Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

ing employment from railroads that have re-
ceived government aid. ingalls, asked Beck
If he knew Of any such attorneys. He pre-
sumed Beck had some information, and that
his object In introducing the bill was not a
mere illumination, or target practice. Beck
said he was making no charges against any
body, and named nobody. He only asserted
that members Of congress ought to dissolve
any connection with tho railroads. There
were plenty Of lawyers who would be willing
to accept such service.
The matter then went over till tomorrow,
and the senate took up the bill repeating the
pre-emption, timber culture and desert land
acts Blair's amendment prohibiting the &C.
QUESTION in one ownership Of more than $40
acres Of desert lands, and an amendment to
this by Ingalls,, applying the limitation to all
public lands, were both voted down. Without
ipal action on the bill, the senate at 5:l5, ad.
iourred.
Morrison Qllinois) said that last Thursday
he had given notice that he would to-day
move to go into committee of the whole on
the tariff bill. He had no expectation now
that any different result would be attained
from that of Thursday last and would there
fore not make the motion to-day. Morrison
then called up as privileged question, the re-
port Of the committee on rules amending the
rules so as to provide that it shall be in order,
Shen general pension bill is reported to the
louse to attach thereto provision for raising
he revenue necessary to meet the proposed
expenditure. A long debate followed. when
This motion wss detcated-yess, 1875; nays,
l49. Before vote could be taken on the ORR
ginal motion, Red moved adjournment and
the republicans by dlatory tactics managed to
consume the time up till O'Clock, wbea un-
der the standing order, the house adjourned
amid an outburst of applause and derisive
laughter from the republicans.
rENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 23-Frye reported IA
vorably from the committee on commerce u
bill amending the laws relating to steamboat
inspectors similar to the one introduced in the
house yesterday The bill was passed. Haw-
ley's motion to reconside the vote on the bill
prohibiting members of congress from &C
cepting employment from subsidized railroads
was then taken up. Beck resumed the floor
and spoke against reconsideration. After Q
long debate the bill was referred to the judi
ciary committee. A number of veto messages
received from the president were read and laid
on the table, Logan remarking as to one OF
them that he had never before known such q
construction as that soldier on furlough was
not in the line OF duty. The bill to repeal the
presumption and timber culture laws was then
placed before the senate and was debated till
adjournment.
HOUSE
In the house to-day, Morrison Qll.) called
up the report Of the committee on rules.
amending the rules Of the house upop which
the debate occurred yesterday
Reed (Me) raised sQuestion Of consideration
and Hiscock IN. W expressing his desire to
60 on with the sundry civil bill, Randall re-
marked that he could take care of that meas
ure. On standing vote the house refused
so to 91-to consider the report, and the result
was received with applause from the republic
cans. But on yea and nav vote the house
determned-yeas, 1888; nays, ll5-to consider
the report, Mr.. Reed changing his vote at the
last moment to enable him to move to recon
slider. Having made that motion, he yielded
to Hscock to move to adjourn, and this motion
he supplemented with another that when the
house adjourn to-day it be to meet on Friday
next. Burrows (Mich.) ironically suggesting
that Friday was too early a day, moved to sub
stitute Saturday. Thus having laid the foun
dation for day OF hlibusterlng. the republi
cans refrain.d from voting and left the house
without q quorum.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 24-After routine bust
ness the bill providing for the appointment
and compensation of United States district
Judge for the southern district Of Alabama was
.aken up. An amendment fixing the salaries
of al district Judges at 5000 year was
adopted and the bill passed
The bill repeating the presumption, timber
culture and desert land laws, was then taken
up and George took the floor. In the course
Of his remarks George denounced the frauds
committed on the public lands.
Mitchell thought the department was mistak-
en- in many cases of so-called frauds.
After further remarks by Plumb the STAN
lord bill a. passed-yeas 81, nays 90.
The Fitz John Porter bill was then laid be.
fore the senate. Sewell said 1t was the same
Ill that had passed before. After speeches
~ Sewell and Logan the latter yielded the
loor for n motion to go into executive session,
Alter which the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
aiken up. Several amendments were agreed
, in committee Of the whole Pending action
nc committee rose and the house adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 25-The senate took up
the Fitz-John Porter bill. After lengthy de-
bate the bill vas brought TO a vote and passed
placing Fitz John Porter on the retired list.
The vote stood, yeas 80; nays II, as follows:
Yeas-Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Brown, But
Ter, Call, Cameron, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt,
George, Gibson, German, Gray, Hoar, Jones,
ARK Jones, (Nev.) Mcpherson, Maxey, Nit
chell, Gore Pugh, Ransom, Riddleberger,
Sewell, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall,
Whitthorne and Wilson (Md.)
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Conger, Cullom,
Evarts. FRYE. Hale Harrison. Hawley. Ingalls,,
Logan, Henderson, Palmer, sawyer, spooner,
Teller and Wilson, Qa.)
The bill having already passed the house,
and not having been amended by the senate,
now goes to the president for his signature.
At 6:15 p. IN. the senate adjourned until
Monday.
The house in committee Of the whole re-
sumed consideration of the sundry civil bill.
Bland, (MissourD offered an amendment to
the silver certificate amendment adopted yes
terday, so as to place small certificates on the
same footing As large ones, as to redemption
and reissue. Cannon Qll) submitted an
amendment making silver certiil-
Gates legal tender. Ruled out
on . point OF order. BANDS amendment
was then adopted. After debate on the coast
survey and internal revenue paragraphs, on
motion Of Bingham (Penn.) an amendment
was adopted authorizing the sale Of the old
postoffice property in Philadelphia. On mo-
ton Of Randall an amendment was adopted
s114, 800 for making changes in
and for the construction of vaults for the
storage of silver dollars in the Philadelphia
mint.
An evening session was held for the con-
sideration of pension bills. Bayne, Of Penn
sylvania, criticised the president for his We
toes. Tho discussion continued for some
time, the presidents action and the conduct
OF the pension bureau under Commissioner
Black coming In for the criticism and defense
and then without transacting the busrnlss