Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-07-15
XLIXth CONGRESS.

JULY 5.-The House disposed OF some
resolutions of minor Importance, and went
into committee of the whole on the gen.
eral deficiency bill, and adjourned at p.
m, after having discussed 10 pages OF the
petitions were presented by various senas
tors praying for the passage or the bills
FORGETTING railroad land grants. The petit
tions are all uniform and are those that
have been gotten up and signed BY the ca
ertions of the Knights of Labor The COM
mittee on military affairs, reported a bill
to regulate the pay OF army and navy Of
ficers who refuse or neglect TO provide for
their families. Calendar. The Senate at
this point took mp the river and harbor
priating sl6000O for the purchase OF the
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan. ship
canal was vigorously opposed by
Senators Edmunds and ingalls, who de-
nounced the proposition a. an "imgudent
and Others defended the amendment.
After executive session the Senate adj
journed.
HousE-The House devoted the entire
session to the discussion Of pension veto,
and In committee OF the whole considered
the deficiency bill.
July SENATE-The Senate devoted the
day TO the river and harbor bill, and after
considerable debate adopted the Sturgeon
Bay canal item. although In form some
what modified from the original clause.
HousE-The speaker of the House laid he
fore that assembly q veto messages. be
entire session was devoted to the consider
alton of these messages, which gave rise
to very bitter and partisan debate.
July s.-SESArE-After the presentation
OF the usual number Of petitions the Senate
proceeded TO the business on the calendar.
The resolutions for inquiry into the au-
thority under which q so-called state legis-
| of Dakota, were indefinitely postponed.
The joint resolution for woman suffrage
was objected TO by Mr.. Platt. The reso-
luton for open executive sessions was, on
| motion OF Mr.. Platt, made the specie: or
der for Wednesday, December 8. The Sem
ate then resumed the consideration Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill-the
pending amendment being to
reduce the appropriation for
the Kentucky river from $3.50
The merits of the amendment appropriate
| ing $35O000 for the purchase of the Por-
| tage lake canal, and the Lake Superior
ship canal, were presented by Mr.. Conger,
who submitted resolutions Of the legisla-
| lures of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and
| Wisconsin urging congress TO make the
waterway composed Of these two canals
free TO the commerce Of the country, and
petitions of various chambers OF COM
merce, and boards Of trade TO the same
without division. The Hennepin canal
amendment having. been reached
1t was strongly advocated by Mr..
Cullom, who stated that the canal was the
most important work of canal improve
mens how pressing upon CONFESS sss for %. con
pin clause. MIR. Logan hoped that the
time would come when the people, when
| ever there was o necessity to give cheap
transportation, would provide for IL by
canal or otherwise, and he could not see
| why the pending proposition was not as
proper on a river and harbor bill as in a
| separate measure. After an executive
session the Senate adj oured.
HousE.-Mr. Compton Of Maryland, sub
mitted a series of resolutions expressing
the regret with which the House has
heard of the death or Hon. VIM. II. Cole
late a representative from the state OF
Maryland, and providing for the appoint
ment OF a committee of seven representa-
tives and three senator's to take order FOL
experimenting the funeral ceremonies
The House then as mark OF respect &c
;he memory Of the deceased. adjourned.
July l0.-SENATE.-Mr. Sewell from tn,
committee on pensions, presented the re
port in the case of the vetoed bill granting
a pension to Margaret ID. Marchand, wild
ow of Commodore Marchand. The com
mlttee repeats It's former report In the
case and recommends passage of the bill
over the Presidents objections
Referred. A resolution regard
ing the seizure of American fishing
vessels was introduced and referred, al
was also q resolution asking for informa
ton as TO the truth of the report that q
number of Americans are confined in Mex
lean prisons. The Senate then went into
executive ses ion.
HoUsE-The House spent another day
discussing the presidents pension vetoes