The National tribune., 1886-03-25

| Government then established by the Constitution
/ the 18th day OF March, does now cause public ill.,
convenience in unduly curtailing and limiting the
second session of every Congress: and
Whereas il is fitting that the Tooth anniversary OF
the inauguration of George Washington as the first
! President of the United states be commemorated
by the inauguration of his successor in 1889 upon
the same day, and that this should be the day here
after for the beginning OF successive administra-
! tons of the Government: Therefore,
RCs0lrsd. That the following article be proposed
to the Legislatures of the several States an
amendment to the Constitution of the United states
! ts part OF the Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE XVI.
The term of Office of the President and the Sec
ond session of the 5G;h Congress shall continue
til the Both day of April in the year 1889; and the
3Oh of April shall thereafter be substituted for the
4th of March, the commencement of the official
term OF the successive Presidents vice-Presidents,
and Congresses of the United States"
AMERICAN PORK IN EUROPE.
Mr.. Phelps IN. j. submitted the following
resolution; which was read, and referred to the
! Committee on Foreign Affairs
Resoirsd That the Secretary of State be, and is
hereby, requested to transmit, if not incompatible
with the public interest, copies OF all correspond
ence between his Department and the representa-
tives of France Germany, Austria, and any other
/ European country which has partially or entirely
restricted the importation of American pork, re-
erring TO the facts of such exclusion restriction,
/ and the reasons therefor.
SENATE AND PRESIDENT.
The Senate continued all last week, after
p. m. each day, the debate on the issue between
the Senate and the President regarding infor-
nation as to removals and appointments by the
Executive.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Senate passed the bill prescribing certain
changes in the manner of counting the cleo
toral vote. 1t is intended to prevent the COM
plcatons that have heretofore arisen on ac-
count of conflicting returns from State
NEW CHAPLAIN.
Rev. E. d. Hurtley, late pastor of Metropoli-
tan NJ. L. Church. resigned his position as Chap
lain of the Senate in consequence of his re-
| mOval to another field of ministerial work. Rev.
John G. Butler, pastor of the Memorial Luth-
eran Church, Washington, was elected by the
Senate to the vacancy.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The Senate passed the following private PEN
sion bills, previously passed by the House, and
they only await the approval of the President:
Frances Mcneil Potter, daughter of the late
Gen. John Mcneil, increase from $50 to $50
Robert ID. Fort, Benson's Tennessee militia,
war of 1912, increase from s. to $40.
The following Senate bills were also passed
and sent to the House: Margaret A., widow of
Col. and Brevet Brig. Gen. George A. II. Blake,
$50; Philip G. Finders, Co. c. 9th Wis; Nancy,
widow of James BattorG, Co. L, 38th Ind; Jas.
II. King, Co ID, 9Th Ind. Legion; Bridget,
mother of Patrick Rush, LIST Vt Cav; Susan,
widow of Pliny L. Gilman, Co. e, 18th n. H.;
Noah Nelson, Co. I, 18th Ind; Margaret B.,
widow of Rear Admiral Andrew A. HarwoOd,
so; Rebecca, daughter of Brighten. Miller,
$50; Henry o. Hill Co. B, 1st n. H. and Co.
D., 10Th n. H; Alkaline NJ mother of Col. II. S.
Putnam, 7th n H., $50; Margaret D., widow of
Commodore J. b. Marchand $40; William
| Webster Serg't, Co. I, 2lst Me-; Isaac n Min
shall, Co. L, 18th Ohio, and Co. C, 10th Ohio :;
Mary A., mother of Edward l. Tibbets, Co. X,
SD Ind; Ellen NJ, widow of Maj. William d.
Mitchell, A. A. g.. Brevet Colonel, and Brga-
der General, $50; VIM. Blanchard, Corporal
Co. d, 9th VT; Jeanette s., mother of james
Florence widow Of Rear Admiral Alexander
Murray, increase from $50 to so; Mrs. L. A.,
widow of Gen. Henry w. Benham, $50.
