The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-27

Mr.. Herman, from the committee on finance.
reported with amendments the bill to provide
for celebration at New York in 1881 of the
one hundredth anniversary of the treaty OF
peace and recognition of American independ.
ence. The bill creates the q United States
International Commission under whose
direction the exhibition is TO be held. This
commission will consist of two members
from each State and one from each Territory,
and about sixty citizens OF New York, mem
toned by name in the bill. This commission
is to be appointed within sixty days after the
passage OF this act, and is required to report
TO Congress at the first. session after lis ap-
pointment Suitable date for opening and
closing the exhibition, and such other matters
as in its judgment may be important. The
bill provides that no compensation shall be
paid to the commission, its officers or agents,
from the treasury, and that the United States
shall not be liable for any expenses attending
the exhibition or accrueng by reason OF the
same. Tie commission is authorized to re.
ceive subscriptions OF capital stock, not ex.
ceeding ST., 900 900, 10 be divided in ten dollar
shares. The shareholders are TO be called
together in the city OF New York, by public
notice, and are to elect finance committee
from among the shareholders or members Of
the commission, consisting of twenty five
persons, who, when elected, shall-if not
already so appointed--be ex- offlcio members
of the commission. The bill was placed on
the calendar
Petitions against the passage OF the proposed
House bill reducing the uuty on importation
Of steel rails from twenty eight dollars to ten
dollars per ton were presented by several
Senators, signed by officers OF many railroad
companies, among them the Pennsylvania,
the Milwaukee and st, Paul, the Philadelphia
and Reading, the Central OF New Jersey, and
the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Mr.. Randolph introduce an amendment to
the bill for the relief OF Fitz-John Porter. The
amendment authorizes the President to nom.
mate, and with the consent OF Congress, to
appoint General Porter colonel of infantry
in the United States army.
A memorial from the St. Paul (Minn.l
chamber of commerce, asking that the Fresi-
dent may employ public steamship to receive
and transport contributions to ireland, after
debate, was referred to the committee on
appropriations.
MI. Harris, from the select committee on
epidemic diseases, reported favorably the
joint resolution authorizing the President to
call international sanitary conferences
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Jones, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported the following joint resolution:
"The secretary of the navy be, and he is
hereby authorized to employ any ship or
vessel belonging to the navy of the United
States, best adapted for such service, for the
purpose OF transporting to the furnishing poor
of Ireland such contributions as may he made
for their relief, or to charter or employ under.
the authority of the United States suitable
American ship or vessel for such purpose
Any sum of money necessary 10 carry out the
provisions OF this resolution is hereby appro-
priated." The joint resolution was considered
and passed.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the tollowing Concerning details from
the army; to declare the meaning OF the
word I" orphan; " to authorize the postmaster
general to make settlement with postmastels
for loss OF money or materials without the
fault of postmasters or their employees.
Mr.. Conkling presented a petition OF citizens
of New York, urging the propriety OF bank
rupt law.
The bill to authorize the compilation and
printing OF the naval history of the war was
passed. 1t directs the secretary OF the navy
to detail an officer to compile tor publication
the official records Of the late war, both OF the
Union and c. moderate navies, in conjunction
with the compilation of the records OF both
armies now progressing under the secretary OF
war, and to employ three additional clerks for
this purpose.
The House received the unanimous report
Of the foreign affairs committee on the Acklen
case to the effect that the charge ma 'e against
Mr.. Acklen by the New York Herald and
Detroit Posi- was true. The committee de-
sired to be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the matter, and after debate
the House agreed to this, and instructed the
judiciary committee to consider the whole
subject and report what action the House
ought to take. The charge made against
Representative Acklen is that he imposed
upon the House a paper which he falsely
represented to be a report from the committee
on foreign affairs, of which committee he is
a member.
An adverse report was presented from the
committee on coinage, weights and measures,
On the petition OF the bullion club OF New
York city, praying for specie currency.
Tremendous excitement has been caused
throughout Russia by another attempt to kill
not only the czar but the whole imperial
family by blowing up the magnificent struc-
ture known as the Winter palace at st. Peters
burg. A mine was laid under the guard
room, which is directly under the dining
room of the palace; but owing to accidental
delay the imperial family had not yet entered
the dining room when the mine was fred.
The explosion made hole in the floor OF the
dining-room ten feet lon and six feet wide.
Five soldiers were killed and thirty five
wounded. The Winter palace OF st. Peters
burg is the largest palace in the world, and is
the residence of the car and his court during
the winter, at which time it is said to be in
habited by no less than 5000 persons OF all
ranks.
A bill was reported from the committee on
coinage, weights and measures to establish a
mint at st. Louis. Printed and recommitted.
On motion of Mr.. Whitthorne the Senate
bill authorizing the secretary OF the navy to
designate vessel of the United States to
carry free OF charge contributions for the re-
let OF the suffering poor OF ireland, was taken
from the speakers table and passed.
Mr.. Stevenson introduced bill to place GER
tain articles imported and used in the manu-
facture Of paper on the free list.