The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-20
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

Mr.. COckrell reported adversely from the
committee on military affairs and recon-
mended the indefinite postponement of joint
resolution, which originated in the House and
was favorably reported upon by the military
affairs committee of that body, in March
providing for the granting of the use of can
non, tents and musliets to ex-Union soldiers
and State military organizations for reunion
purposes. The Mexican pension bill was
further debated. Consideration of the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill was
begun.
In discussion of the river and harbor appro-
priation bill Mr.. Holman attacked the appro-
priation for the construction of the Hennepn
canal, first by an unsuccessful point of order,
and then by a motion to strike out, which was
lost by the close vote of ~ to 80 Many
amendments adding hundreds of thousands Of
dollars to the appropriations of the bill were
voted down. ..-On motion of Mr.. Dor
shemer a Senate bill was passed extending
until August S, 1856. the time to begin laying
the cable as provided in the act to encourage
and promote Geographic communication be
tween America and Europe.
The Senate passed the consular and diplo-
matte bill with all the committee amend
ments, which add 100000 to the appropria-
tions as they were made by the House
The Senate then entered upon debate on the
Mexican pensions bill, which lasted until the
adjournment without any action being taken.
Mr.. Ingalls, urged that his bill, pro-
commence from the date OF
death or discharge, be substituted for the
pending bill He read the pensions plank in
the Republican platform adopted at Chicago,
and demanded that the expressed declaration
of the party thus made should be carried out
i'll Congress Mr. Sherman said a pension
should commence when the application for it
was filed, and the declaration of a political
platform would not change his views.
The Senate passed the House bill providing
for the payment of the claims awarded during
the past year by the treasury department for
commissariat and quartermasters' supple:
furnished to the army during the war. 49,.
Mr.. Brown asked unanimous consent to take
up the bill to pay the State of Georgia S35,
300 for certain moneys expended in III.
After some debate Mr.. Ingalls, moved to
recOmmit the bill. 1t was then discovered
that quorum was not present and the Senate
adjourned.
a concurrent resolution was adopted pro
viding for the final adjournment of Congress
on June 80. .. The river and harbor bill was
further discussed. The House struck
from from ooo the bill the appropriation Of
Galveston harbor. 1t was represented that
the people of Galveston believed in the Eads
plan of improving their harbor, and thought
the plan of the government engineers for the
prosecution of which the appropriation was
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Hewitt tried, unsuccessfully, to have the ap-
preparation for He'll Gate increased from
S30O0000 to $4,000. Many other proposed
changes were voted down.
A resolution providing for an investigation
of the national banks of New York city was
offered. The consular and diplomatic bill
was further considered. -. The Senate passed
the House bill authorizing the National
Academy OF Sciences to receive and hold trust
funds for the promotion of science. II
authorizes the academy to receive requests
and gifts and hold them for the promotion OF
science.
The House passed the river and harbor bill
by a vote of 157 to l04 The only changes OF
moment made in it We're the striking out OF
the Hennepin canal appropriation of 500, 900,
and the insertion of amendments
prohibiting the dumping of refuse
in New York harbor, and providing
that nothing in the bill shall be construed to
limit the powers of the commission appointed
to supervise the expenditure of the appropria-
ton for Burlington harbor, Vt, was increased
from 5000 to S25 900. The total of the APP
preparations is about 1850, 600. -. Debate
on the electoral count bill was begun.
The House refused to concur in the Senate
amendments to the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, and to the persons appro-
priation bill. The House by vote of rs 10
81, overruled the recommendation of the
conferees on the postofiice appropriation bill
and agreed to the Senate amendment increaS-
ing from S3,GO0,000 to 100000 the appro-
priation for the free delivery service