Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-30
CONGRESS-.

luton continuing in force until July 81,
the provisions of the joint resolution pro-
viding temporarily until today for the
expenditures of the government. Passed.
The House considered business relating
TO the District OF Columbia, and at the
evening session passed the following bills
from the committee on labor:
To prevent the employment OF convict
labor and alien labor upon public build
ings and other public works. Amending
the act TO prohibit the importation of inn
migration of foreigners and aliens under
contract or agreement To perform labor Ia
the United States. To protect mechanics
and laborers and servants in the Districts
of Columbia in their wages. The Senate
bill providing for the payment per diem OF
government employees for Decoration Day
and Fourth of July. Directing the Com
missioner of Labor To make an investiga-
ton in regard 20 convict labor In the
United States. The bill extending the
provisions of the eight-hour law TO letter
carriers gave rise To some opposition and
pending action the House at IL O'Clock adj
journed.
july l6-SENATE-The House bill increas-
ing the pension Of John Ryan and the Sen
ate bill granting a pension TO James Norris
were taken up and passed, the latter bill
being described by Mr.. Cockrell as mere
act of charity to a colored preacher who
had served only little while iii the Louis
lana native guards, But Mr.. Blair said
the man had also reserved in n colored
regiment and in the veteran brigade. The
next bill passed was a House bill granting
a pension of S25 monthly TO Miss Mary a.
Thomas, who acted as volunteer army
nurse and superintendent OF nurses at
Fredericks Md. After ten more pension
bills were passed, the Senate resumed con
sideration of the river and harbor bill and
finally passed that measure with - per
cent reduction. The Senate took UP the
Naval Appropriation bill. The amend
ments reported by the committee on APP
preparations were all agreed TO without
question and the bill was passed. The
Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE-The House resumed the consid-
Grafton of the conference report on the
legislative appropriation bill, and 1t was
agreed to, thus disposing OF so many or
the amendments in dispute as were agreed
to by the conference committee. The
House spent the remainder OF the session
discussing pensions. One pension blll was
passed over the presidents veto, while
Others were defeated.
July 17.-SENArE-Mr. Miller OF New
York called up the oleomargarine bill, the
House bill defining butter and regulating
the manufacture, sale importation and
expectation of oleomargarine reported
by the committee on agriculture without
amendment) The bill was read in full.
The question whether the bill should now
be considered was decided i'll the afiirma-
tive, yeas p, nays Is. An effort was made
to refer the matter to the committee on
finance, but the motion was rejected,
after an executive session the Senate adj
journed.
HoUsE-After number of reports from
committees the House went into commit
tee of the whole, on the fertilization ap-
preparation bill. At its evening session
rho HOnSa aSspi Hnzap hills for tho
printing of public documents and at 1890
adjourned.
July 20.-SENArE-Mr Whitthorne Of
Tennessee, introduced bill TO return the
tax OH cotton collection by the United
States In lS65-t-1-S from the people of GER
tain states of the union, to be held or used
by such states for educational purposes.
Mr.. Conger of Michigan, called up the
House bill giving the consent of Congress
20 the construction OF a bridge by the
municipalities Of Menominee, Mich, and
Marinette, Wis, over Menominee river.
Passed without amendment. The remain
der of the session was spent in discussing
the oleomargarine bill.
HoUsE.-The Fertilization appropriation
bill was taken up and passed, and "a resOlu-
ton agreed 10 for the printing of 5000
copies of the third annual report OF the
Civil Service commission. The bill repeal
ing the pre-emption. timber culture and
derert laws was discussed for some time.
but no agreement could be reached and
further conference ordered. A resolution
providing for final adjournment on the
2Sth inst. was introduced and referred to
the committee on ways and means At
the evening session the bill amending the
postal money order system 10 allow for
the transmission OF small sums through
the mails was discussed but not acted
upon.
July 21-SENATF-A batch Of petition
from the Knights of Labor were presented
by Mr.. Vest OF Missouri. with the explana-
ton that so far as he has been able 10 as
certain 10y diligcnt inquiry, the petitions
which have been sent in from time. alleg
ing TO have been prepared under the au.
spices of the Knights of Labor, had all
been prepared 10y the same person. He
was confirmed IN that opinion because,
among the measures the passage of which
was asked. was the bill TO organize the
Territorial government of Oklahoma. The
chiefs of the Cherokee. Greek and Chicka-
saw tribes had CorrcspOnded with Mr.
Powderly, protesting against such actions
by the knights OF Labor and had been as
sured 10y Mr.. Powderly that no such action
had been authorized 10y the executive board
of the Knights Of Labor The correspond
ence was with the petitions referred TO
the committee on finance. Two vetoed pen
sion bills were passed over the presidents
margarine bill. and passed that measure
after reducing the tax on oleomargarine
t. two cents, and making the following
additional change in the penalty clause:
The section as TO penalty. as amended,
reads as follows: Every person who
knowingly sells or offer for sale. or dcliv-
Cr or ofe o delvc", any oleomarg ne
IN any otnc.' FORM than in new wooden or
paper packages * above described or who
packs in any package any oleomargarine
in any MAJ " contrary TO law, or who
falsely branGs any package or aflAe a
stamp on any package denoting "A less
amount of tax than that required 10y law,
shall be fined for each offenSe not more
than $1,000 and lie imprisoned not more
than two years. Mr. Miller moved that
the Senate insist on its amendments 10
the till and asks the House for a confer
ence. Agreed to. The Sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was considered at the
evening session.
HoUsE-The entire session was devoted
TO the discussion of the river and harbor
bill.
JUIY 22-SENATE-M Van Wyck i'm pre-.
senting another batch Of Knights of Labor
petitions in favor of land bills and the
Oklahoma bill, read letter from Joseph
Beaumont, chairman of the legislative
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