Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-12

resulted, yeas 26, nays ia party vot ,o
except wilson, OF Maryland, who voted i,
the affirmative. The required two.tbira-
not voting in the affirmative, the bin Va
not passed. The vetoed house Nm
granting pension to Jacob Ropi
ser was then taken Up, and Wi
son, of Md, explained that the presi.
dent had acted under a micann-a
hension, he having been informed thai
no application had been made to the nan
sion office, while in fact an application
had been made. The bill was passed ova-
the veto by an unanimous vote-veas IA
nays 0. Adjourned.
Holtse-In the house, the sneako.
laid before the house the presidents mas
sage announcing his approval of the cleo
margarine bill and 1T was read and refer
red to the committee on ways and means.
also message from the president trans.
hitting the papers of the Cutting case
and that was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs. Mr.. Morrison of
H., submitted the conference report
on the sundry civil bill; the readipg
of the report consumed nearly an hour
WEDNESDAY, Aug 4.
SeHdte-Sen. Sewell, from the commit
tee on libraries, reported a Joint resolu.
ton accepting from William H. Wander
bilt and Julia Dent Grant, the objects of
value and art presented by various for
eign governments to the late L. S. Grant
They were accepted with greatful ac
acknowledgements, and are to be held by
the United States and preserved and pro
tected in the national museum for the
no nf ha
United States. The report was adopte6
and the gifts accepted. The senate bill
extending the system of immediate de-
livery to all articles bearing an immediate
delivery stamp" was passed. On motion
of Sen. Hoar the senate took up the veto
ed pension bill of Margaret D. Marchand.
widow of Commodore Marchand. the
question being on its passage notwith.
standing the presidents objections. At
ter brief debate the bill was postponed
until next session. Sen. Sewen then call
ed up the house bill granting the same
lady the same pension, and it was passed.
Sen. Allison, from the conference com
mittee on the
SURPLUS RESI- LUTON
submitted report. After long discussion
the conference was agreed to without di-
vision and the senate adjoorned.
House-The senate amendments to the
fertilization appropriation bill were non
concurred in and Forney, Randall and
Butterworth appointed conferees. Mr..
Belmont, of New York, from the commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported Cuttings
resolution and received unanimous con
sent to have them Immediately consider
ed. A long discussion followed in which
Hit, of Illinois, Grain, of Texas, King, of
Louisiana, Belmont, of New York, and
others participated. No conclusions
were reached, however, and the house ad-
iourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Aug. 3.
Senute-The senate took up during the
progress of the secret session the house
resolution providing for the adjournment
and having amended it by fixing the time
at 4 o'clock this afternoon adopted it,
Senator Edmunds and Harris were APP
pointed a committee TO wait ON the presi-
dent and inform him that congress was
ready to adjourn. Hawley, referring to
Beck's bill to prevent members of con
gress from acting as consel for subsidized
railways said he had been seeking an OPP
portunity to have it called up and acted
on, but other business stood in the way.
Sen. Beck agreed with Hawley that it had
been impossible to have action on the bill
this session. He thought, however, that
the bill had not had fair play. He did
not believe that single member of the
judiciary committee would vote for the
substitute which it had reported He
thought that the committee had sought
L.. .Is1
as very serious matter. He moved that
the second Monday in December next be
fixed for its consideration The motion
was agreed to. The house bill for the re-
lief of certain soldiers of the 18th Mich
gan volunteer infantry (dishonorably dis
charged, was amended and passed. Sen.
Edmunds reported that the committee of
the two houses appointed to wait on the
president to inform him that the two
houses had
COMPLETED THE BUSINESS
of the session and were ready to adjourn,
unless he had some further communica-
tion to make, had performed that duty,
and were informed by the president that
he had no further communication to make,
and that he congratulated the two houses
on the termination of their labors, A
hurried leave among the senators and
employees took place, and in half an hour
the chamber was empty.
HouSe-W the clerk of the house was
reading the presidents veto on pension
bill, the presidents secretary, Pruden,
appeared at the north door of the cham
Der. When he announced the presidents
approval of the deficiency. sundry civil
and and river and harbor bills, there was
n round of applause, and the gloom
which had settled upon the members, by
reason of rumors that were ripe that the
rivsc aud harbor bill had been vetoed,
were dispelled. On motion of Mr.. Spring
er the adjournment resolution was taken
up and the amendment of the senate, fix
ing an hour of adjournment at O'Clock
to-day, was concurred in. At 2:25 O'Clock
o. m. the committee appointed to wait
upon the president and inform hun that
congress was ready to adjourn, appeared
at the bar of the honse and announced
that it had performed its duty, and that
the president had nothing further TO
communicate to congress. On motion OF
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania. the senate
bill accepting the gift of the Grant relics
was passed. The hour of adjournment
having arrived the house adjourned sine
die.