Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-03-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

| the Senate ad armed as a mark of respect To
the memory OF the ate Senator Miller Of Cali
lorna, whose death had gust been announced.
In the House but little work was done. A
| resolution was offered and referred for the
appointment Of a subcommittee To inquire
| into the alleged evasons Of the Thurman act
| by the Union Pacific railroad company, and TO
determine whether by reason OF any violation
OF the provisions of that act { he CORPORATE
rights, powers and franchises of the company
| have become forfeited Resolutions In respect
10 the memory of Senator Miller were adopted,
and the House adjourned.
| MARCH c.-sENATE.-1he Chair IaId ne ore
the. Senate a letter from the postmaster-gen-
eral. transm IT. az In response to rec, mt
| SENATE resolution, inform ition as 10 mail
service on the Pacific anu other ralroa Is; also
a letter from the secretary of The treasury
transmitting a letter from the chef Justice
| OF the court Of claims, asking an appropri-
atom Of 5000 Tor printing ami binding
| expenses OF that court Mr.. Conger
OF Michigan reported favorably
from the committee on commerce, a bill author
| zing the Central Missouri railway company to
construct railroad bridge across the
Mississippi river at or near Alton liz. The
| bill was r, a | third time and passed. Mr..
Edmunds of Vermont spoke on the resolutions
rep0 ted IRON the judiciary committee con-
| den min the encouragement for refusing TO
transmit to the senate papers called Tor by the
Senate. AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Ed
| munds' address the Senate went lntoexecutiye
| session and soon after adjourned.
HoUsE.-The response fthe cretary Of the
| navy to the Bouulle resolutions coucern ng
the removal of inscriptions at the Norfolk
| yard was laid before the House and referred to
| the COMMITTEE on ma, a affair.". Mr.. Lafoon
| OF Kentucky. from the committee on public
| lands. REQ ted bl to promote the lntrouuc-
| ton OF fresh water on the Colorado desert
Committee Of the whole Mr.. Eldredge OF
Michigan from the committee on ponsions
IRgN. Tf..I mt.
| soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war
| Referred To the committee OF the whole. On
behalf OF the committee on labor, Mr.. James
| Oh New York called up the bill to prohibit
| any officer, servant or agent OF the govern
ment To hire or contract out the labor OF pris-
oners incarcerate for violating the laws OF
| the United States government. The bill vas
passed. Yeas, "a; nays, Toe House then
went Into committee OF the whole,
Mr.. 1ownshend Of Illinois in the chair
OF the indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Well
born of Texas briefly ran over the appropria-
| tons made by the bill and compared them
with those made or the current year, summing
| up with the statement that the pending bill
| carried S5,5!5,55S, a. against S5,,77,44l APP
| proprated for the current year. Pend n dis.
cnsslon, the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
MARCH 10-SENATE-The Chair laid before
| the Senate Mr.. Logans resolution offered
Yesterday, to refer to the committee on rules
| for investigation the letter of Mr.. Eads deny
ng that he (Eadsl had any representatives on
| the floor of the Senate. In Mr.. Logan's alb
sence Mr.. Plumb of Kansas supposed the mat
| ter would go over, and he moved on the Iowa
land grant forfeiture. AT = o'clock the matter
went over without action, the Char then leav
Ing before the Senate the resolutions from the
Judiciary committee concerning the relations
of the Senate and the president. Mr.. Pugh of
Alabama addressed the Senate In reply TO the
speech OF senator Edmunds deliv red on the
preceding day.. AT the conclusion of Mr..
Pugh's speech Mr. Wilson Of Iowa was
recognized by the Chair, but upon the sugges-
| ton of Senator Allison consented to permit
the p, nding business to be- temporarily laid
iside till tomorrow in order thai the Senate
might proceed To consider the urgent
deficiency till which was then taken up and
an amendment recommended by the committee
on appropriations was agreed to appropriatipg
$1,000 to deiray the expenses oil ten. Grants
funeral. The TEN Of SlS5,0J0 deficiency In
the departm nj OF justice gave rise u some de-
bate. IN EGmuI DIS, Mr.. ingalls, OF Kansas,
| and Mr.. Plumb commented on the fact that
the deficiency was greater than under Repub-
ncan administration, and Mr.. Voorhees,, Mr..
teck, Mr.. COckrcli and Mr.. Call def nded the
present a imin stratiOn and insisted that ex-
traordinary expenditures were necessary In
connection win the execution of the laws OF
tab. Mr.. Teller of Colorado, said the rea-
| son why deficiency bi Is came before Congress
at all was because Congress did not do its duty
In making the appropriations In the first place.
