The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-24
THE ATIONAL SOLONS.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES.

The PRESIDENT sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations on the 18th inst. Charles II
Stanton, of Come cticut to be Collector Of
| Customs for the District of stonington, Conn :;
J. j. Peterson, Of West Virginia, to be Consul
of the United States at Merida Mexico With
drawn-Herman Nickins, of North Dakota, to
be Consul of the United States at Barran-
quilla: Senate bill granting to the State OF
Washington section OF public land for Sol
dters Home and as "a training ground for the
State militia was taken from the calendar
and passed. The Senate Finance Com
mittee ordered a favorable report on
the nominations of the five members
of the General Boa I'd of Appraisers recently APP
pointed by the President The only discussion
was over the mai mes of Messrs. Sharp and
Jewell of New York, against whom there
some feeling on the part of the Democratic
and Republican members of the committee,
speetively The House, after routine business,
went into committee OF the whole on the bill
appropriating 1886, 1S9 for additional clerical
force for the Pension Office, after agreeing to a
motion that the general debate be limited to
two hours. Mr.. Dockery NNo) criticised the
majority of the Committee on Appropriations.
for not reporting b bill making an appropria-
tion to pay the pensions which would be grant
ed under the dependent pension bill and init
mated that this failure was attributable to poll
tical reasons. The appropriation would not be
made before the November elections. Mr.. Can
non said that the money would be appropriate
ed and paid just as rapidly as the pension GER
tifcates were issued. After further debate Of g.
rather heated nature the committee rose, the
bill was passed and the House adjourned.
tions as follows on the 10th inst. A1lured B.,
Nettleton, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury; James Russell
Solely, of Massach usetts to be Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Receivers of Public Moneys
Jacob R. Wel1yI of Washington, at Olympia,
Wash. John 3. CAtlin, of Montana, at Missoula,
Mont Geo. w. Cook, of Montana, at Lewiston.
Registers of Land Ofices-JOhn Anderson, of
Montana, at Miss6uli, Mont; Charles A.. Berg,
Of Montana, at Lewiston, Mont. Mr.. Teller in
eAdr1 rtrnY1 fSy,y VANS n n
year to the widow of General Fremont MI.
Sawyer introduced bill prepared by the Post
master General neral to establish h., limited ted
to establish a national military park at Chick
amauga battlefield was taken from the calendar
and passed. The Senate in secret session con-
firmed nominations follows: Charles A..
Ham, of Illinois James A. Jewell, of New York;
George a. Sharpe, of New York George c. Tiche-
nor of the District of Columbia, and Joseph B.
Wilkinson Jr., of Louisiana as members OF th6
General Board OF Appraisers. The House was
without a quorum.
NOMINATIONS Were sent to the Senate by the
President as folio WIS on the 18th inst. Eugene
S. Neal, Register of the Land Office at Bis.
mRrck, N. D. Asa Fisher, Receiver of Public
Moneys at Bisma rck, n. D.. Edwards +. Leeds
of iowa, Associate Justice of the Supreme,
Court of New Mexico. General Appraisers of
Merchandise-J. Lewis Stackpole of Massachu-
sets, Henderson M. Somerville of Alabama,
Ferdinand N Shurtleff of Oregon. The Senate
resumed consideration of the sundry civil APP
preparation bill, the pending question being on
the amendment to add to the appropriation
of 100000 for topographic surveys a pro-
vision that one half of that should be ex-
pended west of the 101st meridian and that the"
act of October, 1885, reserving irrigable lands be-
repealed The weather is beginning to tell on,
the old men in the Senate. Several of them,
particularly Sen tOrs Edmunds and Morrill,, are
seriously affected by the heat, and there are
number of others who have not sufficient.
strength to endure it much longer. The House,
Immediately bfter the reading OF the,
TT1Q1 InfO
whole on the land grant forfeiture bill:
Messrs. McRae of Arkansas, Cobb OF
the measure, but owing 70 the intense heat
in the hall of the House majority Of the mem
bers repaired to- the lobbies and but little atten
ton was paid to the discussion. Mr.. Holman
moved to recon- NIT the bill with instructions to
the Committee on Public Lands to report it.
back with pr oviso FORGETTING all lands not
earned within time limited in the granting acts
Lost-yeas, "a nays, 107. The bill WIS then
passed The bill, which is 81 Senate bill with a.
House substitute therefor, fOrfeits all lands
granted to aid in the construction of a railroad
opposite to and coterminous with the portion OF
any such railroad not now completed.
THE Secretary of War transmitted to tine
Senate, on the 18th, the petitions of large
number of officers of the United States army
praying that the number of appointments at
large to the Uni ted States Military Academy be
increased to twenty, and that such appoint
nents be restricted to the sons OF officers and
soldiers and I'd the Hneal descendants of off,
GERS of volunteer forces of the late war.
The consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was resumed, the pending Ques-
ton being the Irrigation pro ProWs1o1 ION IN
Reagan continued his speech against the amend
ment and in favor of the irrigation scheme initi-
ated by that ACT. The House Committee on In
valid Pensions authorized favorable report
on the House bill granting pension OF ~, GOO per
year to the widow Of Gen. Fremont. The original
package bill was taken up and r.. b. Taylor, ad-
vocating it, said that no such. blow had been
given to State sovereignty and State rights as
by the ascertainnnent that under the Constitu--
tion the citize of a foreign State might take
into another State any property that WIS
a subject of commerce and sell it without liza
bility of taxation. The Elections Committee Of
the House decided two Of the four remaining
contested elections cases on the docket by
party votes in favor of the contestants, both
Republicans. The cases are those OF G0odr1ch
VS.. Bullock, from the Second District OF FIor1das
and of McGin1ts VS.. A1dersOn from the Third
District of West Virginia. There were contests
in three out of the four Congressional districts
in West Virginia, and the Elections Committee
has decided in favor of the Republican contes-
tant in each case.
IN the Senate on the 18th inst, while
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
under consideration amendment was
agreed to which appoints as managers
of the National Soldiers Home Edmund N.
Morrill, of Kansas for the unexpired term Of
John A. Martin, deceased Alfred o. l.. Pearson,
of Pennsylvania for the uneXpired term OF John
F. Hartranft, deceased Lewis B. Gunckel OF
O01O Tor Jn0 un6XpreQ G0ILH VI u. "a
deceased William B. Franklin, of Connecticut;
Thomas w. Hyde, of Maine; John c. Black, of
Illinois; and Samuel s. Yoder, Of Ohio.
Among the amendments reported by the
Committee on Appropriations and agreed to by
the Senate W ere the following: Inserting an
APPROXIMATION for the construction of buildings
and enlargeme nt OF military posts from $780,
600 to $500 600; an amendment, which was
agreed to- to add to the appropriation Of 100000
for artificial limbs or communication therefor,
the words And in case of communication the
money shall be paid directly to the soldier,
sailor, marine and no fee or compensation
shall be alIowed,or paid to any agent CT attor-
ney" The bill was then passed, end the tariff
bill was taken up a. unfinished business. The
House resumed consideration of the original
package BILL and held an evening SEES
sion for debate only. The general de-
fcfency appropriation bill for the last
fiscal year and prior years was reported
by Mr. Henderson of Iowa. This is the last Of
the general propriation bills to be reported.
The total amount carried by the bill is S., 14O.-
40 based on an estimate of about $1O,5O0 C0J.
Among the items in the bill are the following:
For the expenses of contestants and contestees.
in election cases of the House, 10ol, ana the'
following appropriation to widows of deceased
Representatives Mrs. Samuel ]. Randall.
81 300 the amount due Representative Randall
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