, 1886-08-01

July 0l.-lne mousse
resumed consideration Of the conference
report upon the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, rising to a point
order, sent to the clerk desk and had read
the Instructions given the conference
committee by the house relative to the
Hennepin canal, Sturgeon bay. Portage
lake and other clauses of the river and
harbor bill. The point of order he made
was that the report of the conference
committee was in direct violation OF every
single instruction given by the house and
therefore was hot in or Ter and should not
be received. MIR. Hatch raised the ques-
ton of consideration against the report;
but the house-ll to 24-decided to con-
slider it.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, "a member of
the conference committee) said that he
had declined to sign the report because he
honestly believed that if it We're ratified
by the house, it would be not only the
end OF this bill, but the end of every river
and harbor bill In the future. He ap
pealed to every friend OF rivers and har
bors to vote down this conference report.
If that were done before sunset to day.
there would be another report free from
obie;tionaol Ole features.
The house then-yeas l9, nays l35-re-
fused to agree to the report Of the
conference committee, and upon mo-
ton of Willis the house further insisted
upon its disagreement to the senate
amendment, and further conference was
ordered.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations, reported a
joint resolution extending until the 10th
Of August the provisions of the joint reso-
luton providing temporarily for the ex
penditures of the government. He asked
for its immediate consideration, but Mr..
Hiscock objected. and the resolution was
not received.
Mr.. Payson. of Illinois, from the com
mittee on public lands, reported back the
alien landlord bill. 1t provides that no
nonresident alien or foreigner, nor any
resident alien or foreigner, who has not
declared his intention Of becoming a citi-
zen of the United States, nor any corpor-
alton, nor association. where at most one
tenth of its stock or right Of property is
owned or controlled by aliens or foreign
ers shall acquire or own, hold or possess,
by right OF title or descent accruing here
after any real estate in the territories OF
the United States, provided that the pro-
visions Of this act shall not apply to the
real estate necessary for the construction
and operation Of any railroad. The bill
passed-yeas 200, nays 62.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of Messrs- Reagan, Crisp and
Weaver (Nebraska) as conferees on the
inter state bill, also the appoint
ment of Messrs. Willis, Blanchard and
Henderson illinois, as conferees on the
river and harbor bill
Blanchard asked that under the circum.
stances the house would excuse him from
acting as a conicree. His colleague, Hem
derson, also asked to be excused. The
gentlemen were excused, and Messrs.
Willis, Glover and Markham were APP
pointed conferees.
On motion of Morrison, the senate
amendment to the surplus joint resolution
was non concurred in and conference or
dered. The speaker appointed Morrison
Breckenridge and Hiscock as conferees.
Mr.. Forney, OF Alabama, from thu
committee on appropriations, rcportet
back the fortiication appropriation bill
with the senate amendments, with tn
recommendation that all amendments b.
non c%oncurred in.
Mr.. Buttcrworth, of Ohio, moved tina
the house recede from its disagreement Il
; the amendment establishing a plant a
Frankfort arsenal, Philadelphia.