Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-This was bill day
In the house, and perfect avalanche OF
measures of all kinds came pouring In.
Those Of interest to Michigan people are
mates Of soldiers homes; and to remove
the charge Of desertion from the
military record of George Paquette, late
private in company X, Eighth Michigan
cavalry. Mr.. Oates of Alabama printed q
resolution to prohibit the appointment OF
congressional committees to attend tuner
ais and to prohibit the draping OF public
buildings In mourning except by order OF
the president. The speaker laid before the
house a supplemental report from the sec
rotary of the treasury relative to the col
lection of customs duties and the house
adjourned.
Among the numerous bills introduced In
the senate and referred were the follow
ing: To amend the revised statutes In re-
lation to the immediate transportation OF
bonded goods. Providing new basis for
the circulation of national banks 10 au-
thorize the reduction of United States
bonds and the circulation or national
banks. Morrison's resolution declaring 10
inexpedient and unadvisable to NEEDLE
with the tariff at the present session was
discussed for some time and finally laid
over and Hoar's bill to repeal the tenure
of Office act taken up and its consideration,
occupied the attention OF the senate until
the time for adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house in COM
mittee of the whole. discussed the sundry
civil bill. Several amendments were
adopted, among them one offered by Mr.
Maybury, appropriating $25'OD to com
mence the public building at Detroit.
Pending further action the committee rose
and the house adjourned
The senate spent most OF the session
discussing the tenure of office law Among
the bills introduced and referred were the
following: By Mr.. Harrison of Indiana, 20
increase the pensions of those who have
disabilities equivalent to the loss of a hand
or foot; Mr.. Mcpherson of New JERSEY in
! troduced n bill TO amend the oleomargar.
! ine bill also a bill for the presentation OF
medals to each of the officers and soldiers
who volunteered for three months service
under the presidents call of April Is, 1861.
| After executive session the senate adj
| journed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-In the senate the
| bills to amend the postal money order
system and to extend the free delivery
system were favorably reported. Mr..
Cullom presented the conference report
on the interstate commerce bill and asked
that it be printed. Mr.. Platt called up his
resolution that executive nominations
shall hereafter be considered In open SEES
sion, except when otherwise ordered by a
vote Of the senate. By a majority OF IL II
was voted to lay the resolution on the
table Pending vote on the bill prohibit
ing senator's or representatives from act
| ing As SuDoiuiHes i"''N''N
| companies, the senate adjourned.
The house Immediately after the tran
saction of routine business, went into com
mittee of the whole on the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
December Ex-senator Conger and 9th
ers presented petitions for a reduction o.
the oleomargarine tax Other petition,
and n number of bills were introduced
when the troubles on the Mexican frontier
came in for a rather extended debate. The
bill TO repeal the tenure OF office act wa
taken up and passed also the bill for the
retirement and reconage OF the trade dol
lar. and the bill giving free delivery Il
cities and villages containing a population
OF not less than 1900 and having gross
postal revenue of $1,000 A bill was ais,
passed providing torthe appointment o
an Inspector of hulls and boilers at Detroit
After short executive session the senat
adjourned until Monday.
Ia the house Mr. Belmont introduced I
bill authorizing the president to appoint
commission to take testimony in relation
to the losses and injuries indicted sine
December 81, 1886, by British authoritie
upon citizens of the United States engaged
in the fisheries on the northeast coast o
British North America. The sundry civi
appropriation bill was taken up, all of tn
amendments agreed to, and the bill passed
At the evening session is pension bills wer
passed.