Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-08-12
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Some Of The Work Done Previous to
Adjournment.
Number OF Important Measures FaiI
OF Passage ana Others Lie over
Until Next Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Hale from the Con-
ferenc. Committee on the Deficiency bill, sub
United report and proceeded to explain it.
Allison also reported back the House joint reso
luton to continue the appropriation tempo
rarily. Plumb and Edmunds objected to its
present consideration. Allison asked that the
objections be withdrawn. Plumb declined to
withdraw the objection and the joint resolu-
ton was finally placed on the calendar. ALI
son, from the same committee, reported back
the House adjournment resolution with
an amendment changing the time from the
18th of July to 4 p. m. on the 4th of August.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
vetoed bin granting ension to Mary J. Not
tage, the question being on its passage not
outstanding the objection Of the President
4 vote was taken and resulted. yeas 26, nays
l9-party vote, except Wilson OF Maryland,
who voted in the affirmative. SO, two-thirds
not voting in the affirmative, the bill was not
passed. The vetoed House bill gran ting a
pension to Jacob Romiser was taken up, and
Wilson, of Maryland, explained that the Presi-
dent had acted under misapTrchension, he
having been Informed that no application had
been made 10 the pension office, while in fact
an applicat on had been made. The bill was
raised over the veto by unanimous vote, yeas
So. nays none. Allison, from the Committee on
Appropr atoms, reported the bill approprating
100000 for the compensation and expenses Of
the Mississippi river commission and $4,000
for the Missouri commission. Passed. The
Senate then took up the conference report or
the sundry cIvrI appropriation bill. Edmunds
opposed the reduction Of the appropriation.
After long debate the report was adopted
yeas 81, nays IA. The Senate then went in
to secret session. At IL p. IN. the doors were
veopened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house the Presi
dents message announcing his approval OF the
Oleomargarne bill, and it was read and refer
red to the Committee on Ways and Means
Willis of Kentucky, presented conference
report on the River and Harbor appropriation
bill, and it was read at length. Barnes, of
Missouri, submitted the conference report on
the Sundry Civil bill The reading of the re-
port consumed nearly an hour and as 5 O'Clock
was near at hanl Holman, of Indiana, wishel
its consideration to go over until tomorrow,
saying that the increased appropriations for
salaries of officers was unexampled Randall
replied that the most of the officers whose
salaries were increased were in the land Office
The report was then agreed to--yeas Log, nays
26-fnd the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, August 4-The Senate pass
ed the joint resolution accepting from
William H. Vanderbilt and Julia Dent
Grant, with grateful acknowledgment"
the objects of value and art presented by for
eign governments to the late U. s. Grant.
The bill granting an increase Of pension to
soldiers who lost leg or an arm in the SER
vice was received from the house with verbal
amendment which was readily concurred in,
and the bill again went to the president, from
whom 1t had been recalled The Senate then
took up the Senate bill extending the Gimme
d ate delivery" system and it was passed.
The bill removing the political disabilities of
j. r. Eggleson, Of Mississippi, was passed.
Allison, from the Conference Committee on
the surplus" resolution, submitted the re-
port. He called attention to the fact that the
only change made in the resolution as it pass
ed the Senate was the substitution of the
Secretary of the Treasury for the President of
the United States as the person who shall
have the right to postpone" (not suspend)
the calls. Also the commission of the trade
dollar clause. The conference report was
agreed to without discussion and the Senate at
6:15, rejecting the motion to 60 into executive.
session, adjourned till tomorrow at II a. IN.
HOUSE.
The House unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Morrison Ql):
Resolved, That the house of representatives
of the United States has heard with profound
sorrow of the death of that eminent and dis
tingu!shed citizen, Samuel J. Tilden. The
Senate amen iments to the fertilization bill
we're non-concurred In and q conference COM
mittee was appointed. Morrison then called
up the conference report on the surplus joint
resolut on. Bland opposed the conference re-
port and Breckenridge (Ky.l, Hiscock, Can
non, Brown, Batterworth and Randall favored
it. Belmont, from the foreign affairs commit
tee, reported the Cutting resolutions agreed
upon by the committee yesterday, and they
we're considered by unanimous consent. Hit
said pe mad voted Tor the resolution
under apprehension. Upon reading the
he found that instead of the |
Mexican government having refused the de-
nand of the United States to release Cutting |
it had shown every spirit of compliance. |
There was,no evasion, there was no defiance;
here was very nearly humiliation in the tone |
IF that feeble government before the sudden |
lefiant demand of the secretary Of state In |
,he name of the president Belmont On. W
vas somewhat surprised that his colleague /
(HitD should have changed his opinion on |
his subject His friend denied that Mexico |
lad refused the demand of this country, but he |
,ouh find no better authority than the secre- |
AIRY or state, and that officer had declared |
hat Mexico had refused to release Cutting. |
He commented upon and denied the correct /
iess of the extra territorial Jurisdiction of |
Mexico upon which the case hinges Pending
urther discussion, Morrison moved tnat the |
iouse take recess until ten o'clock tomorrow,
md the hour of o'clock having arrived the |
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Plumb, from the
Conference committee on the bill for the re-
zeal of the presumption and timber culture
ets, stated that the Senate conferees had
greed to yield everything except the .proyi-
ion that when there was an allegation of |
raud in the entry of land the Issue shall be
ent to the court for adjudication. The
House conferees had defined that, and had
lso declined to sign the conference report
The House bill for the relief of certain sol
Tiers of the 18th Michigan Infantry (d!shonor-
IDLY discharged) was amended and passed.
Plumb, from the Conference Committee on
he fertilization bill, reported that the Com
n!ttac had been unable to agree, which
mounted to failure of the bill. After de-
'ate, the subject was dropped. The chair
ddressed the Senate and declared the session
losed sine die.
HOUSE.
While the clerk of the Hous, was reading
he presidential veto on pension bill, the
residents Assistant Secretary, Pruden, ap-
'eared at the north door OF the chamber, when
&c announced the Presidents approval OF the
deficiency, sundry civil and river and harbor
'il. Morrison, of Illinois, offered a resolu-
ion granting the committee appointed to In
estigate labor troubles in the West permits
ion to sit during the recess with all powers
granted to it in the original resolution provid-
ng for its appointment. Granted. Tine SEN
tie bill was passed accepting the gift Of the
irant relics. The hout of adjournment hav-
NJ arrived, the House adjourned sine de.