Huntsville gazette., 1886-08-07
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 2Sth the conference
committee on the River and Harbor bill re-
ported that they were unable to agree. The
Senate insisted on Its amendments and an
other conference was ordered. The Forti-
ncation bill was passed. The surplus Joint
out taking any action, the Senate ad-
1ourned. .......In the House a bill Increasing
the limit OF cost OF public building at Ok
iora, MISS was passed. Conferees were APP
pointed on the Northern Pacific For
1eHure Dill continued disagree
lhelio was reported the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial bill,
and further conference was ordered The
House then went into comm ttee of the
whole on the sundry Civil Appropriations
oill. The recommendations of the
agreed to and tie bill was re. re-
ported to the House. The action of the COM
nittee Of the whole was ratified and con-
ference ordered. The report of the confer.
ence committee on the Legislative Appro.
priation bill was agreed to and the House
adjourned
The Senate on the 29th, after routine busi-
ness, proceeded to the consideration of the
House joint resolution relating to the sur
plus in the treasury. Messrs. Allison,
Eek, BeIa Plumb, MCPHERSON, Vest, Sherman,
ter went over. A conference was agreed
to on the Northern Pacific Forfeiture bill
ana after an executive session the Senate
adjourned. In the House the committee
amendments to the General Deficiency
bill were ratified and conference or
cred An effort was made to call up
way was blocked by obstruction tactics
The House refused to pass over the Presi-
dents veto the bill granting u pension to
Andrew j. Wilson. An evening session was
held for the consideration OF private bills.
IN the Senate on the 30th consideration OF
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
a bill for public building at
Santa Fe, n. NJ, was passed. The House
refused to pass over the Presidents veto, the
bills granting pensions to the widow OF Gen
eral David Il. Hunter and to Mary Anderson.
The Inter State Commerce bill was amended
by the substitution of the Reagan bill, and
conference was ordered. An evening ses-
sion was held Tor the consideration of pen
sion bills.
IN the Senate on the 3lst 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
after being modified was passed. A large
portion of the day was spent in secret ses
sion......In the House consideration
of the conference report on the
River and Harbor bill was re-
sumed, and after debate the House
insisted upon its disagreement to the Senate
amendment, and a further conference was
ordered. The Alien Landlord bill was
passed. The Senate amendment to the sur
plus Joint resolution was non concurred in
and a conference ordered. The Fertilization
Appropriation bill, with Senate amend
nents. was reported back, but pending ac
tion the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the I'd q continued dis
agreement was reported on the Sundry Civil
Appropriations bill. The Senate insisted on
Its disagreements and a further conference
was ordered. The House bill relating to
taxation OF fractional parts of a gallon OF
distilled spirits, was amended ana
passed. A bill, providing for the in
spection of tobacco. cigars and snuff,
was passed also bill for the relief of VIM.
H. Wheeler, of Kentucky, and bill for the
construction of IA bridge across the st. Louis
river. In the House the bill 20 increase
the naval establishment with the Sen
ate amendments thereto was taken
up and the amendments concurred in.
A disagreement was reported on the
sun dry Civil bill, and further conference
ordered. A joint resolution was passed pro-
viding temporarily until August for the ex.
penditures of the government A bill
was passed increasing the pension of SOL
dlers who have lost leg or an arm in the