The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-03
THE FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings or the Senate and
House Yesterday.
A Hill 10 Increase the Efficiency Of bhe
National hoard OF Health The
Grant Of Lard to the ssBaek-
bone" Railroad - Other
Southern Matters.

WASHINGTON Feb. y Iqennte Mr.. Garland,
frnm the Nnmmi,tea on tho judiciary. report al
adversely on the bin extending the benela OF
the Southern elnima commission to Indian
trlhea, and Il WINS InhetlnI'e'y postponed
Mr.. Thurman from tbs judiciary Gommlt'.e,
reported the bill for revlvlne md continuing
the ecu't ~ commissioners nf Alabama rIalms.
and for the distribution Of the unnrrroprln e,l
money If The general nward. Placed ON ths
calanaar. II conf'nea The inriadltnlnn of the
court of elnima to inaurera md to oaIms
directly resulting tfrom dnmGge on the high
sens ~ Confederate ernsers during The re-
bellon.
Mr. Harris introduced blu 10 innreaae
the srrlaney Of the National board Of
Haal,h. n provides that the board
ahal report tn the President when any
riara IL dnneerunalv infested md after
official publication nf snrn report, nrr-
hihita the transport ttinn ri goods and uarao,s
from such places lnto p'ee.s In nnn'h', atn'e
until the Fresiheut pronoma the plaee no
longer 'nfegted, A1se, that nar'al"a Of al me,
chant valsels coming from any foreign port he-
tween 40 hegreea euuth md 40 degrraa north
latitude er,Sn the Msalternnaan ,,, u, shal show at
board rresnrlhea from the proper haalth officer
| NJ the ruit nf departure,
Nj, !'ar,Is Introduced joiInt resolution nv,
thotl7lug tho Presidant to "all al International
| oonfn,anea to adopt m lntarnalnnnl syst ten of
| noiinontlnn as to the sanitary condition If ports
md vesaela leaving ports likely 10 ha infocts1.
Mr.. Iopaa presented the aiadpntiuls uf Mr..
| Randall Itea Aihaun, alaetnh Senator from Lpu-
| iaIann far ak years beginning ntareh 4. iaa9.
which ware read.
After ttanea"tina anme unitnroftant business
| the Aanata adjourned at IA l.. M,
| Hpnse Among the bills introduced and re-
ferraj were the following:
Nv Mr. Phelps of Opnnentinut. npprnprining
slnpo q fnr the relief uf tha anfareta IN ireland.
| Alar laying duty Of 40 per cent M val,ram On
| all hnunnia hats or hoods imported iuin the
Hfnfpp, u
| 1rnaa, willow. atrnw or other vegafahIe sub
atanna. nr ~ hair. whalehonenr other ma'aIln
| not nherwlsa urovlle1 for
| MIR. Thompson of Kentucky. introduced u
bin prnvi'lng that no nlan III antiiaen whose
sta'e di not rebel ahnl ba dianlrwel heeeuae
of dsloyalty unless such proof he made against
the claim aa will convict the claimant oi
| Mr.. nland ot MIssourl Introduced n hill
| mnk Ing mluta FREQ mud open to the onlnaRa ui
standard silver dollars on the sama tarms aud
| conditions now. or hatenf'ef provided n the
coinage nf gold bullion aaiI silver dollars to
| have tue same legal tender oapaclty. and nariin
nafAs ~ Issue therenuon aH now provided Nv
| the Act II ta1a.
| Mr.. Rohettson. or Louislnne. introduced bin
IT, repeal nlauae IA Of the resaa Faolne bin
whinn nanao grap's lands II tho Nav Orleans
and Baton Rouge Railroad Company and 10 ro-
Hi. Ulbaon' 81 Louisiana, introduced bin
au'hotlslns tho Secretary OF state to appoint
| ngen'e to procure copies al all pppara In pos
session Of tho French aud Spanish governments
| relating - The history Of l,pntaIana.
| The Hraaker sppplpted asre. Elton. of
Georgia: Phillips. Of Missouri land Mckinney
of OHIO visitors to West Point.
| Mr.. Wells. Of Missouri, from the Appropria-
tlon Unmmittae reported the tudan apprerri-
| alton hill. Ordered printed and reeommitad
| Mr. lt9agan. from the Committee on Com
| mer"e. reported bin appropriatinR for I'm
| provement OF tho Aueguehanna river, VA 200.
| for continuing he work on Muscle Shoals ON
the Tennesaee river s,,0ooo: for the improve
| mnn' of Dava !sland dam on tho ohio river,
az ,vnu nnaup II nh "a n g1ta ~ q
| tho rules.
| Tho House then went Into committee on re-
| vision OF the rules.
| Mr. Reagan offered an amendment TO rule II.
which was agrand to. the afAot Of which ls that
tho Uommltten on Oammaroe shall have tho
same urivleges In reporting the river and har-
har appropriation bills aa tho Appropriation
Committee has In reporting the general appro-
priaton hills.
| At p. m. tho House took II roaeaa to Lao. tho
ovnn'ng seHsi ion to be devoted to listening TO
| Mr Iarnnll'a aLlLraea