Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, July 6-Ths senate to-day
took up the bill to secure the Cherokee freed
men and others their proportion Of certain
proceeds of lands. ingalls,, from commtte,
on Indian Affairs, reported q substitute fol-
this bill 1t appropriates SIS, 900 for the pur
rose and directs how the amount shall be dis
tributed. The substitute was agreed To and
the bill passed. The senate then proceeded to
consider the amendments to the River and
Harbor bill. The first amendment that wal
questioned was the item appropr sting $3.50,
900 for the purchase Of the Sturgeon Bay 4
Lake Michigan Ship Canal aud Harbor OF
Refuge. After long debate the senate went
into executive session.
noUsE.
Petitions were presented from the r'enns,l-
vania Knights Of Labor asking legislation to
promote the interests OF labor. The morn ing
hour having been dispensed with the house
went into committee of the whole Hammond
In the chair) on the general deficiency BILL
The end Of the bill having been reached the
committee In accordance with a previous ar
rangemcnt reverted TO the paragraphs relative
to the State Department On motion of Bel
mont the amendments were adopted approprl-
Rting various small sums to meet special de.
fc!encs In the consular service. The com
mittec then rose aud reported the bill to the
house. The first vote was taken on an amend
ment for the payment Of the Old Colony and
Pacific Mail Steamship Companies for the
transportation of marines to Aspinwall In 1885.
1t was agreed to-yeas lis, nays 80. Adjourn.
Il
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 7th.-The senate
resumed consideration Of the amendments to
the river and harbor bill, the pending question
being an amendment approrrlatlng $3.50, 600
Tor the purchase of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan slip canal and harbor Of refuge.
Spooner offered an amendment as substI-
ute. 1t appropriates sl50, 900 for the purpose
If making free of toll the commerce drought
the canal. After discussion the substituting
amendment was agreed to-yeas 86, NAYS
10. The River and harbor bill was then laid
aside and the chair laid before the senate the
message Of the president vetong the bill au-
thorizipg the construction of railroads through
'HO eStittoiy az ANOAhhSih
The message was read, and Dawes moved to
refer the bill and message to the committee on
indian Affairs, and he desired to 60 with this
remarkable message the section of the t: ,atJ
which ha3 affected the President 70 ssnsibly.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill and
message were referred
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house twenty
one veto messages transm tied by the pres
i'd ,ut vest :rday. The first message read was
referred, without comm, mt 10 the commit zee
on Invalid Pens ons but the disl osition of the
next message veto ng the bill granting pen
on TO Ewing L. Harrington consumed more
time. Matson, of Indiana, moved its refer
ence pend NJ which, Holiness Of Iowa, stating
that the reference of the bill would be the end
of 1t moved that its consideration be post.
poned until next Friday-yeas 9S, nays liz.
Burrows, of Michigan, moved to amend Mat
sons motion by adding instructions request
ing committee on Invalid Pensions to report
the bill and message back Friday. jackson,
Of Pennsylvania, attacked the veto policy Of
the president who, he declared, was not ac-
tuated by any regard for the worth or meri
cussion in reference to the veto by the pres
ident Of pension bills. Motions TO refer sew
eral of the messages to the committee on IN
valid pensions were lost Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July S.-After the presenta-
ton of the usual number of petitions the
senate proceeded to business on the calendar.
The resolutions for inquiry into the authority
under which the so-called state convention
had been organized in the territory OF Dakota,
were indefinitely postponed. The senate then
resumed the consideration Of the river and
harbor bill, the pending amendment being to
reduce the appropriation for the Kentucky
river from $3.50, 900 to Slc0 700. Amendment
lost. The Hennepin canal clause was then
taken IN. Logan hoped the time would
come when the people, whenever there was q
necessity for cheap transportation, would pro
vide for it by canal or otherwise, and he could
not see why the pending proposition was not
as proper on the river and harbor bill as in a
separate measure. After executive session
the senate jolrned.
HOUSE.
Compton, Of Maryland, submitted a series
Of resolutions expressing the regret with
which the house has heard Of the death OF
Hon. VIM. H. Cole, late representative from
Maryland, and providing for the appointment
OF a committee Of seven representatives and
three senators to take orders for superintend-
ing the funeral ceremonies. The house then
at II 10, as mark of respect to the memory
Of the deceased, adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 9th.--Sewell from the
committee on pensions, on the vetoed bill
granting pension to Margaret Msrch, the
widow of Commodore March, said the COM
mittee repoets its former report and recon-
mendcd the passage Of the bill over the veto.
The report was referred The senate then
went to the calendar and took up the bill to
establish agricultural experiment stations In
connection with agricultural colleges.
Mr.. Call offered a resolution calling on the
president to direct the American representa-
tive at Mexico to investigate the truth Of tie
statement made In the newspapers that Ameri-
can citizens are confined in Mexican prisons
without trial, and to make provisions for
their defense and release; also requesting the
president to open negotiations with the Next
can government to arrange that American
citizens who are charged with violating the
laws of Mexico may secure speedy trial.
Laid over. At 1875 he senate went into ex-
ecutiye session.
The speaker announced that the regular
order was the vote on the demand for the pre-
yious question on the motion to refer the pres
dents veto Of the hill granting pension to
Sally Ann Bradley. to the committee on in
valid pensions. burrows (Mich.) and Watson
Qnd) tried TO come to some arrangement to
prevent filibustering. Finally q conclusion
was reached. Mr.. Grosvenor, (O.) spoke in
opposition to the motion to refer, but it was
finally agreed to. Yeas, 122, nays, Ill. Mat
ters then ran smoothly and the messages were
read and referred without debate, until the
veto message on the bill granting pension to
Francis Derning was reached. On this the re-
publicans demanded and were accorded half
an hour for debate. After the speaker
er's table was cleared Of veto messages the
house resumed consideration Of the gener al
deficiency bib
SENATE.
WAsHINsToM, July 10.-Blair, from the
committee on pensions, submitted report on
the twenty-three pension bills vetoed by the