The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-11
xL1xTH CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON, July Sl.--SRNAru.-The Com.
mittee on Finance was authorised, during the
recess, to continue the Investigation of un-
dervaluations In the customs service. Tho
House bill to extend the free delivery sys-
TEN was reported back and placed on the
In calendar: A resolnnon o.;,In1 vas omered IN.
yer. The Indian leadership investigation
Ms~ Sston sSuss
sna xon HsS sna s
FSe House, iii 70 Ge regulate % Tie packing snd
selling Of cut tobacco was considered and
finally recommitted to the Committee on Fl.
m. the Senate went into executive session,
and at $50 p. m. adjourned.
HoUsE..The Presidents veto Of the public
building na biz for Springfield, s;g NO. was read
ence report of an agreement recognizing the
Henneptn canal; New York harbor. Potomac
fats, and I'd other = Senate amendments nd, we're we re;
q further conference was ordered. A joint
resolution extending the appropriations until
on Appropriations BY Mr.. Randall, but its
consideration was objected to- and It was
referred to the committee Of the whole.
quest were excused from further service
on the river and harbor conference com
mittee. and Messrs. Glover and Markham
motion Of Morrison, non-concurrcd in the
Senate amendments to the surplus resolu-
ton, and conference was ordered. Messrs.
sppoin9ed The n STs Hp
preparation bill was reported back, with the
recommendation that all the Senate amend.
moved the House recede from Its Disagree
ment to the amendment establishins q plant
at , the Frank FrsnRfcrt Arse"si philsdelphis.
journed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-sENArE.-The sun.
dry civil @ biii was vas sent G back TO to conference;
sr G vote se G
Evarts explained his resolution for an inter-
national conference on the silver question:
wSR % 10 sna to sSs
spirits for fortifying wines was passed. Tho
c inference on the general deficiency bill re-
went Wen into - executive Session, and AM at at s:sS ad.
journed until 10 tomorrow.
HousE.-The bill to increase the naval es-
tablishment was agreed to with the Senate
tending appropriations to August g. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill was re-
ceived, and points of difference insisted upon.
The Senate bill increasing the pension OF sol.
diers who lost an arm or leg In the service
was passed-167 to 81. At p. m. the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Aug. g. 3.-sENArE.--The gen.
ference and agreed to. A resolution to ex-
tend the appropriations was objected 10 and
went over. A reported resolution to ad-
journ August went over on objection Of Mr..
Hoar, who wanted his bill for National in.
quests considered first. A vetoed pension bill
was taken ~ up p and & considered The debate was rs
the fortifcation bill could pe insisted upon
and a conference committee appointed. The
submitted, interruptne the pension debate
again. Mr.. Edmunds called for the reading
Of the bill IL, odH i appropriates sl4'.7s,so9;
the House. The conference report was
sea %as taken on % the vetoed va pension bil fo Of
ssny The
User pension bill was then taken up, and on
the statement of Senator Wilson, Of Mary
prehension, was passed over the veto unani.
mously. At 8 o'clock the Senate took recess
until p. m. the night session being for the
consideration OF the sundry civil bill.
HousE-The Presidents message anoun:
cling his approval of the oleomargarine bill
was read; also. his message transmitting the
IN
sented, and after 1t had been read filibuster-
ing was resorted to to prevent vote. The re-
Tepop ON the
preparation bill was read and agreed to: The
conference report on the surplus resolution
Mr. Morrison giving notice he would call it
up hereafter. The Sundry Civil bill was then
reported and adopted-yeas, l26; nays, 28. At
8 p. IN the House adjourned.
relics, presented in a collection to the United
States by w. H. Vanderbilt, were accepted by
joint resolution. An attempt to take up bills
on account OF the lateness of the season and
the amount of work the President had before
him. The backbone land grant was made the
special order for the second Monday In De-
cember. A bill was passed extending the sys-
tenn for immediate delivery to all articles
bearing an immediate delivery stamp. The
bill to restrict the ownership of real estate in
the Territories to American citizens was
passed and sent to conference. An attempt
TO get vote on vetoed pension bill failed,
the measure being postponed until the hrst
Wednesday in December. Another was taken
up. but the vote-yeas u, nays Undiscovered
no quorum present. The Morrison surplus
resolution support was taken up, and after
agreed to without division. The
Senate at 8p. m adjourned until II a. m to-
HoUsE.-Aresolution was adopted express
ing the sorrow of the House at the death OF
Samuel j. Tilden. A resolution from the Ju.
dietary Committee to investigate the Union
to by O'Neili, of Pennsylvania. The Senate
to the fOrtihcations bill was
disagreed to and conferees appointed. The
up and discussed. 1t was adopted-yeas 10,
nays G3. The Cutting resolutions were re-
ported from the Committee on Foreign AT.
IdiTs, duu uieCussco uutn Ps WAoA tu0
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5,-Both Houses Of Con-
gress adjourned sine die this afternoon. The
session covered 24l days. The total number
of measures that passed both houses waS
l,l0l, being 24l Senate bills and $50 bills which
originated in the House. OF this total S06
became laws with the Presidents approval,
l81 became laws by limitation, the Presi-
dent failing either to approve or disap-
prove them within ten days after their
presentation to him; 113 were vetoed. and one
failed by reason cf adjournment without ac-
ton by the President. MIR. Morrison nl) Of
fered resolution in the House, before ad-
granting the committee appointed
to investigate the labor troubles In the West
permission to sit during the recess, with all
the powers granted to It in the original reso-
luton providing for its appointment
Adopted. The Senate bill accepting the
Grant relics was passed; also the Senate bills
appropriation OF 10000 for completion Of the
public buildings at Fl. Scott, Ark, and $780,
o0U for the erection of public building at Los
Angeles, Cal.
Miscellaneous News.
JOHN A. MILLER, . prominent young bus
iness man of Peoria, ILL.,, was found dead
in his room on the I'd. Morphine, taken
to induce sleep.
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