St. Landry democrat., 1886-08-14
xLIXTH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate on the 3Oth consideration OF
the Treasury sur>lu resolution was resu1n-
| ed Messrs. Teller, Vance and Gorham tax
| ing part in the debate The resolution was
| finally adopted. The House bill to increase
the naval establishment was then taken up,
amended and passed. In the House
Santa Fe, n. NJ, was passed. The How. .
| refused to pass over the Presidents veto Tho
bills granting pensions to the widow of Gen
eral David r. Hunter and to Mary Anderson
The Inter state Commerce bill was amended
by the substitution of the Reagan bill, ana q
conference was ordered. An evening SC
sion was held for the ccasideration of pen.
sion bills.
In the Senate on the slst the Hoar reso-
luton regarding the celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary OF the Con-
stitution and the four hundredth ami.
versary OF the discovery of America,
provoked some sharp criticism, but
alter being modified was passed. large
portion OF the day was spent in secret ses-
sion; LIN the House consideration
of the conference report on the
Eyer and and . marbos bin was re-
insisted upon It's disagreement to the Senate
amendment, aud II further conference was
ordered. The Alien Landlord bill was
passed The Senate amendment to the sur
plus Joint resolution was non -concurred in
and n conference ordered The Fertilization
App opriation bill, with Senate amend
mentS. was reported Dnck, but pending &C
tiOn the House &C JOurned.
In the Senate on the 2i q continued dis.
agreement was reported on the sundry Civil
Appropriations bill. The Senate insisted on
Its disagreements and a further conference
taxation Of fractional parts OF gal.on Of
passed: A. bill. providing for the q:
was passed; also bill for tn relief of " n.
Il. Wheeler, OF kentucky, and a bill for the
construction of a bridge across the st. Louis
tbe naval the House the bin to
ate appointments thereto was taken
up and the amendments concurred in.
a disagreement was reported on the
ordered a joint resolution was passed pro-
viding temporarily until August for the ex-
penditures of the government. bill
was passed increasing the pension of sol.
diers who have lost o leg or an arm in the
service.
IL the Senate IN the 81 the report OF the
Inference c. :Itee on the Deficiency APP
preparation g agreed to. The joint
resolution to cu4ttinue the appropriations
Temporarily was objected to by Mr.. Pump,
and was placed on the calendar. Fhe ad-
from July % to August was report
ed back, but Mr. Hoar objected to
its passage until his bill fer "inIuests under
NaClOual authority Hdu De,N toHeiuoltu a
lengthy political debate followed, ard upo
MI BLAIR Directing to further consideration
of the adjournmcn resolution, 1t was placed
on the calendar The vetoed pension bill
of Mary j. Nuttage was then called
up, bat failed to pass by the
necessary two THIRDS majority. The confer
euue report on the River and liarbor bill was
agreed 60. The vetoed Pension dill of Joseph
Romiser was passed over the veto by a
unanimous vote. In the House mes.
sages from the President approving
the Oleomargarine bill and transmit.
ting the papers in the Cutting case were laid
efore the House. The conference report on
the River and Harbor bill was agreed to.
Conference reports on the Deficiency Ap
preparation bill and the Sundry Civil bill
were also agreed to.
IN the Senate on the 4th a resolution was
passed accepting from William H. Wander
bilt and Julia Dent Grant the articles pre-.
sented by foreign governments 10 General
Grant. The adjournment resolution was
again called up, but no action was taken.
Several bills of minor Importance were
passed. The conference report ON tie 4ur-
Plus resolution wa. submitted. anC after
a lengthy debate was agreed to...ni the
House conference was ordered on the For
Appropriation bill. The confer
ence report on the surplus resolution was
adopted. The Cutting resolutions were re-
ported from the committee on foreign af-
fairs. After lengthy debate, and without
final action, the House adjourned.