The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
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Mr. IngAlls, Of Kansas, presented AmemorAl
81 tile judicial oiiieera aud juror Of Arkansas
praying for the pAsuage 81 = hill organizing the
indian Tcnitory into the Olioholna Territory,
and providing for the olHanization Of eouTta
therein
The President laid before the SeIato =
message from the President communicating re-
ports n regard 10 the cholera epidemic Ia 1914.
laid on the table and ordered 10 DO printed.
Mr.. Cunkling, Of New York, presented tan
memorials OF citizens Of Ontario and lutcs
counties, n. y, against the ratification Of the
proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty. He
ferfed TO the Committee on Foreign Relations,
AIr. Logan made lengthy speech sustaining
the President IN hls action Ia the Louisiana
matter.
A message was received from the President,
stating that he had signed the Finance bill, and
sAying that the revenue Of the country was not
mficient to meet the expenses. He RECON-
mbnded that the duty on tea and coffee should
he put OF again, and tile bull reducing The duty
on custom articles ten per cent. should bore
me billto provide for the revision of the
laWr for the collection Of custom duties, re-
ported from the Finance committee, came up.
The amendments Of the committee were agreed
to, and the bin passed.
A memorial Of Mary Z. speck, ". D., aud
Mary s Parsons, N. D.. was presented, saying
that they were graduates Of the Howard Uni
yersity, District Of Columbia, aii1 on account
OF their sex the Medical soclety OF the District,
an organization chartered by Congress, refused
them admission to membership into that Hocie'
" they therefore ask that tile charter OF the
society DO amended, 70 that they may not be
e1clnaed from Il.
on motion Of Nj. Pratt, Of Indiana, the
House hill to amend tie act granting pensions
TO certain soldiers and Hallon Of tile war OF
1872, and widows Of deceased soldier, and to
restore to the pension rolls tliosep whose
names were stricken tliefelron III consequence
Of iisloyalty, was reeommltted 10 the Commit
tee GU Pensions. lfta
Mr.. Morrill,, IN discussing the Legislation APP
Precipitation bill said that the I'LL a. Il passed
tie House appropriated SiR.l22, ~ The
amendments OF tile Senate committee increased
, the amount TO sis,19l,95i. The Increase was
attributable chiefly to the want Of Heryice IN
the Assay Offices, and Ia tile departments Of
tile government In Washington. II NAA re-
dnetion of tl,e66 900 as compared with the blll
Of last year. ~
Nj. sherman, Of Ohio, nom tie Committee
Of Conference ON dlsagreelng votes II tue two
Houses upon the House bill 10 Aineiil the et-
listing customs aud internal revenue laws, and
for other purposes, made a report Which was
read. He said the report was substantially the
same ~ that presented last session, with the
exception Of duty gu hops, which had been
raised to eight cents per pound. Tie Hotre
proposed = duty Of ten cents per pound but
Tie COMMITTEES agreed upon eight cents. Tie
two sections relating to tobacco and the sale Of
bonds, etc., which we're tie principal subjects
OF disagreement last year, were now both
stricken out. The report was agreed to.
The amendment OF the Appropriation BILL
pruylillng q new Bureau OF Statistics and COM
inhrce, was stricken out. Colhting facts about
railroads was made part Of tie dulies Of the
present stitistical Bireau. W Nii