Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-27
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

l WASHINGTON, July 26, 1886. 1 SENATE.-The Senate passed the Hous
 bill directing the commissioner of labor
 make investigation as to convict labor. MT. Blair reported back the Senate join
 resolution proposing an amendment to tn
 constitution in relation to alcoholic liquor
 and other poisonous beverages-calendal l also house bill granting fifteen days leave c
 absence to employees of the bureau of CD
 graving and printing and appropriatin l $l4,5O for the purpose; calendar.
 The resolution offered by MT. Coke Satur
 day discharging the Committee on Financ 1 from further consideration of the Hous joint resolution directing payment of tn, | surplus in the treasury on the public deb 1 was taken up, but went over on statemen l by MT. Sherman that in all human probabil l 1ty the resolution would be reported to
 morrow for action by the Senate. MT. Ingalls offered resolution, which wa | adopted, requesting the President to com munieate concerning the alleged detention O. | A. K. Cutting, an American citizen, by the l Mexican authorities at Fl Paso del Norte | also whether any additional troops hay, I been recently ordered to Fort Bliss. The Senate then at il: :45 proceeded to the consideration of the deficiency appropriation bill. Considerable discussion took place over the construction of the new tunnel te increase the water supply for the city O Washington. The Senate committee sub l mitted an amendment providing for the ap pointment of 8 board of experts to deter l mine the best method of lining the tunnel agreed to.
 The House bill to increase the maya establishment was laid before the Senate l and referred to the Naval committee. Resuming consideration of the deficiency bill the Senate inserted clause to pay Ed win 5. Smith for legal services $2, GOO. The reading of the bill was completed and the bill was opened to general debate. The fol lowing items were inserted: To pay Chester A. Arthur on account of expenses as collec- tor at New York $9S2; on account of mail transportation over non-subsidized rail roads operated by the Central Pacific railroad company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, and prior years $626,- TIA; $25,0C0 for the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota; S, 800 year salary for the fami- ly of the late Assistant Secretary of State Hunter; $36, ,O00 to pay the United States and Brazilian Steamship company for carry ing mails during the last year. A few minor amendments were made and the bill reported back to the Senate. All the amendments excepting the Washington tunnel amend ment were concurred in and that was left so that the work might not be interrupted and the bill passed.
 It was agreed that recess should be taken from 6 until o'clock.
 The Senate proceeded in secret session to consider executive business.
 The Senate at o'clock resumed the consid- eration of executive business in secret ses- sion. At S:45 the doors were reopened and the Senate took up the private calendar of pension bills which have been favorably re- ported. Fifty bills were passed, including one granting pension to the widow of Gen. eral Durbin Ward The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of public building bills. The following were passed; House bill in- creasing to $1S0, ,000 the limit of cost for the Iio l,,,;1k o4 D. for building at Haverhill, Ms; increasing to $160,000 the limit of cost of building at La Crosse, Wis.,; appropriating $350, ,000 for additional land near the public building at Brooklyn; appropriating $10O,- 900 for public building at Charlotte, NC; authorizing construction of public building at Cwensboro Ky. A bill was passed on for the establishment of military post at or near Denver, Colorado.
 HoUsE.-A disagreement was reported.by MT. Holman from the conference committee on the legislative, executive and judicial bill. MT. Holman stated that the real point of diff ference was the Senate amendment provid- ing for Senator's clerks.
 MT. Oates, ot Alabama, moved that the House recede from it's disagreement to the Senators clerk amendment. The motion was lost-yeas 96, nays 121-and further conference ordered.
 Under the call of States number of bills were introduced and referred and MT. Henley, from the Public Lands committee. reported back bill forfeiting certain land grants to the Northern Pacific. The com mittee recommends the substitution of the House bill for the Senate bill. MT. Henley characterized this report as an earnest of the determination of the Democratic party to full fill it's pledges, and the Democratic party proposed to make this bill the test of it's f. delity to its pledges. By declaring this for feiture the only power that Congress was to give the people was the right to go into court and contest the legal proposition as to whether or not the grant was forfeltable.
 MT. Van Eaton supported the Senate bill.
 MT. Price was not willing to bow so sb- jectly to the communistic cry of "Damn the 
 Mr. Gillian opposed the House bill.
 Debate was continued until 5 p. m. when the House ad journed