St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-05-15

In the efforts to secure shorter hours OF
labor by the various trades and callings,
the heads of the various central labor un-
ions discountenance resort to strikes to
secure that end, preferring to rely rather
upon the general but gradual public awak-
ening to the needs of the times.
GREECE notifies the Powers that she will
not maintain her ornaments, but will
gradually disarm.
SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT fami-
lies, comprising 3,477 persons, have been
evicted from holdings in Ireland during
the past three months.
THE law for the immediate execution of
railway train wreckers when unprecedented
in the act, has been passed in the Mexican
House of Deputies.
SEVEN cars of freight train on the
Fitchburg railroad, between Athol and
Royalston, Mass, were thrown from the
track about two O'Clock on the morning of
the 3Oth, and the night express and morn
ing ira ms were delayed several hours. No
one was injured.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate on the Goth MIR. Whitthorne,
the new Senator from Tennessee, was sworn
in The bill relating to bonds of brewers
passed Mr. Blair addressed the Senate at
amendment prohibiting the. manufact-
ure or sale of alcoholic liquors The
Interstate Commerce bill was taken up
and Messrs. Van Wyck and Stanford
made speeches. The Post Office Appropri-
alton bill was reported. lin the House,
under the call of States, many bills were in
troduced. among them: For the admission
to the Union of the whole OF Dakota to ere
ate q board of arbitration and establish
department of labor; to regulate Inter. state
commerce; to amend the Pacific railroad
acts The River and Harbor bill was taken
up in committee of the whole and debated at
length.
In the Senate on the 9th the testimony
taken in the Payne election investigation
was laid before the Senate, and Senator
Payne discussed it at length. The bill for
improving the White House passed; also q
large number of bridge bills. The Inter
State Commerce bill was then taken up.ln
the House the bill prohibiting aliens acquir-
ing title to land was reported adversely.
Messrs. O'Neill (Mo) and Foran co. had
little tilt The River and Harbor bill was
| taken up in committee of the whole.
IN the Senate on the 2sth eleven bridge
bills were passed. Mr. Mitchell addressed
the Senate on the memorial of the Method
ist Church, praying for better treatment
for the Chinese, after which the Post office
Appropriation bill was taken up, and there
was a long debate, enlivened by tilt be-
tween Senators Beck ana RYE. III inc
House the bill regulating the sal of oleo.
margarine was reported. In committee of
the whole the River and Harbor bill was
taken up and discussed during the rest OF
the session.
IN the Senate ON the Goth the Fourth of
July Claims bill" was taken and after some
wrangling passed. The Post Office Appro-
priation bill was taken up and Mr.. Beck
spoke at considerable length occupying
the floor three and half hours. and giving
his views on the tariff as a sort of perora-
tion..In the House bill for retirement
and recoinage of trade dollars was re-
ported. The River and Harbor bill was
taken up and considered in committee Of
the whole.
In the Senate on the 3Oth the Presidents
veto of the bill giving pauper corpses to
medical colleges in the District of Columbia
was sustained. The conference committee
report on the Indian Appropriation bill was
agreed to, and the Post office Appropriation
bill was taken up......In the House the bill
creating department of agriculture was
called up and debared until the expiration
of the morning hour, when the River and
Harbor bill was taken up in committee OF
the whole.