Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-03-04
Congressional Doings.


In the United States Senate Tuesday
among the many petitions introduced
was one by Senator Groome for an ap
preparation for Annapolis harbor. "A
civil service bill was reported by Mr.
Butler Eulogies on the late A. NJ. Lay
were delivered.
In the House Mr.. Reagan made per
sOnal explanation, denying that he wa:
was influenced to defeat his interstate
commerce bill, and that he had made
any reflections on the Speaker. The re
vised rules were again under discussion
In the Senate Wednesday petition:
were introduced for the prevention o.
the alcoholic liquor traffic; against tht
reduction of duty on steel rails; for the
admission free of duty of paper-makins
materials. The resolution of the Vir
ginia Legislature for a grant of land fol
educational purposes was presented. MI
Whyte asked unanimous consent to have
the bill to remove disabilities of J. NJ
Heiskell, of Baltimore, taken up. Mr.
Edmunds objected and lengthy debate
ensued on the general principles involv
ed. Mr.. Garland moved an amendment
by inserting the words. shat section
1918, Revised Statutes (under which
Heiskell is inelligible), be repealed
The third reading of the bill was oIder
ed by strict party vote-yeas So, nays
23-and debate continued till the close
of the morning hour, embracing a large
range of political subjects bearing Oh
legislation growing out of the war. The
five per cent military land warrant bill
was then takenup, and a debate follow
ed.
In the House were presented memori-
ais for removal of tax on paper and du.
tY on printing type, and for law tC
prevent adulteration of food, on which
subject bill was fayorably reported
A resolution asking the President fol-
information relative to slavery and the
forbidding of expatriation by China was
adopted; as was also one asking the
number of cadets dismissed from West
Point during the year. Mr.. Blount re-
ported back the $2,000,0O0 star service
deficiency bill, making the total cost OF
that service $6,900,000.
The session of the Senate Thursday
was short, and devoted to eulogies in
memory of the late Senator Houston, of
Alabama
In the House resolution was intro
duced reaffirming the Monroe doctrine.
The railroad commission bill and two
substitutes for it were reported. After
debate, and various amendments were
proposed, bill was passed appropria-
ting $970,0O0 for the star route postal
service during the remainder of the fis-
cal year.
In the Senate Friday bills were passed
permitting all persons to get copies of
bills from document rooms at ten per
cent above cost, and admitting contri-
butiens to colored migrants free of du-
ty. The five per cent bill was postpon-
ed until December and the FitZ John
Porter case taken up. 80 sgstuf aE
In the House, after the introduction of
memorials and reporting of bills, the re-
yised rules were taken up and their con-
sideratiOn in Committee of tEesWhole
completed. Several important amend
ments were made.
In the Senate on Monday, a bill was
introduced making an appropriation for
improving Red river, and the bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter, was discussed.
{ In the House, bills were introduced
limiting the duty on carpeting; encour-
aging the cultivation of the tea plant
extending for ten years the time for
completing the Texas Pacific railroad
to issue land warrants to soldiers of the
late war; abolishing the tariff on print
ing type; regulating commerce between
the States: placing chemicals used in
making paper on the free list; prescri-
bing the time in which claims against
the Government may be prosecuted; ad-
mitting steam plow machinery free of
duty repeating the duty on grain bags
and gunny cloth placing printing paper
on the free list; abolishing the tax on
brandy made of fruits.