Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-07-29
XLIXth CONGRESS.

by the committee on agriculture without
amendment). The bill was read in full
The question whether the bill should now
be nsidered was decided in the afiirma-
tive, yeas %, nays IL. An effort was made
TO refer the matter to the committee on
finance, but the motion was rejected,
after an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
HoUsE-After number OF reports from
committees the House went into commit
tee of the whole, on the fertilization APP
preparation bill. At its evening session
the House passed two dozen bills for the
printing Of public documents and at l0:3o
adjourned.
JULY 2O.-SEyATE-Mr. Whitthorne Of
Tennessee. introduced bill to return the
tax on cotton collection by the United
States in 1S65-6-7-S from the people of GER
tain states of the union, to be held or used
by such states for educational purposes.
Mr.. Conger Of Michigan, called up the
House bin giving the consent of Congress
to the construction OF q bridge by the
municipalities of Menominee, Mich, and
Marinette, Wis, over Menominee river.
Passed without amendment. The remain
der Of the session was spent In discussing
the oleomargarine bill.
HoUsE.-The Fertilization appropriation
bill was taken up and passed, and resolu-
ton agreed to for the printing or 26,OOO
copies of the third annual report of the
Civil Service commission. The bill repeal.
ing the presumption, timber culture and
derert laws was discussed for some time,
but no agreement could be reached and
further conference ordered. A resolution
providing for final adjournment on the
2Sth inst. was introduced and referred to
the committee on ways and means. At
the evening session the bill amending the
postal money order system to allow for
the transmission OF small sums through
the mails was discussed but not acted
upon.
Ixrrv hat ~, ~
from the Knights of Labor were presented
by Mr.. Vest of Missouri, with the explana-
tion that so far as he has been able to as
certain by diligent inquiry, the petitions
which have been sent in from time, alleg-
ing to have been prepared under the au
spices of the Knights of Labor, had all
been prepared by the same person. He
was confirmed in that opinion because,
among the measures the passage of which
was asked, was the bill TO organize the
Territorial government OF Oklahoma. The
chiefs of the Cherokee, Greek and Chicka-
saw tribes had corresponded with Mr..
Powderly, protesting against such actions
by the Knights of Labor and had been as
sured by Mr.; Powderly that no such action
had been authorized by the executive board
of the Knights of Labor. The correspond
ence was with the petitions) referred to
the committee on finance. Two vetoed pen
sion bills were passed over the presidents
veto, when the Senate took up the oleo-
i
after reducing the tax on oleomargarine
t. two cents and making the following
additional change in the penalty clause:
The section as to penalty, as amended,
reads as follows: Every person who
knowingly sells or offer for sale, or deliv-
or ofe s deliver, any oleomarg ne
| IN any oIneT form than in new wooden or
paper packages as above described, or who
packs in any package any oleomargarine
in any maj nsr contrary to law, or who
| I'm ah a
stamp on any package denoting a less
amount of tax than that required by law,
shall be fined for each offense not more
than $1,000 and lie imprisoned not more
than two years. MIR. Miller moved that
the Senate insist on its amendments to
the bill and asks the House for a confer
ence. Agreed to. The Sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was considered at the
evening session.
HoUsE.-The entire session was devoted
to the discussion of the river and harbor
bill.
July 22-SENATE-Mr. Van Wyck in pre-
senting another batch of Knights of Labor
! petitions in favor of land bills and the
Oklahoma bill, read letter from Joseph
Beaumont, chairman of the legislative
committee of the Knights of Labor, by
whom these petitions have been sent to so
many Senators, stating, in response co
! Senator Vests remarks yesterday, that
these petitions were genuine and were
sent to sent to him either directly or by
authority of the persons purporting 10
have have signed them, and further that
they were expressly authorized and sane
toned by the Grand General Executive
Board of the order In the United States
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of the report of the election OF
Senator Payne OF Ohio. The debate
abounded in keen thrusts and cutting sar
casms but was of little interest to Others
than the participants.
HoUsE-The resolution providing for
final adjournment on the 18th inst, was
passed. In committee of the whole the
river and harbor bill was discussed, and
finally sent to conference committee.
Discussion of the interstate commerce bill
occupied the attention of the House during
the remainder of the day.
July 23-SENATE-The Payne election
case was the only matter before the Sem
ate to-day. The principal speech was
made by John Sherman, who fully exonerS
ated Mr.. Payne from even suspicion or
corruption, but Is convinced that others
| are guilty of great wrong. Senator Eustis
vigorously opposed an investigation, and
Senator Frye was equally eloquent in
favor OF one.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hatch from the committee
on agriculture, reported back as matter
of privilege the oleomargarine bill, with
Senate amendments. The speaker held
that the report was not privileged one,
and declined to entertain it. Mr.. Herbert
| Of Alabama, rose to call up the naval in
crease bill, but fearing that the friends Of
the oleomargarine bill would unite and
vote against him, withdrew mis- bill for the
present, and the speaker proceeded to
call the committees for reports.
Mr.. Hatch then reported the Oleomargar-
inc bill with the Senate amendments and
with recommendation that they be nom
concurred in. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole, where it takes its
place at the foot of the calender and where
IL can only be reached by laying aside the
Morrison or the Randall Tariff bills and
one or two internalsr revenue bills. The
House went into committee of the whole
on revenue bills the object being to reach
the Oleomargarineb bill. The Morrison Tariff
bill, the bill giving notice of the termina-
tion of the Hawaiian treaty and other bills
relating to the revenue were laid aside.
The committee rose and the House adj
journed.
July 24-SENATE-The Senate took up the
case of Payne, senator-elect from Ohio,
and by vote of "A to IL, refused to inves-
tigate the charges against Payne. In clear,
convincing and irresistible arguments,
Senator Evarts convinced the Senators
that the Senate was not the place to decide
disputes between parties or factions. At
the evening session several amendments
to the sundry civil bill were acted upon.
HoUsB-After much discussion, the
House concurred in the Senate amend.
ments to the oleomargarine bill, and that
measure now goes to the president for his
signature. At the evening session pension
bills were considered, and one passed,
granting pension of 500 month to the
widow of Gen. Stannard.
Cured By Faith.
For 30 years Miss Labrie, living In st.
Johns suburb near Quebec, has been suf