Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-23
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. April g. 1ss


 SENATE.-A large number of petitions were presented from local assemblies of the Knights of Labor opposing the free ship bill.
 MT. Morgan reported a bill to indemnify the Chinese who suffered by the recent out break at Rock Springs, Wyoming.
 On motion of MT. Van Wyck the Senate took up the bill providing for the taxation of railroad grant lands, but the morning hour having expired the interstate commerce bill was taken up.
 The message from the President was laid before the Senate and the Senate after an ex- ecutive session adjourned until Monday. HoUsE-On motion of MT Caldwell, of Tennessee, the Senate electoral count bill with House amendments was made g contin- uing special order for May 6.
 MT. Wellbo1n reported back the Indian appropriation bill with Senate amendments and recommending that some of the amend ments he agreed to and others rejected. The recommendation was agreed to, and Messrs. Wellborf, Peel and Perkins were appointed a committee of conference.
 MT. Tucker, of Virginia, presented adverse reports from the Judiciary committee on the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment giving the President power to veto specific items in appropriati on bills and on the bill to prevent the adulteration of food; laid on the table.
 At the expiration of the morning hour the House went into Committee of the Whole on the river and harbor bill.
 After concluding consideration of twenty eight of the sixty-three pages of the bill the committee rose.
 MT. O'Neill attempted to secure the adop- ton of his resolution of sympathy with Glad stone and his country, but MT. Swope, of Pennsylvania, interposed the fatal objection and at 5:25 the House took recess until Il g.. m. tomorrow.
 BUREAU OF ARBITRATION. President Cleveland Sends Message
 To Congress Recommending Per-
 manent Commission to Settle Dis.
 putes Between Labor And Capital.
 WASHINGTON, April 22.-The president to- day sent message to Congress on the sub ject of the labor troubles. The following is the full text: The Senate and House of Representatives:
 The constitution imposes on the President the duty of recommending to the consideration of Con gress from time to time such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient I am deeply meeting the problem which recent events and pres ent condition nave thrust upon us 1nvovin ,he set men and their employees that l am constrained to recommend to congress legislation upon this seri- ous subject. Under form of government the value of labor an element of national prosperity peciaiiy entitled to iegislative care fn country which offers all it's citizens the highest attain ment of social and political distinction it's working men cannot justly or safely be considered as ire vocably consigned to the limits of class and enti- tied to attention and allowed no protest against neglect. The laborng man, bearing in his hand an indispensable contribution to our growth and pro gress, may well insist with manly courage and as g right upon the same recognition from those who make our laws as accorded to any other citizens having valuable interest in charge. And his reasonable demands should be met in such spirit of appreciation and fairness as to induce q contented and patriotic co operation in the achievement of a grand national destiny. While the real interests of labor not promoted by resort to threats and violent manifestations. and while those who under pretext of an advocacy of the claims of labor wantonly attack the rights of capital and for selfish purposes or the love of dis order SOW seeds of violence and discontent should neither be encouraged nor conciliated all legsla- ton oh the subject should be calmly and deliber- ately undertaken, with no purpose of satisfying unreasonable demands or gaining partisan adyan- | tage. The present condition of the relations be- tween labor and capital are far from satisfactory The discontent of the employed is due | in large degree to the grasping exactlons Of employers and the alleged dis erimination in favor of capital object of gov ernmental attention It must also be conceded that