Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mali.
CONGRESSIONAL.

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AMONG the reports of committees in tht
Senate on the 18th was the conference rep6fl
on the Pension Appropriation biz, which wa.
agreed to. thu HOUSE receding from il:
post-oftico Appropriation bill was receised
me computes being uEabls to agree, the
pH ts;n OF disagreelnsrt being the subsidy pro
| VISION. After lengthy debate the Senate
ms sted on it's amendment. After executive
session the Senate adjourned :, ~ the House
| Sr. Randall introduced his Tariff bill. After
Inc Hon Usual Ia, rouins of the morning hour the
teS Hhndry Civil Appropriation bill Then
followed long debate in VIII en- Commission.
er SPARKS was an especia, ta;eet for the shots
arose and ehs House adjourned
TIE Senate on the 29th. passed the bill
| 70 quiet titles OF settlers or the De. Mone
lands over the Presidents Veto. By vote OF
"A to Il. Tho Senate agreed to the conference
repor; OF: the Army Appropriat on bill The
legislative, Executive and Judicial .Appfo-
hr r a1 bi, was rheIi taken tr and debated
AGRICULTURAL Appropriation bill was agreed to
ant the Senate adjourned -. After routine
business ; in the House the conference report
,nit,ed and agreed so. The House then went
INTO Comm ttee OF the Whole on the SuDdrv
civil bill: After debate the committee Nc.a
IN" conference report on the Post bihee 4 p
ha|irg rece3nd from Several amendments.
among them bS'hg the foreign mail subsdy
clause. After agreeing to several other con.
ference reports the House adjourned.
HE Senate on the :0th took up the
resolution for open executive sessions, and
the speech OF Senator Morrill, against the
measure was read by Mr.. Henderson, cena.
tor Itoar also spoke in Opposition. After
agreeing TO the conference report on the
Consular and Diplomat c bill the Senate pro.
f with The Legislative Appropriation
bin. Debate was continued Tito and includ-
ing an even ny session. In the House 1e-
port was presented signed by four members
OF the committee appointed to Investigate
coripan'ed by a resolution exoneratiny At
tOrney General Eariand and others from the
charges inH,ie bv certain newspapers iii the
Pm Electric Telephone cases tir. Rannpy
submitted an adverse report and Mr. Hale
also presented his views on the same sub
Iect- Tho Shndrv Civil bill was then taken
up III Committee of the Whole. THE bill wns
completed and the committee rose The
House then agreed to the conference report
on the Consular and Diplomatic bill, and ad-
jOurned.
In the Senate on July 1 the Oleomar,
gar.nc bill wRs reported from The AgrIcul-
tnrai Committee a. It came from the House
Senator's Jones. of Arkansas, Gibson. George
anu FAR dssentc9 from the report. A Joint
Ieeo'utlon extending appropriations fifteen
day was passed. Consideration Of the Leg
lsiatlve APPROPRIATION bill was then resumed
Inc b:ii was finally completed and reported
hack to the Senate Adjourned III the
house the veto Of the bill to qu ct the title Of
settlers on, the Des Mo'hes river lands was
presented hy the Speaker and bv q vote of
i6l yeas 10 81 NAYS the House refused to pass
me PHI over the veto-not the necessary
two.thrds. The House then went into Com
m 'ttee of the Whole on tho Slndrv Civil b'il.
The bill was finally reported to the House
and passed. Adjourned.
THE Senate on the I'd amended and
passed the Legislative Appropriation bill.
The RIVER and Harbor bill was then taken
ep, pending the reading of which Mr.. Eustis
called up the resolutions relating to the
death OF Mr. Hahn. member OF the House
from louisiana EnIoeies were delivered
and the Senate adjourned . In the House
the bill FORGETTING land grants to certain
Southern railroads was reported from the
committee with an amendment excepting
the Gulf & Ship Island road. Amendment
agreed to. The Senate amendments to the
Dill repeating the Pre- efnpt'on, Timber Gull |
ture and Desert Lands acts were non-con.
Cured IN. The House them i'm Committee of |
the Whole. took up the General Deficiency
Dill. which was debated until recess An
evening session was held, but the House got
into dead lock which lasted until adjourn
mcnt-about midnight.