Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

JANUARY 0-SENATE-A large number of
petitions and memorials were presented
bills were introduced and referred as fol.
lows: To establish bureau of adultera-
ton and TO regulate and prohibit the
Importation, manufacture and sale
of. adulterated articles OF food
and drugs; To create the lakes and
gulf waterway commission; TO prevent
the summary cancellation of pension
certificates and providing for a hearing in
such cases. The senate took up the reso-
luton offered by Mr., rown OF Georgia,
on the Tia Of January for the repeal of the
internal Revenue laws. Mr. Brown add
dressed the senate in favCr Of the resolu-
ton. The Senator declared the internal
revenue system to be an outrageous sys-
tenn of espionage, injustice and wrong
that ought to have been a olished long
ago. He moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to the committee on finance. Mr..
Beck of Kentucky objected 10 the refer
ence The senate had just listened TO a
defense of the Georgia moonshiners and TO
an attack on the government and its Of
flcers. lie wished chance TO reply to IL.
The resolution was laid on the table and
the Blair education bill was then taa en-
up and Mr.. Vest of Missouri addressed the
senate in opposition to the bilt After
passing the bill appropriating 81, 600
for a government building ut M.lwaua ee,
Wis, the senate adjourned
House, Mr.. Baker of Illinois resigned
from the committee on aims, anu his
resignation was accepted. Mr.. Perkil of
Kansas submitted proposition that
every member Of the house not the chair
man OF a committee be allowed cler6 at
"A salary of 800 per month. The PROPOSE
ton was referred to the committee on
accounts. Among the bills introduced
were the following: authorizing the
purchase of foreign built ships by nited
States citizens, and TO permit the same
TO be registered as United States vessels.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment OF a special committee TO investl.
gate the causes underlyl ing the present
labor strikes. Authorizing the secretary
of the treasury, with the approval of the
president, at any time TO apply the sur
plus money in the treasury 20 the pur-
chase or redemption OF United states IN
terest-bearing bonds, provided that the
bonds so purchased or redeemed shall con-
stitute no part of the sinking fund, but
shall be cancelled by the secretary or the
treasury Repeating the civil service aw.
MIR. Cutcheon of Michigan: To create
board of public buildings and provide Tor
public buildings in cities OF less than lOO,-
100 inhabitants; also, tor the creation OF
commission TO revise the pension law;
also, to reform the civil service by the
organization OF bureau OF civil appoint
ments. Mr.. O'Donnell of Michigan: To
repeal the duty on sugar and TO provide
for the payment of bounty OF S2,OOO,O0O
q year Tor two years for the cultivation
of sugar in the United States; also for the
erection of public building at Jackson.
JANUARY 10, i5ENATE,--A number OF bills
were introduced, after which the bill to
credit and pay TO the several states and
territories and the District OF Columbia
all moneys collected under the direct tax
of August 1861, war taken from the calen-
dar and considered After considerable
discussion the bill was laid aside without
action. The senate then proceeded 10 the
consideration OF the Blair educational
bill and MIR. Wilson of Maryland, made a
constitutional argument against IT, at the
conclusion of which Mr.. Coke obtained
the floor and the senate proceeded to the
executive business. senator Edmunds
from the judiciary committee made an
adverse report on the nomination OF l..
&. {. Lamar TO he associate justice OF the
supreme court, and Senator Pugh, in be-
half of the minority of the same commit
tee, submitted favorable report Calen-
dar. Senator Edmunds made favorable
report from the judiciary committee on
the nomination of VIM. +. Was TO be
secretary of the interior. Calendar.
Senator Sawyer, from the postottice com
mittee, made "a favorable report on tho
nomination of Don Nj. Dickinson to be
postmaster-general Calendar
HoUsE.-After the introduction and
reference of a large number of bills, the
house adjourned.
JANUARY IL, SENATE.-A resolution was
adopted asking the president TO transmit
TO congress the report OF the fucinc rail
road company. The resolution offered by
MIR. Hale ON December - for a select COM
mittee to examine 1ully into the present
condition OF the clvll service was taken
up, and MIR. Hale addressed tine
senate in explanation ana advo-
cacy of il. lie declared Jnat his OBJ
ecJ in Offering IL was to secure an lnves-
tigation with sincere purpose OF bring
ing before congress the present actual
condition of the civil service OF the
country and also the performances of GER
tam high and low officials o. tle govern
ment. At the close OF Mr. Hale's address,
the Blair educational bill was taken up,
and Mr. Coke spoke in opposition to IT.
HOUSl.-Ihe House, on motion OF MI
Mills OF Texas, went into committee OF the
whole upon the state of the mon, for the
consideration Of the PRESIDENT message.
Mr.. Mills offered aresoIution referring the
message TO the Committee on Ways and
Means. The resolution was agreed TO and
the committee having risen, It's action was
confirmed ny the house. The House then
again went INTO committee OF the whole
On the Little deficiency Bill, A long de-
bate eusued and during Its progress the
question as to where the responsibility for
the defeat OF the deficiency Bl at the last
session rested, was fully discussed. The
custom OF holding back appropriation
oils also received considerable attention.
/ he committee then rose, the bill was
pas sed and the House q burned.
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committee apo nted