Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-12
Proceedings or Congress.

IN t!G senate on thursday, Nr S1weIt,
from the committee on military ftirs,
reported t.vnrabiy House till trr the re-
/ lief OF fI'Z-Jnha Porter. The Blair edu
cati7nal bill Was further discussed 4
hi! Vas passed accepting from Mrs. Julia
D Grant and ". II. Vanderbilt objects Of
"a lie and Art presented hy foreign gov
erGm nts II the late Gen. | : Grant -
/ The session ot The House Ss spent in lie
bate on TIE pension bill The deh4,: " IS
II a political nature hut the bill final '
passed with but one dissenting Yo'e.
Il the Senate ~ Friday, the Blair ein
cstionsi hsll vas pisssd ny = vote of SO
yeas 70 il rsys. Tic Senate voted 10
lake up the resolutions reported by Mr.
EimundS, from tho Judiciary COMMITTEES.
expressing the senss of the Senate on ths
refus Il VI the Attorney General 10 send 10
the Senate copies III papers called tor in
regard - the suspension of nistric, 1t
torney DIskin. Of Alabama, The'S-aste
then adjourned until Monday The House
passed the urgsu; deficiency bill
Tae Senate was not "a session SATURDAY.
fhe House was engaged in genera de
bate Nr. Nillard, OF New York. opposed
the tree coinage Of silver and f-vor-i the
suspension Of tue act Of 1878 Mr. Tuus-
on, OF hrnsts, nppased tAs suspension al
silver coinage. which h elaine Was the
demand Of ShyloCks 10 slreriy had the
pauad OF drsd ara POW wished for blood.
Nr. Mclretry, of Kentucky, strongly cp-
posed lie suspension of silver coinage
lie argued that Congress should tura its
attention - lie reforming Of the tariff and
the restoring of American vessels To tn.
ocean. Mr.. Roweli, OF | inois, submitted
a argument in opposition 10 tue saspen
sion 81 81 yer coin and IN favor Of dpu-
hls standard OF value Mr. IaHoon, II
Kentucky, made 4 strong Argument in op-
pesitian 10 the suspension Of silver coin
aga and detailed the reasons which led
him 10 advoca'e unrestricted ,irI ge, and
BE was li.eRsd 20 with much attention.
Speeches in opposition II tie suspension
Of silver coinage were made by Air Peel.
of Arkansas, Nr. Lstsvre, Of Ohio. Mr.
Glass, of Tennessee, aud Mr. TooIs, Of Mon
tana.
The death If Senator john +. Miller, of
California, was announced in both iiouses
of Congress on Monday. In he Senate. =
large number If petitions were presented
from the Kuiyhts Of Labor f,voring the
building OF the Hennepiu canal SIR
Bowen spnks in favor of his hi 10 pro-
vide a new basis for the circulation Of
national banks In the House, Mr. Hen
ley offered Tor references = rcspiGtjon for
the appointment NJ special cnmmitte. to
iGqui e into alleged ovasions Of the Thur.
man act by tbs Union Pacific Railroad
Company. 4 large number Of bills were
introduced, Including ons to repeal ths
civil service law.
The senate, TUESDAY. passed bin au-
thorizing The construction of . railroad
bridge over the Mississippi river at Alton.
III. The resolutions reported from tho
Judiciary committee, asserting The right
OF the Senate to the papers in the e1ecu
i've departments in rssard to suspended
officials, were called up, and Mr.. Einunds
spoke IA favor Of the resolutions CRITICS
ing the action of the President and At
torney General for withholding such pa
pers. In the House bill granting pen
slons To The soldiers and slilors of the
Mexican war was reported from the pen
sion COMMITTEES. BY voc of AS to 8
tire House passed a bill prohibiting off
GERS or agents Of the government to hir.
or contract out the labor Of prisoners in
generated Tor violating the laws of the
Unlied States government. The Ind AN
appropriation bill was debated.
Ia the Senate on Wednesday Mr. Rid
dleberser commented severely on the pub
lication IN the Cpngre ssional Record bv
MI. Logan of 4 letter written by B b.
Esds, imputing a falsehood 20 Mr. Rid
dleberger, Mr.. Logan disclaimed irten-
tionai ofense to the junior Senator from
Virginia. Mr. Pugh spoke in reply to
Mr. Edmunds, and in defsnse Of the Pres
ident and A torney General. The Senate
passed the urgency deficiency hi l. In the
House IN adverse report was made from
the civil service refIr!n conn ittea on the
Seney bill 10 repeal the civil service law