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debate the bill pa. sed-37 to5
Inc senate then passed the bill granting Q
pension OF 81 600 TO Margaret c. Halpine.
:, van Wyck moved an amendment to ole oil
the private pension bills, providing that all
soldiers widoSs or minor children VINO, by the
existing law. are or may become entitled to s.
per month, shall in future receive $12 per
month. Agreed to-yeas &c. nays IL.
senator Pendleton, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported fayorably his bill
Tor the return OF S5s3, 1000 to the Chinese gov
eminent as the sum due that government from
the Chinese indemnity fund
HOUSE.
On motion bill was passed providing for
the appraisement and sale of lots at Peru,
Iowa.
At five o'clock, while the house was In CON-
mtttee OF the whole on the river and harbor
bill, Townshend moved that the committee
rise. He wished to move that the house adj
1ourn, having been advised that 1t was the in
tention OF the friends Of the river and harbor
bill to continue this Legislative day throughout
Monday and thus crowd out the regular ap-
preparation bills. The motion was lost. Sub
sequently 1t appearing there was no quorum,
the committee rose and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
Van Wyck received unanimous consent for
the consider ton of the house bill to prevent
the unlawful, enclosure of public lands, better
known as Il fencing bill. The amendment Of
the senate committee was concurred In. The
bill went over.
The pension appropriation bill was then
taken up. long discussion then ensued re-
garding the Interpretation OF the senate rule
forbiddfng the proposing of general legislation
on appropriation bills.
Ingalls, wanted the senate to establish q
precedent that would enable senators to offer
amendments to such general legislation as the
house might put on an appropriation bill.
The proposition to establish new precedent
was defeated.
The house went into the committee of the
whole on the postoffice appropriation bill.
Townshend explained the provisions of the
bill and said 1t was the most important postal
Horr opposed the provisions of the bill which
changed the method of compromising railroads
for mail transportation. Instead of resulting
in saving of a million and half to the gov
ernment, as stated by Townshend, 1t would,
In Horr's opinion, increase the compensation
to railroad companies and put an excess into
the pockets of roads which already get large
amounts.
Pending further debate the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
The chair laid before the senate a memorial
In the form of joint resolution from the
legislature of Dakota urging division of the
territory ana the ADMISSION OF lis southern
portion as state.
The consideration of the bill to prevent the
unlawful occupancy OF public lands was re-
sumed. This is the bill known as the anti
fencing bill. 1t was passed with slight amend
ments.
ton bill was continued by the senate. The
amendments were concurred in except that of
Ingalls,
The bill was then passed substantially as it
came from the senate committee.
HOUSE.
Phelps, from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported back the resolution requesting
of the president the personal correspondence
in the hands of the government relating TO the
case of G. A. Vanberken, an American citizen
imprisoned at Port au Prince, Hayti. Adopted.
The house then considered the postoffice ap-
proprition bill, but without action the COM
mitteearose and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
In the senate on the 18th, Henderson pr
sented as memorial joint resolution from
the legislature of Nebraska urging congress to
pass the bill for the relief of the settlers on
the st. Joseph and Denver City railroad lands.
Referred.
At five minutes before 12 O'Clock message
was received announcing that the house
would, at ~ o'clock, be ready to receive the
senate, that, in joint convention, both houses
The chair announced that the concurrent
resolutions providing for joint convention
would now be executed, and the senators,
headed by the president pro tenn. and the sec
rotary Of the senate, preceded by the sergeant
alarms. proceeded to the house of representa-
tives.
At / :25 p. m. the senators returned to the
senate chamber, and the president pro tenn.
having resumed the chair, the tellers on be-
half OF the senate appeared, and in their be-
half Hoar reported tue result of the electoral
count. When the report was completed the
president of the senate repeated, verbatim,
the closing sentence of the announcement
made by him in the house relative to the de-
claration of the vote.
A resolution offered by ingalls,, declaring
that the senate does not assent to Edmunds'
declaration, vent over until Tomorrow, as did
resolution by Hoar approving his course.
HOUSE.
At precisely 10 O'Clock the senate of the
United Stat, was announced, and, headed by
Mr.. Edmun and the officers of that body,
the senators !iled in and took the first two rows
of seats, which had been previously prepared
for them, the president of the senate seating
himself by Acting Speaker Blackburn.
Edmunds, in calling tie assembly to order,
said: Tine two houses of congress have met
In pursuance to the constitution and laws and
q concurrent resolution for the purpose of ex-
ecu ing the duty required by the constitution
u
toral vote for president and vice-president of
the United States, cast by the electors of the
several states, for the term commencing the
4th of March, 1885,"
The certificates having all been examined
and announced, the presiding officer of the
senate announced that Grover Cleveland and
Thomas A. Hendricks have received major
ity of the electoral votes for the respective Of
fees of president and vice-president of the
United States. The d declaration, he said, was
only made as a public statement in the pres
ence of the two houses of congress, and not as
possessing any authority of law to declare any
legal condition whatever.
At the Close of Edmunds' announcement
that Cleveland and Hendricks had received,
apparently, a majority Ct the ballots, the i'm
meDse audience broke into applause and
cheers which the presiding officer attempted
to suppress, but with little success.
A concurrent resolution was adopted that
three representatives and two senators be ap-
pointed to wait on Cleveland and Hendricks
and notify them that they have been duly
elected.
SENATE.
The senate passed the joint resolution an-
thorizing the president to return to the gov
eminent of Great Britain the steamer 'sAlert,n
with the thanks of the United States.
Van. Wyck asked unanimous consent that
the bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific land grant
be restored to its place among the special
orders Acceded to.
The bill repeating the presumption and tim
Der culture laws was taken up, when Van
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