The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-05-13
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS

FORTY NINTH CONGRESS
SENATE, May 3+The committee on priv
ileges and election reported back the con-
stitutional amendment making the presi-
Dental term begin April 30 instead of
March 4th, and it was placed on the calen-
dar. The post Office appropriation bill was
then discussed, the amendment apprc pria-
ting 5000 for carrying foreign mails be
ing the topic considered. No vote was
reached.
HOUSE, May 3-Conference reports on
the Indian appropriation bill, various
bridge bills and Fourth uly claims bill
were presented and adopted. The
resolution providing that on and after
May 10 the sessions of house shall be from
III q. M, unCN p. NJ, was adopted
Among bills introduced were the follow
ing: BY MIR. Bean (Ariz), authorizing the
president to offer reward of $25, GOO for
the killing or capture of Geronimo. BY
Mr. Morrison, bill prepared at the
treasury department designed to give
sions of internal revenue collectors on
taxes collected on distilled spirits, which
act the supreme court recently held did not
accomplish the purpose intended. BY Mr.
breckenridge ARK. resolution to give
SILVER cert,ncates fuil legal tender charac
Gates ct the denominations of 81, 81 and S.
Mr.. Anderson (Kan.) moved to suspend the
rules and pass a bill providing for the adj
justment of land grants made by congress
to aid III the construction of railroads in
Kansas and for the forfeiture Of unearned
lands. Agreed to-yeas 2l5, nays9. The
bill appropriating $l55, 600 for the repair and
enlargement of the public building at Des
Moines, Iowa, passed.
House, May 1.-The Campbell eaver
Iowa contested election case was debated
for an hour and half at the end Of which
time the seat was awarded to Weaver. The
remainder of the session was devoted to
considering bills reported from the military
committee. Among the bills passed was
one appropriating $l5O,OOO for additional
barracks at the Southern, Northwestern and
Western branches of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteers.
SENATE, May 4-Debate on the proposed
amendment to the postoffice appropriation
bill granting $4,000 for carrying foreign
mails was resumed, and the amenoment
adopted by 80 to Is. The appropriation
for railway mail service was Increased nv
adding $SO,0CO. The bill was then finally
passed by IS to 10.
SENATE, May 5-The Cullom Interstate
commerce bill was debated. Mr.. Camden
offered an amendment making a long and
snort haul rate. Mr.. Spooner of Wiscon-
SIN, vigorously opposed the amendment,
but it was adopted by vote of 80 to "a.
HOUSE, May 5-The bill for the relief of
certain officers of the volunteer service
was considered. 1t provides that all SOL
diers of the late war who reenlisted as
veteran volunteers, and afterward were
discharged to receive promotion and
receive commissions as officers in the
army, shall be paid all installments of
veteran bounty which were withheld from
them on account of their being so COM
mlssloned and mustered, the same as they
would have been entitled to receive had thew
completed their term of enlistment without
promotion and received an honorable dis
charge. Mr.. Hewitt of New York strongly
opposed this Oh the ground that it would
cost s25 100000 An amendment was ADOPT
ca extending the provisions of the act to
the widows of such reinstated volunteer
soldiers as may be deceased. Also an
amendment extending the provisions to the
navy. A final vote was not reached.
SENATE, May 6-The Interstate COM
MERGE bill was again the chief topic. The
long and short haul Camden amendment
adopted the day previous was still debated
and an effort made to reconsider it. SEN
ator ingalls, OF Kansas, said the Camden
amendment: would compel tho producer in
the West to pay local rates on his ship
ment to the seaboard. lie thought the
amendment would absolutely DESTROY
the commerce of the West. 1t was agreed
to bring the matter to final vote on the
18th inst. The committee on labor reported
IN favor OF making eight hours a letter
carriers day.
HOUSE, May 6-The river and harbor bill
received its final consideration and passed
Dy vote OF l43 to l02, of the affirmative
VOte ~ were Democrats and 50 Republicans.
OF the negative vote So were Republicans,
Greenbacks and Al Democrats. The only
amendment adopted was the one authOriZ-
ing the Secretary of war to expend the
money on the lower Mississippi without the
Intervention of the river commission.
SENATE, May Not in session.
HOUSE, May The session was devoted
to bills on the private calendar the largest
debate being on bill appropriating 500,
to man who went into the armv when
BOY twelve years of age and did gallant
service. The item was not agreed to-
AZ the evening session ifty-five pension
bills were passed.
SENATE, May s-Not in session.
HOUSE, May s-The bill appropriatine
ts97' So5:for the militarvlacademy, at West
Point. passed: Last year $3lO,021 was ap-
propr1ated The army appropriation bill!
was considered during the remainder Of
the session.
GREAT RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Tho Socialists Throw Bomba Into tn.