Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-04
SENATE AND HOUSE.

SENATE Small attendance on the 23d.
The resolution for an investigation oil the
resources, laws, etc, OF AlasSa was agreed
to. A bill fixing the compensation OF
keepers of life saving stations, and the
members OF the crews-$600 per year for
the former and S65 per month for the
later-was passed. A bill to allow dep
ositions to be taken under state laws In
causes before United States courts, passed.
The subject of the international bi-metallic
agreement. and the bill to prevent adul-
teration or misbranding OF food and drugs,
went over after some discussion. Ad-
journed. HOUSE. Speaker Crisp i'll and
Mr.. McMillin in the chair. A few COM
mittee reports were placed on the calen-
dar and the House adjourned.
SENATE.-Thre bills, introduced on the
Gath, to wipe out the crime known as ''the
green goods business" were referred.
After a discussion of the Idaho election
case the Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned. HorsI.-The
resolution was adopted authorizing an in
vestigatioa of the operations and effect OF
tho eight-honr law in government service.
The commission is to report whether
the continuance and strict enforcement OF
methods and to what extent the law has
been evaded. whether amendments are re-
quired to secure its practical enforcement
and whether convict labor is being used by
the United States or contractors on public
works, or tie product Of convict labor be-
ing furnished 10 any department OF the
government. The House then went into
committee Of the whole on the Indian APP
preparation bill, after which the Senate
amendments to the census deficiency bill
were non concurred in and conference
committee appointed. Adjourned.
SENATE.-The report OF the rainfall ex-
perments was received and referred on
the 25th. The recent resolution OF Mr..
Hale calling upon the Secretary OF State
for copies OF reciprocity agreements under
! the last tariff act was taken up for discus
sion. Mr.. Vest moved TO amend so as to
ask il any steps bad been taken for re-
: ciprocal treaty with Mexico, if so what
! had been done; if not successful why not.
| The resolution and amendment went over
without action. Idaho election case also
came up and went over. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Craig Stewart election case
! from Pennsylvania came up and the dis
cussion branched out on the causes and re-
suits Of the last Republican presidential
victory in which the Democratic members
took opportunity to scourge their oppon-
ents No action on the case in discussion.
Adjourned.
SENATE.-A special message from the
President on the claims OF the Wichita and
affiliated tribes of Indians was received on
tho Goth and referred. The following
..lsa,s A
priatng $500, 900 for an additional fire
proof building for the national museum
authorizing the purchase Of site for an
United States supreme court building. A
conference committee was appointed OIL
the census deficiency bill The joint res-
olution on the hi metallic agreement wen'
over without acton. The Idaho election
case came before the Senate again aud Mr..
Claggett was allowed the privilege OF cd
dressing the body in his own behalf. HI
spoke very ably for two hours and mado u
favorable impression, but the case agaiI
went over without action. After shor
executive session the Senate adiour ned
HoUsR.-The contested election case from
Pennsylvania once more came in orde
and resulted in unseating Andrew Stewart
Republican, and seating Alexander Is
Craig. Democrat. The conference repor
on the urgent de efficiency bill was agreed to
As agreed to the bill appropriates s42S,
G64, being s149, 4S3 more than it carries
when it originally passed the House, ant
$50, 1913 less than it carried when it passes
: the Senate. The bill for the relief o
Aouilla Jones, ST., was passed. A recess
was then taken until s o'clock when pr
vate pension bills were under consider
Cton
( SENATE-No session on the 27th
r HOUSE. In considering the Indian al
preparation an amendment was adopte
: which provided that the President ma
4 appoint regular army officers as India
2 agents. A further amendment wa
K adopted placing such agents under contr(
= Of tho Interior Department An amenc
$ ment to increase the education appropri;
ton for the red men TO 1900, 600. an II
g crease of $500, 900. was lost Adjourned
4 SENATE.-A bill to determine the valu
of q legal tender dollar was referred
a the Goth. A bill to amend pension law
s so as to have pensions paid to wives OF II
valid customers who desert the
families, or to their childrens guardian
The Idaho election case came up, but ";
- not acted upon. After an executive Sc
!. !, sion the Senate adjourned. House. III
- Joint resolut on for an investigation or u
, workings of the emigration laws WI
y agreed to- Tho House went into commi
q tee of the whole on the Indian appropr
a ton bill and after short session the DOC