The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-25
Forty-fiftn. Consress---Third Session
.. III WASHINGTON, February "a, 1879.
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House bill authorizing the secretary OIL
the Navy to accept for purposes OF avoyase
of exploration by WHY OF Behrins Straits the
ship Jeanette, rendered by James Gordon
Bennett for that purpose, was passed.
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on APP
priations, reported, with sllndry amend
mems, the neutrality-suspicious. bill,
and gave notice that be would call it up as
soon as the army bill shouIdbe disposed up.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, gave notice
that as soon as the army bill should be dis
posed Of he would call up the resolution re-
ported by the Committee on Privileges ana
Elections, declaring D. r. Corbln emitted
to a seat as senator from South Carolina IN
place Of N. c. Butler, the present lncum-
bent. :. ,.,.ss. ..:@.,. s....g... - :.
After the conclusion Of the morning bust
ness the Senate resumed the consideration
I,or the unfinished business, being the army
appropriation bill and the discussion upon
the clause in regard to allowing railroads to
use their telegraph lines for commercial
purposes was continued. ii'r'% - -
MIR. Jones, OF Florida, spoke in favor
thereof. ,.......,.~.....at.i1
The Senate finally refused to strike out
The clause inserted by the House allowing
|raiir0ad' companies to use their telegraph
lines for commercial purposes. ,.,
r.. The sections forbiddipg the use Of troops
at the polls were stricken out. The bill was
then passed. -.
The bill to prevent, the introduction OF
contagious or infectious diseases into the
United States, and to establish bureau OF
public health, was then taken up and seve.
raj amendments agreed to-. The bill is still
being discussed. ss.iI.s :oA.r
49,. HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES
| The House has concurred in the Senate
amendment to the tobacco bill providing
that the reduced tax on tobacco shall so
into effect on May l, 1879, and non-con.
curred in that amendment which strikes out
1.-THE clause aboishing the tax on matches.
Two other amendments remain TO be dls'
posed OF. s..,
:. The House has non-concurred in Senate
amendment to the revenue bill when
strikes out The provision that rectltlers rec,
tifyine less than FIVE hundred barreB OF
sDiritS year shall pay a license Of Sloo, ano
| has. also non-concurred in. the amendment
relating TO the tax on national ana savings
banks. .gTei .,g,lgi6e ~. ~ ~
A committee OF conference was then or
dered upon the disagreeing votes OF the tWe
| houses on the tobacco bill.
The civil sundry appropriation bill, ap
ORIGINATING about seventeen millions, was
nassed. Bills were also passed removing
| The political disabilities OF q. FL. Hill, Sam
| uel Barron, John FL. Loyett, and j. I. Rus
tic. OF Virginia; James u. White OF Flor
da, and George B. Cosby, OF California.
The conference committee on the toDacce
bill-eonsisting Of Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia
Mr. Robbins. OF, North Carolina; and II
Burchard, of IlIinois-was appointed. /
a suggestion for a night session for TIT
South Carolina Standardization case wa
opposed By the Republicans, and at 6:20 I
| M. the House took. q recess till 10 o,c!ocl
fto-morroW morning.