The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-22
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS

SENATE, April Ex-senator Sherman sub
mitted substitute for the house labor ar
bitration bill providing for commission
to investigate the labor trouble and report
next December. An unsuccessful! effort
was made to consider the resolution for
making executive sessions open. The
house Indian appropriation bill was passed
with very few changes.
House, April l0-Mr. Morrison, from the
committee on ways and means, reported
bill to reduce tariff taxes, and to modify
the lew in relation of the collection
of the revenue and it was refer
req r6o,a to Mr. the ror committee Of the the
views of the minority of the committee
MIR. Morrison, from the committee on rules,
reported the following resolution:
That select committee of seven men,
aers be appointed by the speaker to investi-
conditions now existing in the relations be-
tween railroad corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce and their employees in
the states of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas. The committee shall
have power to send for persons and papers,
to sit during the sessions of the house, and
to visit such places in these states as may
be necessary to facilitate the investigation
1t shall report during the present session,
with such recommendation as it NAV deem
proper to make" Mr.. Morrison claimed
that the arbitration bill which had passed
the house was inadequate. After some de-
bate the resolution unanimously passed.
The committee on elections submitted their
report on the contested election case of
Campbell VS.. Weaver in the 9th Iowa Dis
trict.
SENATE, April Ex-senator Platt's resolu-
ton in favor OF open executive sessions was
discussed, the senator making an elabor-
ate speech in it's behalf. The debate will
be continued several days. The resolution
declaring that congress should not provide
for any joint commission to settle the fish
cries question was debated and adopted by
vote of IS to 10.
HOUSE, April 13-The contested election
case of Hurd vs.. Romeis of the Toledo Ohio
district occupied the entire session. Romies
Is the sitting member and the majority
report OF the committee gives him the
right to continue. A minority report de-
clares Hurd entitled to the seat, and
another minority report declares that
neither are entitled. 1t will be several
days before vote is reached
SENATE, April 1.-THE question of open
executive sessions was again debate d and
again laid over. The bill reported by tho
committee on pensions for the relief Of SOL
diers of the late war honorably discharged
ait. SIX months service who are disabled
and dependent upon their own labor for
support, and of dependent parents Of sol
diers who died in the service or from dis
ability contracted theron, was debated but
not voted upon. The Interstate commerce
bill was debated the remainder of the SEES
sion.
HOUSE, April A. The Hurd- Romeis con-
tested election case was resumed and Mr.
Hurd was allowed to speak in his own be-
half. Upon concluding the resolution
that Romeis is not entitled to his seat was
lost by los yeas to 1913 nays. The resolut
ton giving Romeis his seat was then
SENATE, April 1.-the question of open
executive sessions and the Interstate COM
merce bill were debated but no action taken
on either.
House, April l5-A bill was passed
amending section 8, 3S6, Revised Statutes, SO
as to provide that every brewer on filing
notice or his intention to commence or con
time business, shall execute a bond to the
United States in sum equal to three times
the amount of the tax which the brewer
wil De liable to pay during any one mouth.
remainder of the session.
SENATE, April 16-Mr. Dolph introduced a
bill to appropriate FIVE million dollars to
compensate citizens for losses by Indian
Expectations. 1t covers period from
1857 to 1873. The bill was referred to the
committee on Indian affairs The inter
State commerce bill was debated after
which al executive session was held and ali
apPolntees to whom there as 10 oppo-
sitlon, were confirmed. Adjourned I'M
til Monday.
HOUSE April, 16-An attempt to take up
the river and harbor bill failed, and the day
was devoted to the private calendar. In
the evening forty five pension bills passed.
SENATE, April 17-Not in session.
HOUSE, April 17-Mr. Forney, on behalf
OF the committee on appropriations, called
up the bill appropriating el5O,OOO for the
relief of the sufferers by the overflow of
the rivers in Alabama
Messrs: Nelson (Minn) and Hiscock
urged the propriety of an amendment.
making an appropriation for the relief OF
sunerers from the late cyclone in Mime
Mr.: Oates (Ala.) regretted that he could
not agree with Mr.. Hiscock on this oues
ton. 1"e'
This measure was confessedly outside of
the constitution, and he believed that the
oath OF the Office no took to SUPPORT that