Evening star., 1886-07-17
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
OLEoMARGARINE IN THE SENATE.
APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on Indian
aHalrs submitted report on the message OF
the President vetoing the bill granting the right
OF way through reservations In northern Mon.
tana-recommending the passage of the bill
Notwithstanding the Presidents objections.
lie stated tnat the report was unanimous, and
that he would take an early occasion to call 1t
up for action. He did not think that it would
take much time in debate.
THE OLEOMARGARINE BILL.
Mr.. Miller called up the oleomargarine bill
the House bill defining butter and regulating
the manufacture, sale, importation and expor-
tation OF oleomargarine-(reporte by the COM
mlttee on agriculture without amendment.)
The bill was read in full. The question whether
the bill should be now considered was decided
IN the affirmative-yeas %, nays 13-as toll
lows:
ger, Cullom, Dawes, Edmunds, Evarts. Frye,
German, Hale, Harrison Hawley, Hoar, ,kenna,
Logan, Mcmillan. Malone, Miller, Payne, Platt,
Van Wyck and Wilson Iowa)-2S.
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Brown, Coke,
Gray, Harris, Jones lArk.), Maxey, Pugh, Vance,
Mr.. Beck moved TO refer the bill to the COM
mittee on finance. 1t was he said, u tax bill,
beyond all controversy, and as such should,
under the rules OF the Senate, be considered by
the committee on finance. 1t not only dealt
with internal taxation, but it changes the tariff
laws.
Mr.. Miller opposed the motion to refer, saying
that the only possible result of such a reference
would be to bury the bill and carry it over for
this session.
Mr.. Maxey advocated the motion to refer on
the ground that it was a tax bill and therefore
the committee on agriculture had nothing to do
with it.
Alter further debate Mr. Beck's motion to re-
fer the bill to the finance committee was reject
ed by vote OF 15 to 20.
The vote was as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Beck,
Berry, Coke, Gray, Harris, Hearst, James, of
Arkansas; Maxey, Pugh, salisbury, Vance,
Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall and Wilson, of Mary
Nays-Messrs Allison, Blair. Cockrell, Con-
ger, CullOm Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds,
Eyarts, 1a Frye, German, Hale, Harrison, Haw-
Miller, Palmer, Platt, Sherman, Spooner, Stan
ford, Teller, Van Wyck, WhitthOrne and Will
son, of Iowa-29.
Mr.. Miller advocated the passage of the bill.
One Nomination To-day.
ASSISTANT TREASURER AT PHILADELPHIA.
The President sent the following nomination
to the Senate to-day: S. Davis Page to be Assis.
tant Treasurer OF the United States at Philadel-
PIMA, Pa.
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Zach Taylor (Tenn.). from the committee
on expenditures in the Treasury department,
reported resolution expunging from the
Record the resolution printed in the issue OF
1es
Lancaster) purporting to have been reported
from that committee on the previous day.
referred to the committee rules.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
MIR. Holman 1nd J, from the conference CON-
mittee on the legislative appropriation bill, re-
ported a disagreement.
Mr.. Holman and Mr.. Cannon and others rep
resented that the Senate would not yield upon
the amendment making appropriations for the
pay OF Senators private Clerks; and in view OF
this statement Mr.. Oates moved that the House
recede from its disagreement to the amend
mGnt. The motion was lOst-yeas 90, nays
143-and further conference was ordered.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
MIR. Rockwell (Mass.), from the committee on
public buildings, reported bill to establish a
marine hospital at the port of New York. Com
mittee of the whole
commerce, reported a bill authorizing the con-
struction of u bridge across the Mississippi
river at Memphis, Tenn. Private calendar.
THE FoRTIFICATION APPRoPRFazgON BILL.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Blount, of Georgia, in the chair on
the fortitication appropriation bill.
District In Congress.
THE GREAT FALLS RAILWAY COMPANY.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Cullom (by re-
Quest introduced the bill which Was introduced
IN the House last Monday, for the incorpora-
tion OF the Great Falls Railway company. Re-
1erred to committee on railroads.
Capitol Topics.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL PASSES THE
SENATE.
The naval appropriation bill was passed in
the Senate yesterday without debate.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, from the CONF nit
tee on foreign affairs, reported a resolution
In the House OF Representatives yesterday
which was adopted, requesting the President to
furnish the House with all correspondence not
heretofore made public between the govern
menL OF the United States and the republics of
Nicaragua and Costa RIca since 1876 in refer
ence To the location and construction OF an
lnter-Oceanlc canal by the San Juan river and
Lake Nicaragua.
In the Senate to-day Messrs. Mcmillan, Con-
ger and Ransom were appointed conierees ON
Representative Buchanan, of New Jersey,
who has been ill with Il lever for three weeks, is
again able 10 attend the sessions oil the House
Congress Next Week
PROBABLE COURSE OF BUSINESS IN THE
HOUSE.
The House took under consideration the
fertilization bill a little after one o'clock to-
day. The committee hope to finish the bill
to-day, but this reckoning makes very short
allowance. Going over to Monday the bill
might be taken up in the time allotted by the
iuIes ior tne committee suspension. There
Is disposition, however, to have suspension
day 50 as TO reach the Mexican and the Une
arm and one leg pension bills. The Northern
Pacific land grant forfeiture bill, the bill Tor
the increase OF the naval establishment, and
the Senate amendments to the naval appro-
priation bill are expected to occupy next week.
The River and HarbOr Bill.
1T PASSES THE SENATE WITH A HORIZONTAL
REDUCTION OF 20 PER CENT.
The Senate yesterday adopted the committee
amendment to the river and harbor bill, making
a reduction of 25 per cent by vote of 81 to IS.