The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-13


canal, 1926, 900 to $4,000 With respect to
each of these three projects the secretary of
war Is authorized and directed to appoint q
board OF three engineers from the United
States army, who shall examine the canals
and their relation TO commerce, and con-
slider their value and all other matters con-
nected with their usefulness for navigation,
and who shall give information as to the
expectancy OF the work and desirability OF
the Improvement The secretary. is re-
qured to transmit the reports of these
boards to congress at the next session, to-
gether with his views and those of the chief
of engineers thereon. The provisions for
New York harbOr and the Potomac flats re-
main as they passed the senate. the New
and that for the Potomac flats S375, 900. The
bill apprOpriates $l4, 473, 900, which Is $685.
800 less than the house bill and 1857, 5O7
more than the senate bill.
House.
JULY 29.-ln the house, to-day, senate
bill was passed increasing to $61, 900 the
limit OF cost of the public building at Ok
ford, Miss.
The speaker announced the appointment
of Messrs. Cobb, Van Eaton, and Payson
conferrees on the Northern Pacific forfeiture
bill.
Mr.. Holman, from the conference COM
mittee on the legislative, executive, and
judicial bill, reported q continued Disagree
ment. Mr.. Holman said that substantial
agreement had been reached on the clause
increasing the Appropriation for internal
revenue employees and making an appro-
priatiOn tor the collection of statistics in
regard to marriage and divorce, This mar
rOwed the disagreement down to the one
item of senator's clerks, and upon this the
senate was firm. He moved that the house
recede from its disagreement to the amend
ment
After debate the motion was agreed to-
yeas 143, nays %. A further conference
was ordered Oh the remaining points of
difference.
Several amendments to the sundry civil
bill were cOncurred in and another confer
| ence was ordered.
Mr.. Holman submitted the conference re-
port on the legislative appropriation bill,
and 1t was agreed to.
july ga bill was passed approprlating
| at Jefferson, Tex.
The house then went into committee of
tie whole (Mr. Hatch in the char) upon
| the senate amendment to the general de-
made TO the recommendations of the COM
mittee on appropriations as to concurrence
| or nOn-concurrence i'm the amendments,
| and their consideration consisted chiefly in
their reading. The house subsequently
ratified the action of the committee of the
| whole, and a conference was ordered, MIR.
Burns, Mr.. Lefevre, and Mr.. McCOmas be-
ing appointed cOnferrees.
Several pension cases were called up and
an effort made to lay them aside for the in
| ter-State commerce bill. 1t was finally
agreed that the pension bills should have
precedence.
The house this evening passed about
| twenty-five private bills without serious
objection, and at IL o'clock adjourned.
JULY 30.-In the house an attempt to
pass over the presidents veto pension bills
for the relief of Mrs. General Hunter and
| Mary Anderson WAS defeated.
| Having disposed OF other vetoed private
| pension bills upon It's calendar, the house,
| in accordance with an agreement made yes
terday, resumed consideration of the inter-
state commerce bill.
The previous question was ordered-yeas
159, nays 5i-and the question required on
| the substitute (the Reagan Dil) to the sem
ate bill (the Cullom bilD. The substitute
was agreed tO-yeas 133, nays 104.
| Mr.. Baker moved to commit the bill to
| the committee on commerce, with instruc-
| tons to report it back amended by the sub
stituton OF the senate bill. Lost-yeas 20,
nays 1873.
The senate bill, as amended by the adop-
| ton of the Reagan substitute, was then
passed-yeas 1S9, nays 41-and n conference
was requested.
JULY 31.-In the house Mr.. Randall,
| from the committee on appropriations re-
ported joint resolution extending until
| Aug 10 the provisions of the joint resolu-
lures of the government. He asked for its
| immediate consideration, but Mr.. HlscOck
| objected, and the resolution was not re-
| ceived.
The speaker announced the appointment
| of Messrs. Reagan Crisp, and Weaver, Of
Nebraska, as conferrees on the interstate
commerce bill.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison the senate
amendment to the surplus joint resolution
| was nOn-concurred in and conference
| ordered.
The speaker appointed Mr.. Morrison, Mr..
| Breckenridge, and Mr.. HiScock as con-
| ferreeS.
The house declined to accept the confer
ence report on the river and harbor bill and
| new cOnferreeS were appointed.
Mr.. Forney, from the committee on APP
preparations, reported bank the fertilization
| appropriation bill with senate amendments,
| with recommendation that all the amend
ments be non-cOncurred in.
Mr.. ButterwOrth moved that the house
recede from its disagreement to the amend
| ment establishing plant at the Frankfort
arsenal, Philadelphia.
Pending action the house adjourned.
AUG. 2.--In the house. this morning, Mr..
Randall, from the conference committee
on the sundry civil appropriation bill, re-
| ported a disagreement.
After a sharp debate on tile senate's Vel
| lowstone park amendment the conference
report was agreed to, and further confer
ence was ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Randall Joint resolu-
ton was passed extending until Aug. 5 the
provisions of the joint resolution providing
temporarily for the expenditures of the gov
eminent.
A long discussion ensued on the mock
congratulatOry resolution introduced by Mr..
Baker.
Mr.. Scott offered resolution calling OH
the secretary of the treasury for informa-
ton respecting the coinage of the standard
silver dollar. Referred.
Mr.. Atkinson introduced a bill to prevent
the acquisition of real property by corpora
tons. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Payson the rules were
suspended, and the house, by q vote Of yeas
1877, nays 81, passed with a verbal amend
meDt the senate bill increasing the pension
of soldiers who have lost an arm or leg in
the service.
The house then adjourned.
AUG. 3.-The speaker to-day laid before
the house the presidents message an
n0uncing his approval of the oleomargarine
bill, and it was read and referred to the
committee OH ways and means. Also, q
message from the president transmitting
the papers in the Cutting case, and it was
referred to the committee on foreign affairs.