Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-26
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 18th memorial from
Massachusetts on the fisheries question was
received. The Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors opened, the
bill repeating the Pre- -emption and other
land laws hs was s;,d taken npi but was laid aside
passed. The Military Academy bill
was passed. and the Senate again
took up the Land Law Repeal bill and it
was debated during the remainder OF the
session.. In the House, after disposing of
some minor business, the Legislative ApprO-
priatiOn bill was taken up and, after con-
sideratiOn in committee OF the whole, re-
ported to the House and pass ed.
In the Senate on the 18th, number of bills
on the calendar was passed, most of them OF
no general interest or especial Importance.
] he most notable were: A bill for the ap-
pointment OF an assistant secretary
OF the Treasury. Mr.. ou, Frye's bin
and several public building bills. the
House the first business oiimportance was a
motion by Mr.. Morrison to take up the Tariff
bill This the House refused to do by a vote
of l40 yeas to i57 nays. MIR. Morrison gave
notice that he would renew the motion on
the 2Zd. The House then went into commit
bill
In the Senate on the 18th, after some
wrangling over the order of business, the
Vance bill, repeating the Civil Service act,
was indefinitely postponed. Resolutions
calling on the Postmaster General for in.
formation concerning poStmasters' salaries
were agreed to after some debate. and the
Senate took up the calendar The Fitz. John
rorter bill was made a special order for the
Path. Several bills passed, among them
one reducing the price of post
Office money-oIders; also, the Frye bill for
payment for carr ying foreign mails; Also
Mr Logan's army bill......Jn the House the
Consular and Diplomatic bill was reported
from the conference committee with some Of
q M
A resolution for final adjournment on July
was referred to the ways and means com
mittee. The naval bill was considered in
committee OF the whole during the remain
DER OF the session.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10Th
.....In the House bill was passed author.
izing the construction of bridge across the
Mississippi at Dubuque, Ia message from
the President was received announcing
his approval OF the shipping bill,
but pointing out defects which
called for remedial legislation. The
Naval Appropriation bill was consid
cred in comInittee OF the whole, and n fight
occurred over the item making ;appropria-
tion for the erection of the observatory
building at Washington, but the clause was
finally allowed to stand.
In the Senate on the est bill giving
Dearborn park to the city of Chicago passed !;
also bill removing the political disabilities
of j. G. Flourney, of Mississippi. A resolu-
tion was agreed to calling for inform ation
on land frauds. The Army Appropria-
ton fblii was reported, the
House non -concurring iii the Senate
amendments The Senate insisted its
amendments andl a conference committee
was appointed The Diplomatic bill took
the same course. The bill repeating the
land laws was then taken up and discussed.
..~..In the House the Senate amend
mentS to the Pension bill
were non concurred in and con-
ference committee was appointed. The
Naval bill was passed. Under the call of
States many bills and resolutions were in
troduced, the most notable being a resolu-
ton by Mr.. Glover (Mo.) for investigation of
R. d. Lancaster. The Sundry Civil Appro-
priations bill was then taken up in commit
tee of the whole and discussed the rest of the
day