Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

services to American vessels, and Co amend
the laws relating to shipping commission
ers, seamen and owners OF vessels.
Mr.. Frye moved to add to it a new section,
the provisions of the bill recently reported
b. him from the committee on commerce
authorizing the president to issue a proc
/ lamation whenever he may deem proper
denying to vessels OF foreign countries such
| privileges as are denied in such foreign
countries to vessels OF the United States
After some inquiry by Messrs. Mcpherson
| and Vest and a word oil reply by Mr.. Frye
the amendment was agreed to without de-
bate. The bill as amended by the senate
| was then passed, and on motion OF Mr..
Frye a committee OF conference was or
dered on the disagreeing votes OF the
two houses upon the bill. bill
| WAS introduced establishing a nation
| al board of defense. The general pension
bill was considered without final action.
HousE.-Bils we're introduced to regu.
late commerce in artificial butter; to
repeal the tax OF 10 per cent on notes
| OF state banks used as circulation
j to prevent the prosecution OF fraudu-
| lent claims against foreign governments;
authorizing the president to cover into the
treasury specific items OF appropriation
! bills which he may deem wasteiul or I'M
| warranted expenditure. The urgent def
| CHENEY bill passed; also the senate bill pro-
yiding for the study of alehohoic drinks
| and narcotics in the public schools. The
| house excluded from the consideration
| on June 3 OF bills in the hands
| OF the committee on labor the educational
/ bin OF Mr.. Willis. which is the counterpart
! OF the Blair bill; so that measure is killed
| for the present session, and Senator Blair
and Mr.. Willis must defer their anxiety TO
| debauch the educational system OF the
,ountry until more convenient season.
| SENATE.-Mr. Coke spoke in favor OF the
! house labor arbitration bill. Mr.. Logan
/ gave notice of a substitute for the bill pro-
/ yiding: committee OF five, to be called
| commission OF arbitration, should be Sc
lected by the president, part OF them for
| their knowledge of the law, and part for
their knowledge OF the laboring interest of
/ the country; the commissioners to have
| power to examine witnesses, etc. When the
| decision is made it should be filed in the
| UnitedStates district court placed on record
! there and become decree OF the court that
| would secure a method of enforce ment for
the decision. 1t should be the dr ty Of the
! commissioners to examine all que 'tions OF
controversy arising between corporations
| and their employees, and make report to
congress. The bureau Of labor should be
| erected into a department of labor, and
| the commissioner oflabor required to COM
munieate with all corporations to ascer-
| tain particulars as to the number, charac-
| ter and compensation OF employees, and
prices of food, rent, etc, and to submit
| comparative statements OF similar partic-
| ulaFs relating to labor in Europe, etc.
The Senate in executive session confirm
| ed Gen. W. s. Rosecrans, register of the
| treasury. Consuls-Peter Stang, Tennessee,
at st. Gale; Victor Vilquaine, Nebraska,
at Barranquilla; John NJ. Buck, West Vir-
| sinia, ut Nagasuki. Surveyors of Customs
Robert c. Jordan, Omaha, Neb.; Hans S.
| aDf 10 orb. a,xN
| officer, New York.
| HousE.-The following reports were
made: By Mr. Harris, ways and means, a
| bill amending sec 3, 3S7, Revised Statutes,
| SO as to reduce the peual sum of the bonds
| OF cigar manufacturers to $3.50, with an
| additional $50 for each person proposed
to be employed by them in making cigars;
committee of the whole. By Mr.. Sadler,
| territories, adversely bill to regulate the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating IL
| quors in the territories; laid on the table.
| BY Mr.. Hatch, agriculture, bill authoriz-
| Ing the exhibition OF specimens OF Califor-
nia silk in the capitol building; house cal
| endar
| The house spent the day in debating the
senate amendment to thepostofice appro- |
! priation bill, and directing the postmaster
general to make contracts with American
| steamship lines for the transportation OF |
the United States mails for periods of not |
ess than five nor more than ten years, at |
rate not exceeding 80 cents per mile.
