The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-20
CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate on the 10th. One Of them provided
M % the second wSra an tas sa
the enlistment OF volunteer signal corps,
two.thirds Of the members Of which must
ne expert eieetreans OF the
passed by the House OF Representatives:
existing existing law 20 that additional hospital
Hhicb Aggregate more seft tsan sas
passea after debate which has lasted for
The "a last to n e s seres
ist New York and Washington to At
two committees to investigate postal affairs,
out 1t vas Unsuccessful, all amendments,
except exec those offered .by the committee on ap-
preparations, being voted down.
For more than three hours On the nth the
| senate discussed what is known as the rail-
adjust BY means Of voluntary srSftrat,dn ~
| SmGials and their employees. Mr. Kyle (Rep,
| 3: ~, In charge OF the bill, offered several
s AZ NON which were agreed to. In order
Mr. H0ar (keD., Mass) offered an amend.
! ment which was accepted, providing that mo-
| Injunction should be issued which should
out any contract for personal labor or serv-
| ice; Mr.. Kyle in charge Of the bill offered
| ana had adopted many minor amendments
award Of the arbitrators but also the 1apers
| ana proceedings. including the Testimony
| taken by them shall be filed with the clerk
| OF othd the United States district court. An
otaer ,; amendment provided that nothing In
the blli should prevent an employer from
i Ieancing me number OF employees II the e1-
ne s OF business required such reduction
Of the arbitration board should 'r receive 80
aay h ana s expenses and appropriatins not
Years s,t to pay the arbitrators and expenses
Inc Inc Dill vas debated by Senator Elkins. Cor
n man; RELIEF rae Lodge and Turner; To meet
Mr. Hoar offered an amendment providing
that no Injunction or other legal process
sna,, De issued which shall compel the per
a3rmance by any laborer against his will
OF contract Tor personal labor or service
Inc amendment was accepted by Mr.. Kyle
VI VINO o.t gave notice that he would move again
10 resume consideration Of the measure
After prolonged discussion, the Senate on
fhe 18th passed the bill concerning carriers
Engaged in interstate commerce and their
anpIoSes, RGpularly known as the railway
ment to the measure was that offered By Mr.
| Hoar (Mass.) which provides that courts
| shall Issue no injunction against RAILWAY en-.
p:oyes which shall compel them to give their
| personal service to company against their
| Will. On the final vote three senators were
recorded against the bill. bill was passed
removing removing all disabilities imposed by the
| fourteenth amendment to the constitution
on persons who were at one time engaged in
rebellion against the United States.
The House was in session only fifty min
utes on the 10th. the early Adjournment be-
being before the House and to a general dis
| position to take up minor matters. The hill
appointing three commissioners to propose
necessary revision OF the statutes relating
4 s. M her tarIS nd
and commercial names. the commissioners to
| be named by the President and to report to
| Congress sueh proposed revisions as mag
s seR9s: necessary was passed without de
After refusing on the 18th by vote Of
IS to 80 to consider the Senate bill restrict
ing immigration the House took up and de-
| to submit to the states a proposition to
| amend the constitution as to provide for
the election of senators by a direct vote.
| ton as reported to the House. left it In the
| discretion OF the states to elect their SEN
stors BY 1 direct vote or through their legs
| wood (Aia-), making selection by popular
| vote mandatory. was adopted and the res.,-
LUTON was then passed Mr. Lond called up
House refused to concur to the Senate
amendments and asked conference.
The House on the 18th effected but little
/
! ing for the organization of a special line of
| coast defense vessels and the enlistment of
| men adequate to man them was passed The
| Senate bill to establish a volunteer signal
| corps was passed without amendment,
! These two emergency war measures were
| the features of the session. A resolution
was passed calling upon the secretary of war
| for information relative to the construction
! of ship canal at Sabine Pass. Tex. and
| its probable effect upon the depth of the
! harbor at that point. The House voted to
| insist upon its non-conrurrence in the SEN
| ate amendment to the bill providing for
| feeding and arming the Cuban people, and
| the speaker named confereeS Messrs
Marsh NH.). Griffin tWfs.I and Cox iTenH)
| Nearly two hours were consumed In an In
| efectual effort to secure consideration of
| The House bill to organize hospital corps of
| the navy
| The entire session Of the House on the
| 18th was devoted to pension and pri*,te
claim bills. The House agreed to adjourn
! until the 10Th and at ) p. u. recessed until
| s o'clock. At the night session the COM
| mittee on the whole voted 10 grant a PEN
sion Of $50 month to Mai. Gen. Cassius NJ
! Clay of Whitehall. Ky. The famous veteran
Of the Mexican and Civil wars was repre-
Sented the owner of the extensive estate
known as "Whitehall.'' but with all insult
cient income to meet his expenses Gen.
Clay is now drawing Sc month Mext-
can war veteran and is 81 years old A bill
granting q pension to the widow Of Brig
Gen. Daniel MacCaulay was acted upon fav-
orahlv