Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

JUNE 0-Senate-The consideration
of the resolution for open executive ses>
sion was proceeded with. A speech pre-
pared by Mr. Morrill, was read by Mr.
Mandersop; Mr. Hoar also spoke IN op+
position. A bill was introduced by MI
Edmunds to vest in the President the
power of appointing large number OF
officers now appointed by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate; two
Vetoes of pension bills were read and re-
ferred. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the legislative ap-
preparation bill; after disposiDg of 46 pa
ges of the legislative bill recess was
taken until s p NJ.
House-Bills were reported to estab
| lish commission to examine and report
upon Indian depreciation claims, and to
amend the steamboat inspection laws;
three reports from the Pan Electric ln>
vestigation committee were submitted
A bill was reported from the ways and
means committee to regulate the manu-
facture of vinegar made from grain; the
sundry civil bill was then taken up and
considered.
| JULY 1-Senate-The bill taxing OLE
omargarine was reported back without
amendment Mr. Riddleberger offered a
bill to reduce 25 per cent. the salaries of
cabinet officers, senators and members
the Joint resolution for a ten days ex-
tension of appropriations was amended
to 10 days, and passed ; the paragraph for
the office work connected with the pub
lication of the rebellion records was re-
tanned, with a proviso restricting the
the publication to cotemporaneous ends
of the war, and another directing the
publication of the evidence in the Fitz
John Porter case and the report there's
on by Judge Advocate General Holt.
House-The Presidents veto of the
Des Moines River bill, with the passage
of the bill by the Senate over the Veto
was considered; the necessary two-thirds
ivote was not obtained-yeas 16l, nays
l92; adverse reports were made from the
military committee on bills for the re.
tirement OF Gems Getty and Ingalls,. The
legislative appropriation bill was taken
up; it was finally passed, and at 5:45 p
N. the House adjourned.
JULY 2-Senate-The legislative ap-
preparation bill was taken up and pass
ed; the river aDd harbor bill was reach
ed; eulogies on the late Representative
Hahn, of Louisiana, were delivered. Al
) m the Senate adjourned.
Heuse-A bill forfeiting lands granted
to certain roads in the Southern States
was reported, and the Senate amend
ment agreed to excepting the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad; the House concur
red in the Senate amendments to the bill
repeating the preemption law. The gen
eral deficiency bill was taken up.
i July 3-Senate-The naval apprOpri-
: ton bill WAS reported with amendments
A bill was introduced to make distinc
tion in the modern packing and selling
of cut tobacco; the river and harbor bill
was taken up; one million dollars was
voted for the New York har6or at San
dy Hook, and half a million to the Po
Itomac flats Improvement; an apprepria.
tion for Georgia Sound, Fla, was reduced
j from S150,OOO to 100000, and the item
for Savannah. Ga, increased from $685.
900 to 100000. The Senate went into
executive session, and at 5 p m adjourn
ed until Tuesday.
| House-A veto of one pension bill was
received; consideration of the general
deficiency bill was resumed, and 6S OF
the 10 pages agreed to up to o'clock,
wha n the House adjourned until Mon
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