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IN SENATE,
IIN OEIN n II,
.MOnday, December 18th, 1884.

appeared and took their seats. Mr. Buchan-
an, also, from Pennsylvania, appeared, was
qualified and took his seat. A message was
received from the President, communicating
copies of his letter to George Washington
Lafayette, commune ating to him the resolu-
tions of the two Houses, expressing their sem
sbility on the intelligence of the death OF
General Lafayette, and of the answer of Geo.
w. Lafayette. A message from the House,
communicating their proceedings Of the last
session, proposing to pay honors to the me-
mory of Lafayette, was taken up, and the re-
solution was agreed to. On motion of Mr.
Webster, it was ordered, that committee Of
FIVE be appointed from the chair. The petit
ton Oft. l.. Winthrop and others, was on
motion of Mr. Webster, referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. Mr. Southard pre-
scented memorial from the corporation Of the
city of Washington, setting forth the condi-
ton of the city and praying relief Mr. Sis
bee asked and obtained leave to introduce a
bill to exempt merchandise imported under
certain circumstances, from the operation of
tho act Of May, 1928, imposing duties on I'M
ports. The bill was then read first and Sc
cond time, and referred to the Committee Oh
Commerce.
IN THE HOUSE,
Monday, December 18th, 1884
The message from the President, relative
10 the memory Of Lafayette, being received
it was, on motion of Mr. Everett, referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. a large
number of petitions were presented and com
mtted, and large number Of resolutions,
ordering inquiries by committees, were agreed
to.
The Joint Resolution for the employment
Of four native Artists, to fill the vacant Pan
els in the Rotunda, with historical paintings,
(ordered to third reading at the last session.
was taken up and read a third time.
Mr. J. q. Adams expressed doubt whether
four native Artists could be found, who were
fully competent to the execution Of the task
to be assigned to them. He moved to strike
out four, thereby leaving it discretionary
with the Committee TO employ one or more
Artists.
This motion was debated for some time,
and before the question was taken, the House
adjourned.
IN SENATE,
Inesday December 16th, 1884.
Mr. Shepley, obtained leave to introduce
bill, in addition to the act allowing drawbacks
on certain goods, wares, and merchandise,
passed January 5th, 1905, which was referred
to the Committee on Commerce. A state
ment was communicated from the Treasury
Department, containing an account Of the
imports and exports of specie, for the last
year, and ordered to be printed. The reso-
luton submitted by Mr. Upton, directing an
inquiry into the expediency Of making an ap-
preparation to improve the navigation of the
River Wabash, was considered, and after
some remarks by that gentleman and Mr.
Webster, was adopted without division.-I
Mr. Upton spoke with severity Of the course
of the President in refusing his assent to the
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lation to this subject, and observed, in con-
clusion, that no future candidate for the Pre-
sidency, who shall oppose appropriations for
the improvement Of the western rivers, need
expect to receive one fourth of the electoral
votes in the Valley of the Mississippi. Mr.
Webster, in reference to another resolution, Il
offered by Mr. Upton, instructing the Com
mittee on Commerce to inquire into the ex-
pediency of establishing port of entry, on
the Wabash, said that he should, at proper
time, express his views fully on the question,
whether, in order to make an appropriation
for the improvement of particular river con-
stitutional, a port Of entry must first be es-
tabished on that river. it
The Senate proceeded to the election of
Chaplain, and Mr. Hatch was chosen OH the {
second ballotting. The joint resolution, sub
mitted by Mr. Benton, to amend the Constitu- !
tion of the United States, was made the or
der of the day for Monday. The bill intro c
duced by Mr. Clay, to appropriate for limi-
ted time, the proceeds Of the sales Of the I
public lands, was made the order Of the day, r
for next Tuesday week; io
And the Senate ad jonrned. IL
IN THE HOUSE, 4
Tuesday, December 18th, 1884. q
Mr. Polk, from the Committee on Ways a.
Means, reported bill to regulate the dcpo-
site ofthe public money in certain local banks; 4
another, to repeal part of the act transfer a
ring certain duties, from the Commissioners r
of loans to the Bank of the United States; J.
and third, to authorize the sale of the bank a
stock of the United States which were re- =
ferred to a Committee Of the Whole House,
On the State Of the Union, and made the spe- U
,ial order Of the day, for the first Monday in '
January next A bill was reported by the h
same committee, making appropriations for
.he payment Of Revolutionary and other PEN u
sions, for the year 1885, which was twice G
read and committed. A resolution was Of
Fered by Mr. Clayton, instructing the Com
nittee on Ways and Means, to inquire into q
he expediency of reporting bill to remit o
he duty on locomotive engines, railroad car
wheels, with rolled iron tires, axles, springs, a
Gc., already imported, or which may hereaf- e
er be imported within two years. A debate
arose, respecting the particular committee to
which an inquiry into this subject appropriate u
y belonged, which was arrested by the expi- Il
alton Of the hour allotted to resolutions ST
rhe House then proceeded to the considera- "a
ion of the special order of the day on bill to /
'qualize the pay of the officers of the Navy. a,
Various motions for the amendment of the :,
,ill were made, the discussion of which con- y. :"
inued until the hour of adjournment. 'e
IN SENATE,
WedneSday December I'm, 1884.