Mr.. Riggs opposed the amendment. as |
lid Messrs. Wakefield and Guenther. Mr. |
Wakefield OF Minnesota said: He did not |
believe in substituting steamships |
and this appropriation was nothing |
more nor less than a subsidy. |
he denied that he was influence
I'd by desire to break down Ameri. |
ian commerce. 1t was also untrue that he |
vas under the influence or guidance OF |
agents OF British steamship companies, |
Ind he had not been asked to oppose the |
bill by any one. He had been solicited by |
The proprietors Of the American steamship |
ines to withdraw his opposition but he |
declined to do SO, and as longas he remain
I'd in congress he should do everything in
lis power to defeat such propositions as
The one under consideration.
sENATE.-The senate passed the genera
service pension bill, which was introduced
by Senator Cullom in the last congress
and passed the senate, but failed in tn
house. On the final passage the vote WA
81 to Id; eight Democrats-Brown George
Hampton, Walthall and Gibson. who were
Confederates, and Payne, Voorhees,, and
Wilson voting in the affirmative. The
bill as amended upon the motion OF Sena-
tor Blair makes 81 month the minimum
position. At present there are men draw.
ing pensions OF 81, 81, and So per month
Tor the loss OF a toe or q finger, and the sen.
ator thought there was no use in giving a
man any pension unless he got ut least S4s
year. The bin now goes to the house,
where it will probably pass.
Mr.. Logan presented in tine senate sub
sntute Tor the house arbitration bill q
measure which provides for a. commission
OF arbitration to be appointed by the
president, by and with the advice and con-
sent oil the senate, to consist OF five mem
bers; one to be selected from the Republi.
can organization, one from the Demo
cratic organization, one who is not
recognized as a member OF either |
OF the two organizations, one from
class OF citizens experienced in the man
agement and operation OF railroads and in
the transportation OF property and pas
sengers, not in the employ, connected with
or interested in any railroad corporation
or company engaged in any business con.
nected with transportation of persons or |
property, and one who il identified espe-
cially with the labor interests, having full
knowledge of the conditions and mploy.
ments OF the laboring people.
HoUsE.-The house committee on public
lands reported n general bill repeating all
laws granting lands to certain railro ads
and to certain states for the benefit OF rail
roads, and restoring such lands to the pub
lie domain. This was reported for the rea-
tofore reported and still pending before
the committee cannot be acted upon before
the close oil the present congress. The bill
repeats all laws now in force granting lands
TO the following corporations:
st. Louis & Iron Mountain, Little Rock
d Fort Smith, Detroit& Milwaukee, Hough-
ton Il OntonagJl, North Wisconsin, former
~ st. Croix 4 Lake Superior and branch
to bayfield,; Wisconsin Central, formerly
Portage, Winnebago & Superior; st. Paul
4 Pacific, st. Vincent Extension. formerly
branch to the Red River of the North: St |
Paul Il Pacific, Brainerd branch formerly
branch to Lake Superior. Hastings d Da-
kota; Oregon Central, Atlantic " Pacific,
Texas Il Pacific.
The bill recently passed by the senate
torfeiting part ofcertain lands granted Iowa
to aid the construction ofrailroads in that
state, was reported to-day from the house
committee on public lands.
SENArE.-Senator Chace reported from
the senate committee on patents an origi-
nal international copyright bill as a sub
stitute for the bills on the subject before
the committee.
Mr.. Dolph enGeavored to secure the
setting of day for the considera-
ton OF the bill repeating the pre-
tions were made by several sena tors among
them Mr. Sewell, who said he would object
to further special orders till the ritz John
Porter bill was disposed Of and that he
would ask the senate to take up that bill
when the bankruptcy bill should have been
OF. Senator Spooner introduced
in the senate the bill introduced in the
house early in the session by Mr.. Caswell
for the relief OF purchasers and other guar
antees OF the United States swamp lands,
and to reimburse states for all such lands
included in the various grants sold by the |