Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1886 — CONGRESSIONAL [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL

The Wort at the Senate and Hooae ' ■ at Repreeeotatfree. Tho bill forfeiting the unearned lands of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company was passed hy the Senate on the 15th. The bill declares forfeited so much of the lands granted to that company as are co-terminous with that part of its main line which extends from Wallula Junction to Portland and that part of the Cascade branch which shall not have been completed at the date, of the passage of this bill, and makes the right of way ip the Territories subject to taxation. Nothing in the act is to be construed to waive any right of tlje United Btates to forfeit any other lands granted to tbsm, for failure, past or future, to comply with’ the conditions of the grant In the House of Representatives Mr. Hiscock stated that the aggregate of tbe appropriation bills is $229,749,313, Which will be swelled to $391,028,133. The receipts are estimated at $377,000,000, and the next fiscal year, he said, is certain to show a deficit of $14,000,000 on the most conservative estimate. Mr. Randall explained that the increase this year for pensions is $15,750,000, and the river and harbor bill adds $15,250,000. The Senate passed the military academy appropriation bill on the 16th inst., and the appropriation committee has now no bills before it rfor consideration. The Senate rejected the President’s nomination of John C. Sholes, of Michigan, for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona, and of Abraham Rose for Postmaster of Vinton, lowa. The House of Representatives passed the legislative appropriation bill and the Senate measure giving the franking privilege to the widow of General Grant. An adverse report ha 3 been made on Representative Grosvenor'g'resolution providing for the restoration of the tariff of 1857 on wool, and also upon the Wilkins resolution declaring against any reduction of the duty on tne same article. ■ A i—rge number of bills were passed by the Senate on June 17, among them being measures to construct roads to the national oemetories at Knoxville and Natchez, to grant the Seal rocks to the city of San Francisco, for the transfer of tho Baton Rouge barracks to the University of Louisiana, to purchase land for the Indian training school near Salem, Oregon, for a conference at Washington of delegates from the American republics, and for the appointment of an additional Secretary of the Treasury for one year. A vote taken in the House on the question ot taking up the Morrison tariff bill resulted in its defeat. Mr. Morrison gave notice that he would renew the motion on Tuesday, June 22. Mr. Morrison voted in a low tone and Mr. Randall in a loud, defiant way. Neither of <he gentlemen was applauded. As soon as the result was known tne revenue reformers sitting near Mr. Morrison > turned toward him inquiringly. He remarked: “We'll try it again next Tuesday," and the House rang with the applause of his followers. The formal announcement was greeted with vociferous cheers from the Republican side. An analysis of the vote shows that of the 140 affirmative votes 136 were Democrats and 4 Republicans. Three ot the Republicans are from Minnesota and one from New York. One hundred and twenty-two affirmative votes were cast by Democrats from the South and West, anil 14 by Democrats from the Eastern and Middle States. Of the 157 negative votes 122 wero cast by Republicans and 35 hy Democrats. A biU was introduced in the House providing for. the inspection of meats for exportation and prohibiting the importation of adulterated articles of food and drink.

General Logan’s bill to Increase the efficiency of the army passed the Senate on the 18th inßt. The Senate passed, by a two-thirds vote, the resolution offered by Senator Ingalls, providing for the submission to Jthe several States of a constitutional amendment extending the period of the President’s term and the session .of the Fiftieth Congress until the 30th of April, 1889, and substituting the 30th of April for the 4th of March as the commencement in future of the Presidential and Congressional terms. TneFrye bill for the encouragement of. the American merchant marine and to promote postal and commercial relations with foreign countries was passed. Mr. Vance’s bill to repeal the civilservice law was indefinitely postponed In the House Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, presented a resolution providing for the final adjournment of Congress July 3. The Stanton debate was resumed by Mr. Hepburn, of lowa, who savagely criticised the speech of Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama. —* On motion of Mr. Weaver, of lowa, a bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Dubuque, lowa, was passed by the House on June 19. On motion of Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, a bill was passed providing for an inspection of hulls and boilers at Duluth, Minn. A message approving the Dingley shipping bill and sucgesting a supplementary measure was received from the President. The naval appropriation bill was discussed. The Senate was not in session.