The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-05-29
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

First Session.
} WASHINGTON, May l7.-SENArE.-The Shin
ping bill was passed, with the Fay bill as an
amendment. This latter limits the privileges
aSCorueu 10 foreign vessels in our ports tc
tne privileges given our ships in foreiru
p regmor me ne, Pension bill was debated as The
execmtive seas,o Uut Was not presented at the
nrlheu us postmaster at Louisville.
HoUSE.-Numerous bills were introduced
III me Rouse under the call of States. The
urgent deficiency bill was passed. The rules
Were were suspended, and the 9Th and sth of june
were set apart for the consideration of
measures from the Pacific Railroad Commit,
zee. Senate bill providing for the study II,
tne pubic schools of the Territories and the
plstrlct or Columbia of the effects of alec.
none urlnks and narcotics was passed
WAsslNGToN, May 1S.-SENATE.-The Senate
wTked on the calendar until O'Clock, when
senator Coke spoke at length on the labor ar.
lar order. "''' WIZ I've"
HoUsE,-The House devoted the day to the
oouan SUBSIDY clause OF the post-ofice bill.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-SENATE--The Sem
ate during the morning hour, discussed the
shore to Staten Island No conclusion was
reached, Mr.. MCPHERSON, of New Jersey, con-
snuining the time In opposing the bill. The
tension Dill was taken up as the regular or
u9r, ana passed, 1t pensions everybody
| support, who honorably served three months,
| ana ls or becomes disabled so as to interfere
win his labors for support The minimum
pension under the bill is to be four dollars
HOUSE. The House occupied the day in
sidy.
WASHINGTON, May TO- - SENATE. - Bills
passed: Authorizing the Cheyenne and
Northern Railway Company to build its road
across the Fort Russell and Fort Laramie
IN reservation; detaching the counties
W " Steward Little River and Sewer from the
" JUDICIAL District of Arkansas, the change not
W aHect suits already entered; similar bill
TWetaching the county of Attia from the
EE sstenn d ana attaching it to the
Judicial District Of Mississippi. The Staten
Island Bridge bill was taken up and discussed
At2 o'clock the bankruptcy bill was placed
t Eei Oee me senate and temporarily laid aside
Drldge Dill. After further debate and the
voting down of some amendments, the bill
was voted down by a viva voce vote as re-
on Of Mr yesfs with the sce add
ruptcy bill was then laid before the Senate
and the Senate adjourned.
. H0UsE.-Mr. Breckenridge (Ark.) from the
committee on Ways and Means, called up a
Dill providing that, for period of five years,
i n1 mac aI other than that known as Span.
lsh mackerel, caught between March and
gune shall be imported or landed in the
United States. The consideration of the bill
was postponed until tomorrow, and the
house went into committee of the whole (Mr.
nanlmohd, OF Georgia, in the chair on the
senate amendments to the post-office appro-
prlatl0n bill. The amendment setting apart
5 Ht4V,WO OF the appropriation for the free de-
livery service, for the establishment of the |
0nlIUnrU IL, IA a..
now established, was conquered in. The |
amendment was rejected which author. |
!zed the Postmaster General to con.
tract for inland and foreign steamboat
IN one route. Also the amendment increas-
ing by $4,000 the appropriation for railway
post-omce car service. The amendment was |
c0ncurred in increasing from $251, 725 to $29l,-
special facilities on trunk lines. The foreign
man m service amendment having been reached,
mr.. blount Ga) moved a non-cOncurrence in
IT, several amendments were offered and re-
Jected; The Senate amendment was non-con-
CURED in without division, and the committee
rose and reported its action to the House.
me House confirmed the action of the COM
mittee on the foreign mail service amend
HiS Dy the vote Of yeas ITS, nays so. The
Dill amendments will now be sent TO the SEN
ate, and then go to conference committee.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-SENATE--The hill
providing for closing the business of the
court OF Alabama Claims was taken
up. The reports Of the majority
ind minority of the committees
were read. The majority report maintains
mat the difference in value between coin and
ne currency at the time of the Geneva
award and afterward, at the sale of the &C. |
leva award bonds, was and is the property of
ne U. Treasury, and should not form any
, "a OF the sum out of which the judgments
u the court should be paid The minority re.
~ fhn ~. 1
Jnlted states occupied the position of
rustee for the claimants, and could not sell
ne bonds named and credit itself with the
inference between the gold and currency
he House: The urgent deficiency bill was
'assed without debate; also bill providing |
or the forfeiture of wagon-road land grants
oregon. House bill establishing life-sav-
ed: One at Plumb Island, Lake Michigan;
ne at South Manitou Island, Lake Michigan;
ne at South Chicago, Ills one at Bois Blanc
sland Straits of Mackinaw; one at Duluth,
axe Superio one at Point Adams, Oregon; {
ne between Point Reyes and Point Diable,
a.; one between Point San Jose and Point
abos, Cal. and one on Lake Ontario, N. Y,
or near the mouth of the Niagara river.
djourned until Monday.
HOUsE.-The bill prohibiting the importa-
on OF mackere during the spawning season |
as passed. The consideration of private
lslness was then proceeded with, and several
Ills reported to-day and on previous Fridays.
ON the committee of the whole were
used. Among the bills passed was one re.
owing the charge of desertion from the
cord of Franklin Thompson, alias S. E.E. I
'elye. This is the case of woman who for
70 years served in Michigan regiment as
dier without disclosing her identity.l The Z
ouse then took recess until 1880 this even. Z
g, session to be for tho consideration of u
'nsion bills. The House, at its evening sea.
IN, passed thirty pension bills and at 10 u.
adjourned until tomorrow. - -
WASHINGTON, May 22.-SENATE.-No ses- 1
IN.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill was passed ex. F
nding the time for two years within which G
Q st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
mpany may complete its line through the
dian Territory. The Senate inter.State