The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-16

thorizing the Chicago, Burlington and
Northern Railway company to erect rail-
road bridge across the Mississippi river
near Dubuque, Iowa. Passed.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution of yesterday, CALI
ing ON the president for information as to
the seizure or detention OF American ves-
sells in foreign ports was taken up and
Mr.. Rlddlebergers resolution, offered
| April ~ In relation to consideration or
executive business In open session, was
| objected TO and went Over-he making q
appealing against the decision of the chair.
| After Mr.. Rlddleberger concluded he with
| drew his appeal from the decision OF the
| chair, and his resolution went over.
July l2.-The chairman of the senate
| (by requesD to-day introduced bill to
stop all payments OF public money to John
b. Eads, his associates, or assigns for past,
| present, or future work at the three mouths
OF the Mississippi river until further ordey-
ed by congress. Referred.
The senate resumed consideration OF the
calendar, and the objection of MIR. Riddle
berger last Saturday not being again inter-
| posed, the senate bill to prevent obstruc-
| tive and injurious deposits within the har-
Dor and adjacent waters OF New York city,
by dumping or otherwise, was taken up at
| the request of Mr.. Miller and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar, the committee
on privileges and elections got permission
| to sit during the session OF the senate. 1t
| is understood that this Is connected with
the consideration of the Payne case.
The house bill granting pensions to the
| soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war was
considered and passed.
A senate bill passed to credit the state of
| Oregon with $l2,3S6 for ordnance and ord
| nance stores.
The river and harbor bill was then dis
! cussed and the Hennepin canal amendment
Incorporating an appropriation OF S3OO,oo
was adopted by vote OF 81 yeas, 22 nays.
July 1S.-The chair to-day laid before
| the senate resolutions of the convention OF
Republican editors Of Ohio urging an in
vestigation OF the charges as to the election
of Senator Payne and two other memorials
on the same subject. Referred to the COM
mittee(pn privileges and elections.
Among the bills Oh the calendar passed
was the following: Appropriating- $25,OoO
for monument at Stony Point, N. T., to
commemorate the Revolutionary battle
there.
Senator Teller submitted proposed
amendment to the sundry civil bill to ap-
propriate $37, 500 for the purchase of the
school and farm at the Carlisle Indian
| school,
The senate then resumed consideration
of the river and harbor appropriation. The
bill being completed as in committee of the
whole was reported to the senate. Without
acting OH the amendments, the senate, at
midnight, adjourned.
There Is an understanding in the senate
that when the river and harbor bill shall
have been perfected, item by item. mo.
ton will be offered to make horizontal
reduction, bringing the aggregate apprO-
priation to q point somewhat below that of
the house bill. This will have the effect of
putting every item into conference. The
proposed reduction will probably be fixed
at the rate Of 20 to so per cent.
House.
July THE speaker to-day laid before
the house the twenty-One veto messages
which were received from the president
yesterday. The first message was referred
to the committee OH Invalid pensions with
out comment; but the second one, vetoing
the bill granting q pension to Edward Nj.
Harrington, caused considerable debate,
the Republicans trying to defeat its refer
ence 10 committee by advocating that It's
consideration be postponed until Friday
next. A motion to tins effect was defeated
yeas, So; nays, l21. Mr.. jackson. at
tackled the veto policy of the president,
who, he declared, was not actnated by any
regard for the worth and merit of private
pension bills. He was in sympathy with
a party opposed to pensioning Union sol
diers. Mr.. Mcmillan said the present
president had signed more private pension
bills than amy other president III the same
space of time, and Mr. Jackson met this
assertion with the remark that he had
"vetoed ten times more good ones than all
other presidents put together" MIR. Bragg
said when the president, in the proper eX-
exercise of his Judgment, sent legislation
back to the house with his reasons for dis
approval it should be acted upon with
judicial and deliberate consideration. Mr..
Bragg expressed his satisfaction that there
was man in the executive chair VINO had
the nerve and courage to place his hand
upon legislation which he deemed improper,
whether it was pension or railroad legiSla-
ton.
After fillbustering till 5o'clock, the house
adjourned.
July s.-Without transacting any bust.
meas the house adjourned on account OF
the death of Representative Cole, OF Mary
land.
July 9.-The house had the general de.
fcency bill under consideration to-day, and
by vote of 124 to Sc confirmed the action
Of the committee of the whole in agreeing
to the amendment making an appropria-
ton to meet the Fox and Wisconsin river
claims.
A vigorous fight took place over an
amendment granting one months extra pay
to the senate and house employees. Inc
opponents of the amendment failed to
secure the yeas and nays OH its passage
and the amendment was agreed to. They
however, secured roll-call on motion tC
reconsider and lay on the table. The latter
motion was agreed to-yeas 116, nays 104.
so that the amendment remains in the bill
The day and evening sessions or th'
private pension vetoes.
JULY 10.-Mr Morrison, from the com
mittee on ways and means, reported back
adversely the Randall tariff bill, and 1t wa:
, referred to the committee of the whole.
MIR. Breckenridge, from the same com
mttee, reported back adversely a bill re
pealing the tobacco tax, and 1t was referred
to the committee of the whole.
The amendment striking out the extra
. paw clause was agreed to-73 to 81.
Mr.. Stone, from the committee on civil
service reform, reported back a resolution
calling on the civil service for information
, as to the authority under which twenty
: three appointments to positions within thu
, classified civil service were made from thu
District of Columbia when the proportion
due to the district was less than three TO
the year ending Jan. l6, 1886. Adopted.
July 12.-The house, III committee OF thu
whole, resumed consideration OF the senate
, amendment to the legislative appropriation
! bill. The committee OIL appropriations re
commended that the amendment for thu
, publication of the records of the war of TIN
rebellion, and providing that the evidenc
, taken by the court-martial on the trial o
ur.a.. thAr fhA