The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-08-07
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.


statement lnat IL; would nc reported To-
morrow The President was called upon for
informa tion in regard to the detention of
Editor Cutting by Mexico. The deficiency
appropriation bill was considered. The forti-
hcations and avail bills were reported.
HousE..The legislative bill was reported
from conference, and the amendment pro.
yiding for Senator's clerks objected to-yeas
06 nays III. Further conference was Or
dered. Under the call of States number of
bills were introduced and referred. The
Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture was
taken DIP and debated until . p. m., when the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 2T.-SEEATE--The House
surplus resolution was reported back with
amendments. Several vetoed pension bills
were reported back. Mr.. Blair gave notice
he would call them up on Thursday for ac-
tion.
HoUsE-The sundry civil bill was reported
and referred to the committee Of the whole.
The conference committee on the river
and harbor bill reported continued dis
agreement and the House instructed
the :, &c committee to insist upon otai the
Portage Lake ana Lake Superior
Ship Canal, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
Ship Canal, the Mississippi River Commission
and the Potomac Flats Improvement items.
The Northern Pacific forfeiture bill was taken
tib, and the House substitute. forfeiting all
lands west OF. Bismarck, agreed to-yeas ia,
nays G5. The Senate bill rs amended was then
passed-yeas ls5, nays B. The Interstate
commerce bill was called up, and motion to
agree to the Senate bill rejected. Pending
final action, the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-SENATE.- The river
and harbor bill was reported from confer
enCe. A continued disagreement. with the
House vas ordered and the bill returned to
conference. A bill was reported to refer the
McGarrahan claim 20 the Court of Claims.
1t was placed on the calendar. The fOrtlfi-
cations bill was then taken up, debated and
passed. The surplus resolution was taken
up, and pending its consideration the Senate
adjourned.
HCUsE.-Confcrees on the Northern Pa
,ifc forfeiture bill were appointed. The leg
slatiee Appropriation bill was agreed to in
ommittee of the whole. the House receding
from its objection to the Senators clerks
The sundry civil bill, with SENATE amend
ments was then considered and returned to
conference. The report on the legislative
bill was adopted in the House, and at p. m
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON. July 2e.--SENATE. The proc
lamation of the Governor of Utah, relative TO
the tiblatitn Of the marriage laws in that Ter
ritory, was presented and referred. A rcsolu-
ton to authorize the continuance of the Pen
sion Office investigation during the recess was
placed on the calandar A number OF House
bills were reported from committee The
Morrison surplus resolution, as amended,
was then considered. Messrs Allison, Nc.
IUeTSUH anu EDeTIluH luNpI tu tuO uihOhuSu
resolutions and Plumb, Vest, Beck, Taller and
Jones opposed IL.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed for the erect on
of a public building at Jefferson, Tea. The
general deficiency bill, with Senate amend
ments, was considered in committee OF the
whole. A conference was ordered, and Messrs:
Burns, LeFcvre and McComas were appointed
confefces. Vetoed pension bills were called
up, but their consideration was opposed by
Mr.. Reagan, who wanted the Inter state COM
nI
agreed that the pension cases on tho calendar
be considered aud voted upon, and then the
Inter-S tate tJnmerce bill should be taken up
The House refused-l03 TO S-tO PASS We
toed pension bill for the relief Of Andrew } :
Wilson, and at 5:l5 p. IN. took recess until .
p. nj. for private bills
WASHINGTON, July 30.-A secret session was
held after the reading of the journal, ana the
nomination of Solicitor General jerks con-
firmed. The Senate amendments to the House
bill providing for tho appointment ana COM
pensaton of District Judge for Alabama
were reconsidered, and amendment liking
District Judges salaries at 5000 year
was stricken out. Another amendment,
prohibiting the appointment OF relatives
by Judges, was aso o.aos stricken ken fhe fhe
amendments were general, while the bill it.
self was local. A resolution to appoint q
committee of the Senate and House to report
q plan for celebrating at the capital the four
DuUuFputn anniversary, III IoJ-, VI ho uiS7
covery OF America went over until to-mor-
row. A resolution calling on the Commits
sioner of Agriculture for report NJ the neyt I
session on the wheat statistics of the world
was adopted. The Morrison surplus resolu-
ton was taken up and considered. A num-
Der of amendments were proposed and re-
| iected. Mr. Sewell offered MS an amendment
the bill for the receipt of trade dollars at
their face value, and this, wns adopted. Az
tempts were made tolay the resolution on the
l,I, ,la ,,,1t cf.ilr ttf n
but both failed The resolution and amend
ments were finally passed by vote of AZ to 20.
The naval increase bill was called up, amend
ed, passed and conference ordered. The
| Senate, at 9 p. m, adjourned.
HOUSE.-Bils were passed for the C0ns!ruc'
| ton of public buildings at Santa Fc, N; NJ,
and Springfield, Mass. Vetoed pension bills
| were taken up. The House refused to pass
| the bill granting pensi n OF fifty dollars 10
| the widow of General Hunter over the Presi'
Also the bill TO pension Mrs. Andtrson-yeas
| Il9; nays, 95-not the necessary twothirds in
eth case. The other vetoed bills on the
| calendar were postponed until DecemDel
next The Reagan Interstate commerce hil
was taken up. 1t was passed---ycas, lS9
nays, Al. The river and harbor bill! was re
ported from conference, and the House Mt
| D. IN. took a recess until p. H., the evening
session being for the consideration OF pension
| bills. -
| WAsHiNGToN July 3l.-SENATE.-The Com
mittee OH Finance was authorized, during the
| recess, to continue the investigation OF nn
| dervaluatlons in the customs service. Ib'
House bill to extend the free delivery sys
tenn was reported back and placed on TN
calendar. resolution was offered IN
structing the President to ascertain, b.
correspondence with foreign nations
their intentions with regard to sil
ver The Indian leadership investigation
was authorized to continue during the recess
The New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Nicks
hurg land forfeiture bill was reported back
Messrs. Allison, Aldrlch and Beck were ar
ponted conferees on the surplus resolution
The House bill to regulate the packing an
selling of cut tobacco was cons dered an
finally rccommittcd to the Committee on +
nances for further consideration. AT 2;4O
M. the Senate went into executive session
and at $50 p m. adjourned.
| UOuSE-The Presidents veto OF the puDl
build ng bill for springfield, Mo-, was rea
and referred. The river and haroor COME
cpce report of an agreement recognizing IN
Hennepin canal, New York hareor, Potoma
fats. and other Senate amendments were n
iected by the House-yeas, lG2: nays, lo5-an
| q further conference was ordered. JolI
| resolut on extending the appropriations unt
| August TO- was reported from the Commute
on Appropriations by Mr.. Randall, but II
| cons deration was objected to and IL VIZ
referred to the committee of the Who'll
| Blanchard and Henderson at the'r own =
ouest were excused from further servlt
on the river and barber conference co
mittee. aud Messrs. Glover and Markha
appointed In their places, The House, {
| mot on of Morrison, non-concurred IN u
senate amendments to the surplus resol
| tiou and a conference was ordered. MessI
Morrison, Breckenridge and Hiseock we
appointed conferees. The Fertilization A
propria,ion bill was reported back, with q
| Recommendation that all the Senate amen
| rneufs be ncn-onncurred in. Mr.. BCtterwor
moved the Heuse recede from its aisagr
. ment to The amendment establ bl'shing pla
AZ the Frankfort Arse al. Ph,ladeiph
Pending action. the House, at y; ~,
iourned