Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

Senate took up the bill to establish commits.
sion to regulate interstate commerce. After
debate the matter went over to next December.
Logan submitted the report of the conferences
committee on the fertilization bill, to which tue
Senate agreed. The Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the House bill to prohibit the
importation of foreigners under contract or
States. During the reading of the report on
the bill, the Senate went into executive session.
While still i'll executive session, q recess was
taken until evening. The Senate insisted
on its amendments to the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill and
ordered a new conference Hoar announced
that the conferees on the electoral count bill
had several meetings and he saw no possible
hope Of agreement. Allison submitted the
conference report on the legislative executive
and judicial approx ration bill. The report
announced tbas the couferees had come to TN
agreement on all amendments except that re-
lating to the contingent fund of the Senate, the
ator's clerks. The Senate further insisted on
the amendment and ordered new conference.
Further consideration of the bill to prohibit
the importation of foreign labor under contract
was postponed till December II, next.
At an early hour on Sunday morning mes
sage was received from the House announcing
an agreement Of the conference on the suudry
civil bill, and the matter was disposed OF. 4
recess was then taken till P. M, at which
time the Senate went into executive ses. ion.
The only business of the afternoon WAS the re-
port OF the conference committee on the defcien-
cy bill. Both houses having made concessions, an
agreement was reached, and the bill passed. At
the evening session the House bill for the tem-
porary support of the navy was taken up and
passed. At II P. M, tho consular bin was taken
up and the Senate receded from it's amendment
IN regard to the Nicaraguan water way project.
after which the bill passed. An adjournment
was then taken till 10 o'clock Monday.
MONDAY, July 1.-THE House nonooncurrinr
in the Senate amendments to the bill for the
Temporary support of the navy, the Senate re-
coded from its position and the bill passed.
On motion of Bayard vote of thanks was Civ
en- Edmunds for the ability, courtesy and i'm
ties of president pro lem. of the Senate, and af-
ter the usual formalities of notifying the presi-
dent, ETC., the Senate adjourned sine die.
SATURDAY, July 5.-After postponing the
contested election case of the First North Car
DINA district till next December, the House
took up the Mexican pensions bill, which was
debated at considerable length. Burnes SUBJ
mitted conference report on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill. OF 1877
amendments placed on the bill by the Senate,
the conference committee has reached an agree
ment on all except three. One of these is
that appropriatipg $250,00O for the Nicaragua
project. The other two have reference to
the appointment of commission to ascertain
the best mode Tor securing more intimate
international and commercial relations between
the United States and several countries
OF Central and South America. Washburn
moved that tue House rocede from It's disagree
ment to the $3.50, 900 amendment. Lost-yeas
ooh hr1rv,
from the disagreeme It to the other matter in
dispute Agreed to-yeas Ill, nays 76. This
leaves the $250,00O clause the only point of
difference. Messrs. Burnes, Townshend aud
Mashbuln were reappointed coutcrees. The
House took recess until 9 p. NJ The
debate on the Mexican pensions bill.
After an all-night session with no result, the
House, at 7:3O Sunday morning, took recess
till 4:3O P. M. While awaiting conference re-
port on the consular bill, debate was engaged in
on the Mexican pensions bill until CT. M, when
another recess was taken to Z. At the evening
session the conference committee on the de-
by the House. Randall then submitted to the
dlsagreeing conference report on the naval
appropriation bill, and it was agreed to. No
further conference was asked for. Mr.. Randall
said the committee on both sides was de-
termnod, and but one way WAS open-that the
supPUiC VI Cne navy % PROVIDED temporarily.
He then submitted bill making temporary
provision for the naval service for six
months, ending December 81, 1884.
A sharp debate followed the reading of
the bill. and it then passed. Holman presented
the conference report on the legislative bill,
and it was agreed to. The appropriation COM
mttee was granted leave to sit during the re-
cess. The House then took . recess till 10
o'clock Monday.
MONDAY, July u. &. Blackburn acted as
temporary speaker in the absence of Mr.. Car
Isle. bill was passed increasing the pension
of soldiers who have lost an arm at the shoulder
joint to the amount received by those who have
lost leg at the hip joint. The House ad-
journed with the customary formalities, at 8
O'Clock