Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-04-10
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session.


was fasorably reported 10 erect monument
70 Abraham Lincoln at Washington, ard
passed. 4 disthssiotl o. iorans army hill
was set for Monday next. The Washihgtcr
Territory bill was debated by senators roph,
Morgan and Frye, and the Senate adjourned
afief eSetntvh session until Monday
HoUsE.-In committee OF the whole, WIN
MIR. Springer an, in the char, a general De
bate was had on the labor arbitration bill
Gibson w. Va, Grain Tex, WorthinRt on
and Cannon ull), Tqrsney Michl, Anderson
Kan.), Warner and 0 Neil MO. Osborn and
and Lowry dndi partic pa.ed. Pending a
vote on the measure the House adJohsnsd
WASHINGTON, April = -sENATE,-No session,
orHoUsE-On motion Of Mr. ONeill MOL
private business was dispensed with-!efs,
1l5; nays, ,l-and the House went into &C m
mittee of the whule Mr.; Springer lll) IN tle
chair on the Labor Arbitration bill. all de-
bate oh the first section being limited TO
thirty minutes Mi. Eotan tOl offered e1
amendment prov ding hat IT., on the writitt
proposition of eithtr party to the contrc'
yersy to submit differences TO arbitration
the other party shall refuse, the party
quest Judee OF United
states District Court to appoint
an arbitcr He regarded the
bill in its present shape as an entering
wedge for the enactment of such legislation
in future as would crush out organized labor,
Thorough organization, and organizaCon
alone, the labor ny men of this country could
work out their salvation, and he was Willing
to leave this question and oil questions of
this character of organized labof M, Dibbln
Il. c. offered an amendment providing ina
the ComttiSsiohhr u Labor on the request
Of either party to a c0htrbtersy, shall order
an investigation to lie MADE. The Bureau
of Labor, he said, had been ignofef N
the great emergency. The purport OF his
amendment was. TO make the ommls'
sioner of Labor factor in gathering lorna.
ton. Mr.. Negley pa offered an amendment
providing that the Board Of Arbitration shal!
inquire into the practices of certain railfoad
companies OF maintaining company system
of life insurance to evade the payment OF
damages for loss of life through negligence
or otherwise The amendments were al
voted down First and second sections of
the bill were modified and agreed to They
bfovide for Board Of Arbitration winch
shall possess the power helonging, 10
United States Commissioners appointed by
the Circuit Court Of the United States;
but in no case shall any witness be compelled
TO disclose the secrets or produce the record !
or proceedings of any labor Organization of
which he may be an ofiicerOr m inher;and any
order finding. conclusion or award made by a
majority Of the arbtrators shall be Of the
same force and effect as il all the arbitrators
concurred therein or united in making the
same. The House, al its evening session,
passed thirty-fve pension bills and.adjourned,
WASHINGTON, A pri 3. 3.-SENATE-No session.
HousE-Mr. Robertson, of Kentucky. sub.
mittcd the minority report of the Conmitt,e
on Elections in the contested election case OF
Hurd VS.. Romcis Mr.. james. of New forF,
called up the adverse report on the free 81,
| question of consideration and called upti
| labor arbitration bill. BY vote of 81 10 / D
the silver bill was laid ASIDE. A IL amendment
| and substitutes proposed Tor the arbllratloh
| bill were rejected except one by Mr.. Warner.
| of Missouri fixing the rate of compensation
| of the members of the arbitration tribunal ut
| ten dollars per day, and prescribing the allow,
| nnce for employees and witnesses. The blll
| was finally reported and passed-feas le5,
| hays 30. The Bland silver bill was then taken
| iip for debate and continued throughout tho
evening session.
WASHINGTON, April 5-sENATE.A resoIu.
