Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-07
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON. july 27.-Tne river and har-
Dor bill was called up. On motion by Mr..
willis the item making an appropriation for
the Portage Lake and Lake Superior ship
canal was stricken ont.
On motion by Mr.. Willis the house con
ferees were Instructed to insist upon the strik-
Ing out Of the river and harbor bill the APP
preparation for the Hennepin canal. The vote
was-yeas, 1870; nays, liz.
Senate amendment providing for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river from the
bead Of the passes to tue mouth of the Ohio
was also stricken out
The clause appropriating $4,000 for the
Improvement Of the Potomac was stricken
out.
a further conference was then ordered.
The house then resumed consideration of
the Northern Pacific land forfeiture bill.
1t was voted To substitute the house for the
senate bill. The bill was then passed and a
conference was requested.
The Interstate bill was called up
Pending the question Of substituting the
senate bill Tor the hous. oil, the house ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The olemargariae
bill was reported back with senate amend
ments.
The house proceeded to the consideration OF
the revenue bills in order 10 reach the olco-
margarine bill.
The bill giving notice OF the termination q
the Hawaiian treaty was laid over.
Tie house then adjourned
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The conference
committee on the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill reported continued
disagreement.
The senate was firm on the matter OF sena-
torial clerks and the house receded from ito
disagreement on that point. The bill 10 addi-
ton TO the usual appropriations provides for
the collection OF statistics of marriage and d.
vorce.
The house then went into committee Of tho
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bland offered an amenlment providing
that certificates be issued on all standard sill
Yer dollars in the treasury and paid out on
expenditures and obligations Of the govern
ment, and when received In the treasury shall
be reissued. Reiected-Sl to Stand the
clause was agreed to in the shape recon-
mended by the committee on appropriations.
The senate amendment reducing from $780,
600 to S15,0W the appropriation for the pre-
lection OF public lands WAS adopted.
A conference on the points OF difference be-
tween the two houses was ordered.
Mr.. Holman submitted the conference re-
port on the legislative appropriation i'll, and
IL was agreed To.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-The house went
into committee Of the whole on the senate
amendment to the general deficiency bill. The
amendments were read and \ conference com
mittee appointed on the same.
Mr.. Thomas OF Wisconsin,, called up the
message vetoing the bill granting = pension
10 Mary Anderson. The house refused 10
consider it,.
The house, after refusing to consider the
Interstate bill, voted upon tho veto OF the
bill granting "A pension to Andrew j. Wilson.
The vote stood yeas, 105; nays, S6-not the
necessary two-thirds. The house then ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The bill to pension
the widow of General Hunter, vetoed by the
President, was called UP. The house, by 4
vote OF yeas III to nays los, refused to pass
the bill over the veto.
After disposing of the vetoed pension bills,
the house proceeded to consideration Of the
inter state bill.
The question required on the Substitution
Of the senate for the house bill.
By a vote of 1913 to l04, the house decided
to consider the house bill, and it was passed,
yeas 10, nays IL.
Mr.. blanchard, OF Louisiana, submitted the
conference report on the river and harbor bill.
The report was read. Pending cunsideratioR
the house adjourned until evening for the con
liberation of pension bills.
After passing eight bills the house ad-
journcd.