The Portland daily press., 1886-06-11
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
Among the memorials presented was one
by Mr.. Miller, from congress of working
mems clubs of the United States. praying
for the passage of bill establishing post
office savings banks. Referred.
After the routine morning business, Mr..
Beck called up his bill to prohibit members
of Congress from accepting retainers or en-
ployment from railroad companies which
have received land grants or peeuniary aid
from Congress. Mr.. Beck stated he had no
remarks to make upon it and asked for its
Immediate consideration. The bill then
came to vote and was passed without refer
ence to any committee yeas 81, nays II.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
then taken up.
Mr.. Miller. in the course of some remarks
ON the bill, referred to the ravages of rice
birds. which he said caused a loss equal to
seven dollars per acre. OF all the rice crop OF
the United States. The rayages of the Eng
than those of the rice birds and amounted to
many millions of dollars a year. The
sparrows were rapidly on the increase. 1t
was believed by the Ornith0logical Associa-
tion of the United States. that steps should
be taken to exterminate these sparrows.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Dolph,
and after being further amended by Mr..
George, was agreed to, appropriating $4,000
to aid in the reclamation OF the aid region
in Washington Territory by the sinking of
artesian wells on government land.
The bill was then passed substantially as
reported from the Senate committee.
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced "a bill to in
crease naval establishments. 1t is identical
in terms with the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Herbert in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. 1t appropriates .$6,425 5000
The Northern Pacific forfeiture bill was
then laid before the Senate
Mr.. Riddleberger in the meantime called
attention to his resolution providing for
open executive sessions, and insisted on
vote ON the question of taking up his resolu-
tiOn.
The Senate refused to take it up-yeas 8,
nays %.
The forfeiture bill and amendments were
ordered reprinted and went over till to-
morrow.
Mr.. Hawley entered a motion to recon slider
the bill passed earlier in the day prohibiting
members of Congress from acting as attor-
neys or employees of railroad companies that
had received land grants or pecuniary aid
from the United States. Mr.. Hawley said
that with number of other Senators he had
voted for the passage of the bill, but since
voting for it had given the bill some con
sideration, hence his motion to reconsider.
The motion was agreed to.
The Senate then, at 5 p. m, went into
executive session. AT $40 o'clock the doors
were reopened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, in the chair
on the legislative appropriation bill. The
pending question was on point of order
the words In full compensation where
they occur in the general appropriating
clause of the bill. After considerable de-
bate the chair sustained the point of order.
The reading of the bill was then proceed
ed with and a good deal of discussion arose
nuo on,iof fio11 nr'f tho nIarina1 fOrpn
of the House, and having finished considera-
tion of nine of the 106 pages of the bill, the
committee rose and the House at o'clock
adjourned