The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-03
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

TNlN III OON
SENATE.
In the U. S. Senate on the 25th, the
F~itZ-John Porter bill was taken up,
and MI. Logan spoke at length in OPP
position to it. The bill was further de-
bated by Messrs. Sewell, Teller, Plumb,
Voorhees, and Butler. Several amend
ments were offered and rejected, and,
finally, the bill was passed-yeas 80,
nays II. The bill now goes to the
President for his approval. The Senate
adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate, on the 26th
ult. Mr.. Edmunds reported a bill re-
moving the political disabilities OF
William II. F. Lee, of Virginia, and
Mr.. George a like bill for John x.
Mitchell, of Virginia, both of which
were passed by the necessary two
thirds vote, without debate. The
| Chair presented the conference report
on the Post-o6lce Appropriation bill,
stating that the committee was unable
to agree. The question being on the
subsidy provision, Mr.. Plumb moved to
insist upon the 100000 ocean mail
transportation clause added by the
| Senate to the bill. After debate the
Senate insisted on its amendment by a
vote of SO yeas to II nays, 6 Democrats
voting with the Republicans in the
affirmative. The Des MONIES River
veto, upon motion of Mr.. Plumb, was
then taken up. Mr.. Evarts spoke In
support of the veto, and Mr.. Allison in
opposition to it, Pending debate. the
Senate went into executive session,
and, when the doors were re-opened, a9-
jo1rned.
In the U. S. Senate on the Doth a
joint resolution wa passed appointing
General William S. Sewell, of New
Jersey, General Martin t. Mcmahon,
of New York, and Captain John L.
Mitchell, of Wisconsin, to be a
gers of the National Homes for Dis
abled Soldiers, to fill vacancies. Mr.
Beck introduced a bill, which was re-
ferred. authorizing the Postmaster Gen.
eral to appoint and remove postmasters
of the third class-who are now ap.
pointed and removed by the President.
The bill to quiet the titles of settlers
ON the Des Moines river lands was
passed over the Presidents veto by a
vote of 81 to 10. Conference reports on
the Army Appropriation bill, and the
bill to amend the Pacific Railroad acts,
were agreed to. The Legislative Ar-
preparation bill was considered, pend
ing which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the House, on the 25th, the
Speaker presented the various veto
messages transmitted by the Presi-
dent. They were read by the Clerk
and severally referred to the Commit
tee on Pensions or on Invalid Pensions,
until that vetoing the bill granting a
pension to the widow of Major Genera
Hunter was reached, when Mr.. Hep
burn, of Iowa, moved that its consid-
Grafton be postponed until the Goth.
The motion was lost, yeas 80, nays 141,
and the message took the usual course.
The Sundry Civil bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole. Pending
ing session was held for the considera-
ton of pension bills. Adjourned.
In the U. S. House of Representa-
tiyes on the Goth a conference report
was agreed to on requiring the land
grant railroads to pay the cost of select
Ing, conveying and surveying their
lands. AS the bill originally passed the
House it applied only to the Union
Pacific system, but as amended by the
Senate and agreed TO by the Confer
ence Committee, its provisions are eX-
tended to all land grant roads. The
Sundry Civil bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole. When about
half the bull had been considered the
| nnpnOnfftan rnCa an6 tho InuCn n6.
Ijourned,
In thu House, on the 2Sth ult., a
number of bills were introduced under
the call of the States. Among them
was Mr.. Randall's Tariff bill, which
was referred to the Ways and Means
COMMITTEE. MI. King, of Louisiana,
introduced a resolution declaring that
! the United States will view with dis
favor the contemplated action Of the
French Government legalizing the De
: Lesseps' lottery scheme ''or any Other
measure calculated to identify it with
1.-THE Panama Canal, as such action is op'
: posed to the policy OF the American
, people as expressed by the Chief Exec,
! utive of the United States at the inter
4 ception of this canal and which policy
is now most emphatioaily repeated and
: reiterated by the United States" Thu
t Sundry Civil bill was resumed In Com
1 mite of the Whole. Pending its con
t sideration the House adjourned.
In the House, ON the 29th ult.,
8 conference report on the Pension Ap
preparation bill was agreed to. Tn
General Deficiency bill was reported
and referred TO the Committee of tn,
+ Whole. 1t a~ppropriates 5000, 945
The conference report on h Pos
n Ofice Appropriation Dill was agreed to
. The Senate rocedes from the amead
q ment wbGh authorizes me fosf
master General to contract for lhlanu
a apI foreign steamboat serySe "nen II
! can be- combined in n route, where
i the foreign Office IS 0 more tnan
: 300 miles distarS from the domestic
! office. on the sam terms as inland
! Steamboat sGvlce. The Senate also
: racedas frosn the amendment inereas'
Z INC nv $4,000 the appropriation foI
= railway postal a service, and from