Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1882 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. • Washington, D.C., August I.—Mr. Morrill, from the finance committee, reported adversely the house joint resolution authorizing tbe issue of 2 per cent, bonds or certificates in exchange for bonds bearing a higher rate of interest. Calendar. The sundry civil bill was then taken up, but adjourned without action. , HOUSE. Washington, August I.—Thie joint resolution passed authorizing the secretary of war to deliver to the one hbndrea and eighth Ohio volunteer infantry association the blue regimental flag which belongs to the said regiment, but now in custody of the secretary. The bill passed making deductions for the crew space and machinery accom Nations from the gross tonnage of United States vessels. Mr. Robeson from the committee on appropriations reported back the naval appropriation bill, recommending non-concurrence in all the senate amendments except to amendments sixty-three and sixty-four. Amendment sixty-four is that relative to the monitors, delaying their completion until a report has been made to congress by the advisory board. The committee recommends concurrence in this amendment, with an amendment providing that the report shall be transmitted to congress by the secretary of the navy. Amendment sixty-three was a verbal amendment’ Mr. Bpringer, of Illinois, from the committee on printing, reported back senate bill appropriating (67,624 for printing and binding the tenth census. Mr. Anderson,of Kansas, offered an amendments striking out the clause which changes the manner of distributing tbe report Rejected. The bill then passed. Senate bill for printing 5,000 copies of the official reports or the Atlanta cotton exposition was defeated. At tills point a message was received from the president announcing his disapproval of the river and harbor appropriation bill, and the house immediately became attentive as the clerk read the document, which was ordered printed. The reading was only once interrupted, and that was when a hearty laugh greeted the sentence, “Thus, as the bill becomes more objectionable it secures more support.” From this there was no manifestation of approval or disapproval of the president’s action, and as soon as the reading was concluded the house adjourned.

SENATE. Washington, August 2.—The bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for a nubile building at Leavenworth pas sea. At 1:15 a message was received from the house informing the senate of the action of that body in passing the river and harbor bill over the president’s veto. The pending business was suspended ana the veto message read. A vote was immediately taken upon the question “shall the bill pass, the objections of the president to the contrary notwithstanding?” The result was—yeas, 41; nays, 16. So the bill passed. The remainder of the day was consumed in discussing the sundry civil appropriation bill. HOUSE. Washington, August 2.—The house, yeas 128, nays 60, passed the river and harbor bill over the president’s veto. The announcement was greeted with applause, and Mr. Cox, of New York, suggested that after such a vote the house ought to adjourn sine die. Then Messrs. Aldrich and March, the former of whom had voted in the affirmative, and the latter in the negative, discovering that they were paired with absentees obtained permission to withdraw their vote, and thus the aggregate was reduced to yeas, 122; nays, 59. The bill zrantinsra nensiou of *37 a montn to soiaiers wno rose an arm at the shoulder passed. The joint resolution passed authorizing .Lieutenant Commander Sigsbee to receive a decoration from the government of Germany and Joseph R. Hawley, president of the centennial commission, to receive decorations from the governments of Spain and Japan. Adjourned. SENATE. Washington, D. C., August 3. House bill authorizing a government building at Bt. Joseph, passed. House bill in relation to land patents in Virginia military district passed. Mr. Windona, from the committee on foreign relations, reported, with amendments, house bill to amend section 4,400 of article 62, of therevised statutes, concerning the regula tion of steam vessels. He explained that its purpose was to extend to foreign steam vessels the provisions of the inspection laws now applicable to domestic vessels, concerning freight and combustible matter to be carried It provided for the appointment o? inspectors for this purpose. A new conference was ordered on the Japanese indemnity bill. Mr. Morrill, at 2 o’clock, moved to postpone the pending order of the oal eD muF’ take U P the knit goods bill. This was vigorously objected to on /the Democratic side, on the ground Ihat anv action concerning taxation should be general and not special. After discussion the committee amendments were agreed to and the bill passed. The tax reduction bill was flnaly proceeded with, and Mr. Morrill submitted a proposition to the Democratic sidj that the bill be passed as it came from the house, with a senate amendment extending the time at which the reduction shall take effect

m>u ,us amendments reducing cne tax o*| snuff from sixteen cents to twelte cents per pound, and allowing a rebate. The- time which remained of the session would not permits deliberate consideration of the many amendments offered and yet to be "f> sered by the opposite side, and which they had declared their intention to discuss witnout limit. He hoped this course Would be 'abandoned and the proposition he now made accepted. The matter then went over without action, and the senate passed the joint resolution of tbe house providing temporarily for the expenditures of the government. The house adjournment resolution was laid on the table for fhture action. After an executive session the senate adjourned.

x HOUSE. The committee on conference on the general deficiency bill reported their disagreement upon the mileage to senators for attendance at the extra session of October last, and further conference was ordered. Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, submitted the conference report on the senate bill for the sale of a portion of the Omaha Indian reseruation in Nebraska. Agreed to. Providing that bills in the war department be accompanied by guarantees. Altering the law relative to the construction of bridges over the Ohio river, so as to require that the main span shall be 500 feet wide, and making further provision for the protection of navigation. For the establishment of diplomatic relations with Persia, and authorizing the appointment of a consul general to that country, with an annual salary of (5,000. A number of unimportant billa were passed and the house adjsurned. senate. Washington, August 4.—The conference report on the bill for the sale of part of tne Omaha reservation iw Nebraska, was oncurred in. Mr. Windom, from the committee on foreign relations, reported house bill for establishing diplomatic relations with Persia ar d authorizing the appointing of a consul general to that country at a salary of $6,000 per year. House bill to relieve certain soldiers of the late war from the charges of desertion passed, but was so amended to exclude from its benefits those who served less than twelve months, or who intentionally deserted. The tax reduction bill was then taken up—4o to 2—but was temporarily laid aside to enable Mr. Slatei to call up tiie conference report upon the Indian Creek orphan fund bill. HOUSE. Washington, August 4.—Mr Hutchins offered a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment providing that it shall take two-thirds of the members of each house to pass a bill over the president’s veto. The conference upon the naval appropriation bill stated that an agreement had been reached on all points in dispute except that relative to closing the navy yard. The report was agreed to and fiirther conference ordered. The conference reported on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill was agreed to.