The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-12-25
Proceedings of Congress.

retirement and recoinage OF the trade dollar
was taken up and passed. The House Dill
for the extension of the free delivery system
and the Senate bill to modify the postal money
order system were also passed. Mr.. Aldrich
introduced a bill, which was referred, to pro-
vide for the reduction of Interest on the bonded
debt of the United States. 1t authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to receive and a.
per cent bonds, and to issue in exchange Tor
them % per cent. bonds, payable IN 1907, but
not to be subject to be called in and paid so long
as other higher interest bonds are outstanding.
The 81 per cent bonds are to be available as
deposits for bank circulation. MIR. Blair
moved to take up the bill reported by HIM on
the 2Sth of June, to give the right of trial by
Jury to pension claimants whose applications
have been rejected. After some discussion
the bill was recommitted. The bill to repeal
the Tenure of Office act was passed. Yeas ~,
nays y.
In the House Mr.. Belmont, of New York,
introduced bill providing for the appoint
ment by the President of commission to take
testimony as to the losses and injuries sus-
tanned by American fisherman at the hands
of the British or Colonial authorities since
December 31st, 1885. The bill was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The
Sundry Civil bill was passed. An evening
session was held for the consideration of pen
sion bills.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday
In the House, after some routine business,
Mr.. Morrison moved to 20 into Committee OF
the Whole for the purpose of considering rev.
enue bills The yeas and nays were demanded
and resulted in l4S yeas and l54 nays-so the
motion was defeated. The following Demo
Gratis voted in the negative: Messrs. Bliss,
BOYLE, Campbell of Ohio, Curtin, Ermentrout,
Foran, Gay, Geddes, Green of New Jersey,
Irion, Lawler, Lefevre, Martin, McAdoo,
Merriman, Muller, Randall, Seney, Sowden,
Spriggs, Stahlnecker, St. Martin, Wallace,
Ward of Illinois, Warner of Ohio, and Wilkins.
The following Republicans voted in the at,
fimative: Messrs. Hayden, Nelson, Stone OF
Massachusetts,, Strait, Wakefield ana nl!e OF
Minnesota. Pending an attempt to consider
the Pacific Railroad Funding bill, the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Vest in
troduced a substitute for the bill to incorpo-
rate the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway
Company, and stated that it simply provided
for a naked incorporation of the company
without any guarantee by the government;
1t was made a special order for the second
Tuesday in January. On motion of Mr..
Hoar, the Pacific Railroad Funding bill was
postponed as a special order until the second
Tuesday in January. Mr.. Aldrich offered a
table requesting the President to enter into ne.
gotiations with the governments of the several
principal sugar producing countries OF the
world, with view of securing mutual agree
ments by which the United States shall agree
to admit, free of duty, sugar and snoiasses,
I the produce Of such countries or their colo
MES, when transported in vessels under the
flag of either contracting party, and ON which
sugar and molasses no export tax or export
charge has been levied, on condition that
such governments shall admit into their re-
spective countries or sugar producing colonies
free of duty the mineral, agricultural ana
manufactured products or the United States.
Mr.. Blair introduced a bill increasing the
pensions of soldiers and sailors who have lost
both arms. o,,
In the House number of bifis ahdA<esoiu
tions were reported under the call OF stMes
and referred. Mr.. Morrison introduced
resolution for holiday recess from December
22d to January 18th. 1t was referred to the
WAYS and Means Committee. Mr.. Hiscock
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill
increasing the duties on leaf and stemmed
tobacco. After some debate the motion was
lost-yeas 80, nays 165. The Senate bill
making an annual appropriation for the militia
was passed, amended SO as to make the
amount 100000.
ed and passed reducing the charge for pass
ports from five dollars to oHs. The House
Printing Deficiency bill was passed, with an
amendment requiring the money to be ex.
pended rateably.. Mr.. Salisbury introduced
n bill to amend the naturalization laws Mr.
ingalls, offered resolution discharglng the
Committee on Pensions from further consid-
Grafton of the bill introduced by him last ses-
sion to remove the limitation OF the payment
of arrears of pensions He said that, as the
Committee had taken no action on 1t, IL
seemed to him that there was either an ir-
reconcilable difference of opinion or dlsln'
clination on the part of the Committee to
bring the bill before the Senate. Mr.. Blair,
Chairman of the Committee on Pensions,
said that he was himself in favor of 1t, but
that there was majority of the committee
against it. The resolution was laid over a
resolution from the House for holiday recess
until January 4th was agreed to. The bill to
establish agricultural experiment stations IN
connection with the agricultural college was
taken up as unfinished business, and it was
arranged should retain its place on the cal
ender.
In the House a recess was agreed upon
from December % until January 4th. The
Senate amendment to the bill for the relief of
Jeannettee survivors was concurred in. The
Indian and Diplomatic Appropriation bills
were reported and referred to the Committee
of the Whole. The House then went into
committee on the Army Appropriation bill.
After the adoption of a few amendments the
hill was reported to the House and passed.
The Invalid pension bill was reported and
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Senate amendment to the Printing Defci-
ency bill was concurred in and the House
adjourned.
Both houses of Congress on Wednesday took
a recess until January A. The Senate adopt
ed Mr.. Dawes's resolution instructing the
committee on finance to inquire and report
what tariff reduction can be made without i'm
pairing the prosperity of home industries or
the compensation of home labor. In the
House Mr.. Warner from the committee on
postofices and post roads. reported bill re-
quiring all land grant railroad companies to
construct, maintain and operate telegraph
lines.