The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE
WASHINGTON. I'M

w ASH1NGTON. June Il.
After reading the journal the char laid be-
fore the Senate sundry bills received from the
House. Among these was the bill amending
the Thurman act relating to Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Van Wyck desired this bill referred to
the committee on public lands rather than to
the judiciary.
After some further discussion, Mr. VanWvck
withdrew his motion to refer it to the commit
tee on public lands and it was referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on appro-
prlatioDs reported the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bills.
Inc Mexican pension bill went over till
Monday IN order to allow consideration of the
army appropriation bill.
The Pill was passed substantially as recon-
mended by the committee on appropriations.
The committee on conference on the ship
ping bill submitted its report which was
agreed to.
The House bill granting sight of way through
the Indian territory to the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railway Co., was read the the third
time and passed and the Senate then ad-
journed.
In the House Immediately alter the reading
OF the journal, Mr.. Stoekslager of Indiana
moved that the House go into committee of
the whole for further consideration of bills for
the erection OF public buildings. This was op.
posed by members having in charge other
special orders, but the bulk of opposition came
ternal revenue bill and under the leadership of
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia they succeeded IN de-
featiRg Mr.. Stockslager's motion.
AT the conclusion of the morning hour DUR
ing which no reports of any importance were
submitted, Mr.. Tucker moved that the House
go into committee OF the whole for considera-
ton OF the bill raising revenue Lost.
Inc unfinished business being the bill repeal
ing the presumption or timber culture laws and
amending the homestead laws was then an.
tagonized by Mr.. Eaton of Connecticut with
the electoral count bill
The House refused so to III to consider I'M
finished business.
Mr.. Slocum of New York submitted the coz
ference report on the shipping bfll which was
agreed to. (The bill as agreed to is substan-
tally the same as it passed the Hoase.)
The electoral count bill was then taken up
and Mr.. Hart OF Ohio spoke in favor of the
Senate measure. He criticized the House bill
hands OF partisan majority.
Mi. Parker of New York made a cons.itu-
tional argument against the Eaton bill
Mr.. Springer of Illinois followed in support
of the Eaton bill
After further debate the previous question
was ordered upon the bill and amendments
but no further action was taken
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the COM
mlttee on appropriations, reported the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The Speaker laid before the House message
from the President announcing that he had
permitted the bill for the relief of Eliza M.
Patterson to relieve the family of q faithful
officer to become law without his signature.
But he thinks that the gift should come out of
the national treasury, and he recommends
that an appropriation be made to reimburse
the District of Columbia for the amount of
taxes which would have been due had not the
act become law.
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