The Penn's Grove record., 1886-06-26
lCE1Y-NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE

l(I1Y-KINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE
In the U. S. Senate On the 18th, Mr..
Ingalls, resolution requesting the Pres
ident to furnish information as To APP
pointments and removals under the
& vii Service law was adopted, with an
amendment by Mr.. Vance, requesting
information as to appointments made
within the scope of The Civil service
Act, between January 10Th, 1888,
when the act passed, and July 10th,
1888, when it went into effect. Mr..
Chace offered a resolution calling on the
Postmaster General fer information as
to the amount of additional cOmpensa-
ton asserted to be due the p%ostmasters
and late Dostmasters under the act of
March Sd, 1888, for the payment of
which no provision had been made.
Agreed to. Mr.. Vance's bill to repeal
the Civil Service law was Indefinitely
postponed-yeas, 80; nays, 6. The
House bill reducing from s to 5 cents
Il e fee on domestic money orders for
sums not exceeding So was passed.
The Frye bill, providing for the pay
ment of 80 cents a mile for carrying
the foreign mails of the United States,
and the Logan bill, to increase the eff
cheney of the army, was also passed.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the United States Senate, on the
Dist, the credentials of Nelson w.
Aldrlch, reelected United States Sen
ator from Rhode Island, were pre-
sented and filed. A bill was unani
monsly passed removing the political
disabilities of J u. Flournoy, of Mis-
sissippi. Mr., Frye, from the Commit
tee on Rules, reported favorably Mr..
Edmunds' resolution providing for
such an amendment to the Rules As to
admit of debate on a motion to re-
consider. The resolution was agreed
to, and the rules were amended ac-
cordingly. The Army Appropriation
bill was reported, and "a conference was
ordered ON the Diplomatic Appropria-
ton bill. The Pre- emption Repeal bill
was dis cussed. After an executive,
session the Senate adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 22d, a res
olution was adopted requesting the
President to bring to the attention of
the Nicaraguan Government the claims
of citizens of the United States against
that Government. Mr.. Hawley called
up his motion to reconsider the bll!
prohibiting members of Congress from
accepting employment from ia lroads
that had received aid from the United
States. After debate, the bill, at ,
O'Clock, W, mt over. The bill repeating
the Presumption and Timber Culture
laws was co sidered, pending which
the Senate adjourned.
house
In the House, on the 18th, the
Diplomatic Appropriation bill was re-
ported back with the Senate amend
ments, some of which were concurred
in and the others rejected. MI, An
derson, of Kansas, offered a concur
rent resolution for the final adjourn
ment of Congress on July Sd. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means. Mr.. O'Nelll, of Missouri,
from the Committee on Labor, re-
ported the bills granting leaves of
absence to employees at the navy
yards, and amending the act prohib-
lting the importation OF contract
labor. The Naval Appropriation bill
was considered in Committee of the
Whole. An evening session was held
for the consideration of pension bills.
Adjourned.
In the u. 5. House of Representa-
tives on the 10Th a message was receiy-
ed from the President, announcing his
approval of the Shipping bill, but
pointing out a defect in its provisions
which should be remedIed by supple
mental legislation. Mr.. Dingley sand
he was instructed by the Shipping Com
mittee to introduce a measure to remedy
the defect pointed out by the President
and he asked unanimous consent to In
troduce it 10Y and put it upon It's pas
sage. Mr.. Morrison objected, and the
message was referred TO the shipping
Committee. The House then went into
| Committee of the Whole on the Naval
appropriation bill. The consideration
of the bill having been completed,
Mr.. Goff, of West Virginia,
| offered An additional section appro'
prIating So. lis, 046 for the completion
of the double turretted monitors; dis
tributed as follows: Puritan, S969, 232;
Amphitrite, S65l ,0S4; Monadnock,
$91S, 942; Terror, $63s, 7SS. Lost
yeas, IA; nays, 81. The Committee
then rose and reported the bill to the
House. The amendments were con-
CURED in and the previous question
ordered. Mr.. Golf moved to TecOmmit
the bill with instructions TO the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to report 1t
back, with an amendment %appropria-
ting money for the completion OF the
monitors.
In the House on the Dist, a conference
committee was appointed on the Pen
sion Appropriation bill, The consider
alton Of the Naval Appropriation bill
was resumed, and the House rejected
yeas 80, lays 131-the motion made
on the 18th by Mr.. Golf to recommit
the bill with instructions to the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs TO report 1t
back with an amendment making pro-
vision for the completion OF the double
turreted monitors. The bill was then
passed. The Sundry Civil bill was con-
sidered, pending which the House adj
journed.
In the House, on the 22d, the
Speaker presented nine messages from
the President announcing his disap-
prevail of a like number of private
pension bills, and they were referred
to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Several of the Presidents terse SEN
tenees and IrOnical suggestions were
greeted with applause and lau-hter.
Mr.. Dingley, from the shipping Com
mittee, reported a bill to amend the