The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-30
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.


First Session.
WASH NGToN, January 20.--SENATE, Mr.
Hale offered resolution which was agreed
to, ealing for all papers in relation to the
employment OF convict labor on the public
buildings at Peoria, III. Mr.. Mitchell offered
resolution asking for the correspond.
ence with the Chinese Government,
in connection with the enforcement
introduced; To facilitate the business ness
Of the supreme Court the Circuit Courts, and
the Court of Claims: to facilitate the giving
Of bonds required by law; to provide for the
coinage OF half dollars quarter dollars and
dimes, to contain respectively one.half, one.
quarter, and onetenth the amount of stand.
ard silver contained in the standard silver
dollars; to extend the provisions of the act for
| the relief OF purchasers and locaters of swamp
and overhowed lands. Mr. Morrill, addressed
the Senate on the silver question in favor O.!
suspen ion. MesSrs. Teller, Beck, McPher-
son and MO rll Sook part in spirited de-
went into executive session. and at 80 D. m.
i ad jOurued.
HoUsE.-.Bills were reported from the Com.
mite on Naval Affairs Mr.. Matson called up
| the bill increasing to Sl2 per month the pen
sion of widows and dependent relatives of
soldiers. 1t was debated without action.
speech on silver by MIR. Symes of Colorado,
was injected in committee of the whole, when
/ tuU Regular was u VII W purchase Ine
old Produce Exchange property In New York.
This was finally passed, and at $3.50 p. m. the
| House adjourned.
! WASHINGTON January 2l-SENATE. Bills
introduced: TO enable the people OF the Ter
ritory of Dakota to form Constitutional and
s. ate Government; to prevent the demoneti.
zation of American coin by certain persons
in the United States. Laid on the table for
the present. by request The Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of tbills on the
calendar. The first bill in order was one
to divide part of the Sioux reserva.
ton in Dakota into separate reser'
walton, and to secure the relinquish.
ment of the Indian title to the remainder
! The bill, after debate, finally went over and
the bill to provide for the counting of the
Electoral vote was taken UP, and Mr. Sherman
! took the floor and addressed the Senate. Mr..
| Sherman then offered an amendment. striking
! from the bill the clause allowing either
house to exclude vote, and providing that
in case of disagreement between the houses
the question in dispute. should be submitted
to Joint convention of both houses which
| joint convention shall Immediately, without
debate, upon the rol-cal of the respective
houses, vote upon the question or questions
/ upon which there has been such disagree.
ment, and the decision of the majority of the
members OF the joint convention shall be
| deemed final and conclusive, and the votes
shall be counted accordingly and be an
nOunced by the President of the Senate;
that while the two houses shall be
the President of the Senate shall
have power To preserve order, and no de-
bate shall be allowed, and no question shall
be put by the presiding officer except to
| either house, or p melton to withdraw and
upon questions which the two houses have
| disagreed, as aforesaid. Mr.. Edmunds re-
piled az some length, and concluded by say.
ing that he could see neither the wisdom nor
ntntx
! proposition Mr. Evarts was disposed to re-
| gard the amendmt mt proposed by Mr.. Sher.
| man with favor, as offering an opportunity to
| the senate to overcome the majority of the
| House by the vote of the united body. The
Senate adjourned until Monday
HoUsE.-No bills of any importance being
reported under the call of committees the
! House resumed in the morning hour the con.
siderstion of the bill to increase the pensions
| of soldiers widows. Mr.. Warner (Ohio) Of
fered an amendment providing that this act
| shall apply only to widows who we're mar
ried before its passage. Mr.. Townsend UllI
| offered an amendment as a substitute for
MT Warmers amendment. providing that
| when an invalid pensioner shall die, his
| widow or minor children shall be entitled
| to an original pension, without being re-
| quired to prove that the death of the pen
sioner was due to his military or naval service
amendment rejected by vote of
lOs to ll5 and Mr.. Warmers by vote of 1C-
| TO 1925. On motion of Mr.. Snowden (Pa) an
amendment was adopted making it a misde
meanor for any person to receive any money
/ for the prosecution of any claims arising UNI
| der this act Mr.. Browne Gnd) then offered
his am rndment, repeating the limitation on
the arrears of pension act. Mr.. Rogers ARK.
! raised the point that the amendment was not
! In order, as it contained the substance of a bill
! pending before the House. A Iona discussion
! Of the point followed, and in order to enable
the matter to be looked into still further the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-SENATE.-Not in
! session.
| HoUsE,-Mr Herbert tAia.,, from the Com
nlittee on Naval Affairs, reported back the Bou
| teie resolution calling on the Secretary of the
! Navy for information relative to the alleged
! erasures OF certain inscriptions and the dis
missal of Union soldiers at tn Norfolk Navy
yard, with an amendment extending
| the inquiry to dsmssals made
at the Hsvy-yard and lighthouse
| district, at Norfolk during the terms of the
immediate predecessors of the present Secre
tary of the Navy. Several sharp debates
were had, and two or three amendments
voted down by a strictly party vote. An
amendment by the COMMITTEE on Naval AT
fairs was then adopted and the house took 9
recess. The House, at it's evening session
passed sixteen pension and three disability
bills, and adjourned until Monday.
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