The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
House SeSSfOna

SEvESTY-TKIRD DAY.-The chaplain In hii
opening prayer invoked Divine aid to restor(
Secretary Manning to his health. ;. MI. Har
mer PENN presented a memorial of "citi
zens of the United States in favor Of asys
Rafcrred tenn Of on P0st0f1es meton savings Da9s
Springer, Of Illinois, the vots By
which the House few days ago defeated thS
Senate bill granting q pension Of S5Gamontl
to the widew Of General H. W. Benham was.
reconsidered and the bill was passed-yeas,
11s; nays, S.. AT the evening session forty
pension bills were pa ssed. = ffs!e,1 ~
SEvENTY-FoURT DAY.-Debate on thesil
Yer question began, Mr.. Culberson cTexash
the first speaker. announcing himself IN Ia
gold. Mr.. Long (Mass) followed in speech
favoring the usCension Of silver coinage; Mr..
Dargan (SC.) favored single gold standard
and the suspension Of silver coinage
under the Bland at. Mr.. Whiting (Massi
advocated the suspension Of silver coinage;
and Mr.. Lore DeL) presented an argument
in favor of a bi-metallic system, and against
the suspension Of the operation Of the Bland.
law. Mr.. Halsell tKy) said that the people
suspension of silver coinage.
SEvENTY-F1rTH DAY.-Mr. Lawler tlL)
introduced preamble and resolution re-.
citing that the recent correspondence be.
tween Mr.. Powderly. grand master work.
man of the Knights Of Labor, and
Mr.. Jay GoulI president of the Mis.
souri, Pacific Railroad company,
raises an issue of vital importance to the.
tranquility of the country and the general
welfare of the people, and directing the COM:
mittee of labor to Investigate into the under
lying causes of the differences exist.
Ing between employers end en-
ployes of railroad companies
and other common carriers, and to report
what legislation is necessary to bring the
troubles and differences to satisfactory con-,
clusion. Authority is given the committee to
send for persons and papers, and to SIT dur.
ing the sessions of the House. MIR. CNell
arbitration to settle labor disputes. Referred
-. Mr.. Belmont (N.Y introduced q joint
resolution appropriating Sl47, ,75S.T3, to pay
China for losses sustained by Cinnamon in anti.
Chinese riots at Rock Springs, Wyoming
Territory ON September2, 1885. .. Mr.. Lover.
ing (1ass), from the committee on labor.
reported bill, authorizing the commissioners
Of labor to make an investigation as to
convict labor.
SEvENTY-sIx7H DAY.-Mr. Randall (Pa.)
asked unanimous cons mt to offer resolution
''that a committee of five members be ap-
pointed, whose duty it shall be to investigate
the circumstances and causes attending the
killing on the 18th of March, 1886, IN Car
rollton, Miss, of a number Of colored citizens
of said State" Mr.. Reagan, of Texas. OBJ
jected, on the ground that Congress had no
jurisdiction over t.s matter. -. The Post
Office Appropriation bill was further dis
cussed. -. p
sEvESry-sEvENTH DAY-Mr. Willis tky:)
reported the river aud harbor appropriation
bill and it was ordered printed and recon-
mitted :. >. Mr.. Turner from the committee on
elections, submitted the report of the major.
ity on the Hurd- Romeis contested election
case and Mr.. Martin obtained leave nor 70 me q
in favor OF Mr.. Romeis, the
Sitting member: "A long discussion
by arbitration for the speedy settlement oi
controversies and differences between com-
mon carriers engaged in interstate and ter
ritorial transportation Of property or passen-
gers and their employees. Ths bill was eae-
Dated without action.