The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-31
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE

SENATE.
In the U. S. Senate on the oath. Mr..
Miller asked leave to call up a bill to
amend the act prohibiting the Importa-
.tion of contract labor. Mr.. Edmunds
objected, on the ground that the bill
proposed to give the execution of the law
to State officials. The resolution offered
on the 23d by Mr.. Edmunds instruct
ing the Committee on Foreign Rela-
lions to inquire into the violation of
rights of American fishing and mer-
chant vessels in Canadian waters, was
adopted. The consideration of the
Sundry Civil bill was resumed, and
continued at a night session, when the
bill was passed. The silver clause in
the bill authorizes the issue of silver
certificates of the denominations of
one, two and live dollars, in lieu of sill
yer certificates of larger denominations
in the Treasury, 'and to that extent
SAID certificates of larger denomina-
lions shall be cancelled and destroyed"
After taking up the Deficiency bill the
Senate adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the Goth, Mr..
Blair reported the House bill directing
the Commissioners Of Labor to make
Investigations in regard to convict Ia
Dor. The bill was passed. He also re-
ported the Senate joint resolution pro-
posing a prohlbItory liquor amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States. 1t was placed on the calendar.
The Fortlfcations bill was report ed
and the House Naval.Increase bill was
received and referred to the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs. The Deficiency
bill was considered and passed, with
amendments. After an exeeutiyeises-
sion, a recess was taken until evening.
In the evening session several local bills
we're passed, among them the House
bill increasing to $50, 900 the limit of
cost of the public building at Reading
Penna. Adjourned.
In the U. s. Senate on the 9th Mr..
Allison from the FinGnce Committee,
reported back the House Surplus reso-
luton, with IA amendment making the
bond calls under the resolution disere-
tionary. Mr.. Beck said that this was
the report of a majority of the commit
tee, but that the minority adhered to
the House resolution" The resolution
was placed on the calendar. After IN
executive session lasting nearly six
hours the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
In the House on tho 23l, after dis
posing of Mr.. Morrison's resolution
ordering a night session, the House
went into Committee of the Whole, and
all the revenue measures on the calen-
dar in advance of the Oleomargarine
| bill we're passed over. When the Oleo-
margarine bill was reached, MI. Hatch
said that, though the bill had been re-
| ported back with the recommendation
that the Senate amendments be non
concurred in, in view of kilograms and
letters which had been received by the
committee during the past twenty.four
| hours, he had been instructed to con-
cur in all the amendments. After some
debate, the bill as amended by the
Senate was reported to the House and
~concurred in-yeas TIA, nays IS. 1t
now goes to the President. A confer
ence report on the Naval Appropriation
| bill was agreed to. An evening session
| was held for tie consideration of PEN
sion bills. Adjourned.
In the House, on the oath, the
4NdflI Il1lNuoV III was I'GAoCOA VIM a
proviso that the armor for the vessels
should be furnished by American mills.
An evening session was held for the
consideration of land grant forfeiture
bills, but only II was passed-that
forfelting lands granted to the New Or
leans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg
Railroad. Adjourned.
In the House, on the Goth, a num-
Der of bills and resolutions were in-
PRODUCED under the call Of States.
Mr.. Henley, of California, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported
back the Senate bill forfeiting certain
Of the lands granted TO the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. The com
mittee recommends that in lieu OF
the Senate bin there be substituted
the provisions of the House bill on
the same subject. Mr.. Henley stated
that the distinctive difference between
the two bills was, that while the Sem
ate bill forfeited the gr' mt from Wal
lula junction to Portland, the House
bill included also the forfeiture of the
grant from Bismarck to the Pacific
Ocean. The House bill forfeited 49,
600 900 acres more than the Senate bill.
EeuuIllg ulSCuSSlOH u tu6 ISSulullUu Jut
House adjourned.
In the House on the 9th, the Senate
amendments to the Sundry Civil bill
we're referred to the COMMITTEE of the
Whole. Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, from
the Conference Committee on the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill, re-
ported a continued disagreement. lie
then offered a resolution declaring 1t to
be the sense of the House that the item
making appropriation for the Portage
Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal
should be stricken from the Senate
amendment ana instructIng the con-
ferries accordingly. The resolution was
agrsed to-yeas 100, nays 80. Mr..
Mcmillan, of Tennessee, offered a res
oiution instructing the conferrees to
insist on striking out of the Senate
amendment the item appropriatlng
1915, 0GO for the improvement Of the
Potomac river. Agreed to-lO7 to rs.
Adjourned.