Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-12
xLIxTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the I'd, after some minor
routine business, the Northern Pacific Land
Forfeiture bill was taken up, but was in.
formally laid aside to allow Mr.. Brown to
make a speech on the Bankruptcy bill.
the Forfeiture bill was again taken up
bill taxing railroad lands crowded it
aside. After some debate the Senate ad-
5ourned.. In the House the District Ap.
pp0Prsrcn dill was reported and new
tessof thu. .shoie an kIscsssep d dasins sise
r6<t Of tha day. H$.ak Chen reposssd 20 the
House.
In the Senate on the Sd several presidential
messages vetoing private pension bills were
laid before the Senate. A petition from
Gloucester. Mass, urging retaliation on
Canada was presented and referred after
some debate. The Northern Pacific For
feiture bill was postponed, and the
Chinese Indemnity bill was taken up.
aside and the bill taxing railroad land grants
was taken up and after considerable debate
was passed. To avoid delay the House bill on
bill made an amendment to it. Then con-
ference committee was appointed. This
avoids sending the Senate bill to the House
as an original proposition. A conference re-
port on the Post office bill was received and
laid over. The Chinese Indemnity bill was
again called up and debated during the re-
mainder of the session......In the House,
ports had been disposed of, consideration OF
the OleomargarIne bill was resumed, Mr..
Hatch taking the floor. After the adoption
of some amendments and rejection of others
the bill passed, fixing the tax at five cents
pound.
In the senate on the 4th the Chinese In
demnity bill was taken up, put was laid aside
to allow the Diplomatic and Consular
bill to be discussed. At two o'clock
this matter went over and the Indemnity
bill again came up, and, alter debate,
passed. Then the Consular and Diplo:
matte bill was taken up and discussed until
adjournment. In the House communi
caiion from the Secretary of War recon-
mending the expenditure of $4,000 on
civil service committee report recon-
mending the dismissal of Assistant Door
keeper Wade was debated, resulting in the
adoption OF q resolution condemning his
lative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was taken up and debated the remainder
Of the days session.
In the Senate on the 5th a resolution was
adopted, after some debate, calling on the
Secretary of the Interior for information as
to the authority for the ISSUANCE OF
the. recent order of the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office suspendiIng
the receipt of applications for public
lands under thet pre- emption, timber-cul-
ture and desert land acts The Oleomar-
garine bill was received from the House and
was laid upon the table, After the passage
of 22O private bills the Senate adjourned
In the House the Senate bill for
the erection of public build
ing at GAINESVILLE @. ,and was passed, the ap-
preparation being reduced to 100000 also,
Senate bill appropriating $l0O 900 for public
building at Sioux City, Ia The House then
considered the Pacific Railroad Extension
bill, but without reaching a vote the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 7th, after considerable
debate, the Oleomargarine bill was referred
to the agricultural committee. The Con-
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was passed The bill to provide for settle
ment OF railroad accounts was also passed.
lin the House, after several members
had made brief speeches on questions of
privilege, States were called for the in
PRODUCTION of bills. Among the meas
nres brought forward was one
by Mr.. O'Neill (Mo) amending the act pro-
hibiting the Importation of contract labor.
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
biIl repeating the pre- emprion and timber
culture acts prevailed after some debate;
also bill to suspend the rules and pass
bill approprating $4,000 to build a public
building ut Springfield, Mo. Also the Senate
bill for the construction of the Arthur Kill