Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-08-27

der Of the day occupied IN tho consideration
OF suudry amen dmen,s 10 the House bill making
concentration tor such objects as have heretofore
been inserted in the general appropriation bills,
but which were not authorised by law.
Aug. ID, 1912.
In the House Of Representatives. this morning
great number Of persons assembled IN the gale
ries in orde. to hear the proceedings on the eX
pected report of MIR. Adams on the veto. The
report will not be made I'LL tomorrow morning.
Mr.. w. Cost johnson moved a suspension OF
the rules in order TO offer resolution asking tho
appointment Of n committee TO report on his Two
hundred millions OF land scrip" scheme. The
motion failed.
After the reception Of various reports OF pr
vate nature, from committees, the House resolved
itself into a committee of the whole, and took up
tho bill from the Senate providing for the remov
al Of such cases that of Mcleod, from tho
preme court of state to the federal court.
This was debated n, great length, by Mcssrs.
Barnard, Floyd, Gordon, Smith and ohcrs, after
which its further consideration for the present
was postponed, and tho Senate bill to reorganlze
the navy department taken up in its stead.
A long debate arose on an amendment propos-
ing TO abolish tho board Of naval commissioners.
Tho Senate went, at an early our, INTO exc
cutive session. On the opening of the doors.
number Of private bills taken up and dis,
cussed.
The consideration Of the joint resolution fixing
Monday mex, as the day Of adjournment, ta-
ken up and postponed til: Thursday next, by a
vote Of % TO IL.
Aug. l6 1912.
In tho House Of Representative Mr.. Adams,
made his report from the select committee Oh
the Veto Message.
Messrs. Charles J. Ingersoll and Grlmer each
made a minority report, protesting against the
action Of tho House in referring the message to
committee, &c. The three reports wero then
ordered to be printed, and mado the special oroor
for TO morrow.
Mr.. Wise moved to take up tho vetoed bill from
tho table. The motion was negats cd yeas %,
nays lOl.
The report ofthe Conference committee on The
amendments to the Army Reorganization bill,
was taken up and agreed TO. The report of the
Conference committee on the Army AppropTla-
ton bill was also taken up. debated in committee
Of tho whole, reported and concurred in.
The Senate has been tho whole day on the bill
making prov ison for sundry items stricken out Of
the general Appropriation bill.
Aug. Il, 1912.
In the House OF Representatives, Mr. Mcken-
nan, Of Pennsy lvania, moved suspension Of the
rules, for the purpose of offering resolution,
which was read for information; IL is US follows:
"Resolrcd That it is eNpedent to pass another
revenue bill tho same that which recently
passed both houses of Congress, aud has been
turned by the President, with his objections. to
from imports, with the exception of the 9Th sec
ton, which repeats the provIso TO the land dis
tribution act, and SO modified to make tea and
coffee imported in American vessels free of duty;
and that the committee of ways and means be in
siructed TO report such bill 10 the House with
all convenient despatch"
The motion to suspend requiring two>thirds,
was negatived-yeas los, NAYS So. This vote
was subsequently, reconsdered, thereby bringing
tho House again to a vote on the motion 20 sus-
pend; but II was again negatived by vote of l22
to IS-not two thirds.
MIR. Charles Brown moved 10 suspend the
rules in order 10 go into committee the bill e
galIZing the collection of duties since the 50h of
June, with view Of attaching a tariff bill by
way OF amendment. The motion failed-yeas
ll3, nays Sl-not two thirds.
On motion of Mr.. Wan Cost Johnson the ia
riff bill returned BY the President taken up
from the Speakers table BY vote of l23 to -.
Mr.. J. then made speech on his fayorIe land
scrip scheme. Mr.. Arnold followed. and moved
the previous question on the passage IF the b
by tho constitutional vote oftwo thirds. The g. .
suit was yeas 81. nays 81. So there not being
two.thirds, the bill did not pass.
Inc JOINT resolution reported by Mr. Adams
Yesterday, proposing 10 amend the Constitution
% as 10 give majority instead Of two thirds"
the power 10 pass vetoed bill. was then takon
up. After somo remarks from Messrs Adams
and Roosevelt call OF the House was had The
question thea REQUIRED tho adoption of the
JOINT resolution and the report of the majority /
accompanying IT. Mr.. Bidlack owed TO Law the
whole subject on the table. This motion failed.
division being called tor. the vote was first ia
ken on the adoption of tho report |. was car.
risd-yeas 100, naysSl
In the Senate, the veport Of the conference
committee on the army reorganization bill. was
concurred in. The bin now provides 70, tbs CON
tnuance OF the I'd reg iment of dragons Till March
next, when It will be converted ia,o regiment /
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