The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-10
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, June .6.- sENATE.-Not in
session.
HoUsE.--The House spent the day on the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Several
amendments were offered and rejected,
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-SESATE.-T po-
litlcal disabilities of two Virginians were re-
moved by the necessary twothirds vote.
The legislative appropriation bill was re.
ported with amendments. The river and
harbor bill was also reported back from COM
mittee with amendments The pension APP
preparation bill was agreed to. A bill was in
troduced authorizing the President to appoint
and retire Alfred Plcasonton as major gen;
eral. Mr.. Hoar gave notice that he would
on Wednesday next ask the Senate to take up
the resolution for open executive sessions. A
bill was passed. granting pension of 500 to
Emily Stannard, the widow of General STAN
the post-ofiice appropriation bill was debated,
and the committee being unable to agree on
the subsidy clause, u motion that the Senate
insist on It's amendment was agreed to--yeas,
80; nays, IL. Tho Presidents veto of the
bill to quiet titles on the DesMoines river
lands was taken up. Mr.. Allison moved to
pass it over the veto.s After his speech, the
subject went over until tomorrow. Mr.. Blair
reported bill to give claimants for pensions
the right of trial by jury At 5:5Op. IN. the
Senate went into executive session, and
shortly afterward adjourned.
HOUSE.-In the House, under the call OF
States, a number of bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred, including Randall
tariff bill. The sundry civil bill was taken up
and considered until o'clock, when the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-SENATE-Mr. Beck
introduced bill authorizing the Postmaster
General to appoint and remove third-class
pOstmasters, now appointed and removed by
the President Mr. Camden made personal
explanation denying recent publication
concerning him in connection with the Payne
bribery case. The bill to quiet the titles
was passed over the Presidents veto-a to ID
The legislative appropriation bill was taken
up and considered Pending action confer
ence reports on the postofiice and army ap
preparation bills were agreed to, and 1919 p
m. the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-The conference report on the pen
on appropriation bill was agreed to. Tho
general deficiency bill was appropriated, ant
| civil bill was taken up. The conference re
| port on the post office appropriation bill was
| agreed to, the Senate receding from thu
subsidy amendment. Conference reports OF
the army and agricultural appropriation bill
were also agreed to.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-SENATE-The con
sdcration of the resolution for open execu
tive sessions was proc ceded with. A speecl
| prepared by Mr.. Morrill, was read by Mr.
Henderson. Mr.. Hoar also spoke In opposi
ton. A bill was introduced by Mr.. Edmund
to vest in the President the sole power of ap
pointing q large number Of officers now ap
pointed BY and with the advice ant
consent of the 81 nate. Two vetoes o
pension bills. werc read and referred. TIT
consular and diplomatic conference repor
was agreed to- Joint resolution extending
the appropriations ten days was objected Il
| by Mr.. EdmundS for reasons to be given to
morrow. The Senate then proceeded to tn
consideration of the legislative appropriation
bill, The conference report on the District o
Columbia bill was agreed to-. After disposipl
of fortysiX pages OF the legislative bill io
cess was taken until 8p. m.
HOUSE Bills were reported to establish
commission to examine and report upon In
dian depreciation claims, ard to amend tn
steamboat inspection laws. Three report
from the Pan-Eectric Investigation Commit
the Ways and Means Committee to regulat
the manufacture of vinegar made from grair
The Sundry civil bill was then taken up an
considered. Pending action on the last pag
the consular and diplomatic conference RI
port was agreed to, and ut p. IN. the Hous
adjourned. A joint resolution extending al
preparations ten days was passed during tn
day.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-SENATE-The bill
taxing olcomargarine was r, ported bac
without amendment. The House bill for tn
relief of the survivors of the Jeanette wa
placed On the calendar MIR. Riddlcberger o.
fercd a bill to reduce twenty-five per cen
the salaries of Cabinet officers, Senator
and members. The joint resolution for
ten days extension OF appropriations wa
amended to fifteen days, and passed. Tn
paragraph for the Office work connected wi.
the publication IF the rebellion records wa
retained, with proviso restricting the publ
cations to cotemporaneous ends OF the wa
and another directing the publ cation OF IN
evidence in the Fitz John Porter case and til
report thereon by Judge Advocate Generi
Holt. The bill was reported back to the Sci
ate, to be passed tomorrow. At1 p III. I'd
Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-Thc Presidents veto of the Dc
Moincs River bill, with the passage of the bi
by the Senate over the veto, was conSidere,
The necessary twothirds vote was not o
taned--yeas, 1871; nays, 81. Adverse reror
were made from the Military Committee G
bills for the retirement of Generals GET
and Ingalls,. The Sundry Civil bill was co
sidcrcd. The Legislative Appropriation b
was then taken up. 1t was finally passe
and at 5:45 p III. the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, July 2.-SENATE. Tho lcgisl
tive appropriation bill was taken up al
passed. The river and harbor bill was reachc
Eulogies on the late Representative Hahn,
Louisiana. were delivered. At p. m. Il
Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-A bill FORGETTING lands granted
certain roads in the Southern States was r
ported, and the Senate amendment agreed
excepting the Gulf and Ship Island rairoa
The House concurred in the Senate amen
ments to the bill repeating the preemptit
law. The general dcficii ncy bill was TAKE
up, and half finished at five o'clock, whit
tho House took recess until eight o'cloc
! the night session being for the considerable
of pension bills.
Foreign Notes.