Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-22
NUMBER SO.
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS
senate sessinna

Senate Sessions.
oEVENTY-NINTH DAY.-Mr. Butler nlaFIe0
= s1eecn IN favor Of Mr.. Piatt's RESOLUTION
Rltoslee.llng t,. Tor open executive session The
4 1.,fIr. lel1e commerce bill came up and 1f
/ SIullon explained its provisions I1le raf,d4l4l
eneory OF the measure, he said. was f5Sat I,T1
Jusl discrimination was the gist of aU the
DHlas growing out of the existing methods MA
lsllIoad lA management The bill had. Therefore
ne a with the view, as far as possible.
- ~ EelAedying that difficulty III executiva
s1ss1on number of postrnasfars ann 1lI,es.
olLlciaLs We're confirmed. The motion to ma
consider the confirmation of internal r,nvH
4ue COLLECTORS including Samuel J. Tglden.
III; oa;;.o OF new York, and three New Jersey
cOAlec4ors, was withdrawn and fha p,a5f
osnt was informed of their confiruaiio,,
A1GHTIETH DAY-Mr. Logan snoIre ;,n
esppors OF the resolution for open executive
sessions He said there was not nov ar5
to was any necessity fOrsecret sessions YIN
go. ne whole thing was an absolute
NJ x Nothing occurred in executive easaif.r1
snat could not with perfect proprietv occIr
~ al open sessszon-not one thing TN axarll
~ ~ session q number of treaty matters yrega
oiscassed and nominations confirmed.
-, ts55eaIK-FIRST i DAY.-Mr. DOlph addressed
the Senate on his Z" Interior DenraCIafirr,si
pal, and bill also introduced ~ I,in7 ar,,Sy
Prlaung sou, 900 to Compensate Citizens fo4s
tosses suffered from Indians by them Thn
aepredatons, he said, covered a rerind fr,nrs
1 1oy9 " 1910. referred to the COMMITTEES an
: an'A.en a. analrs- Mr.. Call introduced
democrat to the roll of Senate enn1oTaa
and provldlng that the Democratic nino1itT
IA Sne Senate be allowed the same nnubercF
enployes, with the same proportion of gaT-
aries ~ as were allowed by the Democratic nla-
{Sry {{orlIy % the Republican minority in 1879
Executive session
EIGHTY-sECoND DAY.-Mr. Vest from the
COMMITTEES on Public Buildings and Grounds.
reported favorably the bill to provide for the
erection of fire-proof hall Of records in
washington. On his motion the bill waH
passed = Mr.. Cullom introduced a bill to in-N
crease the pension for total disability to S72 a
month -. Mr.. ingalls, reported adversely
from the Judiciary COMMITTEES bill to grant
Iul pay Tor the remainder Of their lives tfs1
all judges of the United States courts who
may resign after thirty years servica.
VT VT VINO II may become seventy years Of age.
Mr.. Hoar reported back from the Judicit4
committee the bill introduced by him to prl nv
Vide LOT court OF national inquest 1t hi e
NldeS InaG whenever three citizens of q STD -
petlron, under oath, setting forth that e.
person has been killed, seriously injured
person or property, or threatened becaus
political opinions, or with view to prev
tne Tree expression of opinion in regar
matters affecting the general welfare OF
United States, it shall be the duty of
circuit judge to hold an inquest into the
cumstances and report the evidence and
conclusions to the President to be laid baf
House Sessions.
EIGHTY-NINTH DAY.-The House decided
the Hurd- -Romeis contested election case. Bv
a vote of los to 16S it defeated the 1ninor7tv
resolution declar ing that Mr. Romeis Is not
entitled to his seat Forty-nine Democrats
Toteo with the Republicans in the negative.
The majority resolution confirming ALr.
Romeis' right to his seat was then
agreed to without division. Before the vote
was taken the floor was accorded to Mr. Hurd
to speak in his own behalf The apricultu
raj appropriation bill was passed.
NINETlETH DAY.-Mr. Singleton fA1iss.l.
from the committee on the library, reported
Senate Dill accepting from Julia d. Grant
and WIN. II. Vanderbilt certain objects 0N
art presented by foreign governments to thh
late q. S. Grant. Il. On motion of Mr. Brecl1-
enrldge Ky, bill was passed amending
vide that every brewer on Hing "a MSicsa M ol ls
intention to commence or continue business
shall execute bond to the United States fn
sum equal to three times the amount of the
tax which the brewer will be liable to pay
during any month The river and harbor
appropriation bill was discussed.
NINETY FIRST DAY.-Mr. Clements N7a.Y
from the committee on foreign affairs, ra-
ported back the Dingley resolution, calling ON
the PRESIDENT for any information in his pos
session relative to the exclusion Of American
hsning vessels from the right to enter ports
OF the Dominion of Canada for the purpose Of
trading, purchasing supplies, or landing fish
caught IN deep water for shipment in bond to
the United States, or for doing
other acts which Canadian or other
British vessels are freely permitted to do in
ports of the United States, Also requesting
the PRESIDENT to inform the House what steps
have been taken to bring such unwarrantablo
and unfriendly acts of the Dominion authori-
ties to the attention Of the British govern
ment. Mr.. Dingley spoke in favor OF the
resolution, which was adopted At the
evening session pension bills were considered.
NINETY-SECoND DAY.-Mr. Forney tA1al
on behalf Of the committee on appr0pria-
tonS, called up the bill appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of the sufferers bv the over
flow Of rivers in Alabama. Mr.. Hiscock an.
Y J and Mr. Nelson lMinn) urged the pro
priety Of an amendment making an appr0-
priation for the relief Of the sufferers from
the late cyclone in Minnesota Mr.. Oates
(Ala.) opposed the bill on the ground that
was unconstitutional and that the flood
would in the end make work more plentiful
and wages higher. Mr.. Herbert tAla.l sup
ported the bill and said that though tile
hoods had subsidized they had left dasolation
in their track. Pending further discussion
the bill went over. A number of small 0p-
preparations for public buildings were made.
NTNETY-THIRD DAY-A large number rN
bills were introduced, among them being Oma
by Mr. Burro WIS Mich to provide for the
transportation of the foreign mails II directs
the Postmaster General, before July !, ISE0s
to enter into contracts with the lowest re-
sponsible bidder at rate not exceeding Ed
cents per mile on the outward trips Of actual
nautical miles Travelled for the transpo portation
of mails between any port OF the United
States and the ports OF the Pacific
and South Atlantic oceans, the Gulf
Of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. The ships
shall be of American register and manned
bv American crews, and the contracts shall
extend for term Of five years. ~. On motion
Of Mr.. Negley (Penn.l, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, the rules were suspended
and bill was passed to reimburse the National
Home for Disabled Volunteers for losses ill-
CURED through the failure Of the Exchange
National bank Of Norfolk. Va