The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-29
WHAT CONGRESS- rs DOING.
The Proceedings OF saturday-A Review
OF the Work OF the Session..
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In the Senate to-day, Sumner Intellectually
endeavored to get up his mixed school DILL.
The bill confirming titles to occupants of lands
la the Cherokee strip Of Kansas passed. The
deficiency bill was resumed; no result. The
House meets hereafter at IL o'clock. The tariff
was discussed nearly the entire day; no vote
reached. Niblack. from the committee on ap-
preparations. reported q bill to. authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to pay TO the owners
thereof the proceeds Of the sale OF cotton flle-
gally seized and converted after 30th June,
1865. Ordered printed and recommitted..
The House passed the Dill OF Mt. Harris, OF
Virginia, striking the word ''loyal" out of the
pension law to soldiers OF the war OF 1872, and
giving widows who married previous to 1895
o pension.
portin favor OF the free tea and coffee bill as
it came from the House, without amendment.
Senator Wilson SAYS Congress will not adjourn
until amnesty passes.
Since the commencement of the present SEES.
sion OF Congress the President has approved
thirty-three bills which originated in'the Sem
ate, and one hundred and twenty originating
Ia the House. Several bills of O private char
acter have been vetoed. Since the commence
ment of the session one thousand and forty-tve
bills have been introduced In the Senate, and
two thousand five hundred and sixty-nine ~
the House, together With one hundred and
forty Joint resolutions. The number Of bills
passed by the House, and now awItlng The &C
ton OF the Senate, Is three hundred and sixty
nine, and the number Of Senate bills awaiting
action In the House is one hundred and thirty
two, ninety OF which are on the speakers ia
Bile. Among the bills pending In the Senate
are the following: Robertson's amnesty bill,
with certain exceptions, aud House bill on
same subject; q bill to facilitate commerce be.
tween the United States and China, Japan and
the countries of Asia; q bill to promote the
construction of the Cincipnati and Southern
Railway; Blalr's joint resolution 10 favor OF the
purchase of Cuba; bill for the adjustment and
satisfaction of French spoliation claims; bill
Containing coal; bill for the relief of certain
contractors for construction of vessels OF wal
and steam machinery: bill to prevent stock
gambling by public officers; bill authorizing
the establishment OF al ocean mall steamsnlp
service between the United States and Mex
leo: bill for the further endowment OF agri;
cultural colleges; bill repeating duties on tea
and coffee; bill to promote the ship.1llilding
and commercial interests OF the United States;
bill to connect the telegraph With the postal
service, and q bill to authorize compound In
terest notes as q substitute for lpgal-tender
notes.
Among the bills pending In the House are
q bill to carry into effect the provisions OF the
Treaty OF Washington relating to the hsherles;
bill for the retirement of worn and mulilated
notes: bill to repeal the duties on coal and
salt; the ways and means tariff bill; Kelley's
bill for further reduction OF taxes and the en-.
couragement Of commerce, and MayDard's bill
to amend the internal revenue laws. There are
other important bills 10 each House, excluding
those relative to railroad grants, steamship
lines, faance, &c. The following Is Lhe con-
dillon of the general appropriation bills: That
for the payment of invalid and other pensions
has become a law; the legislative bin IS IN
conference; the Indian diplomatic 6lils nave
been returned to the House with amend
ments. The Senate has not yet disposed OF
the deficiency. the ,postofiee; army, navy,
The House has acted on all the general appro-
prlatlon bills except the fertilization appro.
p .lation bill and the bills for the payment Of
certain civil expenses. The latter will be re-
ported probably this week. In addition 10
The above many of the standing committees OF
the House have not had an opportunity ior
months to make their reports, and besides
the So many reports are yet To be made from
sDecial committees.