The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSlONALs
In the Senate on the 18th the Indian Ap-
preparation bill was further discussed, and
after adopting an amendment increasing the
appropriation 10 $4,000 for Indian schools in
Alaska the bill passed. Senator Sherman
offered a bill as substitute for
the House Labor Arbitration bill. The
substitute creates a commission OF ar
bers, two Senators and three members
of the House, to be appo nted by the presid-
ing officers, and seven other members, TO be
appointed by the President, not more than
four of whom shall belong TO one political
party. whose duty il shall be to investigate
all labor controvers es of whatever nature
and report TO Congress not later than
the first Monday in December: In
the House Mr.. Morrison reported his Tariff
bill. Mr. Morrison, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a resolution for the appoint
ment of a select committee of seven mem
bers by the Speaker to investigate the causes
and extent of the disturbed conditions now
existing in the relations between railroad
corporations and their employees, the COM
mittee to have power to send for persons and
papers and to visit such places as may be
necessary to facilitate the investigation.
After debate the resolution was adopted
without division. Adjourned.
Il the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Platt Of
fered an amendment to the rules, providing
for open executive sessions. and addressed
the Senate in support of the proposition. The
House bill passed authorizing the Secretary
of War to deliver to the owners certain
classes of property captured in the late war,
cons sting Of family heirlooms. silverware.
watches. etc. Mr.. Frye'S resolution relating
10 American fisheries was, after debate,
adopted. The Interstate Commerce bill was
then placed before the Senate Adjourned.
80 In the House the Hurd-Romies contest
was discussed until adjournment.
The resignation of Senator Jackson, of
Tennessee, was laid before the Senate on the
l4th. A memorial from the late wool grow
ers convention at ST. Louis was also pre-
sented protesting against putting wool on
the free list. At two O'Clock the Interstate
Commerce bill was taken up ana DEBATED uh-
Ill executive SESSION. Adjourned In the
House the Hurd Romeis contested case was
taken up as unfinished business and the mo-
ton to adopt the m nority report OF the com
mittee declaring Romeis not ent tied to the
seat was defeated by a vote of lO5 yeas to lGS
nays, as Democrats voting in the negative.
The majority resolution confirming Romeis
right to his seat was then agreed to without
division. The Agricultural Appropriation
bill was then passed, and the House ad-
journcd.
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Mr..
Logan in a lengthy speech supported the res
olution for open executive sessions The
Pension bill was then taken up, but laid
aside for the Interstate Commerce Dill.
This in turn gave way to an executive ses-
sion, at the conclusion of which the Senate
adjourned. In the House the Senate bill
3
art presented to General Grant was favor
ably reported. Many other bills were re-
ported from committees. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the In
dian Appropriation bill. Before completing
the bill the House adjourned.
AT the expiration of the morning hour
on the 10th the Senate resumed consideration
of the Interstate Commerce bill, and Sena-
tor Camden addressed the Senate in favor of
the bill The Senate then adj djourned until
Monday 49,. In the House. on motion of Mr..
Dorsey, the Senate bill passed for the estab-
shmenU of two additional land districts III
Nebraska. The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the private calendar,
after which il took recess until evening.
At the evening session forty-tive pension
bills passed.