The Brookhaven leader., 1886-07-29
xLIxTA CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 18th, after disposine
OF routine business, the O.eomargRrine bill
was taken UP and discussed until adjourn
ment. Messrs. Vance, Gray, Harris, Vest,
Butler and ingalls, opposed tie bill and
Mes>rs- Edmuuus, Van " NCk and Miller tav-
ored its passage......In t.te House the FOIti-
HcatIpn Appi oprlHiIuu blii was passed.
session WIS ordered Tor tine night ot the 2Uth
for action on bIli- authorizing the con
structlOn OF LIId-Cs. lie House insisted on
lis disagI cement to the bui repeating the
Pre- -cmptiCn, Timber Culture ana Desert
Land laws ana iultler conference was or
dered. concurrent res siUtlOn Tor the final
adjournment OF Congress july = was Tclcr-
red to the committee Oh HaN- and means. \
ni-ht session was held iOr the consideration
of business rom the committee ON post Of
fees and o t Oad-.
IN the Senate on the 10Th, after the pr Q.
sentatlon of a number of petitions on vari.
Gus subjects, the senate took up the Oleo.
margarine bill, debated 1t at length ami
passed 1t, after beinG amended go that the
tax shall be two cents 4 pound wran@It
ensucd over proposition to ia &"
up the Payne cas", resulting in no
further business being done until the
night session, when the ~undry tiYl
Appropriations bill vas q scuSsed....In tine
House Mr. Hatch mo. paid his res ects t.
Senator Ingalls, in very vigorous manner.
Tie River and llarbJr bI.I was repOTt"t a
back from committee and referred to com
uittee of tht Who'll. when the Senate
rent resolution for adj rurnment July > was
reported back, but was not acted on. Al
the evening session Il number of bridge bills
passed.
In the Senate on the 2lst, after the pre-.
sentat of a batch of knights of La OF
petitions in favor of land bills and the Okla
homa bill. the Payne election case was
taken up Mcs-r- Push an HOur address Il
the senate in advocacy of the position ak"n
by them and Mr. sLo4an replied at great
length. lie was followed by Mr.. Teller, W ~
gave way to a motion to adjourn,
holding the floor to cOnclu le his
remarks on tine 24nd......In tie
House Mr. AorrisOns res DlutiOD proyidi =
Tor the adjournment OF tOn9ress july >
was passed. The Honse went INTO commit
tee of the whole on The senate amCndme ut
ment was non.concurrei in and the bill " )
sent to II conference. THe Inter state Com.
merCe bill Was then taken up.
In the Senate on the 22dthree public build
Ing bills, including one for n building at
Springfield, Mo, were passed. The report
OF the conference committee on the Naval
Appropriat on bill was submit cd and agreed
to Consideration Of the Ptyne election
T,lIer concluded his remarks begun
on tie 2lst, Mr. sherman then dH.ir sscd the
senate. II was followed 10y Mr.. El~tls m
support Of the muo'itN report. Mr. Husr
moved the adoption o. IN" minority feJ'I5
calling tor IN iuVr>t CATION, an MI RYE
spoke in supDort of the ami nlm ent. 1t " As
understood tnat a vote NOuId he taken at
two o clock on the 22d....,.ln the House the
OIcomarnarine till WAS reported back from
the committee on agriculture as matter
of privilege, but the speaker refused to en-
tCrtaiu it us such. lhc NaNa Increase
hiil was Withdrawn for the present and tn. 81
committees wtre cal.c ed for reports. an |
when the OleOnaT4 bill was reached II
WIS referred to the committee OF the who'll.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole The Morrison Iadn bril and other
revenue bills were laid aside. Adj aarned.
IN the senate on the 23d Mr. Fdmunds sub.
mitted resolution instruc ing the commit
report the rights of American fishing vessels
in British waters. Alr Vest presented a
batch of petitions from Knights of Labor.
Mr.. Blair mad pers nal explanation re
garding his connection with Il suit brought
against widow for helping her to obtain
II pension. The Payne election ca"
was then taken up and Mr. Iiawiey argu i
in favor of an iuNcs llgatiUn. Mr.. EVari
made lengthy speech in opposition there
to. Nr HOaT closed the debate, and the l" 81
OlutiOn providing for further investigation
was dcteuted-ycas, =. nays, ~ tonSiderp-
tiOn OF the SundTyG GIYii bill was tho e=um d.
......IhC House, after UIsPusinE of routine
business, went into committee Of the whole
on revenue n. assures, ana after setting
aside all other revenue measures the OleO
margarine bill was taken up and the ~Cna e
amendments were COnCurred in. Inc river
AMI harbOr committee reported disagree
ment and il further conference was ordered
The conference report on the Naval apprO
priatton bill was agr, ed 10. night session
was held Tor the consideration OF pension