The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Liz ClllNiN1 Y VI NAN 49, N
acrimonious controversy occurred be
tween Messrs. Logan and Teller, haV-
ing rise in the supposed presidential as
pirutions Of the former. Mr.. Plat spoken
favor Of the bill to admit Washington
Territory as a state. Mr.. Voorhees, intro
duced a new bill for the admission OF Mon
tana.
Senator Cullom introduced n bill appro-
p~riating $500, 900 for the erection OF II
monument to Abraham Lincoln in this
city.
IoUsE.- Mr. uenther OF Wisconsin, rising
to a question Of privilege, denied the charge
that he had defended Postmaster General
Villas on the floor Of the house in pursuance
Of an agreement whereby he (Mr. Guenther)
had been appointed a member OF the post
office committee. The pOstOttiCe apprO-
priution bill was debated, the discussion
being confined to the refusal OF the post
master general to cXpend the 100000 APP
propriated to compensate American vessels
Tor carrying foreign mails.
SENATE.-Mr. Coke offered a resolution
requesting the president to call the atten-
ton Of the Mexican government to the dill
fcuIties incident to the reclamation OF live
stock crossing the MEXICAN frontier line
with a view to the mutual agreement OF the
governments of Mexico and the United
States that may facilitate such reclamation.
Referred. The army bill was then placed
before the senate, and a long debate en-
sued OF no special interest. In executive
sGSSiOn-amOng the OmlnatlO confirm
ed were the following:
Arthur d. Bissell, collector OF customs,
district OF Buffalo Creek, n. y. Brig. Gen.
O. O. Howard, major general, vice Pope,
retired. Consuls: William {. Emmell, New
York, at Smyrna; Alex II. Shipley at Auck-
land and II. c. Crouch, at Milan.
G.. w. Bell, nominated as postmaster at
Webster City, Iowa, was also rejected. lie
was appointed to succeed G, w. Hunter.
IIOUSE.-The committee on labor re-
ported a bill to settle railroad strikes by
arbitration. The measure was debated at
great length. The river and harbOr APP
preparation bill WAS reported.
SENATE.-The bill appropriating $500.
600 for the erection OF a monument to
Abraham Lincoln passed.
Mr.. PIatt consented that his Washing
ton Territory bill might be informally laid
aside in order to finish the army bill next
week, but on condition that the Washing
ton bill should not lose it's right Of way.
The latter bill was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Dolph OF Oregon continued his re-
marks in favor of the admission Of the ter
ritory, and said that, il admitted, itwould
soon become one Of the most important
states OF the republic. Mr.. Dolph spoke
strongly in favor OF woman suffrage, which
he said had gained a foothold in the ter
ritory, as women there were allowed to
vote. He concluded:
HoUsE.-~The House discussed, without
action, the labor arbitration bill. Mr..
Kelley OF Mo-, said: BY his remarks yes.
terday he did not mean that the gentlemen
on the committee on labor had deliberate
ly parpetrated a trick and a fraud. He
knew that gentlemen who could submit this
bill 80 the w%orkingmen of the country
as a provision for the speedy settlement
OF troubles between employers and en-
ployes we're quite too innocent to deli
b~erately attempt q fraud or a trick.
Laughter. Mr.. Powderly had done
more to advance the principle of arbitra-
ton than all the frothy eloquence that he
(Mr. Kelley and his associates had uttered
yesterday and to-day. Mr.. Powderly's
paper had been read and considered by the
heads OF corporations, and they had said:
IF this is the spirit OF workingmen, we
must regard IL" He (Mr. Kelley had seen
so many frauds and tricks perpetrated on
~workingmen that he had hastily used the
words for which he now apologized to the
members OF the committee on labor.
The house voted to dispense with private
business and consider the labor arbitration
bill. Four sections of the measure were
adopted, accompanied by a large number oil
speeches. The most notable utterance
was that OF NJ. Lawler OF Illinois when he
said that il JAY Gould could be hanged
to a lamp post in New York it would be a
blessing TO the United States. The first
and second sections Of the labor
arbitration bill, as agreed upon
by the house, provide for IL
board OF arbitration, which shall possess
the power belonging to United States com
missioners appointed by the circuit court
OF the United States; but in no case shall
any witness be compelled to disclose the
secrets or produce the records or proceed
ings OF any labor organization OF which he
| may be an officer or member, and any or
der, finding, conclusion or reward made by
a. majority OF the arbitrators shall be OF
the same force and effect as il all the arbi-
traitors concurred therein or united in
MAKING The same.
TIL House by a vote Of 195 to 20 passed
the labor arbitration bill. On motion Of
Mr.. Kelley, the title oil the bill was amend.
ed so as to read: "To provide a method
Tor settling controversies and differences
between railroad corporations engaged in
interstate and territorial transportation
oil property and passengers and their en-
ployes."
The bill provides for a board OF arbi-
tration possessing the power belonging to
United States commissioners appointed by
the United States circuit court, and the de-
termination OF a majority OF the commits
sioners is to have the full effect OF unani-
nous action upon the questions brought
before them.
SENATE.-Mr. Cameron offered a resolu.
ton, which was agreed to, appointing the
following: Mr.. Sherman, chairman OF the
committee on foreign relations; Mr.. Har,
rison, a member OF the same committee:
MIR. Snn0n9r. n her of fha cnrn..sttoo
on the District Of Columbia; Mr.. Stanford.
a member OF the civil service reform com
mittee, and Mr.. Mitchell (0r.I, a member
oil the committee on additional accommo
dation for the library.
Senator Sewell gave notice that On Mon