St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


IN the Senate, July %, an amendment to
the naval appropriation bill reducing from
81 100000 to 100000 the item for completing
the Miantonomah and launching four other
monitors was adopted by b to 20. The clause
aDonshlng the grade of commodore was
stricken out
In the Senate, July 81, the bill passed to
punish connterfeitinS of foreign securities.
The naval appropriation bill taken up
and motion to strike ont the requirement
that only American steel be used in the two
new cruisers was defeated. The item empow
crlng the Secretary of the Navy to close use
less navy yards was stricken out. The APP
preparation for labor in equipping vessels
was increased $4,000. The bill passed and
the sundry civil bill was taken up a new
tive appropriation bill. In the House
the bill passed restoring Fort Ben
ton military reservation, to the public
DOMAIN. :, the resolution for court OF in
was placed on the calendar. The bill passed
to dispose of the Fort Larned reservation.
the military committee. The conference re-
port on the Creek orphan fund bill was
agreed to.
THE Sundry civil bill was informally laid
aside and the Senate insisted on its amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill, Aug. l.
Mr. Morrill, reported adversely the House
joint resolution authorizing the Issue of 2 per
.
the House, the bill passed making deduc-
tons for crew and machinery space from
gross tonnage of American vessels. Mr.. Rob
eson reported back the naval bill, recon-
mending non concurrence in all but two of
the Senate amendments, several Of which
were adopted: \ resolution to adjourn Au-
gust 4 caused considerable discussion and
was nnally referred to the Appropriations
Committee. message was received from
the President announcing his disapproval of
the river and harbor appropriation bill, and
the House Immediately became attentive as
the Clerk read the document, which was Or
dered printed. The reading was only once
interrupted, and that was when q hearty laugh
greeted the sentence "thus as the bill be-
comes more Objectionable it secures more
support"
In the Senate, Aug. 2. the bill passed APP
propriating 100000 for a building at I.eaven-
worth, Hans. The time for report by the Ute
Commission was extended to Sept. Is, 1888
a message was received from the House in
forming the Senate of the action of that body
in passing the river and harbor bill over the
PRESIDENTS veto Pending business was
vote was Immediately taken upon the uues-
ton, "shall the bill pass, objections of the
PRESIDENT to the contrary Notwithstanding"
bill passed. The sundrv civil bill was then
taken up. In the House the river and
harbor bill passed by vote of l22 to 80. Some
general measures were disposed of and the !
call of committees developed nothing of i'm
DOrtance.
A NEW conference was ordered on the !
Japanese indemnity bill, in the Senate, Aug. |
B. Bills passed: for public building at ST.
Joseph; to settle land patent questions in |
the Virginia military district of Ohio; to pro- |
vide for deductions from the tonnage of YES |
sells and to regulate steam vessels; also !
House resolution for temporary appropria- I
tons. An agreement on the Legislative ap-
preparation bill was reported and report
adopted. The tax reduction bill was debated |
and laid over. The House resolution for !
adjournment on the 9Th was tabled 80 In
the House joint resolution was adopted pro-
yiding for final adjournment Aug 5. disa-
greement was reported on the general de-
fieiency bill