The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-17
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.


First Session.
HoUsE.-A veto of one pension bill was re-
ceived.. Consideration OF the general def
cheney bill was resumed, and 6S of the ll9
House adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-SENATE.-No ses-
sion.
HOUsE.-After a few unimportant rcsolu-
tions were offered and referred, the House
went lpt0 committee of the whole on the
general deficiency appropriation bill. A
long, and at times acrimonious, discussion
arose over an amendment offered by Mr..
refund taxes Illegal collected from once Certain
railroad companies on account of alien
bond and stockholders. The amendment
was adopted The clause ratifying and con-
flrming the readjustments of the salaries of
postmasters heretofore made by the Post
master General pursuant to the act Of the Sd
of March, 1883, was ruled out on a point of
order, and an amendment offered by Mr..
Burnes (Mo), striking out the entire appro-
adopted. After concluding the consideration
of all but ten pages of the bill, the committee
rose and the House at 5 p. m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-SENATE-A large
number of petitions were presented from
the knights of Labor praying for the for
feifure OF railroad land grants A bill was
freedmen, this being their proportion of GER
tain proceeds of lands purchased from the
Cherokee Nation. The river and harbor bill
was taken up. At 40 p m. the Senate went
into executive session, and soon afterward
adjourned.
HOUsE.-Petltions from labor organizations
were presented in favor of legislation to pro-
mote the interests of laboring men. One of
the vetoed pension bill s was called up, but
next. The general deficiency bill was then
taken up, and items relative to the State De-
partment was considered. The bill was re-
ported to the House. The first vote was taken
on ne n amendment for the payment Of the
panies for transportation of marines In 1885.
1t was agreed to-yeas III, nays 90. Pending
further action the House adjourned at
$40 p. m.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-SENATE.-The Senate
spent the day on the river and harbor bill.
Reports were made on the We'll and La Abra
claims, showing the fraudulent character of
the demands.
HoUsE.-The House spent to-day mainly in
filibustering, the Republicans trying to COM
pei the Democrats to allow an explanation of
a private pension bill which the President
had vetoed. The contest will be resumed to-
day.
WASHINGTON, July s.-SENATE. The calen-
dar was taken up. The Joint resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment to confer
on the ground that it could not be considered
under the five-minute rule. The Pacific Rail
road bill also went over to await the action of
the House on similar measure. A bill was
passed to pay VIM. H. Crook $4,000 for SER
vices as secretary to the President in signing
land warrants from 1879 to 1882, inclusive.
| The bill for the relief of the sufferers by the
loss of the TallapoOsa to purchase outfits in the
place of those lost, was passed. The resolu-
ton for open executive sessions was made
the special order for December s. The bill to
establish agricultural stations was postponed
until to morrow. Five pages of the calendar
were considered. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the river and harbor bill:
Pending action on the Hennepin Canal
amendment, the Senate went into executive
session, and at $50 p. m. adjourned, the death
of Representative Cole being first announced.
HoUsE-Thc death of Representative Cole,
OF Maryland, was announced, and resolutions
of regret were submitted. AS mark of re-
spect the House adjourned at lilo a. IN.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-SENATE.-Mr. Riddle
berger's resolution offered yesterday, to have
the executive session of to-day held with
open doors, was ruled out of order on the
point that ii proposed a change of rules. The
bill to establish agricultural experiment
stations was laid over on an objection to Its
consideration under the fve-ininute rule.
Mr.. Hoars Federal election bill and the
Fades ship railway bill were also object.
ed to. Resolutions relating to the seizure
of American vessels in Canada and concern.
| ing American citizens imprisoned in Mexico
also went over. AT l245 the Senate went into
| executive session and at 6:10 p. m. adjourned,
having rejected the nomination of Solicitor
General Goode, of the Department of Justice,
HoUsE.-The reference of the Presidents
veto messages on pension bills to the Invalid
Pension Committee occupied most of the day
A number of lively speeches were made by
members interested in certain cases. Reports
on two vetoed pension bills were presented
and ordered printed. Unanimous con
| sent was asked to take up and pass the Blair
pension bill, but the Democrats objected
The general deficiency bill was taken up and
the amendment granting one months extra
pay to Senate and House employees agreed to-
| The House at p. m. took recess until p
IN. for pension bills.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-SENATE.-Mr. Blair's
report on pensions, recently given to the
press, was recommitted to the Pension Com
mittee, on the ground that it had never passed
the committee. The river and harbor bill
occupied most of the day. There was
a continued scene with Mr.. Riddleberger
who insulted the Senate, the Chair, anC
several individual members, and defied al
efforts to make him observe the
rules. He openly charged that the vote yes
terday against the confirmation of Solicitor
General Goode was obtained by Bell Tele
phone stock. He went on in this STYLE IL
spite of all rulings against him, till he saw fl
to stop.
Deficiency bill, which was finally passed
relating to the Treasury surplus.