The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-07-01
xLIXTH CONGRESS.
FIRST Session.

dentials OF the recollection OF Senator Al
drich Of Rhode Island. were presented.
bill was passed granting Dearborn Park to
the city OF Chicago for the use and benefit Of
to calling on the Secretary OF the Interior for
information Regarding the cancellation OF
land entries for fraud from and during the
year 1888. The Senate took up the bill TO
grant right of way through Yelowstone Park
to the Cinnabar and Clarks Forks Railroad
Company. II was laid aside for the army
House with message OF non-concurrencel In
the Senate amendments A conference COM
mittee was appointed. The diplomatic appro-
priation bill was also received with message
of fnOn-concurrence- A conference committee
was appointed. Notice was given that the
conference report on the post-oftice appro-
day. The bill to repeal the preemp-
tion timber. culture and desert lands
was then taken up, Mr.; Blair submitted
six hundred and forty acres OF desert land
should bo held in single ownership. Mr.. Ed
munds opposed the amendment. After q
10 be printed In the Record from the Commits
sioner on public lands relating TO the bill. At
5:l5 p. m. the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. and at $40 p. IN, adjourned.
HOUSE. .-Conferees were appointed on the
pension appropriation bill The naval
appropriation bill was passed. Under
the call OF States number of bills and reso-
lntious were introduced. The sundry civil
bill was taken up in committee Of the whole
and read by photographic for ntne Idment- Sew
eral amendments offered to the appropriation
bill for the Bureau OF Printing of one and two
dollar notes were ruled out on point OF
order after considerable discussion. Pending
consideration of the bill, the House nd
journed at p. m.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-SENATE.-A bill to
place Commander Quackenbush on the re-
tired list OF the navy was passed by vote OF
q to u, after vigorous opposition by Messrs.
INGALLS, and Logan, who objected because the
officer hnd been dismissed for drunkenness.
Mr.. Hawley called up his motion to recon-
sider the vote on Becks bill prohibiting mem
bers OF Congress- from accepting retainers
from roads aided by the Government. De
bate continued until O'Clock. The dis
cussion on the repeal OF the timber culture,
preempton land and desert land was con-
tinued until o'clock, when the Senate ad-
journed,
HousE.-NIne vetoes OF private pension bills
were received. After reports from commit.
tees Mr.. Morrison announced that he would
not call up tho tariff bill to-day. He called up
q proposed change in the rules to allow
clause providing for an Income tax to be
added to pension bills. This wns debated un-
I'll clock, when the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Juno 23.-SENATE.-Ab bill was
passed providing for the payment Of expenses
OF steamboat inspectors in accordance with
the recommendation of the President In his
message, written after signing the Dingley
ship bill. and resolutions were submitted and
referred, dir, citing the Judiciary Committee
u
ciared unconstitutional by the U. s. supreme
court, and providing for a digest or
index of the statutes of the United
States. including those Of the present Con
gress. The Hawley motion was then taken
up to reconsider the vote on the bill prohibit
ing members of Congress from acting as at
torneys OF railroads aided by the Govern
ment. Mr.. Beck opposed reconsideration,
and speeches were made by Evarts, Ed
munds, Mitchell and Call In favor The
motion to Esxd1 MAS then ,hoG nyed
tot refer the bill TO the Judiciary Com
mIttee, which was agreed to-30t to L. The
bill was read, and Mr.. Edmnnds promised to
messages were received and read. The bill
TO repeal the presumption and timber culture
laws were placed before the Senate, and II
was agreed that vote should be taken to-
morrow. AT p. M. the Senate went into exc
cutive session, and at p. m, adjourned.
HoUsE.-Conferees were appointed on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morrison called up the report OF the
Committee on Rules, upon which tho debate
| occurred yesterday. Mr.. Reed raised the
| ing vote the House refused to con-
slider the report, but on q yea and
nay vote this determination was
| and then to adjourn the Republicans re-
| Trained from voting. The filibustering con-
| tinued throughout the day, with numerous
proceedings under the call were dispensed
with; the motion TO adjourn to Saturday was
voted down. and another roll-call consumed
| the time up TO o'clock, when the House ad-
jOurned.
| WASHINGTON, June A.-SENATE.-A bill
was passed providing for the appointment of
| a U. s. District Judge for the Southern Dis
| trict of Alabama. IL was first amended by
| fixing all District Judges salaries at 5000
year. and prohibiting the appointment BY
Judges of relatives to ONCE. The PHI repeal,
| was passed. The Fitz John Porter bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Sewell spoke in favor OF
its passage; Mr.. Logan took the toor to re-
| ply, when the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-The morning hour was dispensed
with, and the sundry civil bill taken up. An
| amendment was Incorporated, requiring the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue certincates
| of the denominations OF one, two and nve
| dollars on all surplus silver dollars in the
Treasury IN payment OF appropriations
| of the Government MIR. Ryan, OF Kansas.
| criticised the bill, and Mr.. Herbert, OF Ala.
| bama, spoke on coast survey features until
| adjournment.
| WASHINGTON, June 2j.-SENATE.-After
routine business, the Fitz John Porter bill
was taken up. Mr., Logan objected to the bill
/ on the constitutional point that II increased
| the retired list. provided the President made
the appointment. Mr. Teller moved to amend
| Pleasanton, but Mr.. Sewell objected. Mr..
| Plumb followed, after which the bill was
passed, 30 to IL. The bill for the adjustment
| Of railroad land grants in Kansas was placed
before the Senate, and at p. m. the Senate
adjourned until Monday.
HOUsE.-Thirty veto messages on pri-
| yate pension bills were read and referred.
| A conference committee was appointed on
the agricultural appropriation bill. The sun
dry civil bill was taken up aud considered
| until d. M, when the House took recess
until d. M, the night session being for con-
slderation of pension business.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-SENArE.-Not in
| session.
HousE-The House spent the day on the
| Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Several
| amendments were offered and rejected,