Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
CONGRESSIONAL.

JUNE IL, SENATE. THE greater part of the
session was taken up by the speech of Sena-
tor Gray in favor OF the ratification Of the
fisheries treaty
IOUsE.-Mr. Dougherty of Florida offered
n resolution reciting the improbability of
the passage Of the Mills bill at this session,
and instructing the committee on ways and
means 70 report bills repeating internal
taxes except upon spirits; providing for a
tax upon incomes exceeding 5000, TO be
used for pensions exclusively and placing
on the free list all articles not manufactured
or produced in the United States. Referred.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio offered a resolution
assigning certain days In July TO the consid
GRAFTON of pension legislation. The resolu-
ton was accompanied by long preamble TO
the reading of which Gt being a stump
SPECIFY Mr.. Springer % Illinois objected.
Thereupon Mr.. Grosvenor withdrew his
resolution, stating that he would get the
preamble into the record in a speech After
passing the bill TO increase the police force
OF the District of Columbia, the house ad
journed.
June II. SENATE.-The greater part of
the session was occupied by Senator Cul-
lom in Il speech in favor of the proposed
amendments TO the Interstate commerce
act. One OF the most important causes, he
said, that influenced the passage of the in.
ter-state commerce law was discrimination
by railroads in one form or another. One
of the immediate effects of the law had been
the abandonment of all pools by carriers
but pooling associations, reOrganiZed and
known as traffic associations, still managed
10 control rates in certain classes of impor-
tant traffic as arbitrarily as in the palmiest
days OF the old pooling system. Special
freight contracts had been broken up by
the law, resulting in largely increased rev.
enues TO the roads. The progress made un-
der the law in the direction OF uniformity
oil aaff ION haH fftvfrn
and in the matter of transportation of pas
sengers some very important reforms had
already been accomplished. When MIR
CullOm finished his speech Il message from
the pl esident was announced VCtOing IA pri-
vate pension bill granting II pension TO
Stephen Schiedel, on the ground that the
beneficiary had not been wounded in the
army. The fOrtitication appropriation bill
was then taken up and Mr.. DOlph addressed
the senate on the subject of coast defcnses.
The bill then went over without action and
the District Of Columbia appropriation bill
was taken up and discussed till 40 p. M,
when the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-After two and half hours of
debate the adverse report of the postofficc
committee on the Taulboe resolution asking
the postmaster general for information on
disallowed postmasters' claims was agreed
TO, and the resolution laid on the table. In
committee OF the whole the debate on the
tariff bill was resumed.
JUNE -, SENATE.-Mr. Hale called up
Mr.. Morgan's resolution as TO the fishery
treaty and proceeded 10 address the senate
on the subject. At the conclusion of Mr.
Hale's speech, the resolution was postponed
until Monday, the 25th. The senate then
resumed consideration Of the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill, and it was
passed. The senate then resumed consid
Grafton of the resolution offered by Mr.
Stewart, calling for a statement of the sale
of bonds since April, 1883, the question be
ing on Mr.. Cockrells amendment TO add
after the word names the words "other
than private parties" The resolution was
adopted.
HoUsE.-On the conclusion of routine
business consideration Of the tariff bill was
resumed.