Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-07-20
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CONGRESS-.

SENATE, July ll.--Three Of the annual ap-
preparation bills we've passed by tie senate,
practically without discussion ard with little
more consumption Of time than that occupied
by the clerk In reading them. They were the
diplomatic and consular the invalid pension
and the military academy bills The pension
bill appropriated round $3.50 900 900 The reso-
luton offered by Mr., Daniel, indorsing the
action of the administration in REFRESHING law
lessness and interference with the United
States mails and Interstate commerce, was
adopted without a division.
HoUsE.-Aftor a long debate the house passed
the bill to amend the act OF September 20, 1890
providing for the forfeiture OF certain railroad
land grants. The new measure increases the
scope of the present law by including "a 900 GOO
acres of land within its operations. An effort
was made 10 except from the operation Of the
Dill lands sold by the railroad companies to
bona ide settlers for value but this was de-
fented-yeas rs, nays l12.
SENATE July 12.-Thc senate to-day passed
the army and the fertilization bills and made
considerable progress on the river and harbor
bill. Those still on the calendar are the Dis
trict of Columbia, Indian, legislative, sundry
civil, agricultural ana general deficiency bills,
Outside of the appropriation bills there was
little OF interest in the proceedings OF the SEN
ate.
HoUSE.-The house passed an even dozen
bills of general character and agreed to senate
amendments Of two others. These latter were
the more important, however, being the bill to
provide for the admission of Utah into the
Union and the post office appropriation bin for
the year ending June 80 1895, They now 20 the
president for his signature
SENATE, July Ex-senator Hills resolution
directing the chairman Of the senate conforees
tn fyI,,r 81 full r,,oa
conference had not yet been held, was taken
up discussed for an hour and half and then
by common consent placed on the calendar,
After this matter was laid aside the river and
harbor bill was taken up. The bill was passed
and conference with the house was asked.
Then the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was briefly considered and
passed.
HoUsE.-B Beyond adopting the report of the
conferees upon the bill making appropriations
for the payment of pensions for the year end
Ing June 30, 1895, the house accomplished but
little business, and that only of preliminary
nature, The entire session of the day was
spent in consideration Of measures on the pri-
waite calendar
SENATE July 1.-THE plan agreed upon by a
joint committee Of the two houses for q reor-
ganization OF the executive departments of the
government, and which was incorporated in the
legislative, executive and judicial uppropria-
ton bill, vas the only portion of that measure
which provoked any debate in the senate to
day A motion to strike out these provisions
was lost. The bill went through the committee
OF the whole into the senate but there were sc
many amendments on rather trinipg matter,
offered by individual senator's that the bill did
not reach its final passage before ad iournment
HousE,--Considerabl time was spent in fur
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