The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.


First Session.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-sENArE.-A resoIu.
ton of Mr.. Edmunds' was passed directing
the Committee of Foreign Relations to in
our fishing vcsecfs. The rest of the day and
evening were spent mainly on the appropri-
alton bills.
HousE.--The new naval ship bill was passed.
The evening session was devoted TO land
grant forfeiture bills.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-SENATE.-Ab bill was
passed directing the Commissioner of Labor
to make investigation in regard to convict
labor. A joint resolution was placed on the
constitution in relation to alcoholic liquors
The resolution discharging the finance Com.
inittee from consideration of the Morri son
statement that III would he reported to-
morrow. The President was called upon for
informa tion in regard to the detention Of
appropriation bilf was considered. The forti.
f1cations and naval bills were reported: The
Senate went into executive session at O'Clock
and took recess at p. m. until O'Clock.
At the night session there was no quorum
and pension bills were considered In open
session.
from conference, and the amendment pro.
viding for Senator'S clerks objected to-yeas
90, nays III. Further conference was or.
hills were Introduced and referred. The
Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture was
taken up and debated until p. M, when the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-sENArE-The House
surplus resolution was reported back with
amendments. Several vetoed pension bills
were reported back. Mr.. Blair gave notice
he would call them up on Thursday for ac-
ton.
HousE-The sundry civil bill was reported
and referred to the committee Of the whole.
The conference committee on the river
aer am and sSe House % ted
striking out of the Hennepin Canal,
Canal stnseon BAY and Lake
Ship Canal, the Mississippi River Commission
and the Potomac Flats Improvement items.
up, and the House substitute, forfeiting all
lands west of Bismarck, agreed to-yeas ia,
nays e5. The Senate bill as amended was then
commerce bill was called up. and motion to
agree to the Senate bill rejected. Pending
fina' action. the House adjourned.
wAsHISGToN,, July S.-sENATE.-The river
ence. A continued disagreement with the
House was ordered and the bill returned to
conference. bill was reported to refer the
| 1t was placed on the calendar. The fortif1-
cations bill was then taken up, debated and
| passed: The surplus resolution was taken
up, and pending its consideration the Senate
| adjourned.
HoUsE.-Conferees on the Northern Pa
ciic forfeiture bill were appointed. The leg
isative appropriation bill was agreed to in
committee Of the whole. the House receding
| from its objection to the Senator'S clerks.
The sundry civil BILL with Senate amend.
conference The report on the legislative
| bill was sdopted in the House, and at p IN.
the House adjourned.
| wAsHINGToN,'J July 29.-SENATE.- proc
lamation Of the Governor Of Utah, relative to
the violation of the marriage laws in that Ter.
| ritory, was presented and referred. A resolu-
| ton to authorize the continuance of the PEN
! sion ONCE investigation during the recess was
placed on the calandar. number Of House
] Morrison surplus resolution, as amended,
was then considered. Messrs. Allison, Nc.
Pherson and Sherman favored the amended
resolution, and Plumb, Vest, Beck, Teller and
Jones opposed 1t.
| HoUsE.-A bill was passed for the erection
of a public building at Jefferson. Tex. The
general deficiency bill, with Senate amend
/ whole. A conference was ordered, and Messrs.
Burns, LeFevre and McComas were appointed
conferees. Vetoed pension bills were called
Mr.. Reagan, who wanted the Inter State com
! merce bill brought up, and finally u was
! agreed that the pension cases on the calendar
be considered and voted upon. and then the
Inter-s tate commerce bill should be taken up
| The House refused-l06 to S6-tO pass We.
toed pension bill for the relief of Andrew J:
p. m. for private bills.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-A secret session was
held after the reading of the journal, and the
nomination of Solicitor General jerks con-
| hrmed. The Senate amendments to the House
Saase for
we're reconsidered, and amendment fixing
District Judges salaries ct 5000 g year
prohibiting the appointment Of relatives
by Judges, was also stricken out
self was local. A resolution to appoint q
committee Of the Senate and House to report
q plan for celebrating at the capital the four
covery Of America went over until to-mor.
row. A resolution calling on the Commits.
sioner Of Agriculture for 2 report at the next
was adopted The Morrison surplus resolu'
tion was taken up and considered, num-
% Der Of a%enSms1ts s Mers PROPOSED s16 re
the bill for the receipt Of trade dollars q
their face value. and this was adopted. A.
tempts were made to lay the resolution on the
table and then strike out the enacting clause
but both failed. The resolution and amend
ments were finally passed BY ayote OF q to 70
The naval increase bill! was called up, amend
ed, passed and conference ordered. The
Senate, at Q p. m, adjourned.
HoUsE.-Bills were passed for the construo
ton Of public buildings ct Santa Fe. N; y:
and springhed Msss s Vetoed Psnsdien n oili,
the bill granting . pension of nfty dollars te
the widow Of General Hunter over the Presi
sstS IL; sS ySte q nsy, s
ll9; nays, 96-not the necessary two-thirds IL
either case. The other vetoed bills on th'
ss Sn Si
was taken up. II was passed-ycas, 1S8
nays, II. The river and harbor bill was re
Sn sne the
session being for the consideration Of pension
bills.
Miscellaneous News.
The Senate Committee on Postof1ces viii
report the House bill to extend the free de
livery system.
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