Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-25
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINGros- May 24 1ss


 SENATE-A motion made by Mir. Sawyer | of Wisconsin, to proceed to the considera tion of private pension cases was agreed to and such bills were taken up in their orde on the calendar.
 After number of pension bills were pass ed MT. Gibson addressed the Senate on tht subject of open executive sessions. He helo that there was no necessity for even the dis cussion of treaties in secret
 After some discussion the matter was dropped and the Senate took up the bank ruptcy bill. MT. Plumb opposed the bill as being in the interest of great cities like New York and against the interest of small deal CTS throughout the country. He regarded it as a most vicious bill.
 MT. Hoar defended the bill and contended that it was decidedly in the interest of small traders, many of whom without such a law if oveItaken by misfortune must go through life as paupers, dragging s:at each remove a lengthening chain"
 MT. Teller asked whether MT. Hoar could produce any petitions or other evidence to show that the class of small traders wanted the bill
 MT. Hoar said there had been many de- mands for such bill
 After further debate the Senate at 5:15 ad- journed.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Dingley, of Me-, from the Shipping committee, reported back the ship ping bill, with recommendation that cer- tain of the Senate amendments be eoncurred in and others non-concurred. The recom- mendation of the committee was agreed to. Among the amendments non -concurred in is that known as the Frye amendment.
 The following bills were introduced: By Mir. Bland of Me, to revive the income tax the proceeds to be applied to the payment of pensions.
 By MT. Bennett, of N. O., to divide the ct 1886, among the several States and terri tories for educational purposes.
 By MT. Felix Campbell of New York, levy ing specific duties on leather gloves.
 MT. Stahlnecker of New York, for the committee on the library, reported bill sp- propriating S250, 900 to aid in the erection of monument to General Anthony Wayne at Stony Point
 After a struggle by several committees for precedence, during which the motion of MT. Co1e of North Carolina to consider the Jeff fersonville levee matter was defeated by a vote of 45 to 122, the House went into Com mittee of the Whole. The first measure on which was passed over without objection. The next revenue bill-to reduce the num- Der of internal revenue omcers-caused contest, but was also laid aside by the House by vote of 136 against S6, and the commit tee resumed its session and took up the OloOIndFSAClue Ulll
 The bill was discussed until 5 o'clock, when the committee rose and the House ad- journed.
 A Reception to Dr. Holmes.
 LONDON, May 24.-There was large gath ering of prominent persons at St. Georges club to-day to welcome Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. The reception of the poet was of the most informal character, and the atten- tion he received of the most fattering de- scription. Among those present were Min ister Phelps, Vice-Consul Penfeld, Albert von Wagner, Consul General Waller, Attor- ney General Russell, R. B. Haldane, James Charles M. Palmer, M. P, Sec retary White, Bret Harte, the Duke of Argyle, the Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Manchester, Lord Napier, Sir Arthur Sul livan, Sir John Evart Mallars, Henry Irving, James Russell Lowell, J. L. Toole and Thomas Power O'Conner, M. P. A Roman PreIate Abjures Catholicism.
 ROME, May 24.-Monsignor Regiener, prelate of the Pope's household and an erni nent writer and preacher, has abjured Ca tholicism and joined the English Episcopal church at Rome.