Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-10
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ehoes iho osnAi6 decided TO insist on |
It's amendments, and ordered another
conferences. The chair resppoInted
Messrs. Hale, Logan and Beck as the CON-
feIees ON the part OF the Senate.
AT ii 20, on motion OF Mr.. Ingalls,, the
Senate went into executive session.
After 10 minutes In executive session
the Senate resumed legislative business.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingalls,, the
Secretary OF the Interior wss called
upon for information regarding the
northern Cheyenne Indians on the
Tongue aud Rosebud rivers, who are
said 10 be without ratious and depIe.
dating upon ssttlers for subsiatenos. The
Sundry Civil bill was passed, with am md.
Gents, and the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Presidents
message yetoing the Filz John
ton, ''shall the bill pass notwith-
standing the objections Of the President 7"
the yeas were ~, the nays ~ so the bill
failed. The Fertilization bill was reported.
with amendments, and passed. The House
bill supplementary to the Chinese Restric.
ton Act was passed-yeas 40, nays ~. A
resolution was adopted providing for see.
sion of the Senate yesterday, and for tho
reading by the secretary OF the Declaration
of Independence before business is pro-
ceeded with. A resolution was also adopted
providing for the appointment OF com
mittee OF five senators "to examine into the
capacity OF steel producing works in the
United States to make steel suitable
for guns OF high power, plate suitable for
war ships, and into the character and sufli.
cheney OF tools in navy yards and foundries
suitable Tor tho manufacture OF engines for
such vessels and of guns for such vessels and
sea coast defenses also, to inquire AZ to the
best method OF manufacturing the same,
whether by the government or by contract
with private parties" The chair announced
the appointment OF Messrs. Hawley, Miller
(Cal.), Aldrich, Morgan and Butler as the
special committee to investigate the steel
producing works with a view to the con-
struction of cannon, &c. A message being
received from tho House announcing nom
concurrence in the Senate amendments to the
Fertilization bill committee OF conference
was ordered. After an executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July AIN tho Senate,
Bishop Andrews offered prayer, and
the Declaration Of Independence was
read by the secretary. The committee
on fish and fisheries was authorized to sit
during the recess: number of pension bills
were passed also bill authorizing the
President to appoint General W. W. Averill TO
| the position OF colonel in the army and then
place him on the retired list as of that rank
| After an executive session the Senate took
recess until evening. Messages were re-
ceived from the House announcing the con-
| currence OF that body in the conference re-
ports on the River and Harbor bill, the bill
to punish violations OF the internal revenue
laws, the bill amending the 72d Article OF
War, and the bill to consolidate the Bureau
OF Military Justice and the Corps of Judge
| Advocates of the Army. The Senate agreed
to the reports of its own conferees on these
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considered and postponed until the second
Monday OF December. A bill was passed for
! the establishment Of a Bureau of Navigation
| in the Treasury Department. The McGarra-
han Relief bill was indefinitely postponed.
After an executive session the Senate took q
recess until 10 O'Clock Saturday morning.
WASHINGTON, July Ssh 1rtly after the
Senate assembled Mr. Logan called attention
to certain newspaper statements which charge
him with being q land grabber, with having
accumulated the vast amount of 80 600
acres of land and with cheating the
huni Indians out Of certain lands. He stated
that these statements were falso, and read
some long tiers 10 show that the charges
arc grossly unjust and wholly without founda-
ton.
Mr.. Allison presented conference report
on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
bills. Both Houses agree on everything OK
cept three points, namely Providing clerks
for Senators, the printing OF speeches not do
liyored and the reduction of internal revenue
collectors and customs collectors
After some debate the Senate insisted on
these points and ordered another conference.
The Senate then took up tho Internal Com.
mercial bill, but on motion of Mr.. Miller On.
Y.) it was laid over until December next.
House OF Representative.
WASHINGTON, July 2 In pursuance OF
yesterdays agreement, the Honse pro
oeeded 10 yote upon the motion tosubetiiuts
the minority Fertilization bill, for the bill
reported by the majority Of the appropria
tions committee. The motion was agreed
to: Yeas, $50; nays, 81.
Mr.. Henderson Qows), uowey aud
Yor. voted with the Democrats in the
affirmative, and Do-gsn, Kills, Findlay,
FInerty, Hancock, o'Nsill ONO and
Potter with the Republicans III the mega
tive The bill as amended by the adop
tiop OF the substitute was then passed.
yeas 1913, nays,46 The Senate amendments
to The River and HaTbOr bill we're con,
CURED in. Bills we're reported prohibit
ing the col tirmation, certiicatiou and
patenting OF unearned land grants max
ing an appropriation for breskwater fol
the Cape Cod ship canal, aud providing
that in the employment of labor on
public works preference should be given
to residents and citizeps OF the United
States. Mr. FOruey Gala submitted q
cphferenCr report on thsAfmy Appropria.
tloa bill, announcing that the House con.
/ ference had rtoeded from the disagree
ment to the Senate amendment striking
out the CLAUSE reducing the rate
OF compensation to subsidized rail
roads for army transportation
The report wks agreed to. Mr.
, Tucker IVA moved to go into com
mite OF the whole on revenue bills. Lost
yeas 80, nays 13l. A conference re.
tort on the bill granting the right Of
way through the Indian Territory to the
Southern Kansas railroad was sgreed to.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sidtrStion OF business on the Spenker'a
tRbl The first bill reached was laid
aside, and the second, being the Mexican
Pension bill with the Senate amendments,
was taken up Pending action, mes.
sage was received from the President
vetoing the Fiz John Porter bill. The
message having been read the bill was
I passed over the veto by vote Of 1e8 "a
to 7S-toIr more than the necessary two.
thirds. The house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-In the House the
majority and minority reports were pre-
scented as to whether William IL
English had violated the privilege Of the
House, the former denying and the latter &C
declaring. The whole matter was laid on tho
table by a vote Of 1872 to a. The Senate
amendments to the Fertilization bill were
honoured in and a conference ordered. The
Mexican Pension bill was considered. Pend.
ing lts consideration, the opponents OF the
measure nlibustered so as to leave the House
without quorum, whereupon a recess was
taken until 10 o'clock Friday morning.
WASHINGTON, July An tho House a
conference report on tho bill to con.
solidate the bureau of military Justice
and the corps of judge advocates, WaH
agreed to. A new committee OF conference
was appointed on the Deficiency bill. A con-
ference report on the River and Harbor bill
was agreed to. The bill, an it passed the
House, appropriated 5l2,0S6, 200. AS agreed
to IN conference it appropriates 5l3 500, 700.
conference report was also agreed to OH the
pili limiting the timo in which prosecutions
may be instituted against persons charged
with violating internal revenue laws. As
agreed to tho bill reduces the
time within which offenders may DO
prosecuted from five to three yearb.
when tho penalty is imprisonment IN the
penitentiary and to two years in all other
cases. The Mexican Pension bill was called
up, but its opponents successfully "filibus-
tered against any vote being had, and the
House finally took recess until evening. In
the evening session the Mexican Pensions bill
was resumed, but its antagonists again pre-
vented any action being reached A new CON
ference committee was appointed on the
Legislative Appropriation bill and the House
theh TOOK u recess until . O'Clock this morn
ing