to provide for the distribution
of the proceeds of the sale of the pub
lie lands and of all fees received n
general and district land offices for ed
ucational purposes; from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, to reduce the
number of internal revenue officers,
and to provide a better and mere eco.
nomlcal administration of tie internal
revenue laws. The River and Harbor
bill was discussed, pending which the
House adjourned.