The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-04-10
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

Chinese memorial was presented from San
Francisco. Memorials were also presented
from the Legislature of Connecticut for
coast defenses, and from that Of Iowa in re-
la,ion to the national board of health. Mr..
Logan's Army bill was taken up and dis
cussed. AT 1850 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session, and at 535 p. m. adj
journed.
PRODUCED under the call of States. Resou.
tons looking to an investigation of the labor
troubles were referred. Woolford, of Ken
lucky, introduced bill granting a pension
ably discharged soldiers and sailors of
the, late war, and providing artificial
limbs, Or M ney equivalent. for
those Confe0erates who needed them. The
Blair BILL was referred to the Committee on
Labor by vote of 1888 to lib. This reference
was made to get the measure reported to the
House. The bill regulating compensation of
U. ). Attorneys, M0rshals and Commits soners
was taken up and pending action when the
morning hour expired. O'Hara, of North
Carolina, asked unanimous consent to offer
Tor immediate consideration resolutions pro-
the Carrollton Miss murders Mr.. Regain, of
TcX.s, objected on the ground that Congress
had no constitutional power.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-SENATE.-A reso.
luton was agreed to calling for certain in
formation from the Interior Department in
-
spokane Indians from their reservation.
The Army bill was taken up and discussed
by Messrs. Logan and Teller. Mr.. Platt adj
dressed the Senate on the Washington Terri
tory bill. M. Voorhees, Introduced bill for
the admission of Montana as a substitute for
bis former bill, the new measure being an
enabling act. Mr.. Vance gave notice that
after the morning hour tomorrow he would
call up his bill for the repeal Of the Civil Ser
vice law.
HOusE.-Mr. Guenther rose to question
of privilege, and denied he had any under
standing with the Postmaster General or the
Speaker in regard to his appointment on the
Committee on Postofiices and Post-roads.
several committee reports were received.
Consideration of the bill to regulate the
compensation and duties of o. S. Attorney,
sumed., Pending action the morning hour
expired. The Postofice appropriation bill
was discussed. During tho debate
there there. was an exchange of osmpli-
nessee, the former expressing the opinion
that there were better men than the latter in
the ,penitentiary, while the latter had no
doubt that his colleagues superiors had been
hanged in prison. r. Randall asked unani
nous consent to offer resolution fer an in
vcstigaton Of the CarroltOn massacre. Mr.
Reagan objected, Notwithstanding that
Barksdale, of Mississippi, requested that
there might be no objection.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-SENATE-A petit
ton was presented praying for pension for
an eX-soldier discharged from the revenue
service in Georgia on account of politics
Mr. Logan's bill to increase the efficiency of
aby was taken hv and
Plumb. AT O'Clock Mr.. Vance began his
speech against civil service REFORM The bill
Tor the admission of Washington Territory
was taken up and supported by Mr.. Dolph.
the Senate adjourned 6p. m.
HOuSE-The arbitration bill was reported
from the Committee on Labor. Speeches
Mere made sy qNeI, Mo} ~ Kelley Ta
lGaJ Weaver YER 80 ha .1H' Re- Reed i'"l'S az
Brumm. (Pa) Daniels, Wa.l Glover,
Mo) Reagan, Gex) McAdoo and
pgey be- Soee Was gy t that
| The river and harhor bill was reported. The
| Hurd-Romeis case was reported adversely by
! Mr.. Turner Ca. who gave notice that action
! would be tried for next week. Randall sub
mitted the ordinance report from the special
! commission considering the subject. AT $40
| p M the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 1-SENATE "A bill
was favorably reported to erect monument
Abraham. Lincoln at Washington, and
passed. A discussion of Logan's army bill
was set for Monday next. The Washington
| Territory bin was debated by Senators Dolph,
Morgan and Frye. and the Senate adjourned
| after executive sessioT until Monday.
HOUsE.-In committee of the whole, with
Mr.. Springer Qll,), in the chair a general de-
bate was had on the labor arbitration bill.
Gibson wv. Va, Grain Tex, Worthington
lkan.l, Warner and Neil Mo-, Osborn and
Kelley pa, Long (Mass.l, Hammond (Ga),
and Lowry 0nd) participated. Pending a
voteon the measure the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. April -SENATE.-Not in SEES
sion
HousE.-On motion of Mr. O'Neill MOI
private business was dispensed with--yeas,
ha can't tint I'M.
mittec OF the whole (Mr. Springer GlD in the
chair on the Labor Arbitration bill. all de-
bate on tho first section being limited to
thirty minutes. Mr., Foran CO) offered an
amendment providing that If, on the written
proposition of either party TO the contro-
versy to submit the differences to arbitration
the other party shall refuse, the party
SUBMITTING onest the Dagap proposition may n,t Te
an arbitcr. He regarded the
bill in its present shape as an entering
wedge for the enactment of snch legislation
| in future as would crush out organized labor.
Thorough organization, and organization
alone, the laboring men of this country could
work out their salvation, and he was willing
10 leave this question and all questions of
this character of organized labor. Mr. Dibble
| Is c. offered an amendment providing that
the Commissioner of Labor on the request
of either party to controversy, shall order
an Investigation to be made, The Bureau
of Labor, be said. had been ignored in
the great emergency. The purport of his
amendment was to make the Commits.
siOner of Labor factor in gathering informa-
ton. Mr.. Negley pa offered an amendment
providing that the Board of Arbitration shall
inquire into the practices of certain railroad
companies OF maintaining company system
of life insurance to evade the payment of
damages for loss of life through negligence
or otherwise The amendments were all
voted down. First and second sections of
the bin were modified and agreed to. They
provide for Board of Arbitration which
shall possess the power belonging, to
United States Commissioners appointed by
the Circuit Court of the United States
but In no case shall any witness be compelled
to disclose the secrets or produce the records
which he may be an officer or mcmber;and any
order finding, conclusion or award made by a
majority Of the arbitrators shall be of the
same force and effect as if all the arbtrators
concurred therein or united in making the
same. The House, ut its evening session,
passed thirty-fve pension bills and.adjourned
WASHINGTON, April 3.-SENATE.-Not in
session.
RoUsE.-Mr. Robertson, of Kentucky, sub
mittcd the minority report of the Committee
on Elections in the contested election case OF
Hurd VS.. Romeis. Mr.. James, of New York
called up the adverse report on the free sill
yer coinage bill. but Mr.. 0'Neil raised the
question of consideration and called up the
labor arbitration bill. By vote of 50 to IL
the silver bill was laid aside All amendments
and substitutes proposed for the arbitration
bull we're rejected, except Que by Mr.. Warner
of Missouri, fixing the rate of compensation
of the members of the arbitration tribunal al
ten dollars per day, and prescribing the allow
ance for employees aud witnesses. The bill
was finally reported and passed-Yeas la5
uays3'. The bland silver bill was then TAX er
up for debate and continued throughout the
evening session.
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