Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL,

APRIL I'm the Senate, Mr.. Call
spoke in favor of his resolutions instruct
ing the Committee on Public Lands to
report a bill FORGETTING all railroad grants
not earned. The roads in Florida were
specially alluded to. The resolution was
referred, Mr.. Hawley supported the
army bill, and argued for an increase. A
general debate followed, in which
Messrs. Teller, Van Wyck, Hawley and
Logan participated. At 3 o'clock a vote
was taken on the motion of Mr.. Hale to
strike out the second section, which pro-
vided for an increase of five thousand
men. The motion was lost by a tic vote
-22 to %. Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana,
moved to add an additional section re-
pealing Section 1918 of the Revised Stat
utes, which now prohibits any person
who served the Confederate Government
from appointment to the army of the
United States-ycas "a, naysi25. On the
final vote the bill was beaten 10 to 81.
The Senate adjourned at 6 p. m.
In the House the Presidents message
on the Chinese question was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. A
conference report On the bill appropriate
ing 5000, 900 for a public building at San
Antonio, Tex, was agreed to. The river
and harbor bill was reported back, and
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The 22d, 25th and 26th of May were set
apart for the consideration of the 'free
ship" bill. The bill providing for a Sc
lect commission to investigate the condi-
ton Of the Indians was called up, but
went over. The Bland bill for free coin.
age of silver was debated by Bland, Nor
wood and Baine. At 8 p. m. the House
took a recess until 7p. M, the evening
session being for debate on the silver
question. A vote is expected tomorrow.
APRIL SIN the Senate, the library
bill was passed as it came from the House;
also the bill granting to the Kansas and
Arkansas Valley Railroad Company q
right of way through Indian Territory.
The Indian appropriation bill was report.
cd with amendments. At 2 p. m. the
bill for the admission of Washington
Territory was laid before the Senate. 1t
was agreed the fisheries resolution should
be taken up tomorrow. The Voorhees,
amendment, proposing an enabling act
for the Territory's admission, was de-
feated-ycas 10 to 90 nays. After furth.
er debate by Messrs. Hoar, Edmunds,
Beck, Plat, Butler, Brown and Call, the
bill went over, and the Senate adjourned
at @ p. m.
In the House, the f~ree-coinage silver
bill was debated all the afternoon, until
the time agreed upon for taking a vote
had arrived. All amendment offered by
Dibble Is. o., suspending further coin.
age. of silver under the Bland act after
July I, 1929, was dcfeated-yeas "a, nays
90. a vote was then taken on the bill,
and 1t was defeated-yeas 1875, nays 1913.
APRIL 9.-In the Senate the n~ewly-ap-
pointed Senator from California, Mr..
George Hearst, was sworn in to fill the
u%nexpired term of the late Senator Miller.
Mr.. Riddleberger called up Mr.. Platt's
resolution relative to open executive SEES.
sions. 1t was proposed to make the sub.
ject the special order for Monday next,
but no conclusion was arrived at. The
House bill providing for free transmission
through the mails of weather reports was
called up and debated, but no action wa
taken. Mr.. Frye took the floor on the
fisheries question and spoke until 3 p. m
The Washington Territory admission
bill was taken up. The Eustis amend.
ment limiting suffrage to male citizens
was rejected. Yeas, 10; nays, 25. A
6:15 p. m. the Senate adjourned until to
morrow.
In the House a night session was order
ed for the 18th of May, to deliver eulogiei
on the late Representative Hahn, o
Louisiana. A resolution was adopted
calling on the Secretary Of the Interio,
for information relative to discrimination
by the land.grant roads against the Den
yer and New Orleans Railroad. TIL,
committees were called for reports of
private character, after which the Hous,
went into committee of the whole on th,
private calendar. Several bills wer,
agreed to. The committee rose, and Mr.
G'Neill asked unanimous consent for til,
present consideration Of resolutions recit
ing that the House of Representatives o
the United States sympathized with Mr.
Gladstone in his efforts to secure a FIRE,
Parliament for the people OF Ireland, ant
congratulating that country on Its pros
poets for elf.government. Mr.. Cox, o
North Carolina, objected. At o'clocl
the House took recess until 7:80 p. m
AT the evening session twenty five pen
sion bills were passed. AT S;15 adjourn
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