River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-08
FORTY EINTH CONGRESS


SENATE, March 2l-The session to day
was entirely devoted to debate no actual
work being done. First came Senator Lo-
gaus' bill TO add 5000 men to the army
which the Senator spoke in favor OF and
replied very sharply To the remarks of Tel
Ter of Colorado made the previous day.
Then came Senator Nance's bill 10 repeal
the civil service law which he supported
IN an elaborate speech, Senator DOlph fol-
lowed in a speech in behalf of the admis-
sion Of Washington territory after which
the Senate went into executive session
HORSE. March 3l-Mr. O'Neill Mo-,
from the committee on labor, reported a
bill u provide for the speedy settlement Of
controversies and differences between com
mon carriers engaged in interstate and
territorial transportation of property or
passengers. aud their employees. The bin
was Immediately discussed in committee Of
the whole almost the entire session being
devoted 10 its consideration. The general
drift IF the debate was that the bill would
do no good TO the lahOrlng man owing to its
imperfecriou. The river and harbOr hill
was reported aud q majority and minority
report submitted in the contest of Frank
Hurd Of Toledo, Ohio. The ma Ority favOrs
Romeis the sitting member and the minority
Mr.. Hurd
SENATE. April The bin appropriating
half million dollars for the erection OF a
monument to Lincoln in Washington, was
passed Mr.. Call, from the committee on
education and labor, reported favOrably
Mr.. Blairs bin 10 legalize the incOTpora-
tion Of national trades union. with
amendments by the committee striking out
the section making II a misdemeanor, pun
iShbie by fiue or lmprisment, to prevent or
eudeavor To prevent any national or sub
union from carrying out its lawful objects,
and that rho hnannuarTnT-z n
Incorporated national trades union shall
lie Ia tile District Of Columbia. The bill
for tee admission OF Washington Territory
was then taken up and discussed at cOnsid-
cradle length Mr. Voorhees, finally offered
an amendment TO the bill providing for the
admission OF Montana snd pending consid-
GRAFTON, of that the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
HoU~E. April The entire session was
spent in COMMITTEES Of whole debating the
SiH introduced 10y the labor committee
relative 20 arbitration 70 secure Justice for
" 1rkiusIneu ard prevent strikes. Most Of
tn speeches were favorable 70 the bill
SENATE, April Not in session.
House.. ApriI2-T The House went into com
nittee Of the whole Immediately after roll
call C consider the labor arbitration bill.
The only prominent opposition to the bill
came from Ahram ). Hewitt of New York.
LAWYER 1Fuf-4 CllcaE0 supported tue OH
and announced that il would be q blessing
il Jay Gould was hung 20 a lamp post In
the evening twenty-five pension bills were
passed.
SENATE, April 3-Not in session.
+ House., April Reconsideration Of the bill
providing for the settlement of controver-
sizes between railroad corporations and
their employees by arbitration, was re-
Sumed and after some amendments the bill
/ passed by 195 10 -. The negative votes
came almost entirely from Southern men,
hers The remainder of the session was
devoted 70 discussing the silver question.
SENATE, April 5-The committee on as
/ signments were agreed 20 Mr.. Sherman,
chairman Of the committee on foreign re-