Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-08-04
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Mn. ALLISON, from ci4o Committee on IL
nance, reported back the House joint resolution
directing the payment OF the surplus In tho
treasury en- the public debt with an ainand-
me nj Mr.. Beck, IA, ,nbcr of The committee.
stated that this Mas the report OF the majority
of the comm. ttce, but the minority adhered to
the House resolution. Placed on the calendar.
After several reports on vetoed pension bills,
the Senate then went into secret session. In the
House Of Representatives, Mr. Willis, OF ken-
tucky from the conference committee ON the
end hnrbor appropriation otll, reported
continued disagreement. and further coafer-
once was ordered The House resumed cousid-
Grafton ct the Northern Pacific land forfeiture
bin The question REQUIRED ulon tho House
substitute for the senate bill, and it WAS agreed
to-yeas Ia nays IS. The senate bill rs thus
amended was pRsssd--yeas ls3, nays 4s, and q
reaaest for conference was made.
THE Senate took up the fertilization bill July
2s. The bill rs it came from tho Houge arpro.
lriated SG23, 900. Tho Senate adds Se0l,0G0 to
that amount, in accordance with the recommends
ations of the Ordnance and Gun Foundry boards
regarding the manufacture OF heavy guns. H.,
Allison, from the conference committee ont,a
Legislative appropriation bill, s,Hnits reik i 4
~ Efcil agreed to- Mr.. Plumb offered All
amendment appropriating S.rD0oO to enable tie
Secretary OF the Navy to provide additional tools
and machinery for the finishing aud emblug
of heavy ordnance ut the Washington Navy
Yard. Adopted. The bin was tht n reported to
the Senate, the yaiiCrs amendments agreed to
and Lh, bl passed. The Speaker of The House
Of Representatives announced the appointment
Of alessrs. Cobb, Nnn Eaten and PaTson con-
fercCs on the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill
Mr.. Holman, from the conference committee On
the legislative, executive and judicial bill, re-
ported continued disagreement Tho House
then went into Committee Of Tie Whole on the
Senate alnenQlnnets to the suliairy civil appro-
Driation bill.
In the senate On the 20th the chair PRESENTED
q proclamation OF the Governor Of Utah relative
TO the violation Of the marriage laws in that Ter
Al In tfna py m
ries. The Senate proceeded to consideration Of
the House Joint resolution to apply the surplus
in the treasury to the payment Of the public
debt. Mr.. Blair gave notice THAT ut the first op
portunity ne would call up the vetoed pension
bills according to their order the calendar.
Mr.. Hoar asked leave to report from he Commit
tee on Library preamble and resolution for
the appointment of a committee Of five senators,
the presiding officer to be one, to consider
formulate and report at the next session of Con-
gress plnn for properly celebrating in 1850 the
adoption of the constitution and the 400th ami
persary in 1892 of the discovery of America by
Columbus. Mr.: Hale objected and the resolu-
ton went over till tomorrow, The House OF
representatives went into Committee of the
Whole upon the Senate amendment to the gen
eral deficiency bill. There opposition
made to the recomns ndatons Of the Committee
on Appropriations as in the amendment, and
their consideration considered chiefly in their
reading. Mr.. Sawyer, Of New York, then called
up the vetoed pension case of Andrew J. Wilson,
but the house also rofnsed-yeas 80, nays FL
to consider it. At the evening session the house
pas sed a number OF private bills and adjourned,
THE Senate went into secret session, July 30
and confirmed the nomination of Geo. A. jerks
to be Solicitor General. Mr.. Van Wyck offered
n resolution providinc that the extraditou
t"enty with Great Britain be considered with
open doors. The Scnaee resumed considt ration
Of the House Joint resO!l Gion directing laymcnt
of the surplus in the Treasury the public
debt and was addressed 10y Mossrs. Teller
German and others. Tbs Joint resolution then
ll,..I II,,,a LIN f. -,
crease the naval establishment was taken mp
md amended, and the Jill lassotl, and Mcssrs.
Cameron, Hale and Mcpherson appointed con-
fcrecs. The House resumed consideration of
the vetoed peusttm Hills the first being that
granting 20 per month tu tic widow of Geh. H.
X Hunter. The House refused to pass the bill
ovet the veto ycns III, nays l's, not the consti
tutionRl two thirds IN the Affirmative
lHE S.nute took Mr.. Hoar's resolution, on the
3lst, from the Library Committee. to inquire
into the exl enditures Of AMI plan for celebrating
the one hlndredth anniversary of the Constitu-
ticn and four huudiedth OF the discovery of
America. On motion of Mr.. Eustis the Senate
took up the House bill to amend the laws as to
the mode of packing and selling cut tobacco. He
addressed the Senate i'll favor Of the bill The
bill was recomlnitted. Fourth Auditor Charles
NJ. Shelley, OF the Treasury Department, and
Surveyor Iinnun, of san francisco, wcr" con
firlned In the House of X, pre- itatiSos Mr..
Payson, of Illinois, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported back the alien landlord bill.
1t provides that no NONRESIDENT alien or for
eiener. nor any resident alien CT foreigner, who
has not declared his intention to become citi-
zen of the United States nor any con- os'ttion on
any association where at most one-tellth OF its
stock or right of property is owned or controlled
by aliens or foreigners shall acquire OF own,
hold or possess by right title or descent accfu-
ing hereafter any real estate in tie Territories
of the United States; lropined tlino the pruyis-
ions of this act shall rot apply to real estate
necessary for the CO instruction and operation of
any railroad The bill passcG--2t3 to6