Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-12

of the bill finally attempted to reach an
agreement. After another roll call, how
ever, Mr.. Dunn withdrew his objection, and
IN accordance with the terms of the agree
ment the house took up for consideration
the veto message on the bill granting a
pension to Andrew j. Wilson and refused
yeas los, nays Sc, to pass the bill over the
veto, the constitutional two-t thirds not voting
in the affirmative.
In the house, July 80, in compliance with
| the arrangement made yesterday, the house
resumed consideration of the vetoed pension
bills, the first being that granting $50 a
month to the widow of Gen. David r. Hun
ter. The house refused to pass the bill over
the veto-yeas Ill, nays 108, not the consti-
tutional two-thirds in the affirmative, and
also refused to pass over the presidents veto
yeas l19, nays 50, not the constitutional
two-thlrds in the affirmative, the bill grant
ing pension to Mary Anderson. This dis
posed of the vetoed pension bills upon the
calendar, and In accordance with the agree
ment of the house resumed the considera-
ton Of the Interstate commerce bill. Mr..
Hatch raised the question of consideration,
pending which the house took a recess until
8 O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of pension bills. Eight pen
sion bills were passed, and at II o'clock the
house adjourned.
In the house on July 81, Mr.. Payson, of Il
llnols, from the committee on public lands,
reported back the alien landlord bill. 1t
provides that no non resident, alien or
foreigner, who has not yet declared his in
| tentlOn to become citizen of the United
States, nor any corporation nor association
where at the most One-tenth of its stock or
right of property is owned or controlled by
aliens or foreigners, shall acquire or own,
hold or possess, by right, title or descent,
| accrulng hereafter, any real estate In any of
the territories of the United States; pro-
v1ded, That the provisions of this act shall
not apply to the real estate necessary for the
construction and operation of any railroad.
The bill passed-yeas 209, nays 6. Mr. For
ney, of Alabama, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the fortifca-
ton appropriation bill, with the senate
amendments, with a recommendation that
all the amendments be -conrurred in.
Pending action the house adjourned.
In the house August g the speaker laid be-
fore the house the bill to increase the naval
establishment, with the senate amendment
thereto. The senate amendment to the
naval establishment bill was concurred in,
and the bill, after the signature of the
speaker and the president of the senate have
been attached will go to the president for
his approval. Mr.. Baker, of New York, of
| fered a resolution of "recapitulatiOn, self
commentator, modest laudation and
hearty congratulatiOn" by the responsible
majority of the house. The reading of this
was demanded by Mr.. Bayne, of Penn, and
the document proved to be stump" paper
containing a severe arrangement of the
democratic majority in the house, and the
democratic president for sins of omission
and commission. Several times Mr.. Rea-
gan, of Texas, interrupted the reading ard
objected to a stump speech being injected
into the proceeding of the house under false
| nratnnsa Tho lyar rn1nH fhoE hn
document was presented under the call of
states, and was in the form of a resolution,
it must be received. He added, dryly, that
! the resolution was not an attack upon the
| house, but upon the democratic party, and
that he thought the democratic party could
stand it.
In the house on Aug. 3, the speaker laid
before the house the presidents message
announcing his approval of the oleomar-
garine bill. 1t was read and referred to the
committee on ways and means. Also a
message from the president transmittin :
the papers in the Cutting case, which was
referred to the committee on foreign affairs
Mr.. Springer criticised the bill as reported
| from the conference committee because it
refused to accept the Illinois and Michigan
canal and make an appropriation for the
Hennepin canal, but as the bill provided for
some important improvements he would
withdraw his opposition to IFS passage and
| let the men who had stricken out the Henne-
pin appropriation take the responsibility for
the action. Mr.. Miller closed the discus
sion in three minute speech in favor of
the report, and it was agreed tO-yeas 121,
nays 90, and the house adjourned.
In the house on August 4, the committee
on conference reported the joint silver reso-
luton. MIR. Warner, of Ohio, opposed the
conference report. Mr.. Hewitt, of New
York, said those who were voting for this
measure were voting for measure which
would bring the country to a silver basis as
surely as the sun would rise tomorrow.
This resolution served notice upon the men
VINO owned the property of the country that
there was to be transfer from a gold to a
silver basis, by which % per cent. of all the
property of the country would change hands
without the consent of the owners.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, closed the
debate in support of the conference action
and in the course of his speech, presented a
! tabular statement showing the appropria-
| ton made by congress at the present SEES
sion. The report was then adopted-yeas
! 120, nays ca. Mr.. Belmont, of New York,
| from the committee on foreign affairs, re-
| ported the Cutting resolutions, which were
| published this morning, and received I'M
| animous consent to have them Immediately
considered. Pending further discussion
! the house adjourned.