The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.



WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.--sENArE.-The gen
eral deficiency bill was reported from con
ference and agreed to. A resolution to ex
went over. A reported resolution TO ad
touru August went over on objection of Mr.
Hcar, who wanted his bill for "National in
quests" considered first. A vetoed pension bill
was taken up and considered. The debate was
interrupted In order that the amendments IA
the. fortification bill could ne insisted upon
and conference committee appointed. The
river and harbor conference report was then
again: Mr.. Edmunds called for the reading
or about sasooco less thapn when L passed
the House. THE conference report was
agreed to without division. A vote
Mary j. Nottage, and 1t failed to get the neces
sary two-thirds-yeas 20, nays 10. The Rome.
isser pension eiil was ] then taken taken up. and on
lnnd. that II had been vetoed under msap
prehcnsion was passed over the veto unani.
mously. At6o'clock the Senate took a recess
until Sp. M. the night session being for the
consideration of tho sundry civil bill.
HousE.-The Presidents message anoun.
cling his approval of the oleomarHarine bill
wns read; also. his message transmitting the
papers In the Cutting case. Tho conference
report on the river and hnrbor bill was pre-.
scnted, and after 1t had been read flibuster.
port was finally adopted-yeas 121. nays 9S.
The report on the General Deficiency Ap.
preparation bill was read and agreed to- The
conference report on the surplus resolution
was submitted, to be printed in the Record.
Mr.. Morrison giving notice he would call it
mp hereafter. The Sundry Civil bill was then
reported and adopted-yeas. 1875; nays, 20. At
p. IN. the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-SENATE.-The Grant
relics, presented in Il collection to the United
states by w. II. Vanderbilt. were accepted by
joint resolution An attempt to take up bills
on the calendar was opposed by Mr.. Edmunds
on account of the lnteness of the season and
the amount of work the President had before
him. The backbone land grant was made the
special order for the second Monday In De-
cember. A bill was passed extending the sys-
TEN for immediate delivery to all articles
pc, bearing III an lin mmedinte n, delivery stamp The
the Territories to American citizens was
passed and sent to conference. An attempt
70 TO- get % vote n,a on vetoed pension bin failed.
"Wednesday In December. Another was taken
up, but the vOte-yeas 10, nays lb-discovercd
no quorum present The, Morrison surplus
resolution support was taken up, and after
discussion. agreed to without n division. The
Senate ~ 6p. M. adjourned until II Il. IN. TO.
morrow.
ing the sorrow of the House ut the death of
Samuel j. Tilden. A resolution from the Ju-
dietary Committee to investigate the Union
Pacific Railroad management was objected
to by O'Neill, of Pennsylvania. The Senate
amendments to the fortifications bill was
disagreed to and conferces appointed. The
up and discussed. 1t was adopted-yeas 10,
nays 63. The Cutting resolutions were re-
ported from the Committee on Foreign AT.
fairs, and discussed until p. m, when the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5,-Both Houses of Con.
gress adjourned sine die this afternoon. The
session covered 2i1 days. The total number
of measures that passed both houses was
1,10l, being 24l Senate bills and $50 bills which
originated in the House. OF this total sos
became laws with the Presidents approval,
ISL became laws by limitation, the Presi-
dent failing either to approve or disap-
prove them within ten days after their
presentation to him; 1l3 were vetoed and one
failed by reason of adjournment without ac-
ton by the President. Mr.. Morrison ul) Of
fered u resolution in the House. before nd
journmcnt, granting the committee appointed
to investigate the labor troubles in the West
permission to sit during the recess, with all
the powers granted to 1t in the original rcso-
luton providing for its appointment.
Adopted. The Senate bill accepting the
Grant relies was passed; also the Senate bills
of $4,000 for com mpletion of the
public buildings ut Ft. Scott. Ark. and $150.-
0OO for the erection OF n public building at Los
Angeles, Cal.