The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-06-10
XLIXTH CONGRESS.


wAsnINGToN, June 1.--SENATE.-Mr. Beck
Introduced bill 10 prohibit members OF
Congress from acting as attorneys for rail.
roads holding charters or grants FROM the
United sintus. rho bill extending the eight
hour law to olettercarriers WAS passed. Con-
sideration OF the Northern Pacific land for
feiture bill was resumed until p. M. when
the Bankruptcy bill was taken up. Mr..
| George moved TO strike out the section that
provides for involuntary bankruptcy A
motion 10 lay this amendment on the table
| was defcated--yeas IA, nays 20. Mr.. Plumb
offered \ resolution to suspend action on
| railroad Legislation affecting the Union Paci-
| nc until the Judiciary Committee investigated
| charges made on the floor of the Senate May
| 26 alleging the issue OF "A large amount OF
| fraudulent stock and bonds twas referred.
| The confercos on the poet-ofllce appfoptia-
up the bil to prevent the acquisition
pa passed 'sD' il. pSRas The supplcmcniai Chi chf
| nese hill was called up by Mr.. Sherman, and
| for losses Incurred N wyoming, after coiisih-
bfable discussion, Mr. Call took the floor TO
sPesk but saye way ~ 1ts r III on Du1n 9op ta
rmorrow, which had be on laid asdeinformnly
when the indemnity bill was taken up, i the
Van wyck bill providing for taxation OF rail-
road lands.
HousE.-Mr Weaver, OF Iowa. rose TO
question Of privilege, and denied charges
| that his scat had been obtained by fraud. A
| bill amending tho statutes relative 10 the
| transmission Of bttory advertisements was
| reported also u bill forfeiting the New Or
| leans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg land
] grant. The oleOmarRnrlhS Dill was theh
| taken up. An amendment was agreed TO NIX
| ing the rate OF tax at eight cents per pound.
| instead OF ten. Amendment after amend
| ment WIS rejected until5 o'clock, when the
| Hpusr adjourned,
| .%AsnISoTos, juno 2. SENATE. = After
! routine morning business, the Northern Pa
ellie Forfeiture bill WAS taken up and then in
| formally laid aside to permit Mr.. Brown 70
/ make sreech against the Bankruptcy bill.
The land taxation was then resumed, Mr..
| Doph speaking. After some debate the Sen
| ate went into executive session AT b:aO p. M,
and at $40 p. m. adjourned.
| HousE.-A bill was reported TO legAlize tho
| incorporation of Trades Unions. Tine vi-;i-
| margarine bill WIS takeh Dip ia committee OF
| the whole and debated all day. An agree
mcnt was made TO takea vote tomorrow on
reducing tho rate OF tax, and at p. m. the
| House adjourned,
wAsHiSdTos, juno 3.--SEHATE.-A resolu-
ton was agreed to directing an investigation
OF the appointment OF Indian traders by u
select cemmttes OF ave. The subject Bf
| Canadian seizures of American vessels was
| Informally discussed ut some length before
| the Chair ruled the debate out of order.
| Van Wycks bill taxing railroads was then
| taken up and discussed by Messts. Plumb.
| Honr. Evarts, Call and Blair, and finally
/ passed. 2 he Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
| preparation bill was reported with amend
/ mcnts increasing the total 5000. The bill
10 indemnify Chinese for losses incurred by
| the riot In Wyoming was discussed by Messrs
Evarts and Cali, aud laid aside 70 allow Mr.
/ Edmunds 20 submit an amendment TO the
| Legislative bill for additional force In the
i Pension office. At 80 u. m. the Senate ad-
| journed. after short executive session.
HousE-The Senate bill was reported back.
| from the Labor Committee extending the
| provisions Of the eight hour law TO letter car
rlers. The oleomargarinY bill was then taken
pp MIR. Hatch made the closing speech
Votes were taken on amendments reducing
the tax, which was finally fixed at Ave cents.
The bill was then passed-yeas III nays lVl
| At 4;sl5 p. m. the House took. rece ss until
p. m, the night session being for a discussion
OF the Oklahoma bill.
WASHINGTON. June4. .-SEsATE.-Mr. Ingalls,
offered resolution calling for Information
as TO circular issued by Land Commissioner
Sparks suspendng the operations Of the tim
ber culture and. preemptfon laws pending
legislation by Congress. The Chinese indem-
nifty bill wins taken up, but informally laid
| aside for the Consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill which was debated until y. m.
The Chinese indemnity bill was then placed
before the senate When brought TO a vote
4 passed--ytas as 20 nays 10 Those NO, yot-
Ing in the negative were Messrs. Beck.
Berry, Cockrel Coke, Eustis, George,
Harris, Maxey, Mitchell t0re.l aud Vest. The
bill appropriates Slb0,000 and authorizes the
President TO ascertain the actual losses sus-
tained by Chinese at Rock Springs wy. 7. in
September 1850. and to pay such losses. The
Consular and diplomatic bill was again taken
up. A motion by Mr.. Conger TO strike out
the appropriation OF $2,700 as the American
contribution 10 the International Bureau Of
Weights aud Measures, was rejected-yeas !,
nays 42-Mr COnger being alone in support
i of his motion. The Senate, at $3.50 p. M,
without finishing the bill. adjourned until
tomorrow.
! HousE.-Thc Speaker presented ccmmu-
nication from the Secretary of War, recon.
mendlng that $4,000 OF the appropriation OF
1851 for fortifctqIons be reappropriated for
the construction OF guns. The privileged re-
form recommending tho dismissal of Assist
ant Doorkeeper Warder. was called up. At
ter considerable debate n substitute for the
committees report was offered In the shape
of resolution declaring that the conduct
of Warder in receiving money from the city
OF Jeffersonvillo TO influence legislation
was gross lmpr,oprey deserving s,n,in
fhut the evidence adduced' did not, in the
opinion OF the House, require his expulsion
from office. This resolution WAS agreed 70. q.
ton bill was then takensup In committee OF
the whole, but no progress was made. Mr.
Iloutclle, of Maine, offered bill practically
terminating the free importation of tish, and
Increasing the import duties on all fish, thu,
compelling the Canadians TO pay more fol-
the privilege Of selling fish In the Unitet
states The House at 4:40 p m, took recesi
un;il eight o'clock, the evening session beinf
for the consideration of pension bills.
wAsHNGToN, June h-.sENArE.- Mcssrs
Ingalls, and Cockreil had warm persona
controversy Afterward the session was de
voted to pension bills.
, HOUSE, The House passed the Senate bill
for public bulldog NJ Zanesvlle reducing
, the amount from $1,000 TO 100000. The chic
, part of the session was devoted to the discus
| sion OF the Pacific railroad funding bill bu
no vote was taken.
Stock Dying From Charbon.