The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-05
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, July 27.-Mr. Allison, from the
Committee on Finance. reported back the
House joint resolution directing payment of
the surplus in the treasury on the public
debt, with an amendment, and it was placed
on the calendar. Three of the vetoed pen
mittee on Pensions, with recommended ons
that they pass, notwithstand ng the Presi-
calendar. The Senate then went into secret
iourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Wills. of Kentucky from the
conference committee on the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill, reported a con-
tinued sagreement- The House still insist
ed on its agreements to the Senate amend
ments, and further conference was ordered.
The House then resumed consideration of
concluded his speech in favor of the House
substitute when the previous question was
ordered and the substitute was agreed to-
yeas ~; nays 65. The Senate bill as thus
amended was then passed-yeas 1S5, nays 4S
and request for conference was made.
The Interstate Commerce bill was then taken
House adjourned.
SENATE, July 2S.-Mr. Mcmillan, from the
conference committee on the River and Har-
Dor bill, reported that the committee had
been unable to agree. The Chair thereupon
"a d before the Senate a message from the
conferees to ins st on striking from the bill
the items as to Portage Lake & Lake Su-
perior Ship Canal. the Lake Mich gan & Hen
nepfn Canal, the Mississippi River improve
ments and the Potomac River improvements
A resolution was adopted that the Senate in
ference asked for. The Senate then took up
the Fertilization bill. The bill as it came
from the House appropriated s620,000. The
cordance with the recommendations of the
ordnance and Gun Foundry Boards, re-
ane ~ tbe OF heavy guns
agreed to and the bill passed The "surplus''
JOINT resolution was then taken up and de-
bated until adjournment.
HoUsE.-Mr. Holman submitted the con-
ference report on the Legislative Appropria-
ron bill and it was agreed. to. The House
the Senate amendments to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill. The amendments were
concurred in, or non-concurred in, according
Appropriations. ana the committee rose and
reported the bill and amendments to the
House The House then ratified the acton
of the Committee Of the Whole and a confer
ence was ordered. Adjourned.
SENATE, July 29.-The Chair laid before the
Senate the proclamation of the Governor of
Utah relative to the violation of the marriage
laws In that Territory: referred. A resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Cullom, authorizing the
to sit during the recess and continue the in
vest'gation of the Pension Bureau business,
was placed on the calendar. The Senate then
TOOK up the House joint resolution to apply
the surplus in the Treasury to payment of
the public debt. A long discussion followed,
participated in by Messrs: Allison, Beck,
sherman, Vest, Jones and others, but without
reaching conclusion the Senate went iuto
executive session and soon after adjourned.
ood dHoUsE.EThe on House bill appropriating $780,
9Oo for the erection of a public building in
sage on the bill granting pens on on to % Andrew |
fused-yeas los. nays S6-to pass the bill over
the veto-the constitutional two-thfrds not
voting in the affirmative. At the evening ses-
q ~ has 80, ,svvnk, h ll1
SENATE, July 30.-The Senate resumed con-
sfderation Of the House joint resolution di.
rectfng the payment of the surplus in the
Treasury on the public debt. After debate
an amendment offered by Mr. Edmunds was
agreed to, substituting the President for the
read: "When, in the opinion of the Presi-
dent, the public interest shall require it. he
may direct the Secretary of the Treasury
moved to add the following proviso: PRO
therefor shall be reported to Congress
ing, or Immediately if Congress shall be
in session." agreed to: Mr.. Jewell moved as
an amendment the bill for the receipt of
trade dollars at their par value; agreed to.
Several other amendments were offered and
rejected and the joint resolution was then
Increase the naval esfabIishment was tai taken IN
up; the amendments reported by the Naval
committee were agreed TO and the bill
passeu, a1ter whlcn the Senate adjourned.
Observation-Disclosures Of the vetoed pen
sion bills was resumed, the first being that
granting pension of $50 month to the
widow of David r. Hunter. By a vote of
yeas Ill, nays 108, the House refused to
pass the bill over the veto. The bill grant
ing pension to Mary Anderson, met with a
like fate, the House refusing to pass it over
the veto BY vote of 119 yeas to So nays-not
the constitutional two-thirds in the affirm
ative. The Interstate Commerce bill was
then taken up. The question REQUIRED on
the substitute (the Reagan bill to the
Senate bill the Cullom bilD; the substitute
was agreed to-yeas 133. nays 100. The Sem
ate bill as amended by the adoption of the
Reagan substitute was then passed-yeas
1852, nays 4-and conference was requested
At the evening session eight pension bills
we're passed and the House adjourned