Huntsville gazette., 1886-04-03
xLixTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 24th protests from tie
Pacific coast against cruelty to the Chinese
were lair before the Senate. The bill to in
crease the army was debated at length, but
CAV. alase to she Ednunds resolution, on
which Senators Morgan, Mitchell and others
spoke. In the House resolution call
ing on the 'heads of departments for infor-
nation as to the substitute system among
allowing the labor committee to report at
any time. The Congressional Library bill
was considered. but without action. The
House, in committee of the whole, took up
the Indian Appropriation bill and it was
passed. The Post. office Appropriation bill
was taken up and considered in committee
of the whole.
In the Senate on the 25th bill was passed
creating committee to pass upon the valu-
alton Of manuscripts belonging to Congress-
The bill to promote American commerce was
favorabIy reported. A list of fourth. class
postmasters removed since March was laid
before the Senate. A bill was passed author
Ting IN s;asi... the building OF dam scros the
MINI. The Edmunds 'A resolutions solutions
were taken up and Mr.. Voorhees,
addressed the Senate........1n the House
sideration of certain bills for public build
ings. Bills were reported: For the Organi-
zation OF the Territory of Oklahoma; the
fresh water into the Colorado desert. The
Post office Appropriation bill was taken up
In committee OF the whole and Mr.. DOckery
made speech.
IN the Senate on the 26th the report of the
Civil-Service Commission was laid before
the Senate. Mr.. Hoar introduced a bill pro
viding for inquests under National author
ity, which he said was suggested by the re-
cent bloody business at CarrOlltOn. Miss.
The Edmunds resolutions were then taken
up and Mr.. Ingalls, spoke at length. de-
bate followed, which was closed by the
adoption of the resolutiOns........In the
House draft of hill regulating i'm mi gra-
ton, prepared by A ssistant Secretary of the
House; also letter asking for an appropri-
atiCn to prOvide storage room for silver.
The defeat of the bill giving the widow of
General Benham pension was reconsidered
and the bill passed. The private calendar
occupied the rest of the session.
THE Senate was not In session on the 9th.
......In the House the chaplain created
somewhat of a sensation in his opening
prayer by alluding in pointed language to
the prevailing struggle between labor and
characterized 1t as 'an incendiary speech"
The debate on the silver question was the
(Tex.>. Long (Miss. }, Durgan Is. o.. Halsell
tKy.) and J. NJ. Taylor (Tenn.) speaking on
the subject.
IN the Senate on the 29th memorial from
the Pacific coast for relief from the Chinese
was laid before the Senate. Mr.. Logan's
Army bill was taken up and debated at
length. In the House, under the call of
States, a preamble and resolution were in
troduced directing the labor committee to
investigate the trouble between the knights
of Labor and Jay Gould. also Dill to
pension all xUnion soldiers and fur
nish artificial limbs to mutilated
COnfederates; to aid the public
school SYSTEM also a joint resolution for
indemnifying China for losses ana fndigni-
ties of the Chinese at the hands of citizens
Of Rock Springs. W. T.; also bill by Mr..
Glover forfeitng parts of the Southern Pa
citic land grant; by Mr. O'Neill, creating
boards OF arbitration; also great many bills
committee to investigate the Carroliton
(MisS.) massacre.