Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-06

measure formulated by itself as a substi
tute, and it Is now on the House calendar.
The bill to forfeit the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Vioksburg Backbone)
land grant has passed the House, and It's
consideration in the Senate has been
made the special order for the second
Monday in December next.
Bills to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy were introduced in both
houses. Thatintroducedin the Senate by
Senator Hoar was reported favorably, and
is on the Senate calendar, and that intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Collins was
also favorably reported, and is on the cal
endar.
CONGREsSMEN AS ATTORNEYS.
The bill to prohibit members of Con-
gress from acting as attorneys for rail-
roads passed the Senate, but that action
was afterwards reconsidered and the
measure was sent to the Judiciary Com
mittee, from which substitute measure
was reported, which is now on the Senate
calendar.
The Edmunds bill to give the President
power to appoint postmasters and large
class of sui bordinate Federal officers under
the several departments OF the govern
ment without the consent of the Senate,
was referred to the Judiciary Committee,
but no further action on it has been
taken.
The Senate resolution for consideration
OF executive nominations In open session,
adversely reported from the Committee
on Rules, was debated at length early in
the session, and was made the special
order for Dec. 8 next.
ORDNANCE BILLS.
The bills to encourage the manufacture
of ordnance, armor, etc., for army and
naval purposes, and 10 provide for the
manufacture of heavy ordnance adapted
to modern army and naval warfare, have
been reported from the Senate Committee
on Coast Defenses and are on the calen-
dar.
The bill to tax the fractional parts OF
a gallon of distilled spirits passed the
House, was amended in the Senate CON-
mittee by adding the substance of the
measure introduced in both houses dur
ing the session relative to the fermenta-
tion of sweet wines, passed the Senate as
amended and is now before the Ways and
Means Committee.
Some informal debate was had in the
Senate on Senator Hoar's bill to provide
for inquests under national authority,
but no action was taken on it, and it re-
mains on the calendar.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The House bill to give notice to termi-
nate the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty has
not been acted upon by the committee to
which it was referred.
The Senate joint resolution proposing
an amendment 10 the constitution in re-
gard to bigamy and polygamy has not
been reported from the committee to
which it was referred.
A similar resolution reported from the
House committee is upon the calendar of
that body.
The ''free Ship bill was reported from
the House c0mmitteeip March and placed
ON the calendar, where it has since re-
mained unacted upon.
ThesHOuse bill to provide for an equita-
BILE classification OF government clerks,
was reported favorably from the House
Committee on Civil Service Reform and
considered IN the House, but no final ac-
tion was taken on it.
The Morrison surplus resolution as
amended is the only important measure
that fails by reason of the adjournment
of Congress before executive action had
been taken upon it.