Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

speeches OF Mr.. Coke, on the presidents
tariff message, and Mr.. Turpie on the ad
mission of Dakota. At the conclusion OF
the morning business aud after the pass
age of several bridge bills, Mr. Coke took
the floor for speech on the presidents
message. He began by speaking OF the
surplus of 40,0000 600 in the treasury and
said that the cause which took that money
needlessly, from the pockets of the people
/ aud the channels of trade { o the enfeeble-
ment of every branch OF Industry, were
continuing and produced more aggravat-
ed results each successive year. IL was
easy TO sea that unless the causes were re
moved or greatly modified 1t was only
question of time when calamity fatally
involving ali TIE industrial Interests OF
the country must follow. He continued
at length and said that the President bae
voiced the sentiment of his party in his
tariff message. and that the issue so raised
would be the distinctive issue of the cam
paign. He would retain the internal
revenue tax, as il did not like the tariff,
bear heavily upon the people. 1T tho
close of Mr.. Coke's speech the senate re
sumed cons deration on the bill TO provide
for admission of tie state OF South Dakota
and for the organization of the territory
OF North Dakota, and was addressed by
Mr.. Turpie in opposition 90 the bill OF the
majority OF the COMMITTEES, and IN sup
port of the minority TO admit Dakota as
whole.
HousE-After being in session foreight
days without adjournment, and having
wasted tQab mucn Time IN cOllulSl UllDuS-
/ tering, the dead lock in the house has been
practically broken by the action OF the
J democratic caucus which was called to
consider the matter. 10 was then pro
vided that the house shall adjourn TO-DAY
| with the understanding that Dec ! shall
/ be set apart for the consideration OF tho
direct tax bill, and that a vote on the
measure shall be taken after not moro
than three days given to debate.
APRIL l3, HoUsR.-The day was spent IN
I ~ ha bo1a in ha sin
of bill for the payment or a claim of 500
for the occupation of certain property in
Memphis by United States troops in 1864
1t was opposed by Mr.. Grosveuor of Ohio,
Mr.. Thomas o Wisconsin, and Mr.. Brewer
I of Michigan, and advocated by Mr.. Rich
! ardson of Tennessee. No action was taken
on the bill At the evening session 55
pension bills were passed.
APR L II, HoUsE.-Mr. Randall of Penn
sylvania, from the committee on appro-
priatloDs, reported the legislative. eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, and it
/ was referred to the committee OF tho
whole. Mr.. Robertson of Louisiana, from
the committee on military affairs, report
! ed the bill for the relief OF soldiers and
sailors who enlisted or served in the army
/ or navy during the rebellion under as
sumed names. Mr. Rae OF Arkansas, from
committee on public lands, reported back
the senate bill to relieve purchasers of and
to indemnify certain states for swamp and
/ overlooked lands Committee of the
whole. Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire,
! from the committee on invalid pensions,
reported the bill granting increased pen
/ sions to soldiers who have lost
both hands. Committee of the who'e.
Mr.. Bynum of Indiana, from the same
| committee, reported, with amendments,
senate bill granting pensions TO eX sol
diers and sailors who are incapacitated
for the performance of manual labor, and
providing pensions for dependent rela-
tives of deceased soldiers and sailors.
Committee of the whole. Mr.. Whitthorne
OF Tennessee, from the commi ttee on In
dian depreciation claims, reported the bill
TO provide for the adjudication and pay
ment of claims arising from indian dep
relations. Committee OF the whole. Mr..
Bnyne Of Pennsylvania, from the commit
tee on rivers and harbors, reported the bill
declaring the Iowa river below WnDello
not n navigable scream. House calendar.
In consideration in the morning hour the
house proceeded, in committee Of the
whole, to the consideration of bill au
thorizing the secretary of the treasury to
settle and pay the claim of the state of
Florida on account of the expenditures
- de on sUppreslng Indian hostilities.
April Ii, SENATE.-Mr. Farwell's speech
on the financial situation, and Mr.. Spoon
er's on the admission of Dakota, were the
chief features OF to-day's senate proceed
ings. Mr.. Stewart introduced a bill to
grant n pension of 5000 a year TO the
widow OF the late Chief Justice White
and remarked that he introduced il On his
own responsibility, and he thought that
the widows OF chief justices should be
placed on par with those of presidents.
Referred to committee on pensions. Mr.
Hoar offered resolution which was
adopted instructing the select committee
on the civil service to inquire and report
as TO sugar frauds in the New York Gus
tom house Two private pension bill
vetoes were read and referred to the COM
mittee on pensions.
HorsE.-A number of bills were intro
duced and referred. The principal feature
OF to-day's session was the effort, which
proved futile to pass the river and harbor
bill under suspension OF the rules.
APRIL II, sExArE.-The principal feature
of to-day's session was Mr. Vests speech
against the admission of Dakota. A num-
Der of private pension bills were passed,
and the senate adjourned.
| HoUsE.-Aside from the speech of Mr.
Mills of Texas, in opening the debate on
the tariff bill and the reply OF Mr.. Kelley
of Pennsylvania thereto, there was little
done in the house to day. The bill to Gre
ate boards of arbitration for settling con-
troversies between common carriers and
their employees was reported, as was the
bill prohibiting the importation of convict
made goods. resoluti was reported
and adopted asking the postm aster-gen-
eral for information concerning the rates
of postage on seeds, and whether Cana
dams are given advantages over Ameri-
cans engaged in the seed business At the
] cOnciuSlOn OF Jne LuTlH ueDdUe Iue mousse
adjourned.
April Is, SENATE Mr.. Evarts, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported
back adversely Mr.. Riddleberger's reso-
luton to suspend the rules as TO the
executive sessions during the consdera-
ton of the fisheries treaty. The report
was placed on the calendar and ordered
printed. The senate then resumed con
sideration of the senate bill discus ed
yesterday to forfeit certain lands hero
tofore granted for the purpose of aiding
in the construction of railroads. No
progress was made with the bill and the
senate resumed the consideration of the
bill for the admission of South Dakota as
a state, and the organization of the Ter
ritory of North Dakota. The discussion
which followed was strictly partisan in
tone. The bill went over without action
and the senate a ourned.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Belmont of New York in
troduced bill TO prohibit the corning of
Chinese lahorers TO the United States.
referred. It's main provisions are similar
to those contained in the new treaty. The
act of May q. 1882, is repealed. The floor
was accorded to the committee on labor,
and the bill TO establish n department. of
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