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23
Month
April
Year
1886
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Ai'kii. 13. - Sknatiï. - Tbe questlon of holding opeD ezecutive ceBftlons was '.liscnssed, Senator Platt makin a ttrou; argument in I favor of the preposition. Tht. House bül I uutliunzitiix the seeretary of war to delivcr to : the lawful owners certafn oialms of i.roperty procured in the late nar. The tWlieries questlon was' brought up and considcred during the remainder of the session. ÍIouse. - Theonly business bctore tlie House was the Hurd-Ronieis eontested election case, , and after discussing the pros and cons of this : weighty (!) matter, the House adjourued. Ái'niL M. - "enate. - The chair laid before the tenate a letter f rom Senator Jackson of 'J enncssee informins that body tbat he had aceepted the Unitcd State i .luugeship of the : tixtli district, and requesttng lliat the governor of Tenuessee be infonned of the vacancy ín tbat state's representation. Wool growers j of Missouri presentid a petition against p!acIng wool on the tree list. The questiou of . open cxecutive sessions was uiseussed brleSy, und the lnter-state commerce bill was laid i fore the tenate. Alter cxeeutive session the Senate adjourued. HOfSE. - The House resumea consideraron ' (.■f tho liurd-Romeis contested election case, ' and decided in lavor of Homeis, the sitting inember. llurd made an eloquent speech in bil own behalf, chnrgint; that he was defeated bv fraud and iutimidation. The agricultural bill was taken up and pusseil, the river anti Í harbor bill talkcd about u little, and the House adjourned. Aphii. 15 - Sexatk - Mr. Logan made a very telling speech In favor of open exeeutive sessions, and when the debate on this queation closed for the day, the pension bill and the inter-state commerce bill was taken up in turn. Kouse - A bill was passed amendiu_r tlie revtsed statutes, so as to provide tbat every i lirewer on filing notice of his iutention to eouimence or. continue business shall execute a bond to the Unitad btates for u sum equal to three times tbe amount of tax which the bréwer wül be Hable to pay during cacb mouth. The ifenate bill to lix the cliiy R)r meeting of the presidential electora anl tu regúlate tho counting ot the vote, was reporteu from the j cominittee aul placed on the calendar. The j House then wrai into committce oí the whole on the riyer and harbor bill. Apkil IK - Senate. - The Indian depredation bill was called up, and .Mr. Dolph of Oregon addressed tbe Senate at iome length on this measure. Tüe lnter-state commerce bill was taken up, :m;l Mr. Carr.den ot West Virlnift made a speech on the subject. Mr. 1 diminda ol X'orinoat also spolio on the subject. After some unimirortaut business had been disposcd, of,the Senate adjourned uutil Monday. Hocsii. - Thclisheries question wasdiscussed j fora time, and the House adjourued until i ing, at which time 40 pension bilis wcre passed Apkil 17.- House- The bill to autborlze tlie establishment of export tobáceo manufactoriés and for drawback9 on imported articles used .n manulactoring export tobáceo, was passed Tl.. WiU .pp.oI,_i„)i„,f oirt Inr tl,H llnOll tuüerers in Alabama gave rise to considerable discussion, and an amentiment was propo. ed or the relief of the cyclone sufferers in Minnesota. Pending dlscus&ioo tbe üous went into committee óf the whole, on bilis reponed :rom th-; committce ou public buildings. Whcn the committee rose several appropriation bilis were passeil and the House ad.ourued. Apkil 16- Senatf. - üeveral Communications were laid be:ore the Senate and appropriately disposed of , when the bill to provide lor the erectioa of a lire prooi hall ot' records in Washington was taken up and passed. Aothing else ivas clone and after eiecutive session the House adjournrd. IIorsE. - Several bilis and resolutious were introdueed and referred, ainong theui being one approprlating (80,000 for 'a military cxjjloration of the teritory of Alaska. A bill was passed to extend the immediate dellvcry service. Af Ier a lutile attempt to pass several rcsolutions the House adjourned.

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