Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 13--The resolutions of
the convention of republican editors of Ohio
urging an investigation Of the charges as to
the election Of Senator Payne were laid before
the senate and referred TO the committee on
privileges and elections.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton Of business on the calendar. Among
the bills objected to and laid over, was one
authorizing the construction OF q bridge
across the Mississippi river at st. Louis.
The senate then resumed consideration Of
the river and harbor appropriation bill, the
pending amendment being TO strike out the
provision to prevent the dumping of detritus
from hydraulic mining into the Sacramento or
Feather rivers Of California. The provision
was struck out yeas 81, nays 10. Several
other amendments were considered. On mo
ton Of Conger, a provision was inserted au-
thorlz!ng the secretary Of war 10 establish har-
Dor lines in places where they have not been
| established, and also establish lines within
which deposits OF material may be made with
out injury to navigation. The bill being com
pleted as in committee OF the whole, was re-
ported to the senate without acting on the
amendments, the senate at midnight adjourn
cd.
HOUSE.
The Mexican pension bill as amended by the
senate was laid before the house. Immediate
| consideration was objected to and the bill
referred to the committee on pensions Nor
| rill (Kansas), from the committee on Invalid
pensions, submitted report upon the mes
sage Of the president vetoing the bill granting
a pension to Joseph Rsmeiser. The senat
bill for the erection OF a public bu lllng q
Jacksonville, Florida, at an ultimate cost o.
$4,000 was passed. Matson Qnd.) from tn,
committee on invalid pensions, submitted a
report upon the message Of the president veto
Ing the bill for the relief of Mrs. Maria Hun
ter. Ordered printed. The house resumed
consideration OF the senate amendments 10
the legislative Appropriation bill.
Harris (Ga.), on behalf of the committee on
ways and means, called up the bill amending
section 1868, revised statutes, for the reguia-
ton of the manufacture aud sale of tobacco,
snuf. etc. The bill was passed. Breckenridge
| (Ky) called up and the house passe the bill
| repeating section 1851, revised statutes In re-
lation to the immediate transportation Of du-
table goods. The house then went into com
| mittee Of the whole on the joint resolution III
rccting the payment Of the surplus in the
treasury on the public debt A long debate
followed and pending further discussion the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The house bill es-
'ablishing additional aids to navigation at the
mouth Of the Mississippi river passed Senator
| Logan introduced joint resolution directing
the secretary of war to accept the deed and con
| veyance Of the land known as "llghwood
| Tract" near Chicago, donated by the CONNER
| cial club Of Chicago for military purposes.
| The senate took up the river and harbor bin
and Mcmillan who has charge Of 1t moved In
| rider that the bill be recommitted TO the Com
mittee on commerce with instructions TO amend
| t as voted by the senate in committee Of the
| whole, except that In each item OF the bill and
in the aggregate there be reduction of 80 per
cent. that the committee amend the bin &C.
| cordngly and not otherwise, and report the
| same complete forthwith. Butler offered as a
| substitute for the proposed instructions a
proposition appropriating sl0,0Oo,0oO or as
much thereof as can be judiciously expended
by the secretary of war in improvement of i'm
| portant rivers and barbors.
Logan opposed McMillsn's motion and 1t
was finally withdrawn and the senate proceed
| ed to vote on the various amendments. The
! amendment proposing to appropriate $50 0OJ
| 'or the purchase Of the Portage Lake canal
and the Lakc Superior & Iron Company canal
was agreed to-yeas IS, nays q. The amend
! ment in relation to the Calumet river was
agreed to. The amendment accepting the
grant of the Illinois and Michigan canal, and
| for the construction OF the Hennepin canal,
was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 20. Without
progressing further with the bill the Senate
| adjourned.
Bills we're passed increasing to $3.50, 900 the
| limit Of the cost Of the public building at
Galveston and approprlating 100000 for a
| public building at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. TIE
| House then went into a Committee of the
| Whole for a consideration Of the surplus reso-
| luton. Morrison Of Illinois, offered the fol-
lowing amendments: 1.-THE surplus or bal
ance herein referred to shall be an available
| surplus ascertained according to the form of
statement of the United States Treasurer, Of
| the assets and liabilities of the Treasury of
the United States, employed June 30 1886.
Hewitt of New York, spoke against the reso-
| luton, and Weaver, Of Iowa, in favor Of IL.
| Henderson of Iowa, favored the resolution be-
cause 1t enforced the republican proposition.
| Now that the democratic party had deter
mined that pension bills should not be passed
he was in favor Of paying ont the surplus on
the public debt The general debate then
closed and the five minute debate began and
ran on without interest for half an hour. The
amendment offered by Morrison was adopted
without division. The amendment offered by
Mckinley Yesterday was rejected 104 to 1S2
| A number OF other amendments were offered
and rejected. The resolution was passed,
yeas POI; nays g. Being Joint resolution #
now goes to the senate. Adjourned.
| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July 15--Pugh submitted
the report of the committee on privileges ant
elections In the Payne case. Eyarts submitted
the views Of HIMSELF Teller, aud Logan anc
| Hoar submitted the views OF himself and Frye
| They were ordered printed and referred to thu
calendar. Allison submitted the conference
report on the legislative appropriation bill
| The senate then resumed consideration of tn
river and harbor appropriation bill. the amend
| ments adopted as In committee OF the who'll
being first filed to be disposed Of. The pro
vision that the portion of the appropriation
for Plum point and Lake Providence reaches
in the Mississippi river shall be confined Il
complete the repair and the maintenance o
the levees throughout such reaches to heigh
OF two feet above the food Of 1882. and TO tn
completion OF the permeable works of con
tractors, was adopted-ayes 80, nays 10. A
this point the house resolutions extendin!
the temporary provision for the expenses o
the government to July 3lst was presented +
the senate and passed. Without final actio
on the river and har5or appropriation bill tn
senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Randall (Pa.) chairman OF the committe
on appropriations, reported Joint resolution
which was passed, continuing In force unit
July 81 the provisions OF the joint resolution
Ill. Al.