, 1886-08-05
Senate Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Mr. Allison
again called up the adjournment resolu-
ton and offered an amendment. so as to
make the hour 10 o'clock tonight. Mr..
Kenna hoped action would not be forced
on the resolution. Bills had Just been
sent to the president that he could not
read in three days, among them the river
and harbor bill, which would require a
day to go through it. He did not know
that the president wanted an hour, or
whether he wanted four or FIVE days.
MIR. Mcmillan expressed a hope that the
resolution would not be acted upon now.
MIR. Hoar inquired whether the president
was at the capitol now, as had been the
custom of other presidents at the close of
the session; if so he might be communi-
Gated with on the subject. Mr.. Sewell
said he had understood from the secretary
of war that the president would be at the
capitol to-day. Mr.. Cullum thought that
ii congress were 10 adjourn at all, the
time should now be fixed; if not business
should be proceeded with in an orderly
manner. Mr.. Conger opposed the amend
ment. He understood why there was an
president would not have time to examine
IN ilNci uiu HdIDUI Dnl LIZ pIcSiutut
ought to have sufficient time and the
friends Of the bill understood it toe.
They were prepared to give time to the
executive to have a decent and reasonable
examination of this very important bill,
and so far as he (Conger) could help, the
president would have it. Senators were
hired by the year to do the work
of the country, and should they not, in the
interest of public business, give two or
three days more time when the
constituents of most of them demanded
it? If he knew of any means that would
compel congress to stay, he would exer-
else that means-and he thought he could
Gf necessary entertain the senate for
eight or nine hours.
The bill to declare the forfeiture of the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge Vicksburg
railroad company (the backbone grant,.
was made the special order for the second
Monday in December next. The senate
bill, extending the system of immediate
delivery toall articles bearing an 'immedi
ate delivery stamp" was passed The
house bill to pay VIM. Huntington, for
merly United States marshal of Washing
ton Territory 81 ,U64, the amount found
due to him, was passed-yeas "a nays 9.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the senate
took up and passed the house bill to res
trict the ownership of real estate in terri
tories to American citizens with an amend
meDt in the nature Of substitute. This
is the same bill, and practically the same
substitute on which the conference
failed to come to an agree
ment. Further conference was asked.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the senate
look up the vetoed pension bill of Mar
raret d. Marchand, widow of Commo-
lore Marchand. the question being on the
of the bill notwithstand the presi-
dents objections. After a brief debate
bill was postponed until the next
Mr.. Sewell then called up
the house bill granting to the same
lady the same pension and 1t was
The senate then took up the
vetoed pension bill of John S. Williams,
and it was addressed by Mr.. Plumb in its
favor. AT er a long discussion a vote
was taken on the passage of the bill and
resulted, yeas 10. nays Is. No quorum.