The Portland daily press., 1886-07-16
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July Is.
Mr.. Pugh, from the committee ON pfivi-
the election case Of Senator Payne.
MIR. Hoar, on behalf of himself and Mr..
Frye, presented a dissenting report
of the views of the minority, and
Evarts made a special report pre-
senting the views of himself, Teller
printed in one document and were placed on
the calendar to be called up at any time as
privileged matter. The reports presented
by Mr.. Pugh and Mr.. Evarts agree in rec
ommending that the committee be discharged
from further consideration of the subject.
The third report recommends an inyestiga-
tion by the Senate. 1t appearing on count
that there was no quorum present the roll
was called and IS Senators answered to their
names.
Mr.. Allison submitted the conference re-
port and the legislative appropriation bill.
The committee agreeing upon all points in
dispute between the House except as to the
four following points:
Clerks for the Senators at Sc a day for the ses-
sion.
Salary of assistant treasurer at Baltimore, (in-
creased by the Senate to $4,500)
Appropriations for three clerks for the civil SER
vice commission.
Relating to compensation of internal revenue
agents, surveyors, etc.
The report was accepted and the Senate
still further insisted on its disagreement
with the House on these points,
The Serate then resumed consideration of
the river and harbor bill All amendments
agreed to by the Senate in committee of the
whole were disposed of and the bill was then
open to amendment.
Mr.. Logan's motion to increase the appro-
priation for the Illinois river from $1C0,C10
to $150,Cc0 was adopted.
Mr.. Mcclellan, chairman of the committee
on commerce, moved to strike out all after
enacting clause in the bill and insert all items
now in the bill, except in each case amount
is reduced 25 per cent. He explained that
the amount of the House bill Tin round num-
bers) was S16,C00000 amount as reported by
the committee on commerce. $1S,C9o,Cco
amount as agreed to by the SENATE in COM
mittee of the whole, $600,CS0 more and that
amount under the proposed % per cent re-
duction would be $14,0C0C00
Mr.. Frye member of the committee on
mittee had been in favor of each item of the
bill as reported but for himself he was op-
posed to the whole bill.
Mr.. Mcmillan was positively in favor Of
the bill. If he had his own choice, he would
have it passed as it stood.
The discussion continued at considerable
length and was participated in by many of
the Senators, much ridicule and sarcasm
being aimed at the committee. This aroused
Mr.. Conger, a member of the committee, who
characterized the remarks as an inSidi0uS
attack on the motives, sincerity, honesty
and honor of the committee. His speech
was exceedingly bitter, and at its close the
Senate adjourned without a vote, at 4.30
o'clock
HOUSE.
Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations reported the
joint resolution continuing in force until the
31st of July, provisions of joint resolution
providing temporarily until today for ex-
penditures of the government. 1t was
passed.
AT the evening session the House passed
the following bills reported from Ethe COM
mittee ON labor: To prevent Unemployment
of convict labor and alien labor on public
buildings and other public works, amending
the act tt. prohibit the importation and inmi-
grafton of foreigners and aliens under con-
| tract or agreement to perform labor in the
| United States; the Senate bill providing for
| the payment of per diem government en-
| ployes for Decoration Day and Fourth of
| July. The bill extending the provision OF
| the eight-hour law to letter carriers gave rise
| to some opposition and pending action the
| House at II o'clock adjourned