Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-29
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jul,

mittee on the river and harbor bill, reported
that the committee had been unable TO agree.
After a long discussion the resolution was
| adopted that the Senate insist on its amend
ments and agree to u conference asked for by
the House.
Senators Mcmillan, Conger and Ransom
were reappointed conferees on the part OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported back the resolution
offered by Mr.. Call, as TO the arrest and de-
tention of the American citizen at Mexico
calendar.
The Senate then took up the fortifcation
bill, Mr.. Allison giving notice that as soon as
it was disposed of he would ask for the con-
sideration of the surplus resolution.
MIR. Dawes, who had charge of the tortifi-
cation bill, made brief speech in favor OF
liberal expenditures in building up our sea-
coast defences.
The consideration of the bill was interrupt
ed so as to allow another conference to be
ordered on the legislative appropriation bill.
Messrs. Allison, Dawes and Cockrell were
reappointed conterees.
| Consideration of the fortifcation bill was
then resumed and various points involved in
| il particularly the location of government
works. were discussed by Messrs. Dolph,
Mcpherson, Hawley and others. The amend
ment of the committee designates Frankford
arsenal, Penn, rs the place for finishing
heavy ordnance.
| The consideration of the bill was again
interrupted and Mr.. Allison, from the con
ference committee on the legislative appro-
priation bill, submitted a report which was
agreed to. He explained that the two sub
jects of difference between the two houses
were an item for the collection of internal
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| formation as TO marriage and divorce.
| As TO the first item the committee
had compromised on the appropriation of
! 81 ,970, 900 and as to the other item the SEN
ate conferees had been obliged to surrender,
the House conferees robustly insisting that
they wouldn't consent to it.
| The consideration of the fortifcstion bill
WAS resumed. The amendment authorizing a
contract with the South Boston Iron Works
for the construction of cast mortars, to the
amount of $50 900, caused some discussion
but was agreed to.
Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment appropri-
ating 81 900, 900 for the construction of for
tifications and other coast defences in accord.
ance with the recommendations of the board
as appointed by the President under the act
of June End, 1885. The amendment was re-
jected yeas %, nays 80.
priating $2,000,000 to enable the secretary of
the navy to provide and erect additional tools
and machinery for flushing and assembling
heavy ordinance at the Washington navy
yard.
The bill was then reported to the Senate.
The various amendments were agreed to and
the bill passed
The Senate then took up the "surplus
joint resolution" and the House then, at 8. so.
adjourned.
Mr.. Holman, from the conference on the
! legislative, executive and judicial bill, re-
ported continued disagreement. The motion
to recede from the disagreement to the sena-
tors clerks amendment was agreed to; yeas
| l43, nays 93, Further conference was order
ed on the remaining points of difference.
The House then went into committee of the
whole or the Senate amendments to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The amend
ments were considered without discussion
and recommendations of the committee on
appropriations were agreed to until the clause
relating to silver certificates was reached.
| Mr.. Bland of Missouri offered an amend
ment providing that silver certificates shall
be issued on all standard dollars in the treasury
paid out on expenditures and obligations of
the government, and when received in the
treasury shall be relssued.
! The amendment was rejected, 81 to 81, and
the clause was agreed to IN the shape recon.
mended by the committee on appropriations.
| The next question upon which hitch oc-
CURED was the Senate amendment reducing
from 800, 900 to $50, 900 the appropriation for
the protection of public lands against fraudu-
| lent entries
A motion to concur was finally agreed to-
The other amendments we're concurred in
or non concurred in, according to the rec
ommendation of the committee on approp-
ration, and the committee of the whole rose
and reported the bill and amendments to the
| House.
| Mr. Bland of Mo-, demanded a separa. e
vote upon concurring in the Senate amend
ment to the silver certificate clause as amend
ed; it was concurred in, 1l6 to 35, Mr.
Bland not being able to muster sufficient fol-
lowing to order the yeas and nays.
The action of the committee on the whole
amendments were then ratified and confer
ence ordered
Mr.. Holman submitted the conference re-
port of the legislative appropriation bill and
it was agreed to.
The House then, at 5.l5, adjourned.