The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-04-17
XLIXTH CONGRESS.
First Session,

"AehiNGTuN, april o.-SENATE.-A resOlu-
non was agreed TO appointing Mr.. Sherman
ma Mr., Harrison to I'LL vacancies in the Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations. Mr.. Platt sub 4
nitted certain amendments to his resolution
noses to call up wednesday or Thursday
= resolution WAS agreed to calling
for information as to the names of
PERSONS r,,,n,, employed BY the Interior De.
documents. joint resolution was submit
ted for the appointment of joint committee,
o consist of three Senators and FIVE mem bers,
to consider the subject of celebration in
nversary of the formation of the Gov.
crnment under the Constitution, and
also OF the four hundredth anniversary
tho vent ais oyor The Of AT mi
neted Mr.. Plumb speaking in opposition.
Mr. Frye took the floor and injected Il speech
on the fishery question. Mr.. Cockrell follow
cd against the bill Mr. Logan supported the
measure. AT Ado p. N. the Senate went into
exeentive session. and at 5:30p. IN. adjourned.
HousE.-Bils and resolutions were intro
duced until the call of States. Among these
was one for the appointment of joint com.
mittee to consider the subject of centennial
celebration at Washington in 1889, extending
the free delivery system, reducing letter pos
tage to one and half cent and postal cards
to half cent, resolutions on the fl heries
question, for tie appointment of COM
mittee to Investigate the Carrollton massacre.
At the conclusion of the call of States, Mr..
morrison reported amendments to certain
rules. The House by vote OF 1853 to
6o, passed the Mexican pension bill under
suspension of the rules. BY similar motion
the Senate bill for the relief Of settlers in Ne
bra ,s and Kansas was passed. The following
| the rules For the erection of public build
| ing at Duluth, MINI.
| WASHINGTON, April 6.-SENATE-Execu-
i've communications were received and petit
lions presented some of the latter protesting
| ton of coored citizens of Kansas prayed
| for assistance to emiRrate to Africa. The
labor arbitration bill was favorably reported
without amendment. Consideration of Mr..
| Logans bill to increase the army was re-
| sumed. Mr.. Logan spoke at length. The
| Chair laid before the Senate a message from
the President on the subject of Chinese immi-
| grafton. Mr.. Hawlcy obtained the floor on
the army bill but gave way for executive
session ut las p. IN.
HoUSE.--A communication from the Act
| ing Secretary of the Treasury denied that the
payment of silver dollars is refused at the
| sub-1reasury ut Boston. A resolution was
| adopted, calling on the Secretary of State for
| copies of all correspondence with representa-
| tVcs OF France, Germany, Austria and other
European countries in relation to the exclu-
sion of American pork. Bills were reported
from committees for the issue of small bills:
| providing for the construction of
, i,Inn,;n :, supply steamer for the
Establishment of lightship at the entrance
to the Chesapeake Bay; to increase the
efficiency of the army: to consolidate certain
bureaus OF the Navy Department. to investi-
| gate existing differences between rail- Dads
and their employees; to prohibit the passag
| OF local and special laws in the Territories.
| Inc post-ofice appropriation bill was taken
up An amendment to increase the item fhr
postal cler WINS lost. An amendment to in
crease the appropriation for foreign mail
| service from S37500D to S425000, was lost--S2
to l06. The bill was finally passed, and the
] House adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, April 7.-SENATE.-Mr Call
spoke in favor of his resolution instructing
the Committee on Public Lands to report a
bill FORGETTING all railroad grants not earned.
! The roads in Florida were especially alluded
| to, The resolution was referred M Haw-
ley supported the army bill, and argued for
| an increase, A GENERAL debate followed, in
which Messrs. Teller, Van Wyck, Hawley
and Logan participated. At 80 clock
a vote was taken on the motion of Mr.. Hale
| to strike out the second section, which pro-
yded for an increase of five thousand men
The motion was lost by Il tie vote-22 to %.
| Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana, moved to add al
additional section repeating Section LIS of
the Revised Statutes, which now prohibits
any person who served the Confederate Gov
ernment from appointment to the army OF
the United StatcsyeaS n, hays -. On the
final vote the bill was beaten 10 81.
HoUSE.-The Presidents message on the
Chinese question was referred to the Commit
| tee on Foreign Affairs. A conference report
on the bill approprlating S20l,' GO for 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 I'D, 18th and 26th of May were set apart
| for the consideration of the free ship" bill.
The bill providing for select commission to
investigate the condition of the Indians was
called up, but went over. The Bland bill for
free coinage of silver was debated by Bland,
| Norwood and Raine. AT 3 p. IN. the House
took recess until p. m, the evening session
being for debate on the silver question.
| vote is expected tomorrow.
WAsHINGroN, Aprli S--SENATE,-Th Ii
hrary bill was passed as it came from the
House; also the bill granting to the Kansas
and Arkansas Valley Railroad Company
right of way through Indian Territory
/ Inc Indian Appropriation bill was reported
with amendments. At p. m. the bill for
the admission of Washington Territory
was laid before the Senate. 1t was agreed
tn, fisheries resolution should be taken ur
Tomorrow The voorhees, amendment, pro
admission, was defeated-yeas 10 to % nays.
After further dcba by Messrs Hoar Ed
munds, Beck, Platt, Butler, Brown and Call,
the bill went over, and the Senate adjourned
at p. IN.
HousE.-The free-coinage silver bill was
debated all the afternoon, until the time
agreed upon for taking vote had arrived.
An amendment offered by Dibble Is. c., sus-
pending further coinage of silver under the
Bland act after July l. 1889, was defeated
yeas 81, nays 20. A vote was then taken on
the oil, and 1t was defeated-yeaS E6, nays
163.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-SENATE.-The newly
appointed Senator from California, Mr..
George Hearst, was sworn in to fill the uneX
pired term of the late Senator Miller. Mr..
Riddleherger called up Mr.. Plati's resolution
relative to open executive sessions. 1t was
proposed to make the subject the special Or
der 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 debat cd, but no ac
ton was taken. Mr., Frye took the floor on
the fisheries question and spoke until p. m.
The Washington Territory Admission bill was
taken up. The Eustis amendment limiting
suffrage to male citizens was rejected. Yeas,
II; nays, %. AT 6:l5 p. IN. the Senate adj
iourned until to morrow.
| HOUSE-A night session was ordered for
the 18th of May, to deliver eulogies on the
late Representative Hahn, of Louisiana. A
resolution was adopted calling on the Secre-
tary of the Interior for information relative
to dissr minaion by the land-grant roads
against the Denver and New Orleans railroad.
The committees were called for reports of a
private characterafter VIII oh the House went
into committee of the whole on the private cal
endar. Several bills were agreed to- The com
mittee rose, and Mr.. ONeill sked unanimous
consent for the present consideration of
resolutions reciting tha the House of Repre-,
l-sentatives of the United States sympathiZed
with Mr.. Gladstone in his efforts to secure
free Parliament for the people of Ireland,
and congratulsting that country on its pros.
' poets for self-government Mir. Cox, of North
Carolina Objected. At O'Clock the House
took recess until 1870 p. m. At the evening
session TWENTY-FIVE pension bills were passed
At s:l5 adjourned until tomorrow.
wAsHINGToS, April Observation-Disclosures
were presented from assemblies of toe
knights of Labor, PRAYING for the passage of
the Arbitration bill. The bill for the sdmis-
nnNNA Voc sars