Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-08-12
XLiXTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the Cd q continued dis.
| agreement was reported on the Sundry Civil
Appropriations bill. The Senate insisted on
Its disagreements and further conference
was ordered: The House bill relating to
taxation of fractional parts of gallon of
passed. A. bin, providing for the in
Was passed also a bill Tor the relief of VIM.
ii. Wheeler, of Kentucky, and bill for the
construction of a bridge across the st. Louis
the naval establishments with the SEN
ate amendments thereto taken
up and the amendments concurred in
A disagreement was reported on the
Sun dry Civil bill, and a further conference
| ordered. joint resolution was passed pro-
viding temporarily until August for the ex.
penditures of the government. bill
was passed increasing the pension of sol
diers who have lost a leg or an arm in the
service
In the Senate on the Sd the report OF the
conference committee on the Deficiency APP
preparation bill was agreed to. The joint
| resolution to continue the appropriations
temporarily was objected to by Mr.. Plump,
and was placed on the calendar. The ad-
journment resolution changing the time
from July p to August 4 v was report t.
its passage until his bill for "inquests under
National authority had been considered. A
lengthy political debate followed, and upo n
of the adjournment resolution, 1t was placed
on the calendar. The vetoed pension pill
of Mary byt fssd to was pas sheP by sa
necessary two thirds majority. The confer
ence report on the River and Harbor bill was
agreed to. The vetoed Pension bill of j. Seph
Romiser was passed over the veto by
unanimous vote. In the House mes
the Oleomargarine bill and transmit:
ting the papers in the Cutting case were laid
before the House; The conference report on on
Conference reports on the Deficiency Ap =.
preparation bill and the Sundry Civil bill
were also agreed to.
In the Senate on the zth a resolution was
passed accepting from William H. Wander
bilt and Julia Dent Grant the articles pre-
scented by foreign governments to General
Grant. The adjournment resolution was
again called up, but no action was taken.
Several bills of minor Importance were
passed. The conference report on the sur
plus resolution was submitted. and after
lengthy debate was agreed to-. In the
House a conference was ordered on the For
LITIGATION Appropriation bill. The confer
ence report on the surplus resolution was
adopted. The Cutting resolutions were re-
ported from the committee foreign af-
fairs After a lengthy debate, and without
final action, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 5th a resolution was
passed thanking MIR. Sherman for the ability
courtesy and impartiality with which he has
presided over the Senate. Mr.. Beck bill,
prohibiting members of Congress from
acting as counsel for subsidized railroads,
was called up and the second Monday
in December was fixed for its cousid-
Grafton. A bill for the relief of dshon-
orabiy DISCHARGED soldiers of the Twelfth
Michigan Infantry was passed. The COM
m ttee appointed to wait on the President
reported that he had no further communi-
cation to make, and after short address
the Chair declared the session adjourned
sine dfe......In the House n message
from the President announcing his
approval of the Deficiency, Sun
dry Civil and River and Harbor bills was re-
ceived. The labor investigation committee
were granted leave to sit during recess 4
bill was passed making an additional appro-
priation for the congre ssional library. Bills
were passed accepting the Grant relics. pro-
viding for holding terms of the United
States court at Texarkana, making an APP
preparation for completing the public build
Ing at Fort Scott, kas., and for the erection
of public building at Los Angeles, Cal
The Speaker then declared the House adj
jOurned sine die