Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-18
FIFrIEGH CONGRESS.
WNHNGT0N, March Il. l'S2
ana Ia
Tho senate was notiu session 'o-f'y.
House OF Representatives..

Tho senate was d n 90 --lll .N-'ttf
House OF Representatives..
Bills were passed increasing 20 $50 Uer month
tbs peu-ions Of tho willows Of kear-Admra-s
NymGn and Wc.ies.
Bins wero reported from committees and
placed on tIe calendar as lows: DO du'l3ltj
The construction ot lri is. ACROSS ,lH iri.r' go
river. ucur Decatur. gt-..its PENSIONS i) l-5
SURVIVORS OF tl8 luii-u was between l.-t a.d
Isi2 DO l~arqaly): resolution requesting the POSE
mlster-Geu Go -Ftin lJ llc use ~ letl-ly--l-
col0rrl tne-c1ut stamps.
me re,ularcrIct oeln demanded Mr. OEein,
~ Missouri, from On. Committee en- lah1r, called
up the resolution ASST -Dius Hat'a -l D alL sl-.'
Arril iS.h, aud Play josh FOR t-s Liberation ot
LABOR bill. lie seid tuA- tao Labor Committee
had been allowed but seven minutes during il5
entire second session 81 che preceding Congress,
ami the LABOR Giis h-i boon tlr3.Usi
Mr. Bumm, OF Pennsylvania, inquired r =
hal uot been the fault OF ne so-cal.eI steering
committee.
Nh. O'Nenl replied that It had been the fault
Of Tie House; 20 bal "t,de'ra 'ted ile commit.
tee by refusing 20 yo.ea quorum when an e1ort
was made 90 set up ita'-il.s.
Mr. Mills said that tncreI3lution oueht 20 make
IN exception for appropriation an4 revenue
bills.
Nr. O'Nelu replied that tho cause Of labor was
az imp1r-autG- either az those matters.
Mr. Holman alsu appealed go che gentleman %
provide that he order should not Interfere Nilh
tho bills 20 secure public lands 10 actual settlers.
Oh e5e bills os1 refer thom 10 the Labor Commit
tee we viii report them back in iva minutes.
LaughlcEl ho then refused o. allow any ID i-f-
ference with ne order.
Mr. Cox, Of New York, could no. say Tat ma
gentlemen who wore ANXIOUS ID secure actipn
upon the appropriation aut revenue bills bad
been direllci but hero was committee having
charge OF the interests Of an Of our people 10
vas not fairly treated aurlug tue last session
audi was entitled 70 az leas. four days now. IL
was not 4 question OF tAe merits CT rho bill he
believed that ths principal Work OF this Congress
had been for tho south and West and hod NOT
tended to help he people and laooreIs Ia large
Mir. Crosyonor. Of Ohio believed that the pro-
position contained la tho resolution 70 allow
zach speaker en- the bill but Llteen minutes iu-
posed too crest a restriction,
Mr.. 'Neill replied tlaJ II man talked sonse
he would get more dno If he wanted
Mr Mills moved that the resolution no roicr-
red 70 the Committee on Rules ID report next
Monday.
Al Air. Gros7sner's suggestion the ayes and
noes were ordered aud tbs House, by = vote Of
- % s.. refused 70 refer the resolution.
Nr. OiNeir thea moved the previous question,
on viii IA the ayes and noes were taksu-rrsuit-
ing-Ryes, 2U1 noes, u.
Mr. Rogers, OF Arkansas, moved 70 reconsider
the vote. ana the morning hour having expired,
the resolution wont over until next Tuesday.
Mr. Holman. Of Indiana, from the Committeo
on Public Lands. called up for consideration tho
bill 70 secure 20 actual settlers public lGuds
alapted 70 agriculture. Tho bill having been
read At longta Mr. Holman yielded % ths offer
ing Of amendments which ml,lt Do considered
as pondug. a large nGnber Of amendments
were submitted and died with lie Circl. and in
order that they mighs bo printsd tho matter vas
allowed 20 20 over.
MIR rau!3ee, OF Kentucky, asked leave @ CIer
for reference reso uti0n Tor tha appointment OF
a commission OF seven members % inquire into
the condition Of the civil service IN ell the de-
partmeuts aud braDcues Of the Government
AID whether tho civil service at has been az oil
times since its passage observed and carried out:
and what beneficial results, II any, have Injured
to the civil service OF the Government by reason
Of ad act.
Mr. GrosycnOr objected.
The House thet, at ? %, adjourned.