Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-03
FORrY-sEVENTH CONGRESS


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sENATE-Mr. Plat, Connecticut from the Pensions
committee, reported and asked consideration of an
orig nal bill to amend section 4o3 title 81 Of the
planned that the bill was to meet where the
sion violation of law without revealing the fact
of the dea h. The purpose was to make the chill
to draw the ensonthat is, from the time of
discovery. when payment is stopped; provided she
made another change in the law by providing that
notorious and aduter rus oohabitation by widow
reply to an inquiry by Mr. Davis, West Virginia Mr..
Platt added that the bill did not entail any additional
expenditure for pensions. The bill WAS considered
At the conclusion of the reading of the veto mes
sage In the Senate vote was tksn on the passage OF
l6. So the bill has become law.
Mr.. Lapham. of New York r. ported from the Com
Senate bill authorizing Samuel L. M. Barlow, orazio
Lugo of New York and Albert g. Busbv and others,
of Pennsylvania to construct line or lines of sub
marine cable between america and Europe. The
measure after an unsuccessful effort by MI Lapham
motion ordered printed with the amendments, and
The bill for 100000 government building at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, was passed. Mr.. George intro
under the direction Of the Mississippi river commits
for the and improyement of the
COMMITTEES Mr.. Morgan called up his resolution for
the apo ntment of a select committee to consider
the subject of heavy ordnance for navy and coast
after the committee amendments to the sundry
civil bill disposed of individual amendments in
good mber were offered. Among the items adopt
ana
for purchase of Benjamin Franklin papers, $35 O00
for bringing home the remains of dsceased ministers
and consus $4,000, increase fora the signal
vice, 10000.
1880 the bill reported from the COMMITTEES of
Whole to the Senate Several separate votes were
demanded, but the action in committee was sustain
| cd aud the bill passed.
Adjourned at $3.50 p.
HousE.-AIr. Pare O. California under nnapinoua
instructions from the Committee Commerce,
it, notwithstanding the Presidents objections there
| Mr. Kassou of Iowa, moved to refer tho bill and
the Presidents message to the Committee on Com
with instructions the committee to report
Provided that not m"re than $500 900 Of the
appropriated by this act shall be expended
during the current fiscal for these objects sub
iect to the limitation of amount provided In this act
and shall be applied for such Of these objects as
recommended 10y the engineer in churge, W tn the
prova1 of the Secretary of War; as most important
The pc MT of order was raised that 1t was not COM
petent for the House to refer with instructions bill
to simplify the Mr.. Kasson withdrew his mo-
ion and merely moved to refer the bill without in
| Then another discussion arose az to whether this
motion in order, Messrs Calktns. Of Indians,
not come within the provisions ruls H. that pend
ing demand for the previous luesti the pas
| Messrs Cox of New York Robinson of Massachu-
setts aud Haskell of Kansas. maintained that 1t was
ure.
The Speaker finally said that i. had been settled by
practice that the motion to refer must be entertain
ed but not until the proper sme The first duty of
the House under the Constitution to proceed to
| vote the vetoed bill If the previous question
| were not ordered the motion to refer would be in
| order.
| Mr.. Kasson inquired whether Mr.. Page Intended to
| allow any debate. and on receiving a negative an
swer, demanded the yeas and nays ordering the
! previous question, but failed TO secure sufficient
strength to order them.
ON ordering the previous question the vote by di-
vision stood t2s to 8, and MIR. Browne Of Indiana,
raised the point of no quorum Tho vote by tsllsrs
stood 1877 to 10, the vious question ordered
The House then proceeded to vote the passage
of the bill, the result being yeas 1913. nays so.
| The announcement was greeted wi h applause, and
Mfr. Cox, of New York. suggested that after such a
vote the House ought to adjourn sine DIE.
Then Mr.. A1drich of Illinois, aud MT. Murch of
Maine, the former of whom had voted in the afrma-
tive and the latter in the negative, discovering that
they paired with absentees obtained permission
to Withdraw thei votes and thus the aggregate was
reduced to-yeas az, nays SO.
On motion of Mr.. Robeson, of New Jersey, the
House insisted on its disagreement to the Senate
amendments to the naval appropriation bill. The
quest of the Senate for conference was agreed to-
andJ Messrs. Robson of New Jersey, Ketchum ef
New York, and atkins of Tennessee appointed
| conferees on the part of the House.