Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-08-05
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Some OF The Work as 1t Approaches
Its End.
A Number OF Important Measures must
Faii of Passage and Others Lilo
Over Until Next session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 21-AllIson from the
committee on finance reported back the House
joint resolution directing the payment Of the
surplus In the treasury on the public debt,
with an amendment Beck. member OF the
committee, stated that this was the report Of
majority Of the committee, but the minority
held to the House resolution. Calendar.
After several reports on vetoed pension bills
the Senate then went into secret session.
Adjourned. The Senate passed six hours in
secret session to-day and during that time
disposed of five Of its contested nominations.
HOUSE.
Willis, of Kentucky, from the Conference
Committee on Rivers and Harbors appropria-
ton bill, re ported con i1ued disagreement.
He then offered resolution declaring 1t to be
tie sense OF the Hous, that the item making
appropriation for Portage Lake and Lake Su-
pcrior ship canal should be stricken from the
senate amendment. aud instructing the con.
ference accordingly. Agreed to by a vote Of
100 TO 63. Willis then offered resolution in
structing the conferees TO insist on striking
out the senate amendments making an ap-
preparation for the Hennepin canal. Willis
appealed to the friends Of rivers and harbors
not to engraft canal propositions upon the
bill. To do so-and he spoke after a calm
reyitw OF the situation-might prove destruc-
ton to the whole bill. The resolution was
adopted-yeas 139, nays 1l2, On motion Of
Willis a resolution was adopted instructing
the confeeres TO insist upon striking out the
amendment making an appropriation for the
Sturgeon Bay d Lake Michigan Canal. Fur.
Their conference on the bill was ordered. The
House then resumed the consideration Of the
Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill. The
question required upon the House substitute
for the Senate bill, and 1t was agreed to-yeas
ia, nays g. The Senate bill as thus amend
ed was passed-yeas 1S5, nays IS, and re.
quest for conference as made. Reagan, OF
Texas, called up the Inter State Commerce
bill The speaker announced the question to
be upon the substitute reported by the COM
mittee on commerce Reagan bIlD for Senate
bill (Cullom bill) House adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-McMillan, from
the Conference Committee on the river and
harbor bill, reported that the committee had
been unable to agree. The Chair thereupon
laid before the senate a message from the
House to the effect that it had instructed Its
conferences to insist on striking from the bill
the items as to the Portage Lake and Lake
superior ship canal, Lake Michigan and Hen
uepin canal, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Mich
!gan ship canal, Mississippi river improve
ments and Potomac river Improvements.
The Senate then took up the fertilization
bill, The bill as it came from the House APP
propriated $500 1000. The senate adds $6,O l6,-
go to that amount, in accordance with the
recommendations OF the Ordnance and Gun
Foundry Boards regarding the manufacture
of heavy guns.
The consideration Of the bill was interrupt
ed and Allison from the conference commit
tee on the legislative Appropriation bill sub
mitted report which was agreed to. The vari-
GUS amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed. The Senate then took up the ''sur-
plus'' joint resolution, but before making any
progress adjourned.
Holman, from the conference committee on
the legislative, executive and judicial bill re-
ported continued disagreement A further
conference was ordered on the remaining
points Of difference. The house then wenS ,-
to committee Of the whole on senate amend
ments to the sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
The amendments were considered without dis
cussion, and the recommendations of the COM
mittee on APPROPRIATION were agreed to until
the clause relating to silver certificates was
reached Bland demanded separate votes up
on concurring in the senate amendment TO the
silver certificate clause, as amended. 1t was
so concurred in-1l6 to 35-Bland not being
able to muster a sufficient following to order
the yeas and nays. The action OF the commit
tee OF the whole on the other amendments
was then rectifed and a conference ordered.
Holman submitted the conference report on
the legislative appropriation bill and 1t was
agreed to- Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 2S,-The chair present.
ed proclamation of the governor Of Utah re-
lative TO the violation Of the marriage laws in
that territory. Referred to the Committee on
Terrific res. The Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the House joint resolution to ap-
ply the surplus in the Treasury to the pay
ment OF the public debt, Blair giving notice
that at the first opportunity he would call up
the vetoed pension bills according to their or
der on the calen lar. Alison (who had re-
ported back the resolution from the Commit
tee on Finance) opened the debate. The de-
bate was continued by Beck, Teller and Jones
of Nevada. The last named Senator made a
long speech in which he laid down his theo-
RIGS as to political economy, and after speak
ing nearly two hours yielded for secret session,
After sgreeing to conference on the North
ern Pacific land forfeiture bill tho Senate
went into executive session and soon adjourn
| ed.
HOUSE.
The touse went into committee Of the
whole upon the senate amendments to the
| deficiency bill. There was no opposition
made TO the recommendation of the commit
tee on appropriations as to concurrence or
con-concurrencc in the amendments, and Their
consideration consisted chiefly in their real
ing. The house took up for consideration
the veto message on the bill granting o pen
sion to Andrew J. Wilson and refused--yea'
los, nays 96. to pass the bill over the veto. the
Institutional two thirds net voting afii.
alive. At tie evening session the house pass
cd number Of private pension bills and ad
| iourned.
| WASHINGTON, July 30.-lmmediately aftel
the journal was read the senate went into secre
session and confirmed the nomination Of Geo.
| A. jerks to be solicitor general. The secre
session lasted but five minutes. The door
were then reopened and routine business pro
ceedei with, after which the senate proceede'
to debate the surplus" resolution. Ate
some amendment the resolution was agreed T.
yeas, AZ; nays, 20. The following is tn
vote: Yeas-Messrs, Aldrich, Allison, Blair
Brown, Call, Camden. Cameron, Chase, Con
ger, Cullom Dawes, DoIph, Edmunds, Evarts
Frye, Gibson, German, Gray, Hale, Hampton
Harrison, Hawley, Hoar, Jones, (Nevada)
Ktnna, McMillen, Mcpherson, Malone, Mi
Ter, Palmer, Payne, Plat, Pugh, Riddleberger
Sabn, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman, Spooner
Van Wyck, Walthall and Wilson maryland
| ~.
Nays-Beck,,, Berry, Blackburn, Butler, Cock
rell, Coke, Eust!s, Harris, Ingalls,, Jone
(Arkansas), Maxey, Mitchell (Oregon), Plumb
Stanford, Teller, Vance, Vest, VOORHEES,
Whitthornc and Wilson Qowa)-20
HOUSE.
The house, after routine business, resume