Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate on the 18th passed the House
bill directing the Comm 'ssianer III labor to
make investigation as to convict labor Mr.
BAR rcpgrted joint resolution proposals 4
alcohol c liquors; After adopting a resolu-
ton OF inquiry IL regard to the impr SON.
ment of A, X: Unit ng by the Mexican anthe-.
tie. the Deficiency b j was tak-f, Up and
aebate continued unfit tho Senate went into
executive session 4. the evening session
nifty pension ahd several public build ng bills
weir passed In the House the biii forfe;.-
road was reported with tih Recommendation
| that the HOUSE, .5iii he suhst tutcd for the
Senate bill, and debate continued until ad-
aOu.hment.
Bur little business was transacted In the
Senate on the 9Th, that body besp- II. ekecii-
tive sess.o most or sha day. Several re-
ports were n ado by, Vetoed pension bills and
soN surplus resolution with az, amendment.
-. In the House several conference reports
were submittec. There was Il CONTINUAL d IS
agreemeht on the River and Harbor hi'i ;Ie
clause in spute being the APPROPRIATIONS
Tor the Portage Lake rSi Lake Superior Ship
Canal VIII ch the House insisted should be
stricken out. resolution was adopted by
lss 70 Il2 to strike gut the appropr atom to,f
the Iienncp canal. After asking y tufthef
conference on the bill the HbhsG took up the
Northern PeS AZ land Forfeiture bill. The
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bill, bassed. The Inter State Commerce bJl
was then taken up and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the sSth the conference
committee reported ts inability I'd agree
upon the River and Hafbor bill. The Senate
insisted upon its amendments. Several COM
mlttses reported. Ihe Setiate then took up
the tortilcaiiohs bill and after adding sew:
cial atncndfcSnts voting money for conse de-
!ensee, the bill pissed: The Senate then
p"a up the Surplus jtint resolution, but
soon adjnGrned: After several conference
reports the House went into Committee OF
tho Whole on the Senate amendments To the
Sundry Civil bill. After sutttiny the report
which concurred IN sbmc and non-concurred
IN other entertainments, a further conference
was asKed. The House then adjourned.
The Senate on the 29th took up fer eoii.
s'derat on the House ieint restitution to ap.
ply the surplus iii the treasury to the pay
ment IF The public deb, and the debate con.
t'hned the greater part of the day. Pending
action the Senate went into secret acsc on
and sooD after adjourned. SOON after as
sembl!ng the House went Tito Cotii mittee of
the Whole on the Sehate amendments to the
General Deficiency bill. After disposing OF
this Nv sehu.ng the bill to conference an
ottempt was made to reach the Interstate
Commerce bill. but the opponents of the
measure resorted to tilihusterihg tactics and
il was not reached AT the evening session
twenty pension bills passed.
The Senate on the Both fesumed consid-
Grafton OF the MORRISON resolution directing
the payment OF the surplus on the public
debt. The resolution was amended one of
the amendments providing that trade dollars
shall lie exchanReabc NJ par for a period of
six months for standard silver dollars, and
finally passed by vote OF AZ to 20. The
House bill to increase the naval es ablsh-
llent was then taken up fer cons deration,
amended and passed In the House
pension vetoes were considered and
the House sustained the veto of the
prnc 6nnf nf fhn Al
month to the widow of General Hunter
Several other vetOes were likewise sustained.
The Interstate Commerce bill then came ND
and the House bill (Reagons) substituted for
the Senate bill (Cullom's) and the bill passed.
An evening session was had for the consider
alton of pension bills.