Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-10
CONGRESS.

and Jumped the track, killing six men an
woundng fifteen others.
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CONGRESS.
July 31.-The Senate passed tn
surdry civil bill disposing of $25, 900 which
is Sl,7SS,00U more than the House bill. Tn
House bill to regulate the carriage of passen
gers by sea was taken up ard passed withou
objection.
The House bill passed granting the widow
OF Henry II. Garnett, late minister TO Siberia
an amount equal to her husbands salary FOL
one year.
July 31.-In the Senate Mr.. Ferry
introduced resolution calling upon the pen
sions committee to report the bill presented BY
him March I'd. granting additional pensions
providing for monthly pay of $50 to each
soldier OF the first class, $40 TO tue second class
and $50 20 each Of the third and fourth
| classes. The first class are made to consist of
men who were disabled so that they can get
no relief from artificial means; the second class
consists OF those who are able to wear artificial
limbs, and the third and fourth classes of those
who have suffered total loss Of arm or leg.
The Senate amendments to the Sundry Civil
bill will aggregate at least $l,000,000, which
will give rise to considerable maneuyeriag In
conference committees in order 70 adjust the
differences. The senate concurred In the house
amendments to the senate bill originally intro
duced by Mr.. Hill Of Colorado, providing for
the extension of service on certain mail routes
and for temporary service on mail routes where
contractors fail to perform the required ser.
vice.
August LIN the Senate Senator
Morrill, reported adversely the per cent. bond
resolution. A clause additional to the sundry
civil bill regarding prohibition of the sale OF
liquor at the soldiers home at Togus, Maine,
was ruled out OF order; changes were made In
the bill, and the senate agreed to finish 1t on
Tuesday under the minute rule A new
conference committee was appointed on the
naval bill.
The report OF the House committee on for.
eign affairs spon the Chili-Peru investigation
is voluminous document. In the main 1t
exonerates all United States officials from any
corrupt deings, but advises caution In all mat.
tiers Of the kind. Mr.. Belmont appends state
ment regarding the Landreau claims. A long
discussion ensued on a resolution TO adjourn
August which was referred to the committee |
on appropriations; the bill for printing census |
reports passed, and the billfo printing reports
Of the Atlanta exposition was defeated.
Aug. 2.-In both houses the pro-
,eedings were chiefly in regard to the vetoed
river and harbor bill. As soon as the House
net the members OF the Commerce Committee,
having previously determined to ask the
House TO pass the bill over the Presidents
yeto, came upon the floor and during the
'eading Of the journal were busy arranging
heir plans Of action. At the conclusion of
he reading Of the journal Mr.. Page was
by the Speaker. He moved the
,assing Of the bill, the objections of the Presi.
lent Notwithstanding, and he called the
previous question on his motion. The motion
vas carried by the necessary vote.
Among other remarkable things in
he Senate the most noteworthy was the ap-
earance on the floor Of Secretary Teller, who,
vhen the message and bill were received from
be House, the Senators and friends of the
MEASURE were very impatient. They had
ounted the noes and they were content with
imply taking vote, resulting Al to IL. So
he Presidents veto was set aside and the Dill
a law.
August Am the senate bills were
assed for deduction from the gross tonnage {
United States vessels and for the regulation
steam vessels; new conference was order
on the Japanese bill; political debate fol-
wed upon the question OF order OF business, =
hch question was finally settled by a com :
romise on the tax reduction bill; then follow
another debate on the relative positions Of
70 parties on the tax reduction question, and :
70 senate adjourned after providing for the !
mporary expenses Of the government. =
In the house various reports Of committees
ere agreed to. One Of the moet important
lis passed was that establishing diplomatic h
lations with Persia; resolution was offered 4
ID referred regarding Presidents power to r
sapprovecf certain items in an appropriation n