Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-28
PROC EED IN GS or con GRESS,

dered on the dlsagreetng votes OF the
two houses upon the bill. A bill
was introduced establishing 8 nation
q board Of defense. The general pension
bill was cons. dered without pal action.
HOUSE. Bills were introduced To regu-$
late commerce ia artificial butter; to,
repeal the tax Of 10 per cent on notes
Of state banks used as circulation;
to prevent the prosecution Of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments
authorizing the president to cover into the
treasury specific item. OF appropriation
bills which he may deem wasteful or I'M.
warranted expenditure. The urgent def
cheney bill passed; also thu senate bill pro-
'yiding for Che study OF alchoholic drinks
and narcotics in the public schools. The
house excluded from the consideration
OF the committee on labor the educational
bin of Mr.. Willis, which is the counterpart
OF the Blair bill; 50 that measure is killed
Tor the present session, and Senator Blair
and Mr.. Willis must defer their anxiety to
debauch the educational system oi the
country until q more convenient season.
house labor, arbitration bill. Mr.. Logan
gave notice OF substitute for the bill. pro
viding: A committee OF five, TO be called a
commission Of arbitration, should. be &C.
lected by the, president. part Of them for
their knowledge OF the law, and part for
their knowledge OF the laboring interest oil
the country; the commissioners to have
power to examine witnesses, etc. When the
decision is made it should be filed in the
UnitcdStates district court placed on record
there and become a decree OF the court that
would secure q method OF enforcement Tor
the decision. 1t should be the duty of the
commissioners to examine all questions of
controversy arising between corporations
and their employees, and make q report to
congress. The bureau OF labor should be
erected into a department OF labor, and
the commissioner oflabor required to COM
municate 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-
u1ars relating to labor in Europe, etc.
HousE-The following reports were
made: BY Mr.. Harris, ways and means, a
bill amending sec. 8, 3S7, Revised Sta tttes,
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 a bill to regulate the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating H.
quors in the territories; laid on the table.
BY MIR Hatch, agriculture, o bill authorize
ing the exhibition OF specimens Of Califor,
mia elk in the capitol building; house cal
endar. p.
HorsE.-1 he house committee on public
lands report ed ~ general bill repeating ail
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 rel
son that the several forfeiture bills here.
toiore reported and still pending befor..
the COMMITTEES cannot be acted upon before
the close Of the present congress. The bill
repeats all laws now in force granting lands
to the following corporations:
SYSTEMATICALLY a whole day was given
up to ~ discussion OF the Staten Island IN.
Y.) bridge bill, q measure in the interest OF
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company,
which seeks to gain entrance to New York
which the bill authorizes. The measure
passed.
HousE.-The senate subsidy amendment
to the postoffice appropriation bill was
non.concurred in by the house by tho de,
cisive vote OF ITS to so. The result Of the
vote was a complete surprise to both sides
The highest estimate OF the probable re.
suit placed the majority at fifty against
the amendment. It's friends conceded
twenty majority against the subsidy,
and had their predictions been, We ri.
f 1. they would not have aban-
cess through the agency Of . conference
committee; but with a majority OF ninety
eight against them in a total vote Of 25S.
they can find no ground for hope, and freely
admit that they are beaten hey ond allpros-
pect Of recovery. An examination Of che
roll call shows that the affirmative v o te was
composed OF 151 democrats and 81 repub-
leans, and the negative vote OF "a repub.
licans and 6 democrats. The senti-
ment OF the house as expressed in this vote
is SO overwhelmingly against the subsidy
that there can be no doubt OF the ultimate
result. The senate will be Obliged to re.
cede or the postoffice appropriation bill
win fail. The Republicans who voted to
non.concur were: Anderson of Kansas,
Brown ofIndiana, Brown Of pennsylvania.
Cannon, Cooper, Fuller, Guenther, Hen
derson OF Iowa, Henderson ofIllinois, Hep"
burn, Laird La Toilette. Lehiback, Lontitt,
Morrill,, o. Donnel, Payson, Peter, Rowell,
Rya", Strait, Struble, Thomas OF WiscOn-
sin, Wakefield, Weaver OF Nebraska, War
ner OF Missouri, and White OF Minnesota,
The six Democrats who voted with the
OF New York, Blanchard Of Louisiana,
Findlay OF Missouri, Gray OF Louisiana,
Lore OF Delaware and St. Martin ol
Lo uisiana. E.5 s.l Is ia S5=tf5fS 81 4
SENATE.--Senator Chace reported from
the senate committee on patents an origi-
nal international copyright bill % sub
the committee. %s@ 5 81 81 #esE
Mr.. Dolph endeavored to secure the
setting OF q day. for the considera-
ton OF the bill repeating the pre-
iemption and timber culture acts. Objec.
tions were made by several among
them Mr.. Sewell, who said he would object
to further special orders till the Fitx 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
disposed OF. Senator Spooner introduces
in the senate the bill introduced in the
house early in the session by Mr.. Casweh
/ 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
United States. 3;l.
The bill closing up the business q t il
conrtso Alabama claims passeds. Y Fhe sen.
ate insisted upon its subsidy an1snd me l.l
to the postotfice apprUpriatio blk Dur
q ing The cOnsid ton 81 the private pen
sien bills. an animated discussion arose
over The customary cArel0ssness OF the
senate in passing such bill. q house bill
passed providing Tor the csta blishment q
several life. ID wing sta tiona, including one
at Duluth. Adjourned II M Monday
HoUsE. Vi. Herbert; from the conimlt.
Stse on naval aflairs, reported the naval
appropriat biol, bill. and il gwAsa relerree seo
. the committees of the wt0le. Il1e house