The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-05
NEARING THE END.
Congress Finishing Up the
Business Of the Session.
The SURPLUS RESOLUTION.
The Gaze OF Cutting Up In the
House - The AdJOurDment
FOiOluti. n-Its.
SENATE.

SENATE
ygAsHIssrOE, August 4.-Sewell, from
me committee on library, reported the
mint resolution accepting from VIM. II.
Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant OBJ
iacts OF value and art presented by
various foreign governments to the late
ULYSSES 5. Grant. They are accepted
9TH grateful acknowledgement. and
-sto h held BY the United States and
-,-seerved AID protected IN the national
-,nsenm for the use and inspection of
tie neople Of the United States. Passed.
If4b. N. Allison again called up the
Adjournment resolution, and offered an
amendment so as 70 make the hour 10
O'Clock tonight.
M. Kenns hoped that action would
not be forced on the resolution.
Bills had Just been sent to the President
tbst he could not read in three days,
Smonq them the river and harbor bill,
vbich would require q day 70 20
through il. He did not know that the
President wanted an hour, or whether
ne wanted four OF i've days.
Mr.. MCMILLAN expressed the hope
that the resolution would not be acted
upon.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether the Presi-'
dent was st the Capitol now. az had
been the custom OF other Presidents
al the close Of the session. II so, he
might be communicated with on the
subject.
M. Sewen said he had understood
from the Secretary Of War that the
President would be at Washington to-
day.
Mr. Cullom thought that if Congress
were to adjourn at all, the time should
nov be fixed. IL not. the business
should be proceeded with in an orderly
manner.
Conger opposed the amendment. He
understood why there was all urgency
TO press an adjournment, so the Presi-
dent would not have time to examine
the river and hRrbor bill. The Presi
dent ought to have sufficient time, and
the friends Of the bill understood It too.
They were prepared to give time to the
executive to have a decent. reasonable
examination OF q very important bill,
and so far as he (Conger) could help. the
President would have it. The Senators
we're hired BY the year to do the work Of
the country, and should they not, in
the interest Of public business, give two
or three days more thine when the con-
stituents of most of them demanded it
If be knew of any means that would
compel Congress to stay, he would
exercise that means and he thought he
could, If necessary, entertain the Senate
for eight or nine hours.
The bill to declare the forfeiture Of
the New Orleans, B Jston Range and
Vicksburg Railroad Company (The
backbone grant) was made the special
order for the second Monday in Decem-
Der next.
The Senate bill extending the system Of
immediate delivery 70 all articles beaT-
ing an immediate delivery stamp"
was passed.
The House bill to pay William Hun
tington, formerly United States Mar
shall of Washington Territory. SliO64,
the amount found due to him, was
passed-yeas "a, nays 9.
On motion of Plumb, the SEN
ate took up and passed the
House bill to restrict the ownership OF
real estate in the Territories to
American citizens, with an amendment
IN the nature of a substitute. This IS
the same bill and practically the same
substitute on which the conference com
mittee failed TO come TO an agreement,
anu d AuI NueI COMulllicc VI SOAAOASASO
was asked.
On motion of HOar the senate took
up and voted the pension bill OF Mar
garet D. Msrchand, widow Of Commc-
dore Marchand, the question being on
is passage Notwithstanding the Presi-
dents objections. After brief debate
the bill was postponed until next ses-
sion
Mr.. Sewen then called up the House
bill granting TO the same lady the same
pension and IL was passed.
The Senate then took up the vetoed
pension bill Of John F. Williams, and
vas addressed BY Mr.. Plumb in its
favor. After a long discussion
s vote was taken on the pas.
sage Of the bill and resulted
yeas 10. yeas Is. No quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. Cullom, the JONI
resolution for the acceptance of land:
near Chicago for military purposes wa:
made the special order for the mrs
Tuesday Of next session.
Allison, from the conference commit
tee en- surplus resolutions, submitted
report.