The Brookhaven leader., 1886-07-15
XLlXTH CONGRESS.

The Senate was not in session on the 5th
1.-The House, after tie introduction ot
resolutions and bills, went into committee
OF the whole on the General De
fciency Appropriation bill; Among
ngeres ths GT M qped Of 04S
striking out the entire appropriation Tor re,
adjustments. The comm ttee rose at p. III,
having considered ali but ten pages OF the
| BILL and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 9Th the bill to regulate
| the pay OF army officers who neglect tn If
families was reported A bill was intro
duced at the request of the Social Purity Al
lance of the District of Columbia for the
protection of women and children. The bill
TO secure to freedmen their share OF
the proceeds OF Cherokee lands
and Harbor bill were cOnsidered......ln the
| House the report of the committee on in
valid pensions on veto messages was called
up, and after some debate consideration
was postponed. The General Deficiency iii
was then taken mp In committee OF the
whole, and after considerable debate was
reported to the House
INthe Senate on the 7th apettion from John
| A. Kirk patrick, a pension bill in whose favor
was vetoed, was referred to the committee
on pensions. Consideration of amendments
to the River and Iarbor bill was resumed
and after several amendments had Dttu
acted upon the bill WAS temporarily lalt
| aside and message from the President was
read vctoing the bill authorizing the con
struction of railroads through the Indian
in
| message was referred to the com
mittee on Indian affairs, and the River
and Harbor bill was again taken up ana ue-
pated until the time for adjOurnme ent......
In the House-Twenty- one veto messages.
transmitted by the President, were laid
before the House. some o, OF the
committee on invalid pensions without
comment but others caused a lengthy ana
at times very warm debate before being re :
ferred. A number OF the messages mad not
u
In the Senate on the 8th, after routine bus
iness, a number OF bills on the private cal
ender were disposed of and consideration of
the River and Harbor bill was resumed. The
HenneDin canal amendment was
advocated by Mr.. Onllom in a
lengthy speech and also by Mr. Logan 1t
was opposed by Mr.. Vest. without .ispos-
ing OF the amendment the senate, after an
executive session, adjourned .....In the
House "a series of resolutions were presented
expressing regret at the death o. hon. m
IL. Cole, and Us q mark OF respect the House
adjourned.
In the senate on the 9Th a report on the
vetoed pension bill of the widow OF Commo
dore Marchand was presented. 1t recon-
mends the passage of the bill over the veto.
| resolution was introduced calAhS
on the President for iniorninf ~
| ton concerning the seizure OF
American vessels in foreign ports ObjecG-
tion was made to the kads snip Raliway olli,
and Mr. Hoar's Election bill, ana they went
over An executive session followed, uut NJ
| which debate occurred resulting In the reJGc
ton OF the non, nation OF Jonn Goode 10 DC
solicitor. General .....In tie House tine
! Presld,,nt,s veto messages occupied atten-
ton, there being Il lively hgnt over tie
reference OF various messages, oot
the Speakers table was & cieafed teferrsd 81
| to the committee on invalid pensions. me
| General Deficiency bill was tnen taken up,
| anu there was an exciting wIAnEle over tle
| clause giving House an@ senate elhpAoJeS
| an extra month 5 pay.