The National tribune., 1888-04-26
CONGRESS.
An Abstract Of the More Important
Proceedings in Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL is.

OF The fisheries treaty.
Among The bills introduced and referred was
ono Bv Senator Morrill,. authorizing the pur-
chase OF / site Tor building for the Supreme
Court 0l the United States
The resolution iustructing the Committee on
Public Lands % inquire into alleged fraudu-
lent c0nTcyances Of public lands in Florida was
adopted after which The bill to forfeit certain
railroad land grants was discussed, without any
action being reached.
CousiG Grafton was resumed Of the bill TO ad
nit South Dakota rs q State. and organize the
Territory Of North Dakota. Senator Sherman
speaking on the affirmative side. He said that
the only objection was a factions one and came
from the Democrats. The 100000 people OF
Dakota were denied representation in Congress,
aHd they made the same complaint that had
been made against Great Britain by the Is Colo
mics when they had only four times as much
population as Dakota now had. and when they
rebeilel because they were subjected to taxa
ti0n without representation. Dakota would be
kent out until some Democratic State less en-
tt.ej should be attached TO it and hauled in
at Its skirts The Senators from Connecticut,
Miung5ata and Wisconsin lPlatt, Davis and
SpUoner' might eZpend their learning and elo-
Qucucc and reasoning, bat what they said would
fall. lis impsssiye and uaimP-essivc on the Dem
oeratic PARTY as il they spoke to the icy winds
Of ihe North pole.
The Dakota biH was laid aside and Senator
FRYE presented the conference report on the
bin authorizing the President to invite the
American Lcrubics and Brazil to send dele
gates TO aB international conference.
Senators EdmUnds and Chandler questioned
the fropriety Of the provision which vests IN
the President OF The Senate and the Speaker of
the House tle appointment each Of two Of the
American delegates.
Pending further consideration the Senate
adjourned
IL the House, 5Ir. Belmont introduced a bill
20 prevent the entrance into the United States
Of any Chinese person except officials. teachers,
students, merchants or travellers The Senate
amcudmen to the Paris Exposition bin were
non cnncurrCd in and a Committee Of Confer
enco ordered. The conference report on the
bill authorizing the President to arrange con-
ference between the United States and the
South and Central American Republics Hayti,
San Domingo aud Brazil was agreed TO- Mr.
TOHLsleUc calling attention TO the fact that It
was practically the American Lollverein propO-
sitian first introduced by him in the House
four years ago.
The bill 10 establish the Department of La
Dor was passed II provides for the appoint
mcut 81 a Comm issioac- Of Labor, who shall be
appointed 5y the President and hold Office for
four wears and WHO shall investigate and re-
port upon questions Of labor, capital and farln
In tie CHIEF industrial and commercial countries
Telsjez between employers aud employees.
ID Committee 81 the Whole the bill TO create
boards Of arbitration between interstate com
L3ercC carriers and their employees was taken
Up and was opposed by Mr.. Illlman, who re-
ferIed 10 the recent Reading strike investiga-
ton. 81 which he was Chairman, and was in
berTuUte1 by Dir. q Nelil with the question as
to Hhen that committee would report
Mr. IiliHan replied that the witnesses were
busy revising their testimony, and that a re-
port would he soon made If his colleagues
would stand bv him he would report some legis-
lati0h which Would prevent the business Of the
country from being interrupted by railroad
managers and employees.
4lr- Iarsney said tnat the tariff was respon-
el5le for ali Inc labor troubles to which Mr.
BrumE replied that if the gentleman would
take pains tp invest gate stock watering IL Wall
street aud the damEabe whisky ring OF Ken
lucky, re would strike nearer the root OF the
evil il was simply a whisky and watering
syndicate bar was 40 Ire bottom Of the evil
under which the country was suffering.
Ms D. i. Taylor alInded 10 the remarks Of
Er TarEHcy- aad ARMED that as Irishmen were
foolish IN lighting the battles Of England, just
50 were they foolish In fighting the battles Of
the Democracy here 20 break down American
Interests and bald up those Of England.
BIT. Iarsner understood Mr. Taylor to say that
there were too Ilauy Irishmcu Ia Congress and
M4ASA BIZ 49, -lA q DSE 10 Ittls AutIt tHsIcA d
Eceae Ct confusion, which WAS quleted when
Er. TOran began TO denoguce the bill and to
say t5at Mr Iar5ney had injected into the dis
Cgsssol q little free-trade nonsense.
TIE bill Has then passed. Ii is the same
measure Is adopted by the last House except
the sixth section, which authorizes the PTesi-
dent 10 select Two special commissioners, one Of
whom shalt he resident Of the State or Terri
tory !. which the controversy arises, and who
Together with tile Commissioner Of labor shall
constitute temporary commission for the pur-
pose Of examining the cause Of the controversy,
the conditions accompanying and the best
means Tor adjusting 1T; the result OF which ex-
animation shall be Immediately reported to the
President aud Congress, and on the rendering
Of such report tbe services Of the two special
comm lsslOners shall cease. The services Of the
commission 60 tie ordered at the time by the
President and constituted as herein provided
may bl rendered by tile President for the pur.
pose q settling q controversy such as c0ntem.
plated, either upon his own motion, or upon
the application ii one Of the parties to the con.
troFcrsy, or upon the application Of the Execu
tive o. Stare.
TEUEsDAY, APRIL 19
IN the Senate, the bill to provide for the ad
mission q Dakota and the organization Of IL,
Territory Of Lincoln came up the pending
question being on tie amendment Of Senator
Butler.
Senator Plumb replied toa remark OF Senate
Vest THAI never before In the history of thi
country was il known that the people Of Ter
TitJry had right 10 sub-diyide their own Ter
Titgry. No Pigmb said that the Territory 0
Kansas bad done exactly what Senator Yes
Gays never WAS done. The boundary Of thi
Territory Of Kansas extended from the Mis-
sour River 10 the crest Of the Rocky Mount
aims. Tie people Of Kansas divided the Terri
tory by fixing the western boundary Of tn
State nearly 300 miles east Of the western
boundary Of the Territory California hat
also formed her own boundaries. The people Q
Dakota were doing precisely as the people 0
Kansas had done under Bachanan's Admins
tratI0n, and the Senator had never heard Bnch
anans Administration complained Of from
Democratic sources. There were more vote
cast lE South Dakota in 1856 than were cast il
Florida, Delaware or Georgia. The Senate
proceeded ~ contrast the taxable property j
South Dakota with that Of Alabama He foun
that ia the County Of Autauga, in the latte
State, the value Of guns. pistols and dirks a.
Eessed in 1880 was S4,452 while the farm
ing tools were only assessed at $3.50. /
the County Of Dallas, same State ther
were Sl3056 worth Of guns, pistols and dirk
and only e 15l worth OF farming tools. TIA
total value of guns, pistols and dirks in Ala
bama was 1857, l50.75, while the total Of farfz
ing tools WAS only 81. 206y05. The assesse
valuation OF oil the Libraries in Alabama
&l5l gag, which makes an unpleasant contra,
with the assessed valuation Of 1857, I5075 Il
guns pistols and dirks. The Senator submit
ted n