.... Mr.. Edmund said he ma heard that many
of the new di. trct attorneys had, In their zeal
| for reform" brought suits, without sufficient
foundations and that had probably increased
the expense. Mr.. Beck wanted the dill held
over till to-uorrow so that he might look into
| II, but a ma Oritt OF the Senators wanted II
passed at &c an II was accordingly passed.
THE st tie zen ad oufne i, leav. ing the I'd
| murds rtsout on the unfinished business for
| O'Clock, Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, having the
four.
HoUsE.-Mr. Herbert Of Alabama, from the
committee on naval affairs, reportel the bill
to increase the naval establishment. Com
mttee OF the whole. MIR. Pulitzer Of New
Crk, fom the comm ttee on civil service re-
form, reported adversely the seney bill to re-
peal the civil service law. Mr. Stone OF
Missouri ask, d Ina; the bill he pla ed upon
| minority report 1t was so ordered. Mr..
Rogers OF Arkansas, from the committee On
Pacific rallIoa Is, rcpor cd bill requiring the
Northern Pacific a lioat company to pay the
cost of surveying It's lands. House oalen lar.
In the morning hour Mr.. Morrill, OF kansas,on
behalf OF the comm ttee on invalid pensions,
called up the bill re5eal.ng the .imltat on on
be time within which the lensl claims
OF militia men who Were disabled when
acting III der orders, OF United States
officer must be filed. Mr.. II gers OF
Arkansas, Mr.. Reagan OF Texas
and Mr.. Mcmillan Of Tennessee opposed the
bill he morning hour having expired pend-
ing action, the House went into committee Of
the whole. (Mr Townshend Of illinois in the
hair on the Ind an app oprati BILL. Mr.
Holm,n OF In Lana opposed the system
OF establishing day schools for
indian cbildren.. Mr. Perkins OF Kansas
sa the Ind an Industrial school had accom-
p.ishe marvels In tn, educat on OF Indian
c0lldren.. Mr.. Cuicheon Of Michigan said
the indians shouli be taught the gospel Of
self support. Mr.. Cannoc Of Illinois said
that Congress voted more money for the
subsistence of The Indians than the common
iaborer could arm in New York or Chicago.
He wishcI that the indians were becoming
civilized, hut the fact was they were econ ng
pauperized.. =. Pending further discussion the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
MARCH 12.-SeNATE.-The bill to forfeit
part Of the lands granted to the state oi Iowa,
in aid OF rail- Dads, was passed. The chair then
placed before the Senate the resolutions re-
rorteI from the iuic airy committee on the
re atoms between tie President and the
Senate, as 70 tn, zig of the Sen ite to have
papers and information relating TO suspens ons
from Office, and Mr.. kenna Of West Virginia,
took the hoor In oppos ton to the report OF
the ma orlty Of the committee LAT the con-
clusion OF Mr.. Kenua's speech Sen itor Cullom
obtained the floor and after an executive ses.
sion the Senate ads ourned.
HousE.-Qn motion OF Mr.. Morrow OF Cali
form a resolution was n opted accepting the
invItat on Of the senate that the House al tend
In b. dy the funeral services Of the late Sen
ator Miller TO be held In the Senate chamber ut
noon tomorrow. Mr.. Swope oil PENNSYLVANIA.
from the committee on invalid pensions, re-
ported bill granring a pension OF 5000 a
year to the widow of GenW.S. Hancock. Pri-
vate calendar. THE House went into COM
mite OF the whole on the private calendar.
long Ill cussion, which at times took a
pol teal turn arose upon the first bi' on the
ca endar, being one Tor the relief of
the heir -at-law Of Cora A. Slocum of LouisI-
an woe finally ordarsA "a ortoI NTH