The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-10
A WEEKS NEWS.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 9th, 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,
discharging the Finance Committee from
further consideration of the bill for the re-
tirement and rccoinarre of trade dollars. On
motion to agree TO the resolution, Mr.. Nor
rill called the yeas and nays, which resulted:
Yeas, q; nays. 2S. So the resolution WIS not
agreed to. Bills were reported favorably
and placed on the calendar TO provide
for the sale of lands belonging to
Indians, of Kansas. In the House
Mr.. kiGg introduced bill apProPrjating $780,
600 to prevent the Introduction OF cholera in
the United States. In the Iowa contested
election case Of FreGericks Us. Wilson. the
House Committee Elections. by vote of
six to fVe. 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 So $50
tS. The t5o1 &c went into Committee of the
Whole on the FOrtifcatioRs bill. After debate
the committee rose. and Mr.. Elliot, from the
Committee CT Elections reported q resolution
declaring John s. Wise entitled to retain his
seat Is representative at large from Vir-
ginia- The views of the ma jOrity were pre-
scented by Mr.. Turner and ordered printed.
In the Senate, on the lst, Mr.. Harrison,
frOvz the Committee on Military Affairs re-
ported She House bill providing for the estab-
lishneat 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 long debate the bill was
passed AS originally passed by the House II
appropriated ST. GS6, 200. The Senate Commit
tee added Sl,26S,000 and the Senate itself
made further addition of $40, 500
making the amount of the bill as it
now stands $13.54, 200. . In the House
Mr.. Randall submitted the report of the Com
ference Committee on the Naval Appropria-
ton bill, announcing their inability to agree
After debate the conference report was
agreed to. Mr. Calkins then moved that the
House recede from its disagreement to the
Steel Cruisers amendment. Lost; yeas 80
nays A. A similar motion in regard TO the
Monitors clause was also lost; yeas So; nays
I39. The House further insisted on it's diSa-
greement and Mcssrs Randall, Holman and
Calkins were appointed conferees. Mr.
Townsend, from the Committee on Conference
on the Post-ofhce Appropriation bill, reported
failure to agree. After discussion Mr. Horr
moved that the House recede from the disa-
greement to the Senate amendments touching
compensation to land grant railroads for mail
transportation. Agreed to-yeas, II6: NAYS
1G Mr.. Horn moved to recede from the disa-
greement to the Senate amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for compensation for
railway mail clerks. Agreed to-yeas, l23;
nays, 80.
THE Senate on the ID 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 in
executive session the Senate resumed legisla-
tive business. Mr.. Van Wyck, from the Com |
mittee on Public Lands. reported fayorably
the joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary
OF the Interior from certifying or patentinr |
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 .
HOnSp CHI odd 1rInb
similar character. The Mexican Pension |
bill came up with Senate amendments Mr.
Iownshend moved concurrence and the
House concurred. l16 yeas to IS nays. Pend
lug further action the Speaker laid be-
fore the House the Presidents veto of the
Fltz John Porter bill The reading of the
veto was received with applause on the Re
publican side and misses on the Democratic
side. The Speaker announced that immediate
action on the veto would be in order. Gen
eral Slocum moEed that the bill be passed
the objection O1Pne President to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and on this motion de-
manded the previous question. Under the
constitution the yea and nay vote was neceS-
sary and resulted in 16S ayes to rs nays The
announcement of the vote was greeted with
continued cheering by the friends of the
measure, and with misses by its opponents.
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
understanding the objections of the President"
The yeas and nays were taken without debate.
and resulted in tie vote, yeas p. NAYS p
Two-thirdS not voting in the affirmative the
bill failed to pass. The anti-Chinese bill was
called by Miller, of California. The bill was
passed without observation-disclosures, -; NAYS
L. The resolution offered by MIR Sherman
was agreed TO providing for a session
of the Senate Friday July 4th). The
Senate, on Friday, passed a bill grant
ing a pension to the widow of General
Ord; also bill increasing the pension of
General Frank p. BlairS widow, and one to
authorize the President to appoint General
Averill to the position of Colonel in the army,
ana then place him on the retired list as of
that rank. The Postal Telegraph bill WAS
postponed till December. In the House. on
the I'd, Mr.. Townshend moved that the House
resume consideration of the Mexican Pension
bill. After several roll calls the motion was
agreed to, but nothing definite was accom-
plished. Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri from the
committee on Labor, reported two Joint reso- |
lutions, 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.