The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-29
NUMBER 43.
F~0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
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SENATE.
In the u. S. Senate, on the Dist, the
bill to close the business of the Court
of Alabama Claims was taken up. Mr..
Dalph had previously endeavored to
secure the setting of a day for the con-
sideration of the bill repeating the
Presumption and Timber Culture act.
Objections were made by several Sena-
tors, among them Mr.. Sewell, who said
lie would object to further special
orders till the Fitz-John Porter bill was
taken up and disposed of, and that he
would ask the Senate to take up that
bill when the bankruptcy bill should
have been disposed OF. The Alabama
Court bill was passed a 1t came from
the House-29 to -. The Urgent
Deficiency bill was reported and passed
without debate. The Post Office APP.
preparation bill was taken up and a
committee of conference vas appointed
ON it. Pending consideration of PEN
SION bills the Senate went into execu-
tive session. and when the doors were
reopened adjourned.
In u. s. Senate on the oath, a num-
Der of private pension bills were dis
posed of. Mr.. Gibson spoke at length
Or the subject of open executive ses-
sions, the Bankruptcy and District APP
preparation bills having been temporarily
laid aside to enable linn to do so. The
subject was also discussed by Messrs.
IIoar. Plat and Teller. The Bank
ruptcy bill was then considered. Pend
ing the discussion the Senate adj
journed.
In the United States Senate on the
25th, the Atlantic and Pacific X ulroad
Land Forfeiture bill WAS passed as it
was reported. 1t forfeits all lands ex.
cept the right of way adjacent and Co.
terminous with the incompleted pOr.
ton OF the road. On motion OF Mr..
Sewell, the Senate then took up the bill
heretofore reported by him from the
Committee on Pensions, ''tO amend the
Pensions law by increasing the pensions
of soldiers and sailors who lost one foot
or ore hand i'll the service, $50 a month
to those who lost an arm above the
elbow or leg above the knee, S45 a
month to those who lost an arm at the
joint or a leg at the hip JOINT. Mr..
Miller offered an amendment extending
the provisions of the bill so as TO in
clude among the S45 a month pensioners
the cases of men whose legs had been
amputated so near the hip joint Is to
prevent the use of an artificial limb.
The amendment was agreed to, and as
so amended the bill passed. The con-
ference report on the Urgent Deficiency
bill was agreed to. After an Execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the House on the 21st, the Naval
Appropriation bill was reported and re.
feTred to the Committee of the Whole.
The bill prohibiting the importation of
mackerel during the spawning season
was passed-yeas, 120; nays, 80. 1t
prohibits for five years, from March
1st, 1887. the importation into the
United States or the landing upon its
shores of mackerel Except Spanish
mackerel, caught between the LIST OF
March and LIST of June of each year. The
penalty prescribed for a violation of
the act is the forfeiture of the mack
eTel imported or landed, and. if the
vessel violating the act be a United
States vessel, a forfeiture Of its license.
Nothing, however, in the act is to be
held to apply to mackeral caught off
shore with hook and line from open
row boats less than 20 feet keel and
landed in said boats. An evening ses-
sion was held to dispose OF pension
bills. Adjourned.
In the u. S. House of Representa-
tives on the 22d, Mr.. Reagan, from
the Committee on Commerce, reported
the Cullom Inter. State Commerce bill,
with Il substitute, and it was referred
to the Committee of the Whole. The
House then went into committee for
general debate on the Dunn Free Ship
bill. Pending debate the committee
rose. The Senate amendments to the
Urgent Deficiency bill were non-con-
CURED in and the House adjourned.
In the House on the oath, MIR. Ding
ley, of Maine. from the Shipp1ng Com
mite, reported back the Shipping 6II,
with a recommendation that certain of
the Senate amendments be %concurred
in and others non%-cOncurred in. Agreed
to. A number of bills were introduced
under the call of States and referred.
Among them was one by Mr.. Bland, of
Missouri, Ito revive the income tax
the proceeds to be applied to the pay.
ment of pensions" Mr.. Tucker, of
Virginia, from the Committee on the
Judi ciary. reported the Joint resolution
proposing a Constitutional amendment
on the subject of polygamy. 1t was
placed ON the calendar. Adjourned.
In the House on the 25th, the Senate
bill for a Staten Island bridge was re-
ported. MI. Springer, from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported a bill TO
enable the people of Dakota TO form a
Constitution and State Government.
Also, adversely the Senate bill for the
admission of the state of Dakota and
for the organization of the Territory of
Lincoln. The Mexican Treaty bill
wa reported adversely from the Ways
and Means Committee, Mt. Hewitt
presenting "a minority report. The con-.
ference report on the Urgent Deficiency
bill was agreed to. The Oleom lrgarme
bill was discussed in Committee of the
Whole, general debate on the bill being
continued in evening session.