The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-07
F~ORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
oHTArn

F0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
In the u. S. Senate on the Seth ult.,
the House bill to increase the Navy
was passed, with amendments, and q
conference was ordered thereupn.
Messrs. Dolph, Teller and Cockrell
were appointed conferrees on the North
ern Pacific Forfeiture bill. Adjourned.
In the u. S. Senate on the 31st ult.,
Mr.. Hoar's resolution for the appoint
ment of q committee to inquire into
the expediency of, and plan for, cele-
brating the Tooth anniversary of the
Constitution, and the 400th Of the dis
covery of America, was considered.
The resolution va modified, at the
suggestion of Mr.. Hawley, SO as to d.
rect the committee of seven (of whom
one shall be the presiding officer of the
Senate) to consider the expediency OF
properly celebrating, at the capital OF
the Republic, these two illustrlous an
niversaries, and, if said celebration
shall be deemed expedient, shall res
port on the method, cost and geperal
plan Thereof at the next session OF Con-
gress. and was adopted-yeas, Al; nays,
IL. The House bill to extend the
system for the immediate delivery of
letters wa reported and placed on the
calendar. Alter a secret session the
Senate adjourned.
In the u. S. Senate on the I'd, the
Conferrees on the Sundry Civil bill re-
ported a disagreement, and a further
conference was ordered. The Senate
then took up ard passed the bill report.
ed from the Finance Committee to pro.
vide for the inspection sof tobacco, CT.
CARS and snuff providing for their ex.
portation to foreign countries without
payment of taxes, under rules n reg
ulatlons of the Treasury DEPARTMENT..
After a secret session the Senate ad-
journed.
In the U. S. Senate ON the Sd, the
conference report on the Deficiency bill
was agreed to. The vetoed House bill
granting a pension to Joseph Romiser
was then taken up, and Mr.. Wilson, OF
Maryland, explained that the President
had acted under a misrepresentation, he
having been informed that no applica-
ton had been made to the Pension
Office, which. in fact, an application
had been made. The bill was passed
over the vetoe by an unanimous vote.
A conference report on tie River and
Harbor bill was presented and agreed
to. A conference report on the Sun
dry Civil bill was agreed to-yeas q,
nays IA. The Senate then, at 20 min
utes past ten O'Clock, went into secret
session. AT IL p. NJ, the doors were
reopened and the Senate adjourned.
In tie House, on the goth, a on
ference WAS ordered on the General
Deficiency bill. Nj. Thomas, of Wis
consin, called up the veto message on
the Mary Anderson Pension bill. Mr.
Reagan, OF Texas, with the intention
Of calling up the Interstate Com
MERGE bill, raised the question of con-
sideration, and the House-yeas ll2,
NAYS 1l7-refused to consider the veto
message. Three other vetoed pension
bills were called up, but the House re-
fused to consider them. The Repub-
licans then resorted to "llibustering,"
and, after a struggle of several
hours, the House took up for
consideration the veto message on the
bill granting a pension to Andrew J.
Wilson, and refused-yeas 400, nays 80
to pass the bill over the veto, the
constitutional two-thirdS not voting IN
the affirmative. A recess was then
taken until evening, when private bills
were considered.
In the House on the I'd, the Speaker
presented the bill to increase the naval
establishment, with toe Senate amend
ments thereto, and Mr.. Herbert moved
a concurrence in the amendments. The
motion was agreed to, and the bill will
90 20 the President for his approval. A
further conference was ordered on the
Sundry Civil bill. On motion of Mr..
Randall q Joint resolution was passed
! defending until August 9Th the provl-
'si0Rs Of the joint resolution providing
~oa0faFily fer the expenditures Of the
TEL. "nmept. Mr.. Atkanson, of Penna.,
Govel. Il 8 bill, which was referred,
introduc, 'as~ acquisition of real PRO.
to prevent ~sSaons. On p,obsI 81
perry by corpo. 'iaRa, the rules v,.rs
Mr.. Matson, of In4 Nuse, BY a vote ~
suspended, and the Ii. with a verbal
yeas 167, nays 81, passed, increas,ng
amendment. the Senate bill lost as
The pension of soldiers who have enea
irm or leg in tue service. The Ii.
then adjourned.
In the House on the 81, the Pres
ient's message announcing his approval
the Oleomargarine bill was received
md referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means. The conference re-
lo.t On the River and Harbor bill was
greed TO. after some 'hhbusterinQ" by
is opponents--yeas, 121; nays, 90.
Conference reports on the Deficiency
nd Sundry Civil bill were also agreed
o.. Mr.. Morrison submitted a confer
nee report on the Surplus Resolution,
it was ordered printed. Adjourned.