Fair play., 1886-08-07
xLixTH CONGRESS.

| In the Senate on the 9Th several vetoed
! pension bills were reported back with rec
concentrations that they be passed. not
, witi,taniiug the Presidents objections
Tn. senate then wen, into secret session.
| and on the doors neins reopened :,d-
| ence committee reported continued
! disagreement on the River and
IIar6or Appropriation bill \ resolution
| was raSs.! str!k:.y ont the appropriation
| for the Portage and Lake superior ship
canal, and the conferees were Instructed TO
insist on striking ont the amend
! mcnii making appropriations Tor
the IIenneuiD c'paI; the stur-
| reon i:ny and Lake Michigan canal. the Mis-
| sippi river from the head OF the passes 10
| the mouth of the ohio and for the improve
ment Of III. Potomac. Tie Northern Pacific
Land Forfeiture b II was then taken up, bus
| without final action Tie House adjourned,
II the senate on the :Sth the conference
committee on the River and HarbOr bill re-
! ported that they were unable to agree. The
| sensde Insisted On Its amendments and an
other conference was ordered. The FOrti-
fcation bill was passed. The surplus joint
| resolution WAS then taken up. but with
out taking any action, the Senate al
| journed....-...In the House a bill Increasing
ford. Mss WAS passed Conferees were APP
pointed on the Northern Pacific For
| fetme bill. 4 continued disagree
iurnt WIS reported on the
Legislative, Executive aud judicial bili
and further conference was ordered The
House then went into committee of tie
| whole on the Sundry Civil Appropriations
bill The recommendations Of the
agreed to and the bill was re-.
ported to the House. The action Of the Gem
ference ordered. The report of the confer
ence committee on the Legislative ApprO.
priation till was agreed to and the House
adjourned
THE senate on the .sth. after routine bust
ness, proceeded to the consideration OF the
House joint resolution relaiin. to the sur
plus in the treasury. Messrs. Allison.
Teller and Jones' tNcb) spoke
on the resolution, and the mat
ter went over 4 conference was agreed
tn on the Northern Pacific Forfeiture bill
ami after an executive session the senate
ad Oarned......In the House the committee
amendments to the General deficiency
bill were ratified and conference or
cred IN effort WAS nace to call up
the Interstate COnmercs. bill. but the
way WAS blocked by obstruction tactics.
The House refused to pass. over the fresi-
dents veto the bill granting pension 10
Andrew J. Wilson. An evening session was
held for the consideration Of private bills.
In the Senate on the ,otls consideration OF
the Treasury surplus resolution was resuIn
ed; Mcssrs. Teller. Vance and Gorham TAX
ing part in the debate. The resolution was
finally adopted. The House bill to increase
the naval establishment was then taken up,
amended and passed In the House
a bill for public building at
santa Fe, y NJ. was passed. The House
refused to pass over the Presidents veto. the
bills grantin. pensions to the widow OF Gen
erni David X. Hunter and t" Mary Anderson.
The Inter state Commerce bill was amended
by the substitution of the Reagan bill. and p
conference was ordered. I'm evening seS
sion was held tor tho consideration OF pen
sion bills.
IN the Senate on the 31st the Hoar resC
luton regarding the celebration Of &,
one hundredth anniversary M the Cor
stifution and the four hunbec;h ann
versary OF the discovery of Amcric:
provoked some sharp crn!cism. b,
after being modified Wa. passed. 4 lar,
portion of the ""r -as spent In secre,
,;o, -, "a .-~-.-;S.--.-~
of the conference report oil, Il
River and Iiarbor h'ii was
sumed. and after debate the IIou
insisted upon its disagreement to the Srna
amendment, and Il further conference
OI dered. The Alien I.arNilOrd bill
passed The Senate aIncntlo oirnt to the ~
plus Joint resolution was non conc:irred
and a conference ordered. The Fortificati
Appropriation bill. with Senate amen
ments. WAS reported back, l,ut pending
tion the House adjourned.