Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-07-10
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

sisted on its amendments to the naval bill
and a new conference was ordered. The
Senate then went into session and after ten
minutes resumed the regular legislative
business.
Van Wyck, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported favorably the joint reso-
luton prohibiting the Secretary of the In
terror from certifying or patenting any
lands to railway corporations until Con-
gress shall have acted upon any bill or re-
port from the committee favoring the for
feiture of such lands.
Garland, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported, with amendment, the House bill
relating to the taxation of Pacific railway
lands The amendments substitute for the
provisions of the House bill, those of the
bill reported early this session by Garland
from the Senate Judiciary Committee. 1t
is proposed to amend the title so as to read
IAN act declaring certain lands subject to
taxation"
The Sundry Civil bill was then taken up.
WASHINGTON. July 2.-Pending the con-
sideratiOn the Senate insisted on its amend
ments to the River and Harbor bill and or
dered a conference.
Sherman offered the following resolution
which lies over till tomorrow:
Resolved, That the Senate will meet at
the usual hour on Friday. July 4th, and
after the reading of the journal and before
any other business is done, the Secretary of
the Senate shall read the Declaration of
American Independence and Washington's
Farewell Address
The consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then proceeded with. The amend
ment proposed by the Senate committee to
strike out the clause providing compensa-
ton by salaries instead of fees for U. S.
Marshals gave rise to considerable discus
sion The Committees amendment was Il
nally agreed to, and the provision for sala-
ries was stricken out.
Beck moved to include the Cincinnati
and Louisville Expositions in the clause
providing for the participation of the Gov
ernment in the New Orleans Exposition.
Agreed to.
Jonas and Gibson energetically opposed
the committees proposed amendment to
reduce from $500, 900 to S250,OOO the amount
appropriated to enable the Government to
participate in the New Orleans Exhibition.
The Senate adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Henly, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported the
bill forfeiting the land granted to aid the
construction of railroad from Portland,
Oregon, to connect with the Central Pacific.
Placed on the calendar.
In pursuance of an agreement yesterday,
the House proceeded to vote upon the mo-
tion to substitute the minority report on
the fortifcation bill for that reported by
the majority of the Committee on Appro-
priatiOns. The motion was agreed to by
$50 yeas to 81 nays.
Henderson, Ia. Howey and York, voted
with the Democrats in the affirmative, and
Morgan, [Ill.], Findlay, Finnerty, Han
cock, O'Neill, Mo. and Potter with the
Republicans in the negative. The bill as
amended by adoption of the substitute was
then passed. Yeas 1913, nays 46. 1t ap-
propriates $595,OOO.
The Senate amendments to the River
and HarbOr appropriation bill was not con-
cured in.
Forney submitted for conference on the
Filly bill an explanatory statement, and
announced that as soon as the conferees re-
ceded from their disagreement to the SEN
ate amendment striking out the clause re-
ducing compensation to subsidized rail-
roads for army transportation, the report
would be agreed to- This was the only
point of difference between the two houses.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Tucker moved
that the House 60 into committee Of the
whole ON the bills for raising revenue.
Lost by 80 nyes to 131 nays.
Hewitt IN. y asked for unanimous con-
sent for the adoption of resolution ask
ing that committee of thirteen members
be appointed by the Speaker to investigate
the numerous fraudulent transactions
recently disclosed in several of the exc
cutive departments.
Hiscock objected and the resolution was
not received.
Townshend moved that the House pro-
ceed to consideration of the business on
the Speakers table. His object was to
reach the Mexican pension bill with the
Senate amendment. Agreed to.
StOckslager moved that the bills on the
Speakers table relating to public build
ings be first considered. Lost.
The House refused, by "a to 126, to con-
slider the special order, being a bill grant
ing pensions to survivors of the Mexican
and Indian war, and proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Mexican pension bill.
The Senate amendment striking out the
clause granting pensions to the surviving
officers and enlisted men who served sixty
days in the Mexican war, or who actually
served in the army or navy
in that war, and inserting in lieu thereof,
provision granting a pension to those
who actually served fourteen days in Mex
ico or on the coasts or frontier thereof, or
enrOute thereto, was cOncurred in, 176 to So
Pending further action, the speaker laid
before the house the presidents veto of the
Fitz John Porter bill. The reading of the
veto was received with appls use on the
Republican side and Kisses on the Demo-
cratic side. The speaker announced that
immediate action on the veto would be in
order. Gen. Slocum moved that the bill
be passed the objection of the president to
the contrary Notwithstanding, and on this
Under the constitution, the yeas and nays
We're necessary and it was taken as follows
Yeas.-Adams On. " Aiken, Alexander
Arnot, Bagley, Barbour, Boyer, Beltord
Belmont, Blanchard. Bland, Breckenridge
Broadhead, Buchanan, Burr, Burleigh
Burnes, Caldwell, Campbell (O.,) Gambler
Carleton, Cassidy Clay, Clements, Cobb
Cosgrove, Covington, Cox IN. Co. Crisp
Culberson Tex Curtin, Dargan, Deuster,
Dibble, Dibrell, Dorsheimer, Dowd, Dunn
Eaton, Eldridge, Elliot, Ellis, English, En-
mentrout, Ferrel, Follet, Forney, Garrison
Gibson, Glascock, Graves Greenleaf, Halsell
Hammond, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardy,
Hatch NO. Hemphill, Henley, Herbert
Hewitt On. Y.,) Hewitt (Ala.,) Hill, Hob
litzell, Holman, Hopkins, Houseman, Hunt
Jeffords, Jones Wis., Jones (Tex..) Jordon,
Kliner, Laird, Lamb, Lanham, Lefevre,
Lewis, Long, Lore, Lavering, Lowrey, Ly-