The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-24
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Defeat Of the Motion to Take u
MOrrisOn's liill.

Ane Detent ~ the MOTION To rake VI
MOrrlsOn's Nill.
WASHINGTON, Dec H.
The senate voted So to 2l to lay OF
the table the resolution that nonina tions b
considered in open session.
The house began debats on the sundr.
civil Till
WASHINGTON. Dec. l6.
Senate: Mr.. Edmunds argued against
the repeal of the t.nure of ofiic
act. and Mr.. Evarts for it. A
bill was passed allowing ship or carg'
owners to sue the government for the recov
cry Of losses by collision with United States
vess Is
The house passed the Dawes senate bill
allotting lands in severalty to the Indians
Discussion of the sundry civil bill was con
tinued.
WASHINGTON, Dec II.
Senate: Bills passed-repealing the tenure
of office act; Eastport's slO0OOO building
extension OF the free postal deliver: re-
demption of the trade dollars: ",hr. {
cent" postal notes on money ord is; eni
plOyment of mail messengers
The house: Sundry civil appropriation
bill passed; also eighteen pension bills.
WAstlNGTON, Dec. Is.
The house non-concurrel in the senate
amendments to the bill authorizing the EN-
ployment Of mail messengers in the postal
service. As committee of the whole, the
hnuse took up consideration of the Okla
homa bill. Pending action the committee
rose. Then Mr. Morrison moved that the
houss resolve itself into a committee Of the
whole for the purpose OF consid ring
revenue BILLS On this Mr.. Mckinley, of
Ohio, demanded the yeas and nays. Mr.
Morrison's motion was defeat by the fol-
lowing vots: Yeas, 149; nays, 154
Tbs following Democrats voted in th.
negative: M-ssrs Bliss. Boyle, Campbell
OF Ohio, Curtin, Ermentrout, Foran, Gay,
Geddes, Green OF New jersey, Irion Law
ler, LIE Fevre, Martin, McAdoo, Merriman,
Muller, Randall, Seney, Sowden, Spriggs,
Stahlnecker, st. Martin, Wallace, Ward Of
Illinois. Warner of Ohio and Wilkins The
following Republicans in the affirmative:
Hayden, Nelson. Stone of Massa chusetts,
Strait, Wakefield and White of Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q.
The house by seventy-fve majority de-
feated MIR. Hiscock's bill increasing the
Sumatra tobacco duty. The senate bill in
creasing the annual militia appropriations
to S4O0,OOO was passed
Mr.. Dingley introduced a resolution pro-
viding that the committee on naval affairs
inquire into the expediency of the secretary
''f the navy, in the construction Of vessels
ths navy hereafter, inviting proposals for
tll.' building Of part OF such vessels, on
such terms as will secure the ends sought.
)y responsible citizens or compani who
will undertake to establish ship building es-
Ablishlnents at desirable point fon our
coasts; also a bill to establish naval hos
pd,i piIal and sanitsrium on Widows island
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
The senate postponed the Pacific railroad
funding b II till Jan. H. Senator Aldrch
introduc a resolution requesting the
pr, sident to sex reciprocity treaties by
which sugar and molasses shall be admitted
to this country free in consideration Of the
into other countries of our manu-
factur,s 1t was laid on the table. The
hill increasing the appropriation for public
building at Springfield, Mass, from $l.5,-
OOO to Sl5O,OOO, which has been in confer
enct, was agreed to.
The senate passed the house bill for the
relief of the survivors of the exploring
steamer Jeanette, and the widows and
children of Those who perished in the re-
treat from the wreck of that vessel in tn,
Arctic seas.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.
The senate fixed the charge for passports
at 81. The deficiency appropriation for
public printing was passed. The inter state
subject will come up as unfinished
business Immediately after the holiday Re-
cess. Senator Wilson, of Iowa, made a
speech in favor of the Cullom bill. 1t was
agreed to take holiday rece IS after to
days session to Jan. 4.
The house. agreed to the senate amend
ments to the bill for the relief Of the sur
vivors of the Arctic exploring steamer
Jeanette Dingley, of Maine, presented
of boards of trade of PEN
sacola, Fla, and Portland, Ore. against the
free ship bill; also memorial Of vessel
owners and Captains National association
for the passage of bill to place coastwise
sailing vessels on the same basis. as to pilot
age, as coastwise Steam vessels. Referred.
On the motion of Mr.. Rockwell, of Massa-
chusetts the appropriation for the manu-
facture of arms at the national armory at
Springfield, Mass. was increased from $780,
UOO to $4OO, 200, but after the committee
rose and report. d the bill to the house, this
action was reversed, Mr.. Rockwell's mo-
ton being rejected, and the bill pass I'd.
The senate amendments to the urgency
bill were concurred in