Western cyclone., 1886-07-29
CONGRESSIONAL
Sc NATE.

In the senate on July 10Th, Pugh, from
the committee on privileges and elections,
presented report in the election case OF
senator Payne. Hoar, on behalf of him
self and Frye, presented the dissenting
views of the minority, Evarts made a
separate report presenting the views of him
self, Teller and Logan. All the reports were
ordered printed In one document, and were
placed on the calendar to be called up at
any time as privileged matter. The SEN
ate resumed the consideration of the river
and harbor appropriation bill, the amend
ments adopted as in the committee of
the whole being the first to be disposed of.
Plumb moved as an additional section that
the secretary of war report finally the names
and residences of the civilian engineers en-
plOyed in the work of river and harbar i'm
prOvement. He remarked that the reason
for the amendment was that the civil en-
glneers were doing the work and the army
engineers were loating around. Adopted.
Pending an amendment reducing the ex-
penditures to be made by this bill from $751;
600, 600 to $14,00,OO0 the senate adjourned.
In the senate on July Is, the house bill to
increase the pension of John Ryan and the
senate bill granting a pension to James
Moves, were taken up and passed. the latter
bill being described by Mr.. Cockren as a
mere act of charity to a colored preacher,
who had only served a little while in the
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that the man had also served in a colored
regiment and the veterin brigade. The next
bill passed was a house bill granting pen
sion of $25 monthly to Miss Mary A.
Thomas, who had acted as a volunteer army
nurse and superintendent of nurses at Fred
rick, Ind. After ten more pension bills were
passed the senate resumed consideration of
the river and harbOr DILL. The amendment
reducing the entire appropriations of the
bill 20 per cent was agreed to. The bill
then passed and the senate adjourned.
In the senate on July 18th, Mr.. Dawes,
from the committee on Indian affairs, sub
mitted a report on the message of the presi-
dent vetoing the bill granting the right of
way through the reservations In northern
Montana, recommending the passage of the
bill notwithstanding the presidential objec
tiOne. The Oleomargarine bill WAS next
called up and a motion to refer it to the
con mitlee on finance was lost, Miller, OF
New York, made speech in advocacy of
the bill and pending IT'D consideration. The
senate adjourned.
In the senate on July 18th, the considera-
ton of the Oleomargariue bill was continued.
The entire session was spent in debate, and
finally an adjournment was taken.
In the senate on July Goth, Mr.. Vest, in
presenting batch of petitions, purporting
to have been prepared under the auspices o.
the Knights of Labor, in reference TO raj
road land grants and other matters, re-
marked that they had come to him as they
had come for several weeks past in large
numbers to many other senators, from Mr..
Ralph Beaumont, chairman OF the national
legislative committee of the knights OF
Labor. The consideration of the oleom 4rga-
rine bill was then renewed. On motion of
Ingalls,, the tax was reduced from 5 cents
per pound to cents. Upon being reported
to the senate the bill was passed by u vote
of 81 to "A. Adjourned.
In the senate July 2lst, Mr.. Van Wyck, in
presenting another batch of knights of
Labor petitions in favor of iand bills and
the Oklahoma bill, read aletter from Joseph
Beaumont, chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of the knights of Labor, 10y whom
these petitions have been sent TO 50 many
senators, stating that these petitions were
genuine, and were sent TO him either direct
ly or by authority of the persons purpOrting
to have signed them; and further that they
were expressly authorized and sanctioned by
the general executive board of the order in
the United States. The senate then at noon
proceeded to the consideration of the report
on the election of Senator Payne. The
deb te occupied the entire days session not
being finished when an adjournment was
taken.