Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25
General lleps.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senate and HDuse PrOcecdings.--In the
Senate, Wednesday. the 18th, the invalid
pension and the military academy appro-
priatiOn bills were passed. The House
passed the legislative appropriation bill.
MIR. Morrison. from tine committee on
ways and means, reported adversely Il
resolution offered by Mr.. Grosvenor of
ONO declaring in favor of the restoration
of the wool tariff of 1867. and reSolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Wilkins of Ohio eX-
pressing the sense of Congress as adverse
to any change in the present wool tariff.
and they were laid on the table.-On
Thursday the Senate disposed of several
unmportant bills. In the House Mr..
Morrison moved that the House 90 into
committee on the tariff bill, but the prop
ositiOn was voted down lj7 to Id
Friday the Senate indefinitely postponed
Mr. Nance'S bill repeating the civil SER
vice law. and passed lot of bills. among
them one reducing from eight to five
cents the fee on domestic money orders
Tor less than 50; also Joint res luton
| providing for the submission to the SpV-
eral States of "A constitutional amendment
extending the period of the President,
! term and the session of the Fiftieth Con
gress until April 30. 1SS9. and substitute
ing April 30 for March / aS the beginning
III future of the terms of President and
Congress. The measure now goes to the
| House for concurrence.- Saturday
the House had the naval appropriation
bill before it. but did not reach final vote.
\ bill to bridge the Mississippi river at
Dubuque was passed. Resolutions were
adopted and speeches made in recOgni-
ton of the death of John p. Miller. Sen
ator from California. The Senate was
N i'm
discussed the bill to repeal the pre-emp-
ton and timbcr-culture acts. The House
passed the naval appropriation bill and
debated the sundry civil bill.-ruesdav
the Senate passed the bill repeating the
presumption and timber-culture acts and
considered the bill prohibiting members
of Congress from accepting employment
from railroads that had received aid from
the United States. -1'he House had Il
lively struggle over proposition to at
taCh to pension bills Il revenue clause
providing for sufficient funds to meet the
outlay contemplated in the bill. Final
action was not reached before adjourn
mcnt.
NoteS.-Senator Dawes has introduced
in the Senate Il bill authorizing the Prc>-
dent whenever he is satisfied that Amrri-
can vessels are denied commercial privi-
lege> in any foreign port. TO issue a
proclamation prohibiting the vessels of
that country or port from exercising such
commercial privileges a. he may define,
under penalty of seizure and forfeiture
to the United State>.-Thc President
vetoed fifteen bEl>. Monday. Thirteen
of these were private pension bills,
and two were of public buildings at
GAINESVILLE. o.. and Sioux City. Ia.-It
i believed that Congress will adjourn
about the middle of .Iuly.-rhe Senate
has ratified an eXtradition treaty with
Japan. and one for the re->urNey of the
boundary line between the United State,
and MeNiCO.-Mr. Curtin rot together
his special labor investigation committee
Monday and reviewed part of Mr.. Could
testimony. Mr.. lioXie is too sick to al,-
pear before the committee and it is very
doubtful if II report will be made by the
committee this session.