St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-06-05
xLlXTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 2lst, after acme minor
business, the bill for closing up the business
of the Court of Alabama Claims was taken
MP, and, after considerable debate, passed.
The Urgent Deficiency bill passed. The Sen
ate voted to insist on its amendment to the
Post office bill. and appointed a conference
committee. The House bill establishing
number of life saving stations on
the lakes passed. Pension bills were
taken up and number passed -. In the
ported and referred to committee of the
whole. The bill prohibiting the importation
of nackerel during the spawning season
was debated at length and passed. Private
bills were then taken up, but none of great
Importance were acted on.
THE Senate was not in session on the
In the ii ouse the Speaker presented
a communication from the First Comptrol-
Ter of the Treasury stating that there is de
States jurors and witnesses The Senate bill
was passed extending the time two years
within which the st. Louis San Fran
The Cullom Inter- State bill was
reported back, with q substitute. and was
referred to committee of the whole. After
went into committee of the whole for gener.
al debate on the Dunn Free Ship bill. The
Senate amendments to the Urgent Deficiency
bill were non -concurred in.
In the Senate on the Path, after routine
business, private pension cases were CON
sidered and a number of doubtful cases
postponed. The Bankruptcy and District OF
Columbia Appropriation bills were LAID
aside for debate on open executive sessions,
after which the Senate adjourned. In the
House the shipping bill was reported and
some Of the Senate amendments were non
concurred in; others were concurfeQ IN.
other committee reports were referred. A
l,;It trr N nanSlOn
widow of Commander T. A. III. Craven was
passed Bills were then introduced ana re-
ferred on the call of States The Oleomar.
garne bill was taken up in committee OF the
whole and debated. Adjourned
In the Senate on the 25th memorial for q
navy yard at New Orleans was presented
and referred. bill was reported for an ad-
ditional Adjutant General for the army,
The bill FORGETTING the Atlantic & Pacific land
grant was passed. Mr.. Sewelfs bill to
amend the Pension law was taken up, and a
lengthy and at times quite animated debate
in for great deal of abuse.....In the House
conference committee on the ship
ping bill was appointed. The Arthur Kill
verse report was made on the Dakota bill.
The conference report on the Urgent De-
ficiency bill was agreed to After some
Oleonargarine bill was taken up and debat-
ed during the rest of the day and evening
sessions.
In the Senate on the s6th, after considera-
ton of private pension bills, the Bankrupt
cy bill was taken up, but it was laid aside to
allow the bill taxing railroad land grants
be considered. This in turn was crowded
aside and the Chinese Indemnity bill
DAVIS session ended. ........In the
House the Free Ship bill, which was spe-
cial order, was crowded aside by the Oleo
margarine bill The debate took a very
wide range and at times was decidedly
animated. Several amendments were voted
down and some adopted, but consideration
of the bill was not concluded.