Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-02-26

paftment and not bcsetofOre published |
Adopted---Commitfee reports OF a private |
nature were then called---The bill for the |
relief of Fitk John Porter being in the reg |
ular order, Mr.. Bright raised the question
Of consideration against the bin and the
House refused, by ayes, q nays not counted,
to consider bill The Housetheu went into
Committee on Private Calendar The bill
coming over from last Friday, for the relief
of certain citizens of Lynchburg, Va. and
rounding to them the taxes improperly col
lected nom them on manufactured tobacco,
was passed. Yeas, 151; nays. 80.
SATURDAY--The House net for debate on.
", and was addressed by Bright On tho
funding Of the public debt t---Mr. Bright
attacked the money oIsgnrchy, which had
for SO long time dictated legislation and
70 the rapaclty II which there Appeared TO
" no bound or bott0m---Mr Finley cd.
yocated his bill 10 equalize the bounties.
He asserted that II would not probably in
SOlye an expenditure Of more than 500 e0a .
900. instead OF 800, ,0O0, 900, as estimated by
Secretary of the Treasury---Mr Hayes dis
cussed the many phases OF the financial
questions stating he hoped that for one seA-
sion at least Congress would cease all nt-
tenipts 20 change or disturb it. The people
wanted no more Congressional tlnkering
with the currency--Mr Joyce spoke Ia
opposition 70 the reciprocity treaty between
NahN'sA hiAN AlAitfaA 0ihNtsa ----AlF, MGNtT
followed in favor of the bill introduced some
time ago by himself for the retirement Of
National Bank notes
House adjourned
AosDAY-Coffroth moved the adoption of
a resolution for session Wednesday night
for the consideration Of pension Bills
Bills were introduced and referred--By
Mr.. Townsend tIllinois) 20 repeal the duty
on medicine--By Mr.. Henderson re-
1 1nHInU - ..N. a
by Mr.. Richardson (South Caro-
lina) to return .to producers OF cot
ton, tax collected by the Government
which has been declared by the United
states Supreme Court 20 have been Illegally
collected-By Mr. Pearsons. admitting
free OF duty machinery for manufacturing
cotton labrics--By bIr. Keifer, granting
pensions to certain sailors and soldiers OF
the late war who were confined ia so-calied
questing the President 10 open ne
gotation with certain foreign Gov
ernments relative to the importa
tions of tobacco into their dominion
by Mr.. Baker, amending the statutes
prohibiting the employment Of conyicts ia
the manufacture Of such articles as may be
brought into competition with skilled labor
by Mr.. Frost 10 repeal certain sections
Of the act OF August, 1871 relative to the
L
and the act OF l772 on same subject.
TUEsDAp--Daring the morning hour tn,
House resumed consideration of the bill
regulating the removal of causes from tn,
State 10 the Federal courts. Mr.. Knott
argued in support of the bill. The morn
ing hour having expired the bill went ovei
without action. The House then went into
La Committee OF the whole On the Revision
Of the Rules. Various amendments weT,
offered and rejected and an extended debate
ensued upon the power of the Committee or
appropriations.
| WEDNRsDAY-Mr. Warner, frsm the Com
mittee on Coinage, reported back adversely
the petition of the bullion Club, Of New
York. praying fer specie currency. Printed
and ecommitted--A bill was introduced
by Mr.. Morton, fixing the duty on barley
malt at % cents per bushel--Mr. Cor
chairman of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs, submitted unanimous report Of thii
Committee In regard 70 the charge made
against Acklen, Mr.. Aclllen demanded tn,
reading of the report--Mr. Wood, chair
man Of the Committee on Ways and Mean
reported back the bill 10 facilitate the re
fnnding'ofthe national debt The Hous
then resumed the consideration of the bill
10 regulate removal causes from State I,
Federal Courts, and Knott completed his ar
gument in support OF the bill