The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-11
PROefREDINGs r. CONGTliC

PROCEEDINGS II coNoSEss. 4
IN the Senate, on the Both, Mr.. slater,
from the Committee on Public Lands, sub
mitted a report to accompany the bill forfeit
ing unearned lands granted to the Northern
Pacific Railroad. The report, he said. was not
unanimous, and the minority would submit
its views. Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
called up his resolution heretofore submitted,
further consideration of the bill for the re-
tirement aud recoinage Of trade dollars. On
a motion to agree to the resolution, Mr.. Nor
I'll called the yeas and nays, %nen "tea t
agreed 10. Bills were; reported favorably
and placed on the calendar, to provide
f flor the rsa,r sale bands an
Indians, of Kansas. = In the House,
Mr. King introduced a bill appropriatfng $s00,-
900 TO prevent the introduction OF cholera IN
election case of Fredericks vs.. Wilson. the
House Committee on Elections, by vote of
six to five, decided to report in favor of Fred
ericks- The conference report on the Indian
Appropriation bill was submitted and agreed
to. As agreed to the bill appropriates $5s5e,-
402. The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Fortffcations bill. After debate
the committee rose. and Mr.. Elliott, from the
Committee on Elections, reported a resolution
declaring John S. Wise entitled to retain his
ginia- The views of the majority were pre-
scented by Mr.. Turner and ordered printed.
In the Senate, on the LIST, Mr.. Harrison,
from the Committee on Military Affairs, re-
ported the House bill providing for the estab-
lishment of branch soldiers homes west of the
Mississippi. 1t WAS amended by substituting
the Senate bill for the same purpose, already
passed, and as so amended passed. COnsid-
Grafton of the River and Harbor bill was re-
sumed. After a long debate the bill was
Tse
tee added Sl,36S, 900, and the Senate itself
made a, further addition Of $sN5e,
noW Sn stands md a sissst. 100. In the House
Mr. Randall submitted the report of the Con-
ference Committee on the Naval Appropria-
After debate the conference report was
agreed to. Mr.. Calkins then moved that the
House recede from its disagreement to the
Steel Cruisers amendments Lost; yeas 90.
nays 147. A similar motion i'm regard to the
Monitors clause was also lost; yeas IS, nays
l39. The House further insisted on its dsa-
greement and Messrs. Randall Holman and
Calkins were appointed conferees. Mr..
Townsend, from the Committee on Conference
on the Post-offce Appropriation bill, reported
failure to agree. After discussion Mr.. Horr
greement to the Senate amendments touching
compensation to land grant railroads for mail
transportation. Agreed to-yeas, 1l6; nays,
1G2. Mr.. Horr moved to recede from the disa-
greement to the Senate amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for compensation for
railway mail clerks. Agreed to-yeas, LIB;
nays, W.
The Senate on the I'd insisted on its
amendment to the Navy bill, and a new con-
ference was ordered. The Senate then went
into executive session. After ten minutes i'm
executive session the Senate resumed legisla-
tive business. Mr.. Van Wyck, from the Com :
mittee on Public Lands, reported favorably
the joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary
of the Interior from certifying or patenting
any lands to railroad corporations until Con-
gress shall have acted upon any bill or report
from the committee favoring the forfeiture of
such lands. Considerable work WAS done on
appropriation bills before adjournment.
The House also accomplished much work of
similar character. The Mexican Pension bill
came up with Senate amendments. Mr..
Townshend moved concurrence and the House
concurred, ls6 yeas to So nays. Pending
further action the Speaker laid before
f Ffz john Porter BIZ The reading Of tine tine
veto was received with applause on the Re-
publican side and Kisses on the Democratic
side. The Speaker announced that immediate
action on the veto would be in order. Gen
eral Slocum moved that the bill be passed,
the objection of the President to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and on this motion, de-
constitution the yea and nav vote was nec sn
sary and it resulted i'm los ayes TO Is nays. The
announcement of the vote was greeted with,
and with Kisses by its nj
AFTER the reading of the journal the
Chair laid before the Senate on the Sd the Fitz
John Porter veto message, which was read, ;,
the question being 'shall the bill pass not
withstanding the objections of the President
The yeas and nays were taken without debate,
and resulted in tie vote, yeas %, nays q.
Two-thirds not voting in the affirmative the.
bill failed to pass. The antiiChinese bin was
called by Miller, of California. The bill was
passed without observation-disclosures, 43; nays.
IL. The resolution offered by Mr.. Sherman
was agreed to providing for session
of the Senate Friday July 4th). The
Senate. on Friday. passed a hill, grant
ing a pension to the widow Of General
Ord; also bill increasing the yension of
General Frank p. Blair's widow. and one to
authorize the President to appoint General
Ayerill to the position of Colonel in the army,
and then place him on the retired list as of
that rank. The Postal Telegraph bill was
postponed till December. In the House. on
the Sd. Mr.. Townshend moved that the House
resume consideration of the Mexican Pension
bill. After several roll calls the motion was
agreed 10, but nothing definite was accom-
plished. Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri, from the
Committee on Labor, reported two joint reso-
buttons, proposing constitutional amendments
comforting ON Congress power to limit the
hours of labor in textile and other manufac-
turing establishments and prohibiting States
from hiring convict labor. - l1Hs.