Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-14
WRANGuNG ON PENSIONS,
m, . u. -.
The Senate Committee Recommends
That Twenty.three be Passed
lover the Presidents Veto.
Mr.. Morrison Gets Even With Nr,
Randall by Killing His New
Tariff Bill.
After the Civil Service Men-The House
Wants to Know II They Evade
the Law.

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Board OF Army Officers on the subject OF
site on Lake Michigan, near Chicago, te,.
dered by the Commercial Club Of that city
as a site Tor military purposes, and re
questing legislation authorizing the Gov
eminent to accept the same. Referred
Mr.. Blair from the Committee on Pension
submitted a report that twenty-three pen
sion bills he passed notwithstanding tn,
Presidents objection. After a vieor
GUS debate Mr.. Kenna moved tina
the report, the views of tn,
minority and all papers be recommittec
to the Committee on Pensions for consider
alton by that committee. The House
resolution OF yesterday calling on the Presi
dent for information as to the seizure o,
detention OF American vessels in foreign
ports was taken up and adopted. The
River and Harbor bill was then taken up
and Mr.. Miller addressed the Senate in,sup
port OF the Hennepin Canal appropriation
After a long debate by Messrs. Miller,
Ingalls, and Palmer, without reaching q
vote, the Senate went into secret session
and then adjourned. =
House.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, announcing
his d%isapproval OF q bill granting a pension
to Daniel B. Ross. Referred to the. Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions. Mr.. Conger,
of Iowa, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions: submitted a report on the Presi-
dents veto and the bill granting
pensions to Elizabeth Luce and
Catherine Mccarthy. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Hosmer, of Pennsylvania,
presented petitions signed by $50 knights
OF Labor Of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict OF Pennsylvania in favor of legisla-
ton to promote the interests of labor.
Mr.. Morrison, Of Illinois, from the Com
the Randall Tariff bill. Referred
to the Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, from the
same committee, reported back adversely
a bill repeating the tobacco tax. Referred
t., the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, from the
on Foreign Affairs, reported
back q resolution requesting the Presi-
to transmit to the House all COM
relating to the imprisonment
at Ecuador OF Julius Santos, an American
Adorted.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, from the Com
on Civil Service Reform, reported
back a resolution calling on the Civil Ser
vice Commission for Information as to
authority under wich twenty.three ap-
to positions within the class,-
lied Civil Service were made from the Dis
trict Of Columbia when the proportion due
to the Distri. was less than three for the
year ending January l6. 1886. Adopted.
The House then resume the consider
40 of %1o Conarol 1H1 Al.
question being on the amendment
illegally collected. The amendment
was rejected. Mr., Reagan, of Texas. took
the floor to emphasize his opposition to
he amendment reported yesterday grant,
ng a months extra pay to the House and
employees. After considerable de-
pate MI. Reagan moved to recommit the
dill with instructions to the Committee on
Appropriations to report it back with
amendments striking out the extra pay
Agreed to, yeas $50, nays 81.
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, from the Com
nittee on Ways and Means, reported back
adversely the Randall Tariff bill and it
vas referred to the COMMITTEES OF the Whole.
Mr.. Burns, from the Committee on Appro.
,riations. reported back the General De-
bill amended in accordance with
The amendment striking out
he extra pay clause was agreed to, II to
Il. The bill then passed, yeas 1853, nays
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Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, from the Com
on Rules, reported the following
Resolved, That Tuesday, July 13, be set
part for the consideration of such BUSINESS
8 may be presented by the Committee Of
Ways and Means, not to include any bill
aising revenue, and on any bill which
hall be under consideration and not, dis.
'osed OF when the House adjourns OF
aid day the consideration OF eaid bill shall
e continued from day to day until dis
'osed of. After Il lengthy debate the reso.
ation was adopted. The House then
'assed q private pension bill coming over