The National tribune., 1888-05-31
FR1nAY. NAY o

In the Senate, Senator Turpie introduced a
bill providing for the publication and distribu-
ton of a Register OF Labor, and submitted
some remarks in favor OF the proposition. His
plan is to authorize the Commissioner Of Labor
to have made ont n list of the names of persons
of excellence. in their respective vicinities in
any line of skilled labor OF mechanism actually
engaged in the manual work Of their respective
callings and to print and distribute the same
generally. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Labor, with the request that it be
given early consideration.
Senator Blair offered an amendment to the
Constitution, providing that no State shall ever
make or maintain any law respecting an estab-
lishmcnt Of religion or PROHIBITING the free ex-
ercise thereof aud that each State IN the Union
shall establish and maintain a system Of free
public schools adequate for the education Of
children between the ages OF six aud is years;
at the same time prohibiting the expenditure
OF money raised by taxation for the teaching of
the tenet5 OF any sect.
The amendment was laid on the table tenn
porarily,
Upon motion Of Senator Allison, the bill to
supply the deficiency i'm tue appropriation for
the expenses Of collecting revenue from Gus
toms aud for other purposes for the current
fiscal year was taken up aud passed. The bill
appropriated Si50,000 to which was added
various small sum5for contingent expenses and
miscellaneous items.
The Senate then went into executive session
for consideration of the question of whether
tho fisheries treaty with Great Britain should
be considered with open or closed doors. and
not coming to a conclusion thereon, adjourned
until Monday after several hours debate.
In the House, upon motion OF Mr.. Randall,
the regular order of the day, which was the
private calendar, was set aside, and the House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for
consideration of the Legislative Appropriation
Bill. Most Of the afternoon was consumed in
q lengthy debate, chiefly upon the increase
or decrease of salaries Of doorkeepers, messen-
gers, clerks and other employees of both Houses
OF Congress. The subject naturally led 20 mere
or less sparring Of a political nature upon the
attitude Of both parties with reference to the
civil service law Without final disposition Of
the bill the Committee Of the Whole rose and
so reported to the House.
Mr.. Burnes called up the bill passed by the
Senate for appropriating money TO meet the
revenue from customs, but objection was made
to its consideration and at 3 O'Clock the House
took recess until s p. n. The evening ses-
sion was devoted to the consideration of pri-
yate pension bills.
Bills granting pensions or increases Of pen
sion to the following persons have been passed
by both Houses Of Congress:
John KaIbdeisch, Lemucl r. Rea, James Lu-
"a, Bastile Champagne, Auastasia Walter, Da-
vi i. Servis, Melvina Greenwood, Emma Van
| BerneWitz, Lydia d. Haiti. Stephen Singleton,
Frederick Beno, Anna Mertz, Johanna Loewin-
GER Berry Day, Eliza Douglass Andrew Frank
lin alias Mckee, Harlow B. Hyde, George w.
Peavey, Mary GammeIl, Cordelia r. Jones Ste
phen Schiedcl, George w. Schell, Michael Lane.
| Margaret NJ. Collins, Stephen c. LObdiA and
| John G.. Merritt.