Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-14
CONGRESSIONAL


In the senate August 4, Mr.. SeWsli, from
the committee on library reported a joint
resolution accepting from VIM II. Vanderbilt
and Julia Dent Grant, objects OF value and
art presented by the various foreign gov
ernments to the late Ulysses 3. Grant. Inc
senate bill extending the system OF lmme-
diate delivery to all articles bearing an
immediate delivery stamp was passed on
motion Of Mr.. Plumb. The senate then
took up and passed the house bill to
restrict the ownership OF real estate
in the territories TO American citizens,
with an amendment in the nature of a sub
stitute This is the same bill, and praCti-
cally the same substitute, on which the con
ference committee failed to come to an
agreement. A further committee on con-
ference was asked. The senate took up the
was addressed by Mr.. Plumb in its favor.
After a long discussion the vote was taken
on the passage of the bill and resulted, yeas
IS, nays Is. No quorum. Mr.. Allison from
the conference committee on the surplus
resolution, submitted the report After de
bate the conference report was agreed to
without division and the senate, rejecting a
motion to 90 into executive session, ad-
jOurned.
In the senate August 9th. a message from
the president announced that he had signed
certain bills. After short delay the hour
of adjournment arrived. The chair thanked
the senators for their uniform kindness and
courtesy towards him and then declared the
session adjourned SINE die. Mr.. Allison
moved to take up the hnGl adjournment
resolution. Mr.. COnger opposed the
action for the present, unit ] the fate Of
the river and harbOr bill should be known.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that he thought the senate
was being GrlteQ with. he submitted that
il was not appropriate, after the business of
both houses was considered as closed, and
when they were all ready to depart, to be
kept here doing nothing, IN the expectation
or hope. or surmlse, or conjecture that at
ina md II
Yised as to what action might be taken by
the executive on a bill sent to him for his
approval. 1t was triting with the public
interests to allow the adjournment r6sOlu-
ton to remain Enacted upon 1t was the
first time in executive history that congress
had been permitted to adjourn without
the executive coming to the capitol
and ayaiiiug himself of the usual
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference commit
tee, on the bill for the repeal OF the pre- emp
ton and timber culture act, stated that the
senate conferees had agreed to yield every
thing, except a provision that where there
was an allegation Of fraud IN the entry OF
land, the issue shall be sent to court for ad-
Indication. The house conferees had de-
clined that and had also declined to sign a
conference report. As matters now stand 1t
was claimed to be IN the power of the COM
missioner of the general land ohce TO set
aside, absolutely, presumption under any
of these acts, and practically without 1nVes-
LlgaLlOus except as only SIDE agents were now
at work seeking out technical objections.
This had produced great CONSERVATION and
great indignation. The senate cOnIerees
felt that cases involving the title to valuable
property ought to be tried as all other ques-
tiOns are tried that related to property OF
the right of individuals. He had thought
it proper to make that statement.
The house bill for the relief of certain
soldiers of the Twelfth Michigan volunteer
infantry, dishOnOrably discharged, was
amended and passed. Mr.. Plumb, from
the conference committee on the tOrtihca-
tiOns bill, reported that the COMMITTEES
had been unable to agree, which amounted
to the failure of the bill and after the de-
bate the subject was dropped. After a
short delay the moment of adjournment
arrived and the chair said: ''SenatOrs--Be-
fore announcing the termination OF the ses-
sion of the senate, / beg leave to return to
each of YOU my grateful thanks fOryOur uni
form courtesy and kindness to me as your
presiding officer and especially for the resO-
luton of to-day, in which you have expressed
your approval. This session has been dis
tinguished by the great number and variety
of subjects which have been considered and
by the marked absence Of political contrO-
versies. The varied need and aims Of a
rapidly growing country have occupied mere
of the time of the senate. short recess
will enable you to greet your constituents
and I hope and trust that each of you will
return next December with renewed health
and strength TO your important duties. In
pursuance Of the resolution Of the two houses
of congress I now declare the session closed
sine die.