Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


20 revive the grade of general OF the army.
The resolution reported by Mr.. She man,
requesting the president 20 negotiate
treaty with China providing that no
Chinese iaborer shall enter the United
States, was taken up and after discussion
adopted. The pension bill was taken up,
the pending question being on the amend
ment offered 10y Mr.. Wilson of Iowa 20 add
the words "from the iniirmites of age
Without reaching vote on the pending
amendment the senate al burned.
HorsE-Mr Blount of Georgia. from
the committee on postoillces and post
roads, repeatedly adversely bill prohb-
iting the Transmission through the mails
OF newspapers containing lottery adver-
tisements. House calendar. The floor
was then accorded TO the committee on
foreign affairs and Mr.. Belmont OF New
York, under instructions from that com
mittee, called up the Joint resolution nc
cepting the invitation OF the French Re
public for the United States to take part
in the international exhibition TO be held
in Paris i'm 1880 Mr.. belmont then called
up the Joint resolution authorizing tho
president TO arrange conference to ba
held in Washington in 1879 for the pur-
pose of promoting arbitration and en-
couraging recipr zeal commercial relations
between the nited States and republics
of Central ana South America and the
Empire of Brazil. An amendment was
adopted making one OF the questions TO
lie considered by the conference the means
OF direct communication between Iue
United States aud the other count les.
The resolution was then agreed 70 and the
committee having risen, both joint reSO-
lutions considered by il were passed anu
the house soon ad burned.
MARoU ,. HOUsE.-The house went into
committee Of the whole on the private
calendar. The committee resumed the
consideration of the Omnibus bib, which
provides for the payment OF thirty odd
claims for supplies used for the army dur.
inn ba rnnOrfp1 Court
Claims under provi ion of the Bowman
net. The bill was agreed TO and reported
to the house. The evening session was de-
voted TO the consideration OF pension
cases
MARCH 3 HousF.-The Pacific railroad
telegraph bill was passed.
MARCH, :, SENArE.-Mr. Reagan, from the
committee on poStoflice, and post roads,
reported adversely the Fdmunds and Cul.
lum bills for the establishment OF postal
te egraph and reuortei favorably an
original Till to regulate inter state com
merce carried on by telegraph and co
sub ect telegraph companies 70 the super
vision OF the Interstate commerce com.
mission. Mr.. Cullom insisted and moved
that this bill should he re- erred 70 the
interstate commerce committee. The bill
and report were laid upon the table. The
urgency deficiency bill was tn en- up and
discussed until the hour Of adjournment:
H0rsE.-A resolution was introduced
and referred TO the committee on com
merce, asking for an investigation of the
trouble between the CHICAGO, burlington
a. Quincy railroad company and the
brotherhood of engineers. Several bills
were introduced and the remainder OF the
session was devoted TO the consideration
of contested election cases.
MARcHG SENATF.-The senate has adoDt
ed without debate the change of it's rules
by which treaty may he made public OF
considered in open session whenever de
10 to nf fhn nafa r.
Morrill,, from the committee on finance
reported adversely Mr.. Becks bill for the
Is ne of coin certificates. Nr. Peck viii
endeavor to have the hill taken up for
consideration on Tuesday next Mr.. Nor
ell reported back favorsblv the bill to pro
vide for the purchase of United States
bonds by the secretary of the treasury and
gave notice that he won d call 10 mp ut an
early date. The senate then. ut p. m.
resumed consideration OF the unfinished
business the dependent pension bill the
question being an amendment offered by
Mr.. Wilson Iowa to insert the words from
infirmities of old age.u During the debate
that followed Mr.. ingalls, replied to the re-
marks OF Mr.. Vest a few days ago and was
followed by Mr.. Blackburn. Senate adj
iourned without action on the proposed
amendment.
ed hill prohibiting the use OF portraits
of females for advertising purposes with
out consent of thu person whose Likeness
is to be used. The house then resumed
consideration OF the contested election
case of McDuT VS.. Davidson from Ma
hama. The minority resolution declaring
McDulf entitled TO the seat was re iected
yeas 122, navs 144-and the ma 'ority
resolution declaring the sitting member
entitled TO his seat was do ted without
division. The house then, at . o'clock
ad burned
MARCH, :, SENATE-ConSideratio of this
urgency deficiency bill. the question being
on striking out the provision inserted by
the house recurring the public printer &c
enforce rigdly the eight-hour law. The
item was struck out-veas 2 nays 20
Messrs. Paine" and Stockbridge OF Michi
gan voted nay. Mr.. Payne offered ar
amendment aupropriating s q O0) for the
pay of assistant cuStodiaus and ianitors
of public buildings all over the country
for the current fiscal year. At the close
of the discussion that ensued the vote was
taken on Mr.. Payne'S amendment and il
was not agreed to-years o. nays "a The
bill having been reported from the com.
mittee Of the whole, hr. Payne renewed
his amendment in the senate, and il was
again re ected-yea -, nays 20. A reso
luton was fered " Mr.. Falmer LOOKING
! TO the purchase of the Stanley collection
! of Indian historical paintings now in the
! custody of the Smith oman institution.
/ The senate then proceed TO executive
| business and soon nd burned.
/ HOU@r.-br Belmont of the committee
]
! resolution, which was adopted ealing on
/ the President for documents and CORES
| pondence betweent @ governments of the
/ United States. Great ritain and Nene7ue
| la relating 20 the Guest on of disputed
! boundary line between rlti h G inna and
! Venezuela. Mr.. Cultivate of Ohio. from
! the committee on Pacif raj roads, re
! ported favorably tho bill extending the
| time for the payment of the government
debt by subsidized roads com rised within
! the MON Pacific system. House calendar
Mr.. Tarsney of Michigan, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported the bill au
/ thorzing the abtli hment of life saving
stations at the following point Ashta.
! bula o.. Marquette, Mich. al the entrance
of San Francisco harbor; at the mouth OF
the mp ua river, On; Yaauina Bay,
| On. llwaco feach, w. T., and Grav's
! Harbor w. T. Committee on the whole
| Mr. Hatch of Missouri reported bill to
create department of agri ulture
and labor The house then went
! into committee of the whole on
public buildings. The first bill taken
up was one appropriating s500N
| for n Public uilding Mt Sedalia, Mo-.
which was agreed to, after lively col
| loquy between Messrs. Bland and Heard
! The house then went into committee OF
the whole upon business called up by the
committee on Indian affairs. One of the