Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-31

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The House bill to increase the naval
establishment was taken up, amended,
and passed. A conference was asked
for, and Messrs. Cameron, Hale, and
Mcpherson appointed confsrrses. Ad-
| journed.
House or Representatives.
Mr.. smalls, of South Carolina, offered
q resolution appropriating 100000 for
the relief Of persons rendered destitute
by the overflow OF the Santee, Peedee,
and Waccomawa rivers in South Caro-
lima. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
in compliance with the arrangement
made yesterday the House resumed
consideration Of the vetoed pension
bills, the first being that granting ESQ
per month to the widow Of David X.
Hunter.
The House refused to pass the bill
over the veto--yess III, nays l08-not
9 constitutional two thirds in the az
frmative. The consideration of the
vetoed bills granting pensions to Mary
Norman, John w. Fairis, and David
Elderkin was postponed until the next
session.
The House refused TO pass over the
Presidents yeto---yeas, l19; nays, IS,
not the constitutional two-thirds in the
affirmative--the bill granting pension
to Mary Anderson.
This disposed Of the vetoed pension
bills upon the calendar, and, in accord
ance with agreement, the House re-
sumed consideration Of the interstate
commerce bill. The previous question
vas ordered and the question required
on the substitute (the Reagan billy to
the Senate bill the Cullom bilh.
The substitute was sgreed to--yeas,
1873 nays, l04.
Mr.. Baker, of New York, moved to
recommit the bill, with instructions to
the Committee on Commerce to re-
port il back amended BY the substi
tuition Of the Senate bill. Lost-yeas,'
20; nays. 1873.
The Senate bill as amended by the
adoption of the Reagan substitute then
passed-yeas 1S9, nays 4l-and a con-
ference was requested.
ur. Blanchard submitted the con-
ference report on the riyer-.nd-harbor
appropriation bill. The reading of the
report consumed nearly two hours, and
10 time was left for reading the de-
scriptive statement accompanying the
report, which is signed by only two Of
the House cOnferrees.
Mr.. Hatch raised the question of
consideration. pending which the House,
at o'clock, took recess until {
O'Clock, tho evening session to be for
the consideration Of pension bills.
OF late the Friday-nigbt sessions OF
the House have been characterized by
much confusion and mirth and some
bad blood. The session of tonight,
however, out Heroded HerOd, and the
large audience in the galleries were
moved TO applause by eloquent speeches
and alternately thrown into laughter or
worked into a state Of excitement by
warm passages on the floor. No
thing that in congressional phrase
could be termed supplementary
was said. but the discussion vsrged
very closely upon the danger-line.
The trouble arose when, after the
House had considered two pension bills,
the point Of "no quorum " was raised
by MIR. Wallace, Of Louisiana, upon a
bill which, in his Judgment, was with
out merit. For this action, and for his
general policy in regard to pension
cases, he was roundly assailed by Mr..
Cannon, OF Illinois, and Mr.. Price, Of
Wisconsin, who charged him with in
consistency, and with disposition to
prevent the pensiOning of soldiers who
had lost their health in endeavoring to
save his State to the Union.
Mr. Wallace Indignantly denied both
charges and made counter-charges Of
Inconsistency, but finally good temper
was reestablished and the bill which
caused the trouble was postponed until
next session.
Eight pension bills were passed, and
at ii O'Clock the House adjourned.