Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-30
Proceedings OF Congress.

Ia the Senate on Thursday bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 in aid of a
National monument at Plymou h, Nj ass.
The Interstate Commerce bill was discuss
ed 10y Senators Cullom, Sawell and Miller.
A message from the President in regard to
the labor troubles was ordered printed.
The Senate adjourned until Monday. In
the House the Electoral Count bill was
made the special order for May 6. The
remainder of the session was spent on the
River and Harbor Bill Mr. Compton, OF
Maryland, moved an adjournment over
Good Friday, but the motion was defeated.
The Senate Was not in session Friday
In the House here was an interes ing de
bate on the Presidents message on he la
bes troubles, after which the message was
referred to the committee on labor, with
instructions to report upon it by bill or
otherwise on or before MAY Is The
House passed Senate bill appropriAtin!
SIS, 900 in aid Sf the national molnm NJ
at Plymouth, Mass. I'm evening session
was held for the consideration of pension
bills
The Senate was not in session Saturday
having adjourned over from Thursday te
authorizing the Covingron and Cincinnati
Railroad and Bridge Company to erect a
bridge across the Ohio river 4 number
of bills reported from the judiciary com
mittee were passed. Among them was a
bill providing that all claims now existing
against the United States (except pension
claims) must be presented for sdiudica-
ton and payment within four years of TIE
passage OF This ac', and thst all Gains
arising hereafter must be prosecuted with
IN six years from the time they accrued.
In the Sena'e on Monday he Hon W
&c. Whithorne, the new Senator from Ten
nessee, appeared and was sworn in. The
House bill relating 20 the bonds OF brew
ers was amended and passed. Mr.. Blair
spoke in advocacy of his constitutional
amendment prohibiting the sale and man
ufacture of liquor as beverages Mr. Van
Wyck spoke in favor of the interstate
commerce bill, and Mr. Stanford in oppo-
siticn. In the House, Mr.. Springer intro
duced bill to establish o department oi
labor and to create board for the arhi-
ration of labor controversies, and Mr..
Warner q bill to regulate inters' ate com
merce and to provide for boards OF arbi-
ration. Mr.. McComas introduced reso
luton authorizing the committee on labor
troubles to investigate dispntcs between
the mine owners and miners in Maryland,
West Virginia and PENNSYLVANIA bitumi
nous coal regions. The river aud harhor
bi was further considered.
Ia the Senate, Tuesday, Mr.. P,yae. 81
Ohio, made a speech criticising the action
Of the majority of the investigating com
mittee of the Ohio Legislature, aud iavit-
ing tie mos. thorough Investigation by
the committee on privileges and esctions
of all his acts. The bill appropriating
$500, 900 for an extension OF the Executive
Mansion was passed. The inters a'scom
merce bill was further discussed. aud Mr.
German, of Maryland, spoke in favor OF
Mr.. Camden's "shor, haul amendment
In the House considerable time Vas con
sumed in persosai explanations 10y Messrs
Foran and o'NeiA. 4 bill was presen ted
from the labor committee for the distribu
ton of the proceeds of the sale of public
lands for educational purposes The river
| and barber bltl was sgain uadsr consider
alton.
Ia the Senate, "Wednesday. Mr. Call
made q personal explanation, d-uounciug
As slanderous a recent publication made
IN Florida rejecting an his integrity
Mcssrs. Plumb and Frye. during the con-
siders'ion of the postotfice appropriation
bill, made speeches in favor of subsidies
to American steamships carrying the
mails 10 Central and South America. Aus
;ralis and China. The House was eng aged
on the river aud harbnr bill.