Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-19
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| In the senate August 9TH, message from
| the president announced that he had signed
| certain bills. After a short delay the hour
of adjournment arrived. The chair thanked
! the senators for their uniform kindness and
/ courtesy towards him and then declared the
session adjourned sine die. Mr.. Allison
moved TO take up the final adjournment
| resolution. Mr.. Conger opposed the
action for the present, unit the fate of
| the river and harbor bill should be known.
| Mr.. Ingalls, SAID that he thought the senate
was being trihed with. He submitted that
it was not appropriate, after the business of
both houses was considered as closed, and
when they were all ready TO depart. TO be
kept here doing nothing, in the expectation
or hope, or surmlse, or conjecture that at
some time III the future they would be ad-
vised as TO what action might be taken by
the executive on a bill sent to him for his
approval. 1t was tritiiny with the public
interests to allow the adjournment resolu-
ton to remain Enacted upon 1t was the
first time in executive history that congress
had been permitted to adjourn without
the executive coming to the capitol
and ayailing himself of the usual
custom to ascertain the will of congress.
Mr.. Plumb, from the conference commit
tee, on the bill for the repeal of the pre- emp
ton and timber culture act, stated that the
senate cOnferees had agreed to yield every
thing, except provision that where there
was an allegation of fraud in the entry of
land, the issue shall be sent to court for ad-
judication. The house conferees had de-
clined that and had also declined to sign q
conference report. As matters now stand 1T
was claimed to be in the power of the COM
missioner of the general land Office to set
aside, absolutely, presumption under any
of these acts, and practically, without inves-
tigation, except as only side agents were now
at work seeking out technical objections.
This bad produced great CONSERVATION and
great Indignation. The senate conferees
felt that cases involving the title to valuable
property ought to be tried as all other ques-
tions are tried that related to property or
the right of individuals. He had thought
it proper to make that statement.
The house bill for the relief of certain
soldiers of the Twelfth Michigan volunteer
infantry, dishonorably discharged, was
the conference committee on the fortifica-
tions bill, reported that the committee
had been unable to agree, which amounted
to the failure of the bill and after the Ide-
bate the subject was dropped. After a
short delay the moment of adjournment
arrived and the chair said: "Senators-Be-
fore announcing the termination of the SEES
sion of the senate, beg leave to return to
each of you my grateful thanks for your uni
form courtesy and kindness to me as your
presiding officer and especially for the reso-
luton of to-day, in which you have expressed
your approval. This session has been dis
tinguished by the great number and variety
of subjects which have been considered, and
by the marked absence of political contro-
versies. The varied need and aims of a
rapidly growing country have occupied mere
of the time of the senate. A short recess
will enable you TO greet your constituents
and hope and trust that each of you will
return next December with renewed health
and strength to your important duties. In
pursuance of the resolution of the two houses
of congress | now declare the session closed
sine die.