Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-04
CLOSING UP THE SESSION.
Looking to Adjournment Tonight
SENATE IN SECRET SESSION
Mr.. Tilden'S Death Announced in the
House.
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION UP AGAIN.
The Senate.

land entries Cancelled tor fraud. Referred to
committee on public lands
THE GRANT COLLECTION.
Mr.. Sewell, from the committee on the
library, reported joint resolution accepting
from William III. Vanderbilt and Julia Dent
Grant objects of value and art presented by
various foreign governments to the late U. S.
Grant. They are accepted "with grateful ac-
States and preserved and protected lin the Ma
tional Museuml for the use and inspection of
the people @ OF the United States" Passed:
priations, reported a bill for the payment of
certain expenses incurred by special agents
and experts OF the bureau OF labor, in July,
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the Commissioner
OF Agriculture was directed to furnish (next
SESSION. Information on the subject of trriga-
Mr.. George moved to take up three House
bills to remove political disabilities.
Mr.. ingalls, protested against what he called
the 'grab game" in farming out the floor. He
suggested either that Senators should be called
ALPHABETICALLY or that the calendar should be
Mr.. Cockrell suggested that House bills on the
calendar unobjected to should be taken up and
passed.
UNFAIR TO rHr PRESIDENT.
MI. Edmunds opposed the suggestion, saying
that the greatest possible service which the
Senate could render to-day would be not to
pass any bill at all. 1t would be unfair TO the
President to send him large number of bills
.
that many Of them would not be signed. and
II they had been left on thetcaendar.
THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. ingalls, asked Mr.. Allison chairman of
the com mittee On appropriations to state the
condition OF public business, and when the
final adjournment might take place.
Mr.. Allison stated that the deficiency bill, the
su1dry eivi! bin and the river and harbor bill
had just been signed by the presiding officer.
The Chatr-All three are on their way to the
President.
MIR. Allison COMMUNICATIVE fertilization
bill has passed both houses. The Senate has
asked conference, but the House has not yet
acted on that request have heard floating
that 1t is not the intention of the House to pass
a iortifcation bill at this session.
Mr.. Dawes-I have been informed, unoffi-
cially, that the House will appoint a conference
committee on that bill in a few minutes; but
must agree with the Senator from Iowa that
there is little probability OF q solution Of that
question.
LOOKING FOR ADJOURNMENT AT 10 O'CLOCK
TONIGHT.
Mr.. Allison-I think 1t unnecessary to pro-
long this session in the hope that the fortifca-
tion bin win be disposed Of know of no other
business to detain us here, except to give the
three appropriation bills. see no impedlment
in the way of providing now for an adjourn
ment at 10 Tonight.
the bill reported from the post office committee
toextend the immediate delivery system should
be passed.
LUTON, THE SENATE GOES INTO SECRET sEs-
SION. Z.
The adjournment resolution (modified to ten
to-night) was discussed for some time without
any conclusion being arrived at. Finally, Mr..
Edmunds moved to 60 into executive session,
rem arking that in the meantime something
mere definite as to adjournment might oe
learned.
Ti,o
noon went into secret session.
THE BACKBONE RAILROAD GRANT.
The doors were reopened at 1880.
Upon motion of Mr.. Eustis the bill to declare
forfeiture of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg Railroad company Ohe Backbone
granD land grant was taken up, for the pur.
pose Of making a special order tor some day
next December.
The matter was discussed by Messrs. Berry,
EdmundS and others
Mr.. Eustis moved that it be made special
order for the second Monday in December.
Agreed to.
THE RETURNED PENSION BILL.
message WAS received from the President,
returning. in compliance with request OF the
Senate, bill granting an increase OF pensions
to soldiers or sailors who lost an arm or leg in
the service.
The same measure was received back from
the House with a verbal amendment, which,
on motion of Mr. Sew.ll, was concurred in
The biil was then returned to the President.
The Senate passed the Senate bill, extending
the system for immediate delivery to all arti.
cles bearing an immediate delivery" stamp.
House Of Representatives..
THE DEATH OF Mr.. SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
Mr.. Morrison Qlls.) offered, and the House
unanimously adopted, the following resolution:
THAT the House of Representatives OF the
United States has heard with profound sorrow
OF the death OF that eminent and distinguished
citizen, Samuel j. Tiden.'
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS ASKED FOR THE IN.
VESTIGATION.
Mr.. Oates (AIa.) asked unanimous consent tn
report from the judiciary committee and to
have Immediately considered q resolution re.
citing that it is alleged that the president and
directors Of the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany, without the consent OF Congress- and in
violation of law, issued in 1883 five and six
per cent collateral trust bonds; that in 1883
and 1854 they paid dividends, notwithstand-
ing the company at the time owed gross float
ing debt OF S13,OOO,OOO, and that in 1883 and
1850 they guaranteed interest of the bonds OF
the oregon Short Line Railroad company in
violation OF law, and empowering the judiciary
committee, by subcommittee, to investigate
these allegations and all the facts relating
thereto, 10 sit during the recess and to report to
the House by bill or otherwise.
AIR. ONeiil (Pa.) objected, Notwithstanding
In possession Of q letter from Charles Francis
Adams asking for the investigation.
CoNFEREEs ON THE FoRTIFICATIoN BILL.
The Senate amendments to the tortifcation
appropriation bill were non-cOncurred In, and
Messrs. FOrney, Randall, and Butterworth
were appointed conferees.
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Morrison Qils) called up the conference
report on the surplus joint resolution. Mr.
Morrison thought that the resolution as it
passed the House had been wise and cOnser.
vative measure OF public interest. The resOIu-
tion as agreed upon by the committee on con-
terence Was, 1t seemed to him, not SO good q
measure, yet In the present condition OF the
treasury aud the bonded debt, 1t would accom-
resolution as 1t passed the House. The first
amendment Of the Senate assumed to make
more specific what had already been in the
resolution, that was to say, that no calls
Treasury including the reserve for redemption
should equal $llO,OOO,OOO. AS it left the
House the resolution provided that only the
excess over e1OO, ,O0O, 600 should be paid out,
$1O,OOO,OOO. Hence, 1t was impossible 10
make a call unless there was S11O,OOO,OOO In
the Treasury. The second proviso of the Sem
ate gave The Secretary of The Treasury the dis
Treasury $2O, 100000 in excess OF the $11O-
OOO,OOO. He regarded this provis0 as entirely
useless and unnecessary, but it had no practt
cal effect aud might as well be in as out OF the
upon It's execution. The resolution made pro-
vision for the cali OF such bonds as were subject
TO call There were $l32.OOO,O 600 per cent
bonds remaining uncalled.
closed.
Distfict i'm Congress.
RxTENs ION OF THE STREETS AND AVENUES OF
THE CITY NORTHwARD.
Nj. Mahone. in the Senate to-day, offered .