West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-23
NLlNTH CONGRESS-.
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money Go James r. rud~ his associates or az
signs. tor works Wt the mouth of the Mirsls.
sirpi until further ordered 10y Congress. \
bill was passed to prevent distractions to
navigation iu the hNroor of New York city hy
uhmp'E or olhCtWlsC. The tOmrlttrV ON
Privileges and Elections rot permission to
ST during sessions u the SCuUtC. presumably
on lhC Fay me- Cu>c The Mexican war pom
sion hti was IUSsCd with senate nuCud-
mcnis. \ uumhcr uf bills On the calendar
mittco reported back Books biiI to- prohihit
members Of Congress FROM acting ~ Rttor-
ncNo inr railroads aided hy the government
Substitutes were also reported. The river
aud hHrnor ban was taken up The Hcuuopiu
tnnnl amendment was ugrcyd To after - long
notice he would ask the Scuutc To dispose OF
the hill tomorrow. Tho ~undVN civil hill was
reported back, with amendments aud ordered
printed and at '"h y. m. tho ScuRtc ad-
lournCd.
llousE.-rhc veto OF the hin Tor public
building az Ashcvillc, y. c.. was referred.
ludcr the call ot states a number of bills
were introduced, ono 10y Anderson. ot Ohio,
providing FOR holding terms of the 4. = cir
tho District ot Columbia was postponed until
thursday next, and the legislative RpprOprin-
ton hiU was taken up TO consider senate
nrudWrhls IN committee OF tho who q.
When all the amendments had been consid.
.l'd the House adjourned at b:3O pm.
WAsW NGroN. July l3.- SENATE Tho calCn-
dnr was takcu mp after resolutions from the
Republican editors OF Ohio. urging an tuVes-
tigUtiou of tho Payne case had been presented
nnd referred number of bills of minor
imporlhucc were passed Mr.. Book gave no
lt'V OF coin certificate substitute hO pro.
poses To oucr. IN" river and horhor hili was
taken mp aud considered uutil late In the Cv.
cnnR La order To dispose of a.
HOUSE.-Tho Mexican Pension bill was re-.
icrrcd To the Committee on Pensions. A hill
was passed for the erection of a public build.
inE at Jacksonville, Fla Certain Senate
| ton bill were agreed to, aud the hill sent "a
GuhIrrHhcS on others. After the passage OF
| hNc bills from the WAYS ana Means Commit
'c', MI MorrlNnn resolution to reduce the
surplus was reached. This was discussed uu
| To O'Clock, when tho House adjourned.
wAsmNCToN, July u-SENArE.-A rcsolu
| ton was offered for the printing of all Prcsi,
| dcntiu vctocs, from the organization OF con
prcss to the present time. Tho calendar was
| taken mp and several bills passed, fourteen
| oI them being pcusion bills. Discussion OF
| the RtNCr nud liurbur hin was resumed
Mr.. Mcmillan, In charge OF the meas
| urc. moved am order that The hin bc recon
! mittod, with Instructions To reduce cnCh
| item, and the aggregate thirty per cent. After
| II long debate, in which this proposition was
severely criticised, MIR. Mcmillan finally with
| drew ~. The senate then proceeded to vote
uu the various amendments. After agreeing
tp Hl the committee amendments tho senate
| hi h.lu y. M, adjourned.
IloUsEh bill was passed increasing tc
t-NNui ihc limit OF the public building nj
| Galveston. Tex also n hin nppropriating sion
uU Tor public building AT Oshkosh. WIS. MIR
| MORRISON resolution for the reduction of tn,
| surplus iu $lWUOuUUO wus then considered
| speeches were made by MCRars. Morrison
| Hewitt, Randall, Mckinley, Reed and others
| d. luu,lnY' "i amendments were proposed nno
! f'l'ci'd The resolution was finally udopco
| -NcUs, 2Ot; nays. ~. A resolution of inuuir,
! ma regard to AN alleged falsinCatiun OF tht
record on report in reference 10 X. ID. Ian
! castor, of 81 Louis. was introduced h,
| Lowry OF Indiana. Pending action tho
| House nt p m. adjourned.
| WAsHNUToN, July 15.-SENATE- The re
| ports in the Payne bribery Casc were pre-
| scutcd and ordered printed. Thcy went OF
| the calendar, go bc CHllcd up nj any tim,
| as privileged matter. Bills were reported
| tu plncc General Alfred n Plcasanton OF
| the retired list us Major aud Genera
| w. W. AVCroll as Captain. Tho confer
| cnco report ON the Legislative appropriation
| hhl was submitted, with u disagreement OF
! hHrhor bill, was resumed. a motion TO strik,
out the Nu-kiugum river amendment waj
| lost, 80 To li MIR Mcmillan made a motlor
! MhI'h IN clccl proposes TO cut down all thu
| items in the hiii twcni y-nvc pcr cont nud IN,
| rest Of the day was consumed in general dc
| bate. At G.JU y. m. the senate adjourned.
IoTsE.-A joint resolution was pnssct
| extending the unfinished appropriation bin
| 10 JGY 80. After a prOtrHCtcd discuss OF
! about nm alleged Interpolation in the rccor,
| OF Yesterdays proceedings. District busincs,
! MAS taken up iu committee Of the whole
| I'D" Traction Railroad bill WIS considered b,
| section, md tho day consumed without Hna
! action. A resolution soiting Hpurt tho nigh
| s.s ION for the Labor Committee aud Sntur
| dWy night Tor the committee on printing, WA
| adopod. At 70. m. the House took ~ recess
| hhili p ". li.
| WArHNGTON, july .-SENATE.-Aficr
! number Of pension bills had been passed. tht
| river and hurhor bin wne taken M. \ sub
| tiiiuic making reduction on Hll items %
! twenty-five per cent WAS finally agreed 20
| Tho naval appropriation bill was also passed
| At y. m. thr senate adjourned
! HursE.-fhc conference report on tho leg
| islatNc appropriation bin WIS considered
| nud Ccrfu.u differences between tho i've
| houses ordered 10 further conference We
| tp'd pension bills reported from the Commit
| tee on Invalid Pensions were taken up. Thi
! nccc-sHry 'wo-thirds wns obtained in onlI
| ono cnsc. that Of HOtnisor. Of Maryland. Thrc,
| other bills failed To- pass. Al y. m. ia,
| HDus' took recess Uutll p M. th,
! night -o--i Jon being for tho consideration q
! pension bills.
| WNsmsCTON. July T-SENATE. Tho SCI
] at' pH-.'d the naval appropriation bill. nH,
| spent most Of the day on thc discussion o
! the OIcOmHrpuriur BIN
| UOr-E.-'lhc House appointed Hccon,
! conference on thc legislative hii ana bcVni
! debate un the fOttifCutiOn bill 40 the oven
! lu2 session the FIrtnr Committee had tb
/ hOOT.