The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-04-01
LEGIsLATTVE NEWS AND NOTES.
Il Record of Proceedings In Both branches
of the U. 8. Congress.

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Record of Proceedings In Both Branches
of the Q. 8. Congress.
SENATE, March 22.-Logan submitted the
following resolution. and asked that it
might be printed and lie over, saying that
he would call it up on some future day and
submit some remarks on it: THAT the
sessions OF the senate commonly known as
executive sessions, SO far as they apply to
nominations, combinations or reflections,
shall hereafter be held with opendoors, and
that a public record of the same shall be
kept, the same as OF legislative sessions"
The chair laid before the senate Logan's
bill to increase the efficiency of the army.
Logan, at the suggestion OF the secretary
of war, moved for further amendments OF
detail % the bill and they were agreed to.
Hale then moved to strike out the second
section, which provides for a future force of
80. 900 enlisted men in the army. Logan
said that ii Hale could get q letter from
Gen. Sheridan. Gen. Sherman, Gen. Terry,
or any leading officer OF the army stating
that %, 900 men were enough for our army,
he (Logan) would agree to withdraw the
proposition to increase the army. $50 far
as [ am concerned, p" Logan said, II have
enough of war, with either white, black or
Indian, whether at home or abroad. [ will
always be found on the side OF peace, but
that is no argument against the organiza-
ton OF the army"
HOUSE, March 22.-The bill granting a
pension of 50, 900 a year to the widow of
Gen. ". s. Hancock was passed-yeas 169,
nays II. Under the call of states the fol-
lowing bills and resolutions were intro
duced and referred. By Lawler-A reso-
luton directing the committee on judiciary
to report what legislation is necessary to
close any part OF the Chicago river to navi-
CATION, either by making bridges permanent
or by filling up the river. By Merriman-
For the issue OF United States coin notes.
SENATE, March 23.-The senate passed
the bill granting a pension OF $4,000 per
wear to the widow o. Sen. Hancock. On
motion OF Van Wyck, the enate took up
and passed the bin to confirm the entries
heretofore made on public lands in accord
ance with the rulings of the and office in
force at the time the entries were made.
Ingalls, resolution OF inquiry, offered yes
terday, was agreed to, asking whether the
postmaster general had received the senate
resolution calling for information as to the
number of fourth-class postmasters re-
moved under the present administration
HOUSE, March 23.-Tn the morning hour
the house passed the Fourth Of July claim
bill. The amount involved is S23S, 200. A
number OF bills were introduced at the ex-
p~iration OF the morning session. Burnes,
of Missouri, submitted the conference re-
port on the urgent deficiency bill. 1t was
agreed to and the house adjourned.
SENATE. March 24.-The army bill went
over and the resolutions reported from the
judiciary committee were taken up and
Morgan addressed the senate in opposition
" %Ia r,aI0rIfr nnnrf EnnEI1nrp h1a
cross-fring occurred in the debate between
Senators Hoar, Gray, Edmunds, Butler
and Harris, and, without action on the
resolutions, the senate adjourned.
HOUSE, March 24.-The house, after de-
bate upon an amendment offered and re-
iected, passed the Indian appropriation
biIl-yeas 226, nays 5. The house then
Immediately went into committee OF the
whole on the postoffice appropriation bill.
Blount, chairman of the committee on
postoffices and postroads, briefly ex-
planned the provisions of the bill. It ap-
propriated, he said, a 1926 3S as against
an estimate of S54, 9S6, 166 and an appro-
priation OF $50, 700, $50 for the current
year.
SENATE, March 26.-The committee on
commerce reported the bill to provide for
encouragement of American shipping and
to promote commercial and postal re-
lations with foreign nations. The chair
laid before the senate a letter from the
postmaster general transmitting, in COM
pliance with a recent senate resolution, q
tabulated statement OF fourth-clasS post
masters removed since March 4, 1885. Re-
ferred. VOORHEES, took the floor in opposi-
ton to tine majority report on the Edmunds
resolutions. In the course of his address
VOORHEES, said if the attorney general were
guilty as charged, then he should be i'm
peached. That was a matter for the house.
The majority of the senate had turned
aside from the legitimate business OF legis-
lation. Labor all over the country was
overta xed and scantily paid by reason of
long standing and vicious legislation.
VOORHEES, heartily endorsed Clevelands'
action in making removals so far as action
had been had, and he would heartily en-
dorse the presidents action in the same
direction If it went a thousand leagues
farther.
HOUSE, March 26.-In committee of the
whole on the p~ostoffice appropriation bill
Guentler, of Wisconsin, said that the post
master5general had been made a target for
innumerable and vicious assaults and mis-
demonstrations, which, in his opinion. had
been entirely ~unfounded, and dictated sole
Nv from a spirit OF revenge and spite by Ger
tain steamship companies. and especially
ke Pacific Mail Steamship company,
which, seeing it's well-laid plans for a sue
c~essful aid on the treasury frustrated by
the postoffice department, had set up a
most terrific and prolonged howl fit to be
comnared onIyt to the howl of a tiger whose
nrey had been snatched away from him.
The reasons given by the postmastergen-
eraI for not exercising the authority given
him in regard to the foreign mail service
we're good and sufficient reasons. The
evening session of the house was d>~oted
TO consideration of resolutions expressive
OF the sorrow OF that body at the death OF
Joseph Rankin, late representative from
Wisconsin. Eulogistic addresses were de
Tyered and resolutions unanimously adopt
ed and, as a mark OF respect to the men,
cry OF the deceased, the house adjourned.