River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-08-05
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FORTY NINTH CDNGEES5
SENATE, July 2S-The senate considered
the river and harbor bill and voted to ad-
here to the canal appropriation and again
sent the bill to a conference committee.
The fertilization bill which was also in dis
agreement was then considered and passed
as amended by the house.
House., July 2S-The speaker announc ed
the appointment of Messrs. Cobb, Van
Eaton and Payson conferrees on the
Northern Pacific forfeiture bill. Mr..
Holman, from the conference commit ee
on tine legislative, executive and judicial
bill, reported "A continued disagreement.
The house receded from one amendment
and decided TO adhere To the others and
ask further con ereucS. The Sundry civil
appropriation bill was then taken up
AMI that too went to another
conference on refusal 10 agree with the
Senate. The legislative appropriation bill
was the only one receiving final action
The conference committee reported an
agreement on that bill and the report was
adopted,
SENATE, July 29-The House joint reso-
luton to apply the surplus in the treasury
10 the payment of the public debt was TAX
en- up. MIR Allison, who reported back the
resolution from the committee on finance,
opened the deba q. The debate was CON
PhersOn, Vest. Sherman and Jones of Ne
vada. No vote was taken. After agree
ing TO a conference on the Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill, the Senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned.
HousE July 20 The house proceedings
to-day were unimportant and chiefly CON
sisted in attempts to pass vetoed pension
bills over the veto but all failed. A mum
Ter of private bills were passed.
SENATE, July 30.-The senate resumed
consideration OF the house joint resolution
relating to the treasury surplus.
Mr.. Teller concluded his speech in favor
of the original resolution and against the
amendment reported 10y the senate
mundS moved 10 amend the
amendment 70 the resolution by SUD
shutting the president for he secretary
OF the treasury, 50 that il will read I:
When in the opinion of the president the
public interests shall require 1t, he may
direct the secretary of the treasury to
suspend the further ceH," etc. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sewe;l moved as an amendment the
bill for the receipt of trade dollars at their
par value. Agreed to. After good deal
Of debate and numerous dilatory votes the
resolution as reported by the Senate COM
mittee amending the house resolution was
adopted.
House, July 30 An Intellectual effort
was made TO pass the bill granting pen
sion Of so, per month to the widow of
Gen. David Il Hunter which was vetoed
by the President. An attempt so pass sew
era! ether pension bills over the vetoes
failed aud the interstate commerce bill
was taken up. The senate had passed the
Cullom bill md the house substituted and
passed the Regain bill and asked COM
mittee of conference.
SENATE, July 31-Mr. Plumb from the
committee on public lands reported back a
house bill to declare a forfeiture of the
lands of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge &
Vicksburg Railroad company. Calender.
The select committee on the proposed eel
ebration of the one hundredth anniversary
OF the constitution Tin 1881 and the four
hundredth of the discovery of America Gin
1892, was announced IL consists of MeSsrs.
Sherman HOar, Sewell, Hawley, Voorhees,,
German and Eustis. Matthews, the col
ored man from Albany who was appointed
recorder Of deeds for the District OF Column
hia, vice Fred Douglas was rejected on the
ground that resident of Wash
iugtOn should be selected. A
long debate relative to confirming the
son of Henry Ward Beecher as collector of
customs at Port Townsend Washington
Territory, ensued but no vote was reached.
house. July 3l-The report of the con
ference committee on the river andyharbor
bill again under consideration but no agree
ment was reached. IL is now regarded as
almost certain that the bill will fail entire
" by the disagree ment between the two
houses.
SENATE, Aug. 2-The conference com
mittee on the sundry civil appropriation
bill reported a continued failure to agree.
The senate then took up the bill reported
from the finance committee to provide for
providing for their expectation to foreign
countries without payment of taxes
under rules aud regulations of the treasury
Department. IL was passed. A senate bill
authorizing the construction of railroad
bridge across the st. Louis river between
Minnesota and Wisconsin was passed. Aft
er a long executive session the senate ad
iourned.
House, Aug, 2-The Senate amendments
to the house bill increasing the navy w ere
agree1to. Disagreement on the civil ap
preparation bin was reported aud new CON
frence ordered. The rest of the session
devoted to political debate.
HOUSE, Aug 3-The conference report N
the river aud harbor bill. which strikes out
the appropriations for the Illinois and
Michigan and for the Hsnuepin canal was
agreed 10. The report on the sundry civil
was also agreed TO though Holman ohjec.-
cd 70 the increase Of salaries.
SENATE, Aug 3-The conference report
On the deficiency bin passed as did also
the conference report on tie river and
harbor bill. An effort TO pass one of the
vetoed pension bills over the vato failed.
At the evening session SJ00 900 was ap-
propriated for the Mississippi river com
mission sn1OO0 for tie Missouri river com
mission. The conference report on the
en-. sassw~ ,fr-e1 4 -.
adopted. This was the last of the ap
prOpriatiOu bills to be agreed tn