Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
CONGRESSIONAL,


JUNE 4, SENATE.-Among the bills report
cd from committees and placed on the SEN
ate calendar was the bill TO repeal all pre-
emption and timber culture laws. The SEN
ate then proceeded to the consideration OF
bills ON the calendar, and passed, among
others, the following: Senate bill appro-
priating $35, 900 for an equestrian statue of
ex-President Zachary Taylor in the court OF
Washington; senate bill creating an ad-
ditional retired list of the army for eighty
officers now on the active list but incapaci-
tated for active service; house bill authoriz-
ing the President to appoint and retire Al
fred Pleasonton, with rank and grade OF
colonel-with an amendment reducing the
grade TO that of major; the senate bill au-
thorizing the President to place on the re-
tired list, with the grade OF major, Maj
Gen. VIM. M. Averill; house bill to promote
agriculture (requiring American consuls
abroad to make monthly reports on agricul-
tural and horticultural subjects). The house
bill TO enlarge the powers and duties OF the
department of agriculture and to make 1t an
executive department was re-cOmmitted.
The house bill to prevent the employment
of alien labor upon public buildings or other
public works in the various departments OF
the government went over without action,
and the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The following among other reso-
lutions and bills, were introduced and re-
ferred: BY Mr.. Bond Of Pennsylvania:
Resolution directing an inquiry into the
alleged imposition by the Brazilian govern
ment of an excessive export duty on coffee
and discriminating against American Hour
in favor of British capitalists. BY Mr..
Lee of Virginia: To prevent food adultera-
tions. BY Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana: To
amend the interstate commerce law.
BY Mr. Oates of Alabama: To
restrict the immigration of foreigners
into the United States. BY Mr..
DINGHY of Maine: Calling for infOrma-
ton as to whether the Canadian govern
ment has violated the spirit of the treaty of
Washington by discriminating against
American vessels passing through the Wei
land and other Canadian canals. The SEN
ate bill making inauguration day legal
holiday was passed. After considerable
considerable tilibustering on the tariff bill,
the house adjourned.
JUNE 5, SENATE.-The day was spent in
considering the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
HoUsE.-The time was divided between
reading dispatches from the St Louis con
vention and tinkcring with the tariff. Sew
eral amendments to the bill were rejected
and several timber clauses were adopted.
JUNE :, SENATE.-After a brief secret
session the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was taken up and passed, with
the call amendment increasing the salary Of
the ministert 20 Paraguay and Uruguay from
s., 200 20 $500 The conference reports
have been agreed to on the bills appropriate
ing Sl50OOO for public building at Bridge
port, Conn, and S20O,0O0 for one at Bay
City. Consideration of the house bill TO
prevent the employment Of alien labor on
public works was renewed and after discus
sion laid aside on the ground of no quorum.
The senate bill authorizing the purchase of
a site near the capitol for the use Of the
United States supreme court was passed.
sE.-Insignificant tariff debate occu-
pied the attention Of the house, and at the
close OF the regular session the house went
into committee OF the whole on Indian APP
preparation bill.