The following House pension bills were
passed and sent to the Senate: Isabella j.
widow of David S. Ramsdel, marine service
increase to $50; Betsey, widow of Jesse Martin
Vermont militia war of 1912; Benjamin, father
of Adolph Dubach, Co. X, 10th Kan; Eliza A.
widow of David p. Weeks, I'd U. S. Dragons;
Silas James Co. ID, 18th Mich: Elijah W. Put
ney, Co. |, Cd Mimi Cav; A. Schuyler Sutton,
Lieutenant-Colone95 th Ohio, increase to $40 :;
Elizabeth, widow of Harrison Warner, Co. G,
1S2d Ohio; William II. H. Gillespie, Co. /, 18th
Mo. militia; James B. Rand, First Lieutenant
Co. Ii, I'd East Tenn. Cav; Henry, father OF
Jacob Barr, Co. A, 103d Pa; Mary widow of Alex
auder Merrill, Co. |, 18th Tenn. Cav; ROxana
v, widow of Franklin Rowley, First Lieuten-
ant, Co d, 10Th Ohio: Darius NJ. Seaman Co.
G, 150th Pa Elijah 2. Hensley, Co. X, Sd n. G.
APtd Inf; James n. Hair, Co. /, 1st Mimi.
Charles Wyaut, Co. X, 150th n. Y; Margaret
A., widow of Sanford Jacoby, Co. E, 10th n.
Y; Joseph FROST, Lieutenant, Co. B, 55th NY;
Elizabeth widow of Thomas Crowley, Co. c.
9th n. J.; Sarah o., widow of John Drummond
war of 1912; James Waters, Pa. militia, war of
1912; Elizabeth, widow of Louis Lehman, Ord
nance Sergeant, U. S. A.; Samuel Baker, Pa.
militia, war of 1912, increase to $50; Samuel G.
Fisher Co. III, 10th Ind; Jesse II. Gaines,
First Lieutenant, Co. G, I'd Mich; Robert E.
Stephens, Co. K, list Ind, and 9th Ind. Cav,
increase to $50; Joseph +. Cravens, Lieuten-
ant, Co. G, 9th H.; Caroline, widow of Jacob
Sturtz, Co. G, Goth Md; Charles T. Reber, Sur
geon, 48th Pa Fred. j. Leese 19Sth Pa.
On bill 10 pay the widow of Gen. Henry ".
Benham $50 month there was spirited
running debate upon the question of discrmi-
nation against thousands of other equally de-
serving widows, which has received so much
attention heretofore. The bill was laid over
for future action.
PROTESTS AGAINST TARIFF REDUCTION.
Mr.. Mckinley Ohio presented large vol
umc which is explained by the following let
ter which accompanied it from John w. Frazier,
of Philadelphia, Pa:
GENTLEMEN: In presenting to your honorable
body Volume No. of Protests against Tariff Re-
ductiOn, would respectfully state that this volume
contains the original signatures of leading manu-
facurers from q States of the Union who take this
method of recording their protest against any re-
duction of the tariff.
The industrial establishments represented in the
three volumes which have had the honor of pre-
senting to Congress give employment to 1900
worllmcn, who ut an average of only - per week,
receive SO, $50 per annum III wages.
1t is believed that the proposed tariff bill will
have the effect of reducing the wages of greater
portion of these 100 coo Workmeu fully p per cent.
"a reduction of more than 10 millions annually in
the wages of these people.
In submitting this volume of protests for your
consideration, beg to repeat that each person.
firm corporation signing these protests solemnly
assures Congress that labor will be compelled to
bear large share of any reduction of duties and
every business man whose signature appears i'll
either volume emphasizes his opposition to any
legislation which tends to- reduce American labor
to the foreign standard either in price or condition
These three volumes represent the views of lead
ing manufacturers upon this subject from 81 States