The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-03
FoRTY-ElGHTH CoNGREss--EIRsr
SESSION.
SENATE.

FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS--FIRsr
SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Senate re-
sumed conference on the Naval bill and
new conference ordered.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
.Alter ten minutes in executive ses-
business. s"'i'0 q
Mr.: Van Wyck, from the committee on
publlc Lands reported favorably theioint
resolution prohibiting the Secretary of
Ihe Interior nom certifying or patenting
any lands to railroad CORPORATIONS. unti1
congress shall have acted upon any bill
or report from the committee favorinC
the forfeiture of such lands.
Mr.. Garland, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported with amendments
the House bill relating to the taxation of
the Pacific railroad lands with an
substituting. for the provis-
IONS OF the House bill
tHose OF the bill reported
early inns session by Mr.. Garland from
!he senate committee on judiciary. 1t
Is proposed to amend the title, so as to
leae, an act declaring certain lands
subject to taxation"
The Sundry Civil bill was then taken
up.
The amendment proposed by the Sem
ate committee to strike out the clause
providing for compensation of salaries
instead of fees for United States mar
shals gave rise to considerable discus
sion. The committees amendments
were finally agreed to, and the provis-
ION Tor salaries was struck out,
Mr.. Beck moved TO include the Gin
clnnati and Louisville Expositions i'm
the clause providing for the participa-
tlon, by the Government, in the New
Orleans Exposition. Agreed To.
Messrs. Jones and Gibson energetic
ally opposed the committee's pro
posed amendment TO reduce from $5OO.-
OOO TO $4,000, the amount Appropriated.
70 enable the Government to participate
IN the New Orleans Exposition.
IN NJ, f. Gibson moved Ithf amount be
ogStion SSGo" Mas Nosssresd ma5c tS d the apPrO7
hen passed and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, July 2.-Henley, from
he Committee on Public Lands, re-
'orted the bill for the forfeiture of the
ands granted TO aid in the construction
u railroad from Portland, Oregon, to
onnect with the Central Pacific rail-
oad' Placed on the House calendar.
IN pursuance of the agreement yester-
lay, the House proceeded to vote upon |
ne motion TO substitute the minority |
Cortification bill for the bill reported and |
'laced on the House calendar by the |
majority of the Committee on Appro- |
rlations. The motion was agreed to
'eas, l50; nays, 81.
Henderson, of Iowa, Howey and York
oted with the Democrats in the affirma-
i've, and Dargan, Ellis, Findlay, Fin
rty, Hancock, 0'Neill, of Missouri, and
,atten with the Republicans in the neg
tive. 'H
The bill as amended by the adoption
the substitute was then passed-yeas,
"; nays, ~. 1t appropriates $505,000.
Inc senate amendments to the River
nd Harbor Appropriation bill was non
Oncurred in.l t+sssltEzeit,QSs3sE g.st
Lewis, from the Committee on Public
ands, reported bill prohibiting con
certification and patentinp
nearned land grants.
Herbert, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported resolution,
the Speaker to appoint a
to Investigate the Alaska
ommercial company.
In the Committee of the Whole, Neil,
Missouri, from the Committee on
abor, reported bill, providing that i'm
10 employment of labor on public
nildings, preference shall be given
'sidents and citizens of the United
tates.
Hewitt, of New York, asked unani.
ous consent for tho adoption of pre- ,,
nble and resolution reciting that
Ilmerous fraudulent transactions en-
rely bare have been disclosed i'm several
lecutiNe departments ofIthe Govern
ent,and askinga committee of thirteen
embers of the House be appointed by
= speaker 70 make general investiga-
on of the whole matter.
Before the completion of the readiny
tne resolution Hiscock objected TO its 4
nsideration, adding iocularly that IL .
rs reflection on n committees of n
,mocratic House. o
Hewitt replied that il was reflection c
the Republican administration of the Z
'vernment. u
Does my colleague take the RESPONSE h
lty OF refusing TO allow the investi- b
ton TO be made?n Il
l do.n So the resolu- Il
N was not received. "
Ihe conference report on the bill
lnting right-of-way through the In "
IN Territory to the Southern Kansas q,
.ilroad company was agreed TO. h
'ownshend moved that the House pro- al
vi to the consideration of business on IN
Speakers table. His object being TO b
'ch tho Mexican Pension bill with ",
nate amendments. Agreed to-l53 rC
The first bill on tho table being the one to
,viding two additional Associate
dges OF the supreme court of Dakota, NJ
red In. sr
The next bill was the Mexican Pension II,
with Senate amendments. la
ainst this Hewitt raised the he
'suon of consideration i'm fa-
OF the special order, being fit
bill granting pensions to survivors III
ne Mexican and Indian wars. Tho
use decided, 81 TO l26, against present
sideration of the special order and
ceeded TO consider the bills on the
'aker's table.
ne ilrst Senate amendment was that ~,
striking out the clause granting pen
Is 70 surviving officers and enlisted MI
VINO served sixty days i'm the Mexi- SO,
war, or actually served in the army w,
navy IN that war, and in On,
ing in lieu a nrovi. 80
granting pensions 10 those 70,
actually served fourteen days I'm Cr
Nleo, or coasts, or frontier thereof, or :.
)wnhend moved concurrence. Tho al, n,
lse cVncurreu, ,s vs.