St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-03-20

The committee of the German Reichsta,
to which was referred the spirit monopo l,
bill rejected the first two clauses, thus vir.
tually defeating the measure
On the 18th notice was given the labor
ers employed at the Atlanta Iron works al
Sharon, Pa, that their wages had been
advanced to the price paid before the las
reduction The increase amounts to Fl fteeu
cents per day, and was made by the firm
without solicitation from the workmen.
| CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
| IN the Senate on the sth the names NJ
| Senator's private secretaries were given
| to the Senate. bill amending the Ma.
| tional banking law was introduced Pc
| titions in favor of the Hennepjn canal
were presented. resolution was offered
for immediate report of the bill for the
repeal of the Civil Service law. Mr. Bowen
addressed the Senate on the silver cues
ton. lin the House sIr. blanchard.
Of Louisiana. refnted som" state
ments recently printed In an Indiananolis
paper Under the call OF States many bills
We're presented. among them the following:
TO regulate the transportation of live stock:
to repeal the Civil Service law: to convert
the Garden Of the Gods in ColOra do into a
National park The inter State Commerce
bin was reported; also two bills affecting
railroad Land grants. The death of senator
Miller, of California, was announced and the
House adjourned
In the Senate on the 9tii letters from the
departments in response to requests for in
formation were laid before the Senate The
bill authorizing railroad bridge across the
river at Alton. I'll was favorably reportcd
and passed The EdmuDds resolution was
taken up. and the senator from Vermont
made lengthy speech the Presidents
refusal to fnrn sh the Senate the pa
pers IN relation to suspensions I'm
III YHnn ri D,a
road to pay for SURVEYS of their lands was
passed. Among the bills reported from com.
mittees was one granting pensions to Next
can veterans The bill forbidding the EN-.
poymrnt Of convict contract labor. a. re-
daf'ng to United States prisoners, was passed.
The Indian Appropriation bill WAS taken up
in committee Of the whole.
IN the Senate on the ioth after a lively tilk
between Messrs Riddieherger and Logan
concern ~ a letter from Captain Eals print
ed In the Record, Mr.. Pugn replied to Sena-
tor Edmunds speech on the subject of sus
pensions .....In the House a bill to increase
the naval establishments was reported The
bill repeating the Civll-Service law wa. nd
versely reported. The bill removing the
limit of time for presenting claims for pan-
sion arrearages was discussed. In commit
!Iit, OF TIE whole the Indian Appropriation
Dill was taken up and debated at length
In the Senate on the 18th two letters from
the Secretary of the Treasury, furnishing
Senate. Mr.. Jones (Nev.) presented a petit
ton from the National Ri timetable COINAGE
ASSOCIATION and addressed the Senate on
Il: Mr.. Vances bill for repeal of the Civil
service law was adversely reported.
senator Logan presented minority
report from the military comn1ittee on
the Fitz John Porter bill. MI Wilson Ia) |
then addressed the Senate in favor of the
resolutions. LIN the House a |
resolution was adopted calling on the Secre- |
lary or the Navy for Il statement of money |
expended at the Washington Navy Yard. |
lWo reports were made from the Judiciary |
committee on the right OF the Government to |
cancel patents. long debate followed.
IN the Senate on the 18th, after the passage
OF the Dill to perfect the title to certain
lands granted the State of Iowa to aid rail-
roads, Mr.. Edmunds resolution was taken
Up and Mr.. kenna addressed the Senate
'....ln the House a resolution calling for
Information as to the accounts between
neg United States and the several
,tafes and Territories on account of the di-
ectftax of 1861 was referred. resolution
hat it shall require the objections Of two
nembers to prevent Consideration was OBJ.
ected to. bill granting pension OF 81 900
year to the widow of General Hancock was
eported. Several unimportant private bills
we're DaSSp1 |