River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-22
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long debate ensued, aud the resolution in
ally passed yeas 90, nays 67.
SENATE, July Ex-senator McMnlan's
MINI. ) motion for 80 per cent reduc-
tion Of all items OF the river and harbor
bill, was after some debate withdrawn, and
consideration of the bill proceeded The
amendment proposing To appropriate 1850
600 for the purchase Of the Portage Lake
canal and the Lake Superior and Iron Com
pany canal was greed to yeas35, nav, |.
The amendment in relation TO the Calumet
river was agreed to. The amendment ac-
cepting the grant of the Illinois and Michi-
gan canal. and for the construction of the
Hennepin canal, was adopted-yeas %, nays
90.
SENATE, July ia conference report on
the legislative appropriation bill was
submitted by Senator Allison but it did
not cover all points in dispute and the
Senate insisted on its disagreement. The
river and harbot bill was then taken up
and considered in detail. A good deal of
acrinony between ths Senators was dis
played during the debate and some of them
declared that the bill was being made so
lavish the President would veto it. No
vote ON the bill as a whole was reached.
HOUSE, July l5-This was not a very
brisk business day, most OF the time being
devoted to District of Columbia affairs A
bill was pass ID providing for holding terms
OF the United States court at Eau Claire
Wis. The bill making the day of the let
ter carriers eight hours was debated but
not passed.
SENATE. July l6-After quite turbulent
debate the river and harbor appropriation
bill was passed by AZ to 81. An effort by
Mr.. Vest to increase the appropriation for
the Missouri river from s25O,OOO TO half a
million was lost
| House, July 1.-THE conference report on
the legislative appropriation committee
was agreed to. An effort was made to
/ pass one of the vetoed pension bills over
/ the veto but il failed by ITO yeas To l34
/ nays. This was for granting q pension 10
/ Elizabeth Luce. The vetoed bill granting
pension to Joseph Ramiser was passed
over the veto li5 to ~.
/ SENATE, July, 1.-THE chief topic under
consideration was the oleomargarine bill.
By vote of2S to 10 it was agreed to con
slider the bill at cuce, and a motion TO re
\ fer TO the financial committee was lost bv
/ yeas Is to nays %. These votes indicate the
/ passage OF the bill.
/ ! House, July 1.-THE entire session was
/ DEVOTED to discussing and amending the
| defences. The indications were not favor
able TO very liberal appropriations for the
purpose.
SENATE, July l9-The house bill passed,
giving the consent of congress to the,con
struction OF bridge by tho municipalities
of MenOminee, Mich, and Marinette, Wis,
over Menominee river. The senate then
took up the oleomargine bill. An effort TO
! extend the same principle to wine and Ii
quor was voted down. Messrs. Ingalls, of
| Kansas and Miller of New York had some
sharp debate but no result was reached
when the senate adjourned.
House, July lg-The Ratification APP
preparation bill passed. Mr.. Cobb, from
the conference committee on the bill re
pealing the presumption, timber culture
I and desert land laws reported a complete
disagi cement. A lengthy debate ensued
/ resulting in the house insisting on its dis
I agreement and asking new conference
committee. Mr.. Morrison offered con
current resolution for the final adjourn
ment of congress at O'Clock on July =
Referred to the committee on ways and
means.
SENATE, July 30-rhe oleomargariue bill
was again uppermost. An amendment
was adapted reducing the tax from to
cents and the bill was then passed by g
vote OF 81 to "a. The bill now goes 20 the
house for concurrence.
Ho' Sc, July 20-The river and harbor bill
was upon the report of the conference com
mittee. An effort To strike out the Henns
pin canal appropriation failed as did an ef
fort TO take away the Mississippi river i'm
provements from the hands of the river
commission. The bill was not disposed
Of.