Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-17
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

l SENATE-The Senate passed bills relievin John R. Hamilton of North Carolina, Johl Taylor Wood of Louisiana and Dinwiddie B Phillips of Virginia of their political disabil | ities.
 Some messages from the President havin, 1 been received MT. Voorhees, move to go int executive session, but on request of MT | Dolph, who wished to speak on the Indial l depreciation bill, MT. Voorhees withdrew tn motion.
 MT. Riddleberger objected to taking III any bill or doing any business at this tim that would interfere with the resolution re lating to open sessions. He said there seemed to be determined effort to prevent the con sideration of that resolution. Unanimous consent being refused MT Dolph made motion to take up the bill which was agreed to, MT. Riddleberger alone voting in the negative. Mir. Dolph ther spoke in support of the bill. At the conclusion of MT. Dolph's remarks there was some discussion over the proper reference of his bills, but it was finally deci ded to refer these to the Committee on Indi an Affairs.
 MT. Call offered resolutions proposing tt reinstate skilled laborer, Democrat, who was discharged by the sergeant-at-arms with out cause except to make place for a Re publican. The resolutions also propose that the Republican majority of the Senate allow the Democratic minority the same number ot employees as were allowed by the Democratic majority to the Republican minority in 1879 At MT. Calls request the resolutions were allowed to lie over for the present.
 At o'clock MT. Camden took the floor in support of the interstate commerce bill. At the conclusion of MT. Camden's speech the Senate at 3:10 went into secret executive session and at p. m. adjourned until Mon- day.
 HoUSE.-Mr. Clements. of Georgia, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported back the Dingley resolution calling on the President for information in his possession relative to the exclusion of American fishing vessels from the right to enter Canadian ports to trade, purchase supplies or land fish caught in deep water for shipment in bond to the United States, or doing other acts which Canada and other British vessels are freely permitted to do in American ports. Also requesting the President to inform the House what steps have been taken to bring such unwarrantable and unfriendly acts of the Dominion authorities to the notice of the British government. The resolution was adopted.
 MT. Willis, of Kentucky, made an effort to proceed with the river and harbor bill, but the House decided to proceed with the call of committees for reports of a private na ture.
 At the conclusion of the call the House
 
 private calendar.
 The first bill on the calendar was one for the relief of the McMinnville and Manches- ter railroad of Tennessee. The bill was thoroughly discussed last Friday and again to-day with unabated vigor. Conflicting speeches were made and sharp criticism was indulged in. MT. Houk, of Tennessee, went so far as to say that 8 statement by MT. Johnson, of Indiana, was untrue. The excitement which was naturally expected to follow this assertion was turned into laughter when MT. Johnson, who is very large man, declined to have any personal conflict with Mr. Houk on account of the size of the latter. The bill was finally re- ported to the House but not definitely dis posed of.
 The House at 4:40 took recess until 7:30 p. m. At the night session forty-one pen sion bills were passed and the House ad journed.