The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-07
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.


ne Wouiu caIi tnein up ON llursuay 1or hc-
tion.
housE-rhe sundry civil bin was reported
And and referred to the committee OF the whole.
and md harbor Bill reported a continued on @ dis dis.
agreement, aud the House instructed
the committee to- insist upon the
pgrars sptptrs out lake Of hS hs sosTor
Ship Canal, sturgeon hay and Lake Michigan
Ship Canal. the Mississippi River Commission
The Northern Pacific forfeiture bill was taken
up, and the House substitute. forfeitinr all
lands west of Bismarck, agreed to--yeas ia,
passed-yeas Is5. nays IS. The Interstate
agree to the Senate bill rejected. Pending
final action, the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-SENATE.--The river
and hnrbor bill was reported from confer
cnce. A continued disagreement with the
House was ordered and the bill returned to
MeGarraSen Claim Ts to 5 te Court - of ' Claims. ms
II was placed on the calendar. The FORTH
cations bill was then taken up, debated and
passed. The surplus resolution was taken
up, and pending Its consideration the Senate
adjourned.
HousE.--Conferees on tho Northern Pa
isiatve o approppin,on ria % bill was ssreed to % IN
committee of the whole, the House receding
from its objection to the Senator'S clerks.
Inc sundry civii bill with @ Senate annd amend o.
conference. The report on the legislative
bill was adopted in the House, and ut p. m.
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-SENATE. The proc
lamation OF the Governor of Utah, relative to
the violation of the marriage laws in that Ter
ritory,w was presented and referred. A resolu-
tion to authorize the continuance of the Pen
sion Office investigation during the recess was
placed on the calandar. number of House
bills were reported from committee. The
'tRe was then considered. consider Messrs, Allison. Nc,
Pherson and Sherman favored the amended
resolution, and Plumb, Vest, Beck, Teller and
Jones opposed II.
HousE.-A bill was passed for the erection
of public building at Jefferson, Tex. The
general deficiency bill, with Senate amend
ments, was considered In committee G OF the
Burns, LeFevre and McComas were appointed
conferees Vetoed pension bills were called
Sp but their Sonsdsrat9n ion Tas ogpo,sed by
merce bill brought up, and finally 1t was
agreed that the pension cases on the calendar
be considered and voted upon, and then the
The House refused-l05 to SG-to pass n ve-
toed pension bill for the relief of Andrew J.
Wilson, and at 5:i5 P. IN. took recess until 8
p. m for private bills.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-A secret session was
held after the reading of the journal, and the
nomination of Solicitor General jerks con-
firmed. The Senate amendments to the House
bill providing for the appointment and COM
pensation of n District Judge for Alabama
were reconsidered, and amendment fixing
District Judges salaries at 5000 year
prohibiting the appointment of relatives
by Judges, was also stricken out
hs on. Mare OF 9%fG %he he bill the
self was local.. resolution to appoint
committee of the Senate and House to report
a plan for celebrating at the capital the four
hundredth anniversary, in 1892. of the dis
covery OF America went over until to-mor-
row. A resolution calling on the Commits
sioner of Agriculture for report at the NEXT
snSs al inn NJ, fhp W hon nf a
was adopted. The Morrison surplus resolu
tion was taken up and considered. num-
Der of amendments were proposed and re-
jected. Mr.. Sewell offered an amendment
the bill for the receipt of trade dollars at
their face value, and this was adopted. At
tempts were made to lay the resolution on the
table and then strike out the enacting clause,
but both failed. The resolution and amend
ments were finally passed by II vote of 42 to 20.
The naval increase bill was called up. amend
ed, passed and conference ordered. The
HoUsE.-.Bi!ls were passed for the construc-
ton @ OF public buildings t, at Santa .,, Fe, M IN: NJ;
were taken up. The House refused to pass
the bill granting pensi of fifty dollars to
the widow of General Hunter over the Presi-
Also the bill to pension Mrs. Anderson-yeas,
1l9; nays. 95-not the necessary two-thirds in
eth r case The other vetoed bills on the
calendar were postponed until December
next. The Reagan Interstate commerce bill
was taken up. 1t was passed-ycas, ls9;
nays, Al. The river and harbor bill was re.
ported from conference, and the House Mt 5
p. IN. took Il recess until p. M. the evening
session being for the consideration of pension
bills
WASHINGTON, July 3l.--SENATE.-The Com
mittee on Finance was authorized during the
recess, to continue the investigation of I'M
dervaluations in the customs service. The
House bill to extend the free delivery sys-
ten was reported back and placed on the
calendar. A resolution was offered in
structlng the President to ascertain, by
correspondence with. foreign nations,
yer. The Indian tradership investigation
was authorized to continue during the recess.
The New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
Messrs. Allison, Aldrich and Beck were ap-
pointed conferees on the surplus resolution.
The House bill to regulate the packing and
finally recommitted to the Committee on F.
nances for further consideration. At 2:40 p.
m. the Senate went into executive session,
and at $3.50 p. III. adjourned.
HoUsE.-'The Presidents veto of the public
building bill for Springfield, NO. was read
and referred. The river and bnrbor confer
ence report of an agreement recognizing the
Hennepin canal, New York harbor. Potomac
fats, and other Senate amendments were re-
jectcd by the House-yeas, lOa; nays, 135--and
further conference was ordered. A joint
resolut on extending the appropriations until
August 10, was reported from the COMMITTEES
on Appropriations by MIR. Randall, but its
cons deration was objected to and it was
Blanchard and Henderson ut their own re-
quest were excused from further service
on the river and harbor conference com
mittee. and Messrs. Glover and Markham
appointed in their places. The House, on
motion of Morrison, nonconcurred in the
Senate amendments to the surplus resolu.
ton, and conference was ordered. Messrs
Morrison, Breckenridge and Hiscock were
preparation bill was reported back, with the
Recommendation that all the Senate amend
ments be nOn-concurred in. Mr.. Butterwortt
moved the House recede from its disagree
ment to the amendment establishing plan,
at the Frankfort Arse"al, Philadelphia
Pending action, the House, at p. M, ad
journed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-SENATE.-The sun
dry civil bill was sent back to conference
Senator Blair tried TO .Hos u vote on some o.
Evarts explained his resolution for an inter
national conference on the silver question
The bill to tax fractional parts OF gallon o.
| whisky and TO permit the withdrawal O.
| spirits for fortifying wines was passed. Tht
| c Inference on the general deficiency bill re
| port was agreed to. At 2:20 p. IN. the Senat,
| went into executive session, and at 6:35 ad
| journed until 10 tomorrow.
HOUsE.-The bill to increase the naval es
| tablishment was agreed to with the Senate
amendments. A resolution was passed ex
| tending appropriations to August B. The con
| ference report on the sundry civil bill was re
| Tho Senate bill Increasing the pension of sol
| diers who lost an arm or leg In the service
was passed-l67 to 81 At p. IN. the Hous
| adjourned
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