Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL



In the senate on July 18th, the following
bill passed; Establishing additional aid TO
navigation at the mouth of the Mississippi
river, with amendments. Senator Logan
introduced a joint resolution directing the
secretary of war to accent the deed and con-
yeyance OF the land known as the hlghWoOd
tract near Chicago donated by the CONNER
clal club Of Chicago, for military purposes.
PENDING the consideration Of the river and
harbOE bill the senate adjourned.
In the senate on July 18th, Pugh, from
the committee on privileges and elections
presented report in the election case OF
senator Payne. HOar, on behalf Of him
self and Frye, presented the dissenting
views of the minority, EVarts made a
separate report presenting the views of him
SELF Teller and Logan. All the reports were
ordered printed in one document, and were
placed on the calendar 70 be called up at
any time as privileged matter. The sen
ate resumed the consideration Of the river
and haEbOr appropriation bill, the amend
ments adopted as IN the committee of
the whole being the first to be disposed of.
Plumb moved as an additional section that
the secretary Of war report finally the names
and residences OF the civilian engineers en-
plOyed IN the work OF river and harbar i'm
proVement- He remarked that the reason
for the amendment was that the civil en-
glneers were doing the work and the army
engineers were IOahng around. Adopted
Pending an amendment reducing the eE-
penditures to be made by this bill from SIS Z
I 4
In the senate on July 10, the house bill to
increase the pension of John Ryan and the
senate bill granting a pension to James
Moves, were taken up and passed the latter
bill being described by Mr.. COckrsu as a
mere act Of charity to a cOlOred preacher,
who had only served a little while in the
Louisiana native guards; but Mr.. Blair said
that the man had also served in a cOlOrsd
regiment and thsyetsrin brigade. The next
! bill passed was house bill granting a pen
sion of $25 monthly to Miss Mary A.
Thomas, who had acted as a volunteer army
nurse and superintendent OF nurses at Fred
| rick, Ind. After ten more pension bills were
! passed the senate resumed consideration of
| the river and harbor Oil. The amendment
] reducing the entire appropriations Of the
| bill % per cent was agreed to. The bill
| then passed and the senate adjourned.
| In the senate on July 18th, Mr.. Dawes,
| from the committee on Indian affairs, sub
mIttsd a report on the message of the prssi-
dent VetOing the bill granting the right OF
I way through the reservations in northern
Montana recommending the passage OF the
I bill Notwithstanding the presidential obieC-
tons. The OleOmargarine bill was mex.
called up and a motion to refer il to the
| committee on finance was lost, Miller, OF
New York made speech IN advocacy OF
I the bill and pending its consideration. The
! senate adjourned.
! In the senate on July 18th, the eonsidera-
ton of the oleomargarine bill was continued
/ The entire session was spent in debate, and
finally an adjournment was taken.
! In the senate on July 10th, Mr.. Vest, il
/ presenting a batch of petitions, purporting
| to have been prepared under the auspices OF
/ the Knights Of Labor, in reference to rail
l road land grants and other matters, re-
marked that they had come to him as they
/ had come for several weeks past in large
| numbers to many other senators, from Mr.
I Ralph Beaumont, chairman of the natiOna
/ Legislative committee Of the Knights Oh
I Labor. The consideration of the oleOmarga.
] rine bill was then renewed. On motion OF
[ Ingalls,, the tax was reduced from . cent.
/ per pound to 2 cents- Upon being reported
! to the senate the bill was passed by a vOts
/ Of 81 to 81. Adjourned.