, ton was agreed TO appointing Mr shermHH
| and Mr.. Harrison TO tiil vacancies in the toni'
| mittcr on Foreign Relations. Mr. Fiatt sub'
| mttted certain amendments to his resolution
| relating to executive sessions, which he pre-
| poses to cal up VI, dnesday or THURSDAY
! A resolution was agreed to calliI 3
| for information as 10 the names I
persons employed by the Interior U,.
| pertinent in folding and distributing publ {
documents A joint resolution was submit
ted for the appointment Of joint commit'ce
| TO consist of three Senators ana hNe mtmhelt, :,
| to consider the subject OF IL celebration N
| 1889 at Washington, of the ccntenninl an
| niversary of the formation OF the GOV
| ernment under the Constitution, and
also of the four hundrcdth anniversary
| of the discovery of America IN
iiSe. il went over. The army bill was de,
| bated, Mr. Plumb speaking IN opposition.
| MIR Frye took the fioorand injected q speech
| on the fishery question. Mr.. tockrell follow
ed agacs the bill. Mr. Logan supported the
| measure. Al 4:49 p. IN. the Senate went into
| executive session, and at $3.50 p. IN. adjourned
| Notice was given before Adjournment that
the Fitz John Porter bill would be called up
| Monday April II.
| HorsY.-Blls and resolutions were intro
| duced until the call of States. Among these
| was one tor the appointment Ot a loint com
In'ttcp to consider the subject of centennial
| celebration AT Washington in lss9 extending
| the free delivery system, reducing letter pos
| tage to one and half cent ana postal card-
| to half cent. resolutions on the II herles
! question. for g appointment of com
| mittep to inycstigat the CsrrOlItun massacre
| AT the conclusion of the call OF States, MIR.
| Morrison reported amendments to certain
| rules The House by vote OF los to
O., passed the Mexican pension bill under q
! suspension Of the rules. BY similar motion
| The Senate bill for the reliei OF settlers N Ne
| braska and Kansas was passed. The loHo"lhg
| bills were also passed under suspension ol
| the rules: For the erection of public build
| ing at Duluth, Mimi; for the purchase OF ad'
| dition ground a. Fl. Wayne. Ind: for the cree
| ton of Congressional library building on
| the site east of the Capitol, slOp,olO; Senate
| Dill 1OT pubic DulIullk ~ SuH Aul'lti'' i'A
WASHINGTON, April SENATE -ENCCu
! tive communications were received and pet
| tjops presented, some of the latter prOtestlig
against the free ship bill An assocla,
| ton of colored citizens of Kansas praytd
| for assistance 10 cmigrate TO Area III
| labor arbitration bill was favorah.y repOrtt d
! without amendment Consideration of Mr.
| LOg0n's bill to increase the army was re-
sumed. Mr.. Logan spoke at length The
| Chair laid before the Senate message from
Al. 4. .4..t ~, t,.,,,,
| grafton. Mr.. Hawley obtained the floor on
| the army bill but gave way for executive
session at 445 p. III, At 5l0p. m tn" Senate
| adjourned A vote will be taken on the army
| bill to morrow.
| House A communication from the Act
| ing Secretary of the Treasury denied that itt
payment of silver dollars is refused at tht
| sub-Treasury at Boston. A resolution wa
adopted calling on the Secretary OF STATE Il
copies OF all correspondence WI. represents
tivCs of France, Germany, Austria ana othtl
| European countries in relation TO tue eNClu
sion of American pork. Bills were repurttt
from committees for the issue of small bills
providing for the construction OF
lighthouse supply steamer lof INC
tablisLmsnt of lightship at the entrant
TO the Chesapeake Bay; to increase III.
| efficiency of the army; 10 consolidate certa l
bureaus of the Navy Department; TO invest
gate existing differences between rail- hoad'
| and their employees: to prohibit the passage
of local and special laws in the Territories
The post-otioe appropriation bill was takei
up An amendment to increase the item fo
| postsl cleros S was lost. An amendment to in
crease the appropriation Tor foreign maj
service from SSI5.00o to $4,000. was lost.
TO Ic6 The bill was finally passed, and th'
| House adjourned.
In the Spanish elections for members O
the Chamber of Deputies there have beer
returned 1876 Ministerialists, fifteen Con
servatives of the Canovas Del Castillo
group seven Conservatives, followers o.
Romero Robledo, six members OF the
Dynastic Left, ten Republicans and ont
Carlist. Among tho.e elected are: Senor'
Caste ar, Sagasta Montero Rios, Vega de
Almijo Mon, Romero Robledo and Gen
| oral ,no, nomippuez