The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-04
HOUSE.


JULY 27.-The house passed bill to place
Chicago among the classified ports, making
the salary Of the customs collector $1,000 per
annum, and allowing naval officer and sur
veyor. Mr.. kasson reported back the bill to
make the duty on imported hay 20 per cent
ad valorem. joint resolution was passed
appropriating 81, 900 for memorial cards to ac-
company the address of the life of President
Garfield. A senate bill was passed granting
to the ST. Louis and San Francisco road the
right of way through Choctaw and Chickasaw
lands, an amendment to secure the consent of
the Indians being lost. Mr.. Williams report
ed disagreement in the conference commit
tee on the Japanese indemnity bill, and a
further attempt to arrange the issue was or
dered. In accordance with the request OF the
committee on foreign affairs. the resolution
calling for the instructions to Admiral Nichol-
son at Alexandria was tabled. Mr.. Mckenzie
made vain attempt to secure an appropria
ton for public building at greensboro, X. A
proposition to adjourn to Monday receive
but few votes.
JULY 2S.-The house passed the senate bill
making Kansas City and st. Joseph ports of
delivery, and joint resolution providing for
the expenditures of the government to Aug
ust 2. Mr.. Townsend reported back the bill
regulating the carriage of explosive mater
ials on steam passenger vessels. An adjourn
ment to Monday was taken, by vote of liz
to 81.
JULY 3l.-In the house about forty bills were
presented by individuals and referred to COM
mittees, among these one by Mr.. Townshend,
of Illinois, providing for constitutional
amendment for the election of senators by
direct vote of people of the States. The bill
to place Gen Grant on the retired list was re-
ferred to the military committee. A request
from the committee on civil-service reform
to be allowed to meet during the vacation ut
any time after November "a, was granted.
AUG. 1.-The house passed a bill appropri.
ating SOS, ga for the printing and binding Of
the tenth census report. resolution fixing
day for adjournment was promptly throt-
tied. The veto of the river and harbor bill
was received with interest and some portions
of the message elected laughter. In explain
ing his reasons for vetoing the measure the
president declares that congress has gone be-
yond constitutional limits I'm granting fayors
to localities where the benefits to be attained
are of purely local nature. Referring evil
IDENTIFY to the items injected in the measure by
which votes were gained he says: "As the bill
becomes more Objectionable 1t secures more
support" He also notes the great increase in
the sums demanded from year TO year. In
1870 only S3,915,900 was asked; in 1875, S6,64S,-
5l750; in 1880, SS,976,500; and in 1881, Sll45l,.
800. The bill just vetoed provided for the dis
tribution of S1s, 1850 In closing the presi-
dent suggests that provision for all necessary
improvements can be made at the next ses-
sion of congress, four months hence.
AUG. 1.-The house passed bill granting q
pension of S37 month to soldiers who lost an
arm at the shoulder. Commander Sigsbee and
Joseph r. Hawley were authorized to receive
decorations from foreign potentates. BY
vote of 1913 yeas to GO nays the house passed the
river and harbor bill over the Presidents We
to. The announcement of the vote was greet
ed with applause, and Cox, of New York, sug-
gested after such a vote, the house ought TO
adjourn sine die. Then Aldrich and Murch,
the former of whom had voted in the affirma-
tive and the latter in the negative, discover
ing they were paired with absentees, obtained
permission to withdraw their votes, and thus
the aggregate was reduced to yeas, 122; nays,
10