Dodge City times., 1886-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail,
CONGRESSIONAL.


AFTER the introduction and disposition
OF several bills of only loca. inapoftshhcce on
the 18th the Senate took Up The Oleomarga
rine esh. A lengthy debate ensued. at rt,e
close OF winch the Senate adjourned without
veachihk vote. in the House, ,jinmeci-
sss'y snny atte1 sad1E the 1Yurns TIE fortea
passed, Aftee ntiering the printing of the
report y! the Civil Service Commission and
-rtiing the time for cons 1dera:;eH VI 5Tidgc
bills, the conference eH-cuaccd its inability
an bee caarsp S TepssnF aess ans 1sf after
sor,s debate the House took recess "n'i.
ehight eh O'Clock, tne evening se':st t. oe for
T:E Oleomargarine bill was passed ~
the Senate on the 2CtE. after NY adoption of
an amendment estTed by ingalls, reducing
the tax fOin five cents to two cents per
s'rHhc, and also adding the word knowing.
ly" in the section relating to violations VI tic
act: The sundry Ciyil btll vas taken up and
House, Nj. Hateeh, os Missouri, % Complained com a of
the attacks II ingalls, in the Senate, which aS-
cused him tHatch) OF being personally i.teE
es;cd IN the passage OF the O,teiiiargarnc
Dill. The House went into committee on the
River aud Harbnt bill amendments. In the
evening large number of bills for the
building OF bridges were passed.
THE entire time af tie Senate on the
2lst Was takua ZIP in discussing the Payne
investsation matter. The House adopted
the resolution for ndiourn,.rrt ON July 2s,
and then went ih:c IlOHimittee Of the Whole
on the senate amendments to the River and
Hafbaf b il. the amendments were nom
cohcurred in and conference asked. Then
struggle arose for priority of cons 'dhrasiph
Northern Pacific Forfeiture biifis. which was vas
resolved, yeas, 1a2; hays, 80 in favor of the
former. The senate bill was read at length,
togcther with the amendment reported bv the
comm ttcc on Commerce, which is TO strike
out after the enactng clause and insert the
House bill. The debate on the bill was post-
t'nued into the evening session, h::t no final
action reached
The Senate on the ed agreed to the
conference report on the Naval Anpr5pr.a-
tion bill, and then debate was resumed upon
Gated an investigation. Several othef Sena-
tors spoke. NJ vote was taken before ad-
journment -. Little business was transacted
IN the :iouse. nv. Hatch reported, as mat
tSr OF privilege, the OleOmargarine bill with
tho sehate amendments, but the Speaker de-
shned to entertain it as privileged repctt.
Several committees reported, The REPORT on
the Oleomargarine t;ii Was finally referred
to the Conn; ttee of the Whole. The House
in committee attempted to reach the bill, but
adjourned without doing SO.
AFTER unimpOrtant business in the Sen
ate on the 25d the Payne matter again came
up and after much talk a vote was reached.
The report of Senators Hoar and Frye for a
further Investigation was rejected by vote
of yeas II, nays ~ The report that there
should be no further inquiry was then
adOpled by 42 to II. In the evening the Sem
ate further considered the Sundry Civil bill.
AFTER routine bus ness the House went
into committee on reveh'ie measures in order
to reach the Olconargarine bill. The bill was
finally reached and the Senate amendments
concurred in 10y IA to 75 AT the evening
session pension bills were considered.