The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-05-27
FERGUSON & CONLEY. Publishers.
XLIXTH CONGRESS.


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ting bill was passed. with the Fay bill as an
amendment. This latter limits the privileges
accorded TO foreign vessels in our ports to
the privileges given our ships in foreign
| ports. The Pension bill was debated as the
| regular order, but was not presented at the
executive session. Mrs. Thompson was con-
nrmed as postmaster at Louisville.
HousE.-Numerous bills were introduced
In the House under the call of Sta1es. The
urgent deficiency bill was passed. The rules
we're suspended, and the 5th and 5th of June
were set apart for the consideration Of
| measures from the Pacific Railroad Commit.
tee. Senate bill providing for the study in
| the public schools Of the Territories and the
District of Columbia of the effects of alco-
| holc drinks and narcotics was passed
WASHINGTON, May y18.-SENATE.-The Senate
worked on the calendar until O'Clock, when
senator Coke spoke at length on the labor ar
bitration bill. The pension bill was the regu-
lar order.
HoUsE.-The House devoted the day TO the
ocean subsidy clause OF the post-Ofiice bill
WASHINGTON, May 19.-SEHATE--The Sem
ate during the morning hour, discussed the
bill for the b. & o. bridge from the Jersey
shore TO Staten Island. No conclusion was
reached, Mr.. Mcpherson, of New Jersey, con-
suming the time in opposing the bill. The
Pension bill was taken up as the regular or
der, and passed. u pensions everybody
who depends upon his own exertions for
support, who honoraby served three months.
and Is or becomes disabled so as to interfere
with his labors for support. The minimum
pthsiOu uuutT tue Dill IL 10 De lOur uohhio
per month.
HOUSE The House occupied the day in
further discussion of the $4,000 ocean sub
sidy.
wAsHINGToN, May 20 : SENATE. = Bills
passed: Authorizing the Cheyenne and
Northern Railway Company to build its road
across the Fort Russell and Fort Laramie
military reservations; detaching the counties
OF Howard, Little River aud SEWER from the
western and adding them TO the Eastern
.llldlniQl gfriQ nj Arl IN CHANGE
to affect suits already entered; similar bill
detachng the county of Attila from the
Western and attaching It Norhthe to the
judicial District of Mississippi. The Staten
Island Bridge bill was taken up and discussed.
At2 O'Clock the bankruptcy bill was placed
before the Senate and temporarily laid aside
TO permit the continued consideration of the
bridge bill. After further debate, and the
voting down OF some amendments, the Dill
waSvoted down by viva voce vote as re-
ported from committee, with the sole addi-
ton of MIR. Vests amendment The bank
ruptcy bill was then laid before the Senate
and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Breckenridge (Ark.) from the
Committee on Ways and Means, called up a
bill providing that, for period of i've years,
no mackerel other than that known as Span
ish mackerel, caught between March and
June l, 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 tMr.
Hammond, of Georgia, in the chair on the
senate amendments to the post-oflice appro-
pristion bill. The amendment setting apart
$4,000 of the appropriation for the free de-
livery service, for the establishment of the
free delivery system in cities where IL is not
now established, was colcurred In. Ine
lied the Postmaster General to con-
tract fSr inland and foreign steamboat
service when II can be combined
ing by $4,000 the appropriation for railway
post-ofiice car service, The amendment was
concurred in increasing from Ss5l 725 to S29l,.
900 the appropriation for necessary and
special facilities on trunk lines. The foreign
mail service amendment havin been reached,
Mr.. Blount tGa.) MOVED a non-concurrence In
il. Several amendments were offered ana re-
tected. The Senate amendment was non-con-
CURED in without division, and the committee
rose and reported its action to the House.
The House confirmed the action of the COM
mittee on the foreign mail service amend
ment by the vote of yeas l78. nays 80 The
bill amendments will now be Sent to the Sem
ate, and then go TO a conference committee
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-SENATE-The bill
providing for closing the business of the
Court of Alabama Claims was taken
up. The reports Of the majority
ana minority of the committees
were read. The majority report maintains
that the difference in value between coin and
the currency at the time of the Geneva
award, and afterward, at the sale of the Ge-
neva award bonds, was and Is the property of
the U. Treasury, and should not form any
part of the sum out of which the Judgments
of the court should be paid. The minority re-
port contends. on the contrary. that the
United States occupied the position of
trustee for the claimants, and could not sell
the bonds named and credit itself with the
difference between the gold and currency
values. The bill was passed as II came from
the House. The urgent deficiency bill was
passed without debate; also bill providing
for the forfeiture of wagon-road land grants
I'm Oregon. House bill establishing life-Sav-
ing stations at the following places was pas
one at South Manitou Island, Lake Michigan;
one at South Chicago, HIS; one at Bois Blanc
Island, Straits of Mackinaw; one at Duluth,
Lake Superio one at Point Adams, Oregon;
one between Point Reyes and Point Diable.
Cal; one between Point San Jose and Point
Labos, CAL; and one on Lake Ontario, N Y,
at or near the mouth of the Niagara river.
Adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE.-The bill prohibiting the importa-
ton of mackerel during the spawning season
was passed. The consideration of private
business was then proceeded with. and several
bills reported to-day, and on previous Fridays.
from the committee of the whole, were
passed. Among the bills passed was one re-
moving the charge of desertion from the
record of Franklin Thompson. alias s. L. E.
Seelye. [This is the case of woman who for
two years served in Michigan regiment asa
soldier without disclosing her identityl The
House then took a recess until 1880 this even
/ q, session to be for the consideration Of
pension bills. The House, at its evening ses-
sion, passed thirty pension bills, and at 10 p.
m. adjourned until tomorrow
WASHINGTON, May q. .-sENATE.-No ses-
sion.
HousE. The Senate bill was passed ex-
tending the time for two years within which
the st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Company may complete its line through the
Indian Territory. The Senate Interstate
commerce bill was reported back with the
House bill as a substitute aud referred to the
committee of the whole. After passing
few private bills the free ship bill was taken
up and discussed for the rest of the day.