Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-17

up ana passed, the later Oil peing W.
sired by Mr.. CockrelI az a mere act OF
charity to colored preacher who had
only served little while In the Louis
lara Native Guards; but Mr.. Blair said
the man had also served In 0 colored
regiment and In q veteran brigade.
After passing thirteen private pen
sion bills the Senate resumed the con-
sidefaiion OF the riyer-and.harbor bill.
Mr.. Ingalls, called attention TO the
loose and careless manner in which the
new edition OF the bill printed this
morning bad been got up. lie had
been assured by the chairman OF the
Committee on Commerce that great
care had been exercised in arranging
the bill in It's latest form, yet
upon the most cursOry and casual examl-
nation Of the bill he found q great
variety Of eccentricities, such as items
in which the total appropriation was
less than the amount directed in the
same item to be expended on some spe'
cial part Of the work. lie instanccd
some twenty or more OF these cases,
and submitted that 4 was hardly APP
propriato that the Senate should be
called upon to adop. the amendments in
gross without further consideration.
He said this without hostility to the
bill.
The reading Of the amended bill, with
the original amounts reduced 70 per
cent, was then proceeded with, and the
eccentricities pointed out this morning
by Mr.. Ingalls, were corrected as the
items were reached.
4 message from the House was read
insisting Oh its disagreement to three or
four amendments to the legislative APP
preparation bill, and a new conference
was ordered.
Tie reading of the river-and-harbcr
bill W ~ preceded with. Amendments
were successfully offered and rejected
increasing the appropriations for Chi
csgo karbor and the Missouri and Mis-
sissippi rivers. The question was final
" taken on agreeing to the committees
amendment reducing appropriations Is
per cent?, and it was agreed tO-yeas
81, nays l8--as follows:
Icos.-Messrs. Allison, Beck. Blair. Con.
ger, Culom, Dawes. Edmunds, Eyarls
FRYE, German. Gray. Hale, Harrison. Haw-
lev. Hoar Ingalls,. Jones OF Nevada, kenua,
McSillan, Mahone, Miller, Payne, Pat,
Ransom. Salisbury. sherman, Spooner,
stanford. Teller, Wilson OF Iowa, and WI.
If a a
NGus.-Messrs. Berry. Call. Cockreli, Coke.
Dopb. Fustis. George, Gibson, Hampton,
Harris, Hearst, Jones OF Arkansas, MaNey,
Mitchell OF oregon, Pugh, Van Wyck, Vest,
and Walthall-Is.
The bill was then passed-yeas AZ,
nays l4-as follows:
Ycds.-MesSls. Allison Beck Berry, Black
bum. Blair, Brown. Butler. CAL, Camden,
COckreil, Coke, Conger Culion, DoipA,
Fustis Evaris, George, Gibson, German
Gray, Hampton, Harrison. Hoar. ingalls,,
Ionss OF Arkansas. Jones Of Nevada, kenns,
Mcmillan, Malone. Maxey, Mitchell Of
oregon, Miller. Payne, Pugh: Ransom,
Vest WaithaH, and Wilson OF Maryand-
NayS.-Messrs. Dawes Edmunds Frye.
Hale, Harris Hawley, Hearst, Piatt. RID
dlebefger salisbury, Teller. Voorhees,,
WnitihoIne, aud Wilson Of lowa-l4.
The Senate then took up the naval
appropriation bill. The amendments
reported by the Committee on Appro-
priations were ali agreed to without
question, and the bill passed. The
Senate then, at 6 p. NJ, adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the conference report on the leglsla-
tive appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to, thus disposiug of so many of
the amendments in dispute as were
sgreed to by the conference committee.
Mr.. Findlay, Of Maryland, moved
that the House recede from its disa-
grecment to the Senate amendment in
creasing from $4,000 to al,500 the sal
ary of the Assistant Treasurer at Balti-
more. Agreed to.
Mr. Townshend, Of Illinois, moved
that the House recede from its disa-
ereement to the Senate amendment in
! creasing from 100000 to s2,O5O,0QO
the appropriation made for salaries Of
agents and other internalreyenue OH
GERS.
after short debate the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Weaver, Of Iowa, moved that
tie House recede from its disagreement
10 the Senate amendment app:oprlating
a1O, 900 TO enable the Commissioner oil
Labor 20 collect statistics relative to
marriage ana divorce. Lost.
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, moved that
the House recedo from its disagreement
to Senate amendment providing for an
increase of the clerical force Of the
Civil. Service Commission. Agreed to
yeas 1913, nays Ill.
Further disagreement was ordered
on Senate amendment providing for
senator's clerks, and further confer
ence ordered.
Mr.. Matson, Of Indiana, called up
the report of the Committee on Invalid
Pensions on the message Of the Presi-
dent vetoine the bill pensioning Carter
". Tiller, and upon his statement that
tie case had been reopened in the PEN
siOn.Ofiice consideration Of the report
was postponed until next session.
Mr.. Matson then called up the veto
message on the bill granting . pension
to Elizabeth Suce.
MIR. Forney, Of Alabama, raised o
question of consideration, desiring that
| the House should take up the foruiica-
ton appropriation bill; but, by vote
Of % to 10, the House determined to
consider the pension case. In this case
the majority Of the committee recon-
mend that the bill pass notwithsiand'
ing the veto Of the President, while
the minority report that the bill should
not pass.
The Speaker announced that the ques.
ton was upon the passage OF the bilI
over the veto, and it was decided in thu
negatiye-yeas ll6, nays l2f-not tn
constitutional two thirds voting IN tn
affirmative.
The following Democrats voted K
psss the bill over the veto Messrs
Carleton, Foran, Frederick, Geddes
Maybury, Tarsney, Weaver OF Iowa
Wolford, and Worthington.
The next veto message called up va