Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-08-05
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july 27.--In the Senate the House sur
plus resolution was reported back with
amendments. Several vetoed pension
bills were reported back Mr.. Blair gave
notice he would call them up on Thurs
day for action. ,"' y
In the House the sundry civil bill was
reported and referred to the committee
of the whole. The conference committee
on the river and harbor bill reported
continued disagreement, and the House
instructed the committee to insist upon
the striking out ofthc Hennepin Canal.
Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship
Canal, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
Ship Canal, the Mississippi River Com.
mission and the, Potomac Flats improve.
ment items The Northern Pacific for.
feiture bill1was taken up, and the House
substitute, forfeiting all lands west of
Bismarck, agreed to-yeas ia, nays 65.
The Senate bill as amended was then
passed-yeas 1856, nays 49,, The inter.
State commerce bill was called up, and a
motion to agree to The Senate bill reject
ed. Pending. final action, the House ad-
journed.A sns9rhiA . a''tta Nssr
July 2S.-In the Senate the river and
harbor bill was repoptcd from conference.
A continued disagreement with the House
was ordered and the bill returned TO con.
ference. A bill was reported to refer the
McGarrahan claim to the Court of Claim,
4 1t was placed on the calendar. y The
Notifications bill was then taken up, de.
batcd and passed. The surplus resolution
I was taken up, and pending its considera-
ton the Senate adjourned. u., tGil +
In the House. conferees on the North
ern Pacific forfeiture bill were appointed.
The. legislative appropriation bill was
agreed TO in committee of the whole. the
House receding from its objection to the
Senators clerks. The sundry civil bill,
with Senate amendments, was then con.
sidered and returned to conference. The
report on the legislative bill was adopted
in the House, and at 5 p. m the House
adjoui ned.
July 29.-ln the Senate the proclama.
tion of the Governor of Utah, relative to
the violation of the marriage laws in that
Territory was presented and referred. A
resolution 10 authorize the continuance
OF the Pension Office investigation dur.
ing the recess was placed on the calen.
dar. A number of House bills were re.
ported back from committee. The Nor.
rison surplus resolution, as amended, was
then considered. Messrs. Allison, Nc.
Pherson and Serman favored the amend.
ed resolution, and Plumb, Vest, Beck,
Teller and Jones opposed ityit
In the House, bill was passed for the
erection of o public building at Jefferson,
Tex. Fhe general deficiency bill, with
Senate amendments, was considered in
committee of the whole. A conference
was ordered, and Messrs. Burnes. LIE.
Feyre and McComas were appointed con.
ferecs.a Vetoed pension bills were called
up, but their consideration was opposed
by Mr. Rca .ra, no wanted the Inter
siSsJi so..;."us,,v ill brought up, and
finally it was agreed that the pension
cases on the. calendar be considered and
voted upon. and then the Interstate com.
merce bill should be taken up. The
House efnsed-105'to S6-to pass We.
toed pension bill for the reliefof Andrew
j. Wilson, and ut 5:15 p. IN. took recess
until 8 p. m. for private bills. s,a
July 80, In the Senate secret ses-
sion was held after the reading Of the
Journal. and the nomination Of Solicitor
General jerks confirmed, The Senate
amendments to the House bill providing
forthc appointment and compensation of
a District Judge, for Alabama were recon
sidered and amendment fixing District
Judges salaries at $1,000 year was
stricken out. Another amendment pro.
hlbltlng tho appointment of relatives by
Judges. was also stricken out on the
point of order that the amendments were
general, while the bill itself was local, A
resolution to appointa committee of,thc
Senate and, House TO report a planior
celebrating at the capitol the, four hun
dredth anniyersary,1in 1892, Of tle-yilis.
covery.of America went over until to.
morrow. A resolution calling, on the
Commissioner Of Agriculture. for a report
at the next session on the wheat statistics
of the world was adopte,la The Morrison
surplus resolution was taken. up and con
sidered. . A number of amendments were
proposed and rejected. Mr., ,Sewell of.