McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-19
Final Vote in the Senate on the
Consular and DipIo-
matte Bill.
A Resolution in the House Provid.
ing for Final Adjournment
June 3Oth.
A Message from the President...The
Nicaragua observation-disclosures
Washington Matters.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
MONDAY, June 9.-Mr. Allison, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
the consular and diplomatic appropria-
tions bill with amendments.
The Mexican pension bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hoar's amendment providing PEN
sions for soldiers who fought in the late
| war for suppression of the rebellion was
| laid on the table-yeas Is, nays Is.
Several other amendments were offered
and laid on the table, and further consider
| alton went over till Tomorrow.
The republican side of the house was
reinforced this morning by number from
the Chicago convention.
Bills were introduced and the house went
| into committee of the whole on the river
| and harbor bill.
Mr.. O'Neil (Mo.) favored a liberal ap-
preparation for the Improvement of the
| Mississippi river.
Mr.. Blanchard spoke in support of the
project.
The general debate then closed, and with
| out action the committee rose.
Recess was taken till 8 O'Clock p. m.
At the evening session of the house num-
erOus amendments increasing the appro-
1OT Gue various improvements OF
rivers and harbors were offered and voted
down.
After completing the consideration of six
of the forty seven pages of the bill the COM
mittee rose and the house soon adjourned.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, June Reconsideration
of the Mexican pension bill was resumed.
Amendments offered by Harrison intend
ed to limit benefciaries Of the bill to those
who had seen service were laid on the table
yeas %, nays 20.
The pension bill was then displaced by
the regular order utah billy, which was
ton of the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill.
Allison explained that the amendment
proposed by the senate committee on apprO-
priations added $500, 900 to the bill as it
came from the house. The house had ap-
proprtated $500, 900 less than the appropria-
ton last year. The amendments proposed
by the senate committee were agreed to,
except the provision appropriating $3.50, 900
to meet the expenses attendant upon the
execution OF the neutrality act.
HOUSE.
On motion the chairman of the committee
on ways and means reported the concurrent
resolution providing for the final adjourn
mont of congress on Monday, June 30th, at
8 p. M, which was adopted without divi-
sion.
Payson, from the committee on public
lands, reported the bill FORGETTING part Of
construction Of railroads in that state.
Senate amendments to the District of
Columbia apr opriation bill were non con-
CURED in. The house then took recess
till O'Clock.
At the evening session the house debated
the bill directing the secretary of the inte-
riOr to obtain from the Red Lake Chippewa
Indians REIMBURSEMENT of their title to
the Red Lake reservation in Minnesota.
Without action the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 1O.-A secret leg
islative session was had on the item in the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
appropriating $3.50, to cover the ex-
penses attendant upon the execution of the
neutrality act. When the doors were re-
opened all the amendments except one, pro-
yiding an appropriation Of $3.50, 200, were
agreed to substantially as reported by the
senate committee on appropriations.
When the chair was about to put the
question on this item, Mr.. Vest said: SIT
is due to the country and the senate that the
why this enormous sum is asked and what
its purpose really and honestly is. call
upon the chairman of the committee to
state the real purpose OF this appropria-
tion.'
The question, 'sshall the bill pass,'' was
then put. On this the yeas and nays we~e
called for by Vance. The result was, %
yeas. nay (Vance), no quorum voting.
Messrs. Vest, Jones and Van Wyck were
paired with absent senators, but announced
if they had not been paired they would have
voted against the bill. The two last named
senators because Of the way in which it was
attempted to pass the bill.
The senate bill was passed extend
ing the time to commence laying the new
Atlantic cable.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Maybury called the attention Of the
committee to the necessity of prosecuting to
completion the work of improving the De-
trOit river but was unsuccessful in his effort
to have the appropriation for that river
raised from 500, 900 to 1927 ZOO.
Mr.. Holman moved to strike out the
Hennepin canal clause. Lost-92 to 81.
Mr.. Cosgrove moved to increase from
$500, ZOO to $3.50, 900 the appropriation for
the improvement Of the Missouri from its
mouth to Sioux City. Lost.
Under instructions from the committee
on rivers and harbors, Mr.. Willis offered
an amendment appropriating $500, ZOO for
completing surveys Of the Mississippi river
between the head passes and the head wa
tiers, and for making additional surveys Of
the river and tributaries. Adopted.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, June 12.-The senate
took final vote on the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill and the bill was
passed-3S yeas, 2 nays Vance and Van
Wyck). The bill as passed is almost pre-
cisely as reported from the committee on
appropriations making an addition of $780,
600 to the bill as reported from the house.
The Mexican pensions bill was then taken
up.
Mr.. Van Wyck moved as an amendment
the bill some time since reported from the
1aonrin,a nnnnittee hu Mr.. Cyullom tn nro.