The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL
WxsHrSGros, April 22nd.

I WAsHLNGToN, April End. Z
! SENATE. "A large number Of Dc.
titions were presented from local as.
semblies of Knights of labor in op.
position to what is known as TIE
| Frye ship bill. To-morroW beine
Good Friday, the Senate, ON motion
of Mr.. Edmunds, agreed that when
it adjourned te>day it viii be till
Monday. -. fis
Mr.. Morgan reported from foreign
relations committee a bill to indem.
nifty the Chinese who suffered by
| the recent outbreaks at Rock
Springs, Wyo. Mr.. Morgan said he
would call the bill up for the consid.
Grafton at an early day. The bill
to provide for taxation of railroad
grant hnds was discussed until two
O'Clock. The interstate commerce
bill was thesl placed before the Sem
ate.a5 II
Mr.. Sewell offered an amend
ment covering a number of points
one Of which was to subject to pro-
visions of the bill Canadian roads
having through traffic from points
in the United States to the
seaboard, also roads running
through only one state in COM
parison withroads that run through
several States to the same points,
that persons or corporations engag-
ing in Interstate commerce shall
first get license from the railroad
commissioners, such license to be
revocable for breach of conditions.
Discussion of points covered by
this amendment occupied the re-
mainder OF the session, but no vote
was taken.
A message, from President relat>
ing to the labor troubles, was laid
before the senate. When it had
been read question arose as to the
committee to which it could most
appropriately be referred whether
to the Judiciary committee or the
committee on education and labor.
1t was finally ordered printed and
the question of reference allowed to
remain in allegiance. Executive
session. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The Senate electoral
count bill, with House amendments
was, on motion of Mr.. Caldwell, of
Tennessee, made the continuing
special order for May 9Th.
Mr.. William, of Texas, from COM
mittee on Indian affairs, reported
back the Indian appropriation bill
with Senate amendments, with the
recommendation that some of the
amendments be agree l to, and 9TH
ers non concurred in.
Recommendation was agreed to,
and Wilburii, Peel and Perkins
were appointed as committee of con-
ference.
Adverse reports were presented
from the judiciary committee by Mr..
Tucker, of Virginia, on the Joint
resolution proposing a constitutions
al amendment, giving the President
power to veto specific items in ap-
preparation bills, and also on bills
to prevent a dulteration of food
and they were laid on the table. In
regard to the latter bills. the COM
mittee believe them to be uncon,
stitutional so far as they affect the
district of Columbia they are not
properly within the province of this
committee. At the expiration of
the morning hour the House in
committee of the whole again took
up the River and Harbor bill.
+ The disputed Monongahela river
clause was still under discussion,
but finally, under amendments
which had been adopted, Mr.. Hewitt
moved to strike out the whole of
clause with the exception of the ap>
preparation and restriction upon its
use, agreed to 81 to- SO. Amend
ment, after amendment was offered
and provisos were adopted only to
be stricken out in a few minutes,
until the members were unable to
determine exactly what each amend
ment did or did not mean.
AS finally agreed to, by the COM
mittee' the clause appropriates
$4,000 for improvement Of the
Monongehela river provided no
charges or tolls shall be collected on
any other part Of the river, on any
commerce on said river which origi-
mates above the works herein ap-
propriated for.
Secretary Met Cook appeared at the
bar of the House and annouced the
passage by the Senate of $50 pen
sion bills announcement of (which was
received with loud applause and
laughter.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, again
attempted to secure the adoption of
his resolution decluaring that the
House sympathizes with Mr.. Glad
stone, and his associates in their eff
forts to secure home rule for the
people of Ireland and congratulating
people of that country on the pros
pect of an early and successful ter
mination of their long and patriotic
struggle for local self Government,
but Mr.. Swope, of Pennsylvania, in
terposed an objection, and though
he subsequently Withdrew it the
demand for regular order prevailed
over the resolution.
Mr.. Compton of Maryland, moved
an adjournment over Good Friday,
but the motion was voted down and
then at 5:25 the House until II