The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-09

amendment as TO the Commissioner Of
Patents was agreed to-2i to 10. The
amendment increasing the compensation of
the Solicitor of the Treasury from $4,000 TO
"a, 500 was rejected. All the amendments
being voted on, the bill was passed.
The senate then took up the river and
harbor appropriation bill. Before the
reading OF the bill was concluded, on mo-
nection with the death of Michael Hahn, of
Louisiana, were read and e~ulogies deliver
Ell by Messrs. Eustis and Gibson. The
resolutions were adopted and the senate at
D O'Clock adjourned until tomorrow.
July Gin the senate q very large num-
Der of petitions were presented by various
senator's praying for the passage OF the
bills forfeitlng railroad land grants. The
petitions are uniform, and are those that
have been got up and signed through the
exertions of the Knights of Labor.
Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on
military affairs, reported a bill to regulate
the pay OF army and navy officers who re-
fuse or neglect to provide for their families.
Calendar.
The senate took up the bill to secure to
the Cherokee freedmen and others their
proportion of certain proceeds of lands.
MIR. ingalls,, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported q substitute for this
bill. 1t ap%prOpriates $4,000 for the pur-
pose, and directs how the amount shall be
distributed; The substitute was agreed to
and the bill passed.
The river and harbor bill was discussed,
and the senate adjourned.
House.
JUNE 30.-The house to-day went into
committee of the whole (NIr. Reagan, in
the chair for further consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Randall an amendment
was adopted appropriating STAG for the
service OF the army and navy hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark.
On motion of MI. GrosyenOr an amend
ment was adopted providing that none of
United States courts shall be paid for the
fees of marshals or clerks or any writ or
bench warrant for the arrest of any person
who may be under. indictment by any
United States grand jury, when such per-
son Is under recognizance taken before any
United States commissioner requiring his
appearance before the court in which such
Indictment is found.
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Washington territory,
offered an amendment apprOpriating $l00,.
600 to carry into effect the order of any
court for the removal of Chinese persons
found not lawfully entitled to be or remain
In the United States. Rejected.
Mr.. Belmont submitted the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular ap.
priation bill, and it was agreed to.
July lin the house to-day sitting in
committee of the whole on the sundry-civil
appropriation bill, Mr.. Randall said that of
the deficiency for the present year So, Co.,.
600 had been for pensions. And yet con.
gress last year had appropriated every dol.
lar of the estimates for pensions, and the
deficiency had grown out of n more rapid
adjustment for the claims. Two and q half
millions was for soldiers claims for bounty
and back pay. Seven hundred thousand
dollars was to meet the judgments of courts
against the government, so that there was
a real deficiency of but So, 500, 900 in the ap.
preparations forlast year. The Democratic
+ side had with iron will resisted subsidy ap.
preparations which had been insisted upon
by the Republican side and by q Republi.
can senate. 1t might be relied upon, he
said, that this same iron will would con-
tinue to regulate the Democratic side of the
house against the chronic effort of the
other side to raise appropriations every.
where.
Mr.. Reed remarked that the other side
had, with sounding. phrases, made a pre-.
tense Of economy all along the line, while
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
RandalD knew that pretense consisted in
making lower appropriations than the pub
lie service required, and demanding that
the senate should stand up in defense of
of the real necessary expenses of the gov.
eminent. The gentleman had said that
his iron was going to control the Demo
cratic party.
Mr.. Randall did not say that. / said
the iron of this side of the house.
VII, Iepleu MI. need, everybody
knows that yours is the only iron will there
is there laughter, and gentlemen are
Smartlng under 1t TOO much to know that
such is the fact. What iron will could have
foisted on this house year after year, with.
out explanation or argument, such arrange.
ments as we have had that have been called
appropriation bills?"
The speaker laid before the house a mes.
sage from the senate announcing that that
body had passed, over the presidents veto
the bill to quiet the title of settlers on the
Des Moines river lands. Mr.. Payson pre-.
sented reason why the bill should be passed
over the presidents veto, which he said
was based on q total misrepresentation OF
the facts of the case and of the end sought
to be accomplished by the measure.
, The house declined to pass the bill by o
vote of VI nays to l6l yeas, not the requisite
twO-thirds.
July 2.-In the house to-day Mr.. PaYson
T.. epOrted back the bill FORGETTING lands
granted certain Southern States to aid in
the construction Of railroads, with a senate
amendment excepting the Gulf &c Ship Is.
land Railroad from the terms of the for.
fixture. Mr.. Payson said the committee
recommended a concurrence in the amend.
ment. lie was in favor of the forfeiture OF
the Gulf d Ship Island lands, but as the
senate had taken such q decided stand
against the forfeiture the whole bill might
fail unless the amendment was concurred
in. The bill as amended would forfeit the
lands of six railroads, and he thought six.
seventies of q loaf were better than no
bread. The amendment was agreed to
yeas, 154; nays, %.
Senate amendments to the bill repeating
the presumption, timber culture II desert
lane law were n0n-cOncurred in and con
ferreeS appointed.
The house then went into committee of
the whole OH the general deficiency bill.
The bill was read for amendments. An
amendment was adopted making an ap.
preparation to pay the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company for transporting troops to
Panama i'm June.
AT its evening session the house got into
q deadlock, and, without transacting any
business, at IL 10 adjourned.
july 5.-Mr. Springer offered a resolu-
ton In the house to-day calling on the
president for copies of all correspondence
between this government and the republics
of Nicaragua and Gotta RIGA since 1876 in
relation TO the construction of an inter.
oceanic canal by way of Lake Nicaragua.
Referred.
Mr.. Belmont offered a resolution calling |
OH the president for copies of the CORES.
pondence relating to the Imprisonment
and release OF Julio Santos, q citizen of the
United States, in Ecuador. Referred.
Bills were introduced as follows: