Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-06-08
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, June z, 1886.
SENATE-Mr. Miller moved the reference of the
eoleomargarine bill to the Commute on Agr1cui-
Mr. Morrill, said if the motion should not pre-
Committee Finance.
After long debate the bill was referred to the
Committee ON Agriculture by a vote of q to 81.
After passing bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to have lighthouse supply steamer
alton bill was token up and passed.
NJ The Senate then went to the calendar. When
sessions YVES reached objection was made and the
Some debate arose on a bill reported by Mr.
brown from the Commit e on Railroads to provide
to ad OF @ WITH rsToads that
ing 1865 and 1866 Mr. Hawey called Attention aa to
the language Of the report accompanying the bill.
It referred to the Union army as the invading ar
my" He knew there had been time when the term
mad IN fde e 20 sHe ssd
was member of the Railroad committee and
ported leaving It to Mr. Brown 10 write the report
but he did not believe the committee "a majority
the of this language in report to be submitted
to the Senate Mr.. Hawley regarded the language
as gross discourtesy to the COMMITTEES. The SEN
ator from Georgia had had an opportunity to apol-
ogze for it, but had not done so.
Mr.. Brown disclamed any offerse and will
ing to withdraw the Objectionable words Invading
army" and use any other words that would be sst-
Mr. Harrison did not think it proper that a re-
port containing the words Invading army ap-
piled to the army of the Union was proper report
to stand on the records of the Senate He moved
that the bill be recommtted to the Committee
Railroads with instructions to strike out from the
report the words referred to.
Mr.. Brown asked permission to Y thdraw the re-
port altogether Unanimous consent being given
the report was withdrawn and the bill then passed.
Mr.. Beck submitted an amendment to the olec-
Committee on Agriculture. He said he did
wish to be responsible for all the detailed prov
amendment to be the House bill ION tariff and
ation"-the Morrison bill This was greeted with
loud laughter.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the Senate, against the
opposition Of Mr. Hale ale took up the bill pgoyiding
graduates excluded by the naval appropi aton bill
Mr.. Hale spoke in opposition to the bill. He de-
Tended the law of 1882 citing ferres to show the
eve. ship in the serVee we had fiftynine oficers
one officer to five men. The number of persons who
law was AZ. The init dsion OF these 145 men, he
said would Great sufocation in the lower ranks of
ward the young men already in the service Who
wanted naval service without ambition in its per-
sonel?
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the proposed incres Re
of the navy was expected to make room for the
Mr. Hale said it would be years before we
would have thirty ships and even when we
should have them each new ship would only take
the place of an old one-and We had officers
enough already.
At 4:45, without action on the bill, the Senate
on motion of Mr. Allison went into executive
sion and at $50 pm. adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Mahoney, of New York, offered a
resolution expressing the sympathy of the House
of Representatives with the efforts of Mr.. Glad
stone and his associates to secure free parlia
ment for Ireland Mr.. Mahoney wanted the
luton to go to the Committee Labor, but the
House by a vote of 90 to 113, rejected bis notion
and the resolution went to the Committee For
egn Affairs.
Mr.. Holman moved that the House go irto Com
mittee of the Whole on the legislative appropria-
ton bill, but it was voted down
Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana. moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill repeating the presumption timber
culture and desert land acts. The motion after
debate was agreed to.
Mr.. Wade,of Missouri, moved to suspend the Iles
and pass bill appropriating $3.50 % for the cree
ton of public building at Springfield, Mo-; agreed
49, to 4.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, moved to suspend the
1!es and pass the Senate bill authorizing the
Struction of a bridge across the Arthur Kill. The
motion was agreed to; yeas 139, nays 3.
Mr.. Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill increasing to $500 %
the limit of the appropriation for the public build
ing at Reading, Pa; agreed to- yeas 1884, nays SO.
The House then at O'Clock adjourned