Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Falls, TO connect Lakes Erie anu OhIhtlO,
and one from Missouri for the removal OF
the duty on salt. Senator Butler offered
n I'LL for the ad mission OF u tab as state
Referred TO committee on states ana ter
Titories. The resolution offered by MT.
Frye yesterday calling for copies o. min
utes and protocols of the fisheries com
miss ION and that offered by Senator
Dolph as to fur seal fishing in Alaska,
were taken up and passed. Senator hale
introduced n bill authorizing the fresl-
dent to appoint aud retire John Z. Ere
mont as a major-generai. The under valu-
alton hill was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Plumb o cred preamble and resolu-
ton reciting the fact OF the interruption
of freight traffic on the Chicago, Burlng-
ton q Quincy and the Atchison, Topeka a.
Santa Fe railroads. and instructing the
committee on interstate commerce to in
cuire whether such interruption o. com
merce was occasioned by the failure of tho
railroad company TO adopt necessary pre-
cautions or by other neglect OF :heir duties
as common carriers. The resolution was
laid over and the ,enate adjourned.
Ho"sE.-The Hit JOINT resolution to
promote commercial union with Can,
ada was submitted TO the house and
placed upon the calendar: and
bill was reported and placed on the
calendar fixing the rate of postage on
seeds, bulbs and scions at one cent for
each two ounces. In committee or the
whole the senate amendments to the ur-
gency deficiency bill were discussed. At
the evening session several pension bills
were passed.
MARCH 10 SENATE.-The following bills
were passed: To amend article l03 OF the
rules and articles of war in relation to de-
sertions; authorizing the appointment of
superintendent of Indian schools, and
prescribing his duties; for the survey of
certain historic grounds, locations and
military works at Put-in-Bay on the Mau
NEE river, Ohio; TO settle and adjust the
claims of any state for expenses incurred
by it in defense OF the United states dur
ing the war of the rebellion; appropriating
SIO0, 600 for the erection in Washington Of
n monument to the Negro soldiers and
sailors who gave their lives for the preser-
walton of the government-yeas3 81. nays
10; for the relief OF soldiers and sailors
who enlisted or served under assumed
names. There we're altogether fifty
five bills PASSED - those not above
described being mainly pension and
or were two pensioning volunteer
female nurses during tbs war at
S25 a month. Mr.. Morrill,, from the COM
mittee on public buildings, reported the
bin increasing TO $, 50O, 900 the appropria-
ton for public building at Detroit, Mich.
& alander. Mr.. Blair, from the committee
on civil service and retreuchmsnt report
ed n bill providing that whenever persons
who were not loyal to the United States
during the war shall be appointed to Office
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dishorahly discharged from the military
or naval service of the confederate states
and who are suffering from wound or dis
abilities resulting from such service. shall
be preferred to other persons not shown
TO have been loyal TO the United States
during the war. Mr.. Platt objected to the
second reading of the bill, and it went
over till tomorrow. After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
HorsE.-Mr. Anderson Of Iowa offered
reSolu ton FOR the appointments o. a spec
al committee of five members to investi
gate the railroad strikes snd to report
what legis lstion is necessary to prevent
such obstruct on Co commerce and dis.
turbance OF public peace. Under tho call
y states thu following bills and resolu-
lions were introduced and referred For
the free admission OF machinery for the
manufacture OF beet sugar. Instructlng
the committee on WAYS AMI means TO re-
port bill placing all products that are
protected by trust or monopolistic com
Dnnv on the rec list or as nearly so as the
financial requirements OF the government
will permit Providing bounty on wheat,
corn. -four and oatmeal exported from the
nited States. A % ,olution was adopted
setting apart the % and 81 day OF May
or tn. consideration OF general pension
egislatiop. Mr.. wilkins OF Ohio, under
instructions from the committee OF bank
ing and currency, moved to suspend the
rules snd pass the bill authorizing the Is
sue of fractional silver certificates. After
n long debate the bill was passed.
MAporr o. SEVATE-Among the bills re-
ported from committees and placed on the
calendar we're the following: To encosr
are the holding of an industrial exposition
Of the arts mechanics and product of the
"olored race in the United States in 1850
To authorize the secretary of the treasury
o apply the surplus monev in the treas
urv to the purchase of United states
ronds and TO the prepayment OF interest
Notlce was given by Mr. Aldrich, who re
ported this hill. that he would call it up
Mt an earlv dav. Providing that pensions
he rated according TO the RANT held at the
date of the DISCHARGE. Mr.. Palmer intro
dured a bill providing for the sale and
CONVEYANCE TO the Minneapolis, Sault Ste
Marie military reservation. Senator Davis
-eported favorablv the bill introduced by
him few DAYS ago providing that where
officers incurred disability in the line OF
| duty, but nevertheless remained in the
service and were afterwards promoted,
the pension allowed Cor the disability in
! Cured shall he at the rate allowed by the
! law for the highest rank which the officer
attained The bill giving preference for
! civil service appointments among men
who had been disloyal during the war to
those who had served in the confederate
| army or were suffering from wounds or
! disabilities gave rise TO a very animated
and partisan discussion. but was laid
aside without action. The senate then
bills, including the following: For the
relief Of the Mission indians in California
| providing for allotments of lands TO them
| in severalty; TO provide for warehousing
| fruit brandy for construction of "A bridge
across the st. Croix river; bills for the
| relief of the iron-clad builders-the
| Perines and the McKays.
HousE.-A bill was passed creating a
! port of delivery at Grand Rapids. A bill
was introduced to protect free labor and
| the industries in which it Is employed
! from the in furious effects of convict labor
| by combining the sale of goods, wares and
| merchandise manufactured by convict
| labor to the state in which they are pro-
| duced. A penalty OF fine and imprson-
ment and forfeiture of the goods is inn
posed for any violation of the law. The
! bill TO establish department. of labor was
! reported and referred to the committee
! of the whole. The bill to prevent the prod
uct of convict labor from being fur
| nished or for use in any department of the
government was placed on the calendar.
! bill was reported to authorize the presi-
| dent to confer brevet rank on army Off
J GERS for gallant services in Indian cam.
| paigns; house calendar. A bill was re-
| ported TO prevent the employment of con-
| Wet and alien labor on public works
| house calendar. Mr.. Weaver of Iowa in
troduced a bill providing for the issue of
| legal tender treasury notes in lieu of notes
estimated to be lost or destroyed; referred.
| RilIe xvara posead for tho nrotactior IL,