The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-14
House Sessions.


10th DAY.-The Speaker laid before the
House the various veto messages transmitted
Oh the previous day by the President. They
were read by the clerk and severally referred
to the Committee on Pensions or OH lnvs.lid
Pensions, until that vetoing the bill granting
:. pension to the widow of Maj. Gen. Hunter
was reached, when Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa,
moved that its consideration be postponed
until Tuesday next. The motion was lost
yeas a5, nays 141-and the message took the
usual course. The Senate Amendments to
the Agricultural appropriation bill were
non"concurred i'll, and conferee committee
was appointed The Sundry Civil Appropi-
ation bill was discussed further in Committee
of the Whole.
15lsr DAY.-Mr. Crisp submitted the con-
ference report or the bill requiring the land
grant railroads to pay the cost Of selecting,
conveying and surveying their lands lands
4 As the soBs 5 Originally gsn1 p passed the the H0s 6Don
Pacific system, but the Senate amendments
which were agreed to by the Conference Conn
mttee extend its provisions 10 all land grant
roads Tho report was adopted. The Sun
dry Civil Approximation bill was discussed.
l52D DAY.-Mr. Morrow (Cal) in the
House moved to increase the appropriation to
meet. the expenses incurred under the @ Chinese
Immigration act from s., 500 to SIC, ,000, and by
adding q proviso requiring the Secretary OF
the Trca ;ury to caus. to be prepared preliml-
nary and return certificates, identifying more
particularly than at present the Chinese to
whom they are granted. He declared that
that law was evaded in the most shameful
manner The amendment was adopted. -.
The clause in the Appropriation bill rela-
tive to the expenses of the cole ction of rev.
enue from the se.es of pubic lands having
been reached, Mr.. Laird (Neb.) made a Sc
we're attack upon Commissioner Sparks in
reference to his administration of the
General Land Office, and quoted
from a number of letters written by
homestead settlers in his district denounc-
ing the Sparks orders, and chara"terinng
Sparks as seourge worse ] than the grIassThoP- Ia T
missioner, declaring that his action was
meeting with the condemnation OF every
land grabbsr and speculatoI in the public
lands. Mr.. Randall PENN introduced
Tariff bill. Referred to Committee on Ways
l53D DAY.-Mr. Townshenl (Ill) submitted
the report of the Conference Committee on
the Pension Appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to. The House, in Committee
of the Whole, resumed consideration o.
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
Mr. Springer withdrew his motion to in.
crease the appropriation for protecting pub
lie lands from fraudulent entry. Another
scene was created on Cne queSClOn Us to tne
positions which Mr. Weaver, Of Iowa, and
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, bore to
the occupation of public lanls, cat
tie syndicates and the Oklahoma
''boomers." MIR. Perkins inquired if Mr.
Weaver was not the paid attorney of the
'boomers." Mr. Weaver Indignantly re-
Piled in the negative aad inquired OF MIR:
Perkins if he was not thu paid attorney Q:
the cattle syndicate This imputation Mr..
Perkins Indignantly denied. The confer
ence report on the Postofice Appropriation
bill was agreed to. The Senate receies from
amendment relative to foreign inland ser.
vice. the $50, OOJ increase for railway postal
service and the subsidy for foreign mail SER
vice Tho conference reports on the Army
Appropriation bill and on the Agricultural
bill were also agreed to.
154TH DAY.-Mr. Randall presented to the
House joint resolution to provide for ten
days from to-day (the last day Of the fiscal
year. for the expenditures of the govern
ment not provided for in the appropriation
bills already passed. The resolution was
passed. The various reports on the Pan
Electric Telephone Company's affairs were
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