River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-29
FoRTY NINTH CONGRESS

House, July 2l-The resolution for final
adjournment on the 18th of July was pass
ed. The amendment made by the Senate
to the river and harbor bill was consider
ed and non-cOncurred in and a conference
committee asked.
SENATE, July 2l-The entire session was
devoted TO discussing the three reports Of
the committee on privileges and elections
relative to the election of Senator Payne
of Ohio. Senator Logan made an especially
caustic speech upon the Cincinnati CONNER
eial Gazette. The debate was in progress
when the Senate adjourned.
SENATE, July 23-The conference com
mis:ee report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to. The question OF inves-
tigating the election OF Senator Payne of
0hiO, was debated the remainder Of the day,
Senator Sherman spoke strongly in favor
of investigating.
HOUSE, July GAN effort to take act
ion on the oIeOmargarine bill as amenGed
by the senate failed. The day was spent
in committee OF the whole on the revenue
bills.
SENATE, July 23-The debate on tie res
olutiOn to investigate Senator Pa, ne was
resumed and continued to a conclusion.
Senator Evarts of New York spoke against
investigating and by 4 vote OF "a TO IL it
was decided not to go into the matter.
HOUsE, July 23-The event of the day and
the one in which all interest conferred was
the oleomar -arine bill. The Senate had re-
duced the tax to two cents per pound and
the friends Of the bill i'm the House wished
To refuse To concur and see If a conference
committee would not raise the tax TO five
cents. There was, so much ffllibustering,
~
cluded 10 accept the bill as il came from
the senate and by "a vote OF lis 20 80 the
senate amendments were agreed to.
SENATE. July "a resolution for the
collection and printisg Of presidential
vetoes from the organization % congress
TO the present time, arranged in chronicle
gical order, was adopted. The senate then
resumed consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Among the items add
ed was enc of $1,000 for the painting of
Carl GUtherz, called Farming IN Dakota
S55.j0J was appropriated tor expenses OF
inaUgurating the BarthOldi statue in New
York harbor, with proviso that none OF
10 Is 70 be expended for liquor or tobacco.
The bin was considered all day and at
the evening session. and finally passed.
House, July 2l-The bill for the increase
Of the navy was the topic Of the day and
after lengthy debate, the bin passed
SENATE, July 26-The deficiency APP
preparation bill was considered a. length.
A number Of amsnduenjs were made and
the bill finally passed. The evening ses-
sion was devoted to executive business.
HOUSE, July 9S-The conference commit
tee reported that they could not agree on
the legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill and further com erence was
ordered. Mr.. Henly from the committee on
public lands reported back the senate bill
FORGETTING certain of the lands granite the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The
committee recommends that, in lieu of the
senate bill, there lie substituted the provis-
ions % the house bill on the same subject. |
Mr. Henly said,
The difference between tine two bills was
that, while the senate bill forfeited the |
grant frCm WAIlula Junction TO Portland, /