The Osceola times., 1880-02-28


acting any important business the Senate
went into executive session and then nd.
journed.
HOUSE.
JAN. A.-Representative elect Phillips, Of
the Seventh District of Missouri, wa.
sworn in. Mr.. Woods fupdinc I'll was
postponed until Mcrday. A. number of
unimporte.,t bills were introduced. By
M Mason (by request) To incorporate the
Cosmo-American Colonization and General
Improvement Bureau In the United states.
The bill Incorporates Thurlow Weed, Car
dinal McCloskey and twenty Others as such
Bureau. The capital stock shall not be less
than 81 ,OOO, 900, and may be increased. The
object is for encouraging, promoting and
conducting emigration from overcrowded
cities and other districts of the United
States, and from Great Britain and other
parts OF Rurope TO the several States and
Territories of the United States, aiding emil
grants, and other humane and commercial
purposes. The morning hour having ex
pred, the question REQUIRED on suspending
the rules and adopting the resolution offered
last Monday by Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania
-roll-call on which had been interrupted
by district MISUNDERSTANDING that ncgo-
tiations by the President of commercial
treaty, liking the rate of duty, is in viola
ton OF the Constitution. The vote stood
yeas, l15; nays, G2; so the rules were sus
pended and the resolution adopted. /. The
House then adjourned, Notwithstanding the
opposition of Greenback members,
JAN. H.-The bill for the appropriation
OF 100000 for monument at Yorktown,
and applopriating so, 900 TO enable the COM
mittee on Yorktown Celebration to make
all necessary arrangements for the celcbra-
ton Of the centennial anniversary of the
battle of Yorktown, as shall be tit histori-
cal significance Of the occasion, was passed
A bill passed setting arart for park pur.
poses certain lands in California on which
are growing redwood" or big trees"
Mr.. Cook, from the Committe on Post
Offices and Post Roads, reported the bill in
structing the pestmaster-General to put the
postal service on all routes where public
necessity required it. Mr.. Blount objected
on the grounds that the bill was in the ma
ture of an appropriation, and the speaker
sustained the point of order. In Com
mittcc ofthe Whole the report of the Commit
tee on Revision of Rules, with amendments,
was adopted.
JAN. 2S. Senate bill appropriating S75, 900
for the purchase of Of new site for new
Naval Observatory, passed. Mr.. Davis
introduced bill imposing tax for smok-
ing of opium. At the expiration of the
morning hour the consideration of the re-
port OF the Committee on Rules was re-
suined, message was received from
the Senate transmitting resolutions relative
TO late Senator Chandler. Speeches in Eu.
logy of Senator Chandler were then made
at the conclusion of which the House ad-
journed.
JAN. 29.-The regular order being de
manded consideration was resumed of the
bill declaring all public roads and high
ways post routes. The previous ques don
was seconded and the bill passed, yeas, l3i
nays, 81. Mr.. Knott, Chairman of the
Committee on Judiciary, reported back the
bill for the relief of owners and purchasers
of lands sold for direct taxes in insurrec-
tionary States. Referred to Committee of
the Whole. :. A resolution by Mr.. Gordon
to appoint Especial committee TO consider
the subject of q canal from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Passed. A long debate was had
over the report Of the committee, and with
out action the House adjourned.
JAZZ. 3O.-Mr. Harris reported bill to pro-
vide for permanent construction fund for
the navy. Mr.. Buckner introduced bill
to reduce expenditures in lighting govern
ment buildings. . Mr.. Knott, Chairman of
the Committee on judiciary, reported bill
removing the political disabilities of VIM.
b. Taliaierro, of Virginia. Mr.. Conger op-
posed the bill on the ground that in his pc
ttion the petitioner referred TO the late war
as the war between the Southern States
and United States" instead of the "war of
the rebellion" The Speaker thought that
the tone of the petition did not exhibit any
disposition on the part of the petitioner to
be hypocritical. 1t was in the usual form.
The Chair was always on the side Of
pensioners and in favor Of relieving sisa-
bilities. Mr.. Conger. DO not rank PEN
sioners and those who ask amnesty In the
same class. The Speaker: The Chair whould
erect them all to full citizenship, and those
who have suffered he would have pen
stoned. The bill was finally passed-yeas
1872; nays, So; number of Republicans vot-
ing with the Democrats in the Affirmative.
On motion of Mr.. Hunton, the Senate
amendments to the House bill, making ap-
propriations for filling up and draining the
grounds south of the Capitol grounds, We're
concurred in.
JAN. 3l.-A resolution was adopted call
ing upon the secretary of War for informa-
ton AZ TO the names and lineal rank of all
officers not on dutp with their regiments
and corps, out on duty elsewhere, etc.
Mr.. Neal introduced bills, which were re-
ferred, requiring the Washington Gas Com
pany to fix the prices of gas, and prohibit
the publication of lottery schemes in the
District of Columbia. The House at |
o'clock discontinued public business, when
eulogistic addresses were made in memory
of Rush Clark, Of Iowa. After speeches by
Price, Sapp, Thompson, carpenter, Cotiroth,
Manning, Neal, Bennett and Henderson,
the House rs a mark of respect TO the mem
ory of deceased, adjourned.
FEB. 2.-The following bills were intro
duced: By Mr., Phelps, apprepriating 500,
00O for the relief of the sufferers III ireland;
by Mr. Bland, for the free coinage of the
silver dollar; by Mr.. Young, TO increase the
efficiency of the National Board of Health,
by Mr. Cowgirl and Mr.. Colerick, bills to
facilitate transportation between lake Erie
and navigable waters of the Wabash by
Mr. Brown, proposing a Constitutional
amendment providing the House Repre-
sentatiyes shall be composed of 800 men,
members; by Mr.. Fort, TO put certain arti-
clcs imported and used In the manufacture
of paper, glass and wooden fabrics on the
free list, and to reduce the duty on printing
paper used by books, pamphlets, magazines
and newspapers. On motion of Mr..
Reagan. the rules were suspended, aud the
House considered the bill reported from the
Committee on Commerce, making the fol-
lowing appropriations: For continuing
work on Muscle shoals, Tennessee River,
SllO,0oo improvement Of Davis Island
Dam, on the Ohio River, $4,000. The
bill making appropriations for improve
ment OF the Susluehanne, Ohio and Ten
neSsee Rivers was passed, as was also the
bill authorizing the Secretaries OF Interior
and War to employ additional clerks for the
remainder of the fiscal year to expedite the
settlement OF pension applicants. In
Committee of the Whole, on report OF the
Committee on rules, the seventh section was
adopted. . The committee rose, and the
House, on motion of Fernando Wood, took
a recess until 7:30 p. m, the evening session