Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-19

sessions was objected to and went over. |
Mr.. vance's bill to repeal the civil
service law WAS, on motion of Mr..
Hswley, indefinitely postponed--S3
10 2.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: House bill reducing from eight
ccnts 70 Eve cents the fee on domestic
money.orders for sums not exceeding
IS bill prohibiting the publication OF
lottery advertisements in the District
Of Columbia and Territories; bill for
the encouragement of the American
merchant marine and to promote postal
and commercial relations with foreign
countries bill to increase the efficiency
Of the army Of the United States.
This is Mr.. Logan's amended bill. The
original bill provided for an increase OF
the army, and this provision gave rise
TO a protracted debate in the Senate
some weeks ago. In its new form that
feature of the original bill has been
omitted from the amended bill.
Executive session.
Adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Belmont, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported back the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
with recommendation that certain
amendments be concurred in and others
non. concurred in. Agreed to.
Mr.. Belmont also reported back the
message from the President on the SUBJ
lect Of the Inauguration Of the statue
Of Liberty Enlightening the World. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Anderson, OF Kansas, offered a
resolution providing for the final adj
journment Of Congress at noon Satur-
day, July Sd. Referred.
MIR. O'Neil, of Missouri, from the
Committee on Labor, reported a bill
granting leave Of absence to employees
at the United States nsvy-yards. Placed
on the House calendar. Also, bill
TO amend the act prohibiting the i'm
portation Of contract labor. Placed on
the House calendar.
Private business was dispensed with,
and the House went into Committee OF
the Whole (Mr Crisp, Of Georgia, in
the chair on the naval-appropriation
bill.
The Stanton debate was continued
by Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, who severely
criticized Mr. Wheeler's speech upon
the late Secretary Of War, and declared
that he could not tamely submit to
have men who were embalmed in the
hearts of their countrymen, and whose
memory was reyered, derided by such
men as the gentleman from Alabama.
lie then yielded TO Mr.. Kelley, Of Penn
sylysnia, who read another letter writ
ten by Mr.. Stanton to the Rev. Ii. Dyer
under date Of November Is, 1862.
MIR. Wise, of Virginia, and Mr.. Hen
derson, of Iowa, also spoke briefly upon
the same subject.
Mr.. Wise then proceeded to speak to
the bill, and earnestly impressed upon
the majority the propriety and neces-
sity for the rehabilitation Of the navy.
Mr. Golf, OF West Virginia, attacked
the Administration, and Secretary Whit
ney in particular, on account of the &C
ton of the Navy Department upon John
Roach's contracts. Mr. Sayers, Of
Texas, defended the action Of Secretary
Whitney, but Mr. McAdoo, Of New
Jersey, said be would refrain from de-
Tending the Secretary, because ne need
ed no defence.
The bill was then read by paragraphs
for amendments. Mr. Herbert, of Ala
bama, offered an amendment to the
clause relative to the pay Of the navy,
resppropriating $576,SS0 of surplus on
hand to the credit Of the pay Of the navy.
Agreed to.
After completing the consideration OF
half ofthe bill the committee rose, and the
House, at 5 O'Clock, took recess until
| 8 O'Clock, the evening session to be for
the consideration Of pension bills.
The House at its evening session
passed twenty-six pension bills. Mr.
Wallace, of Louisiana, took the House
to task for the small attendance at
night sessions, and gave notice that he
would on next Friday night demand
quorum.
The House at IL o'clock adjourned.