The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-28
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sRNArr,-Mr Eaton, from lhe Com pIltoe
on Appropriations, reported, without amend.
menls, The naval appropriation bill, Placed
on tho calendar.
Mr. Burnside, from the same committee,
reported adversely Oh tho Senate bill N do
tall army officers to take command " tho
expedition 90 be- lifted out by Morrison mud
Brown, of New York, IN search for tho rec.
orda OF tho Sir John Franklin expedition,
Indefinitely postponed, 49,.
Mr. Morgan, by reQueat, introduced bill
directing the Court OF Claims 10 investigate
the claims OF the Benjamin Well aud Zabra
mining companies,
Mr. White, from the Committee on Naval
Ailairs, reported favorably the bill for the
rolIof ~ Commodore Donald McNeal Fair
fix, of Virginia. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Burnside, from the Committee on Ma
WI Affairs, reported ady' rsely on the House
Joint resolution to furnish bronze monu'
10 General Daniel Morgan OF the CowpsnS
association, of Sparanburg south Carolina,
and II was indefinitely postponed,
Mr.. Hampton, from the same committee,
reported fayorrbly on the bill turning over
Ia the government Of South Carolina four
pieces of condemned cannon for the use Of
Marion artillery. Pa I'd ON the calendar,
Mr., Conkling presented petition OF n
largo number Of business men Of Now York
for An amendment of the statute, 50 that du-
ties on imported sugar shall be assessed on
the quantity delivered frcm the exporters and
entered at bonded warehouses.
The House hill to authorize and equip n
scientific expedition for the Arctic Sea was
taken up and passed
At tho expiration OF the morning hour the
Kelogg-Spoiford resolutions were temper
srilly laid aside and the Indian appropris.
tian bill taken up.
After some further discussion II went over
without action, land the SENATE adjourned.
HOUSE,. Mr.. Cox. Of New York, Chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, report
ed back the resolution calling on the Presi'
dent for copies OF all correspondence with the
English Government relating 10 alleged in
reference with American fishermen In For
tune bay on January 9th, 1873 Adopted.
The session of the 10th Of May was set
aside for tho consideration of bills reported
from the Committee ON Education and In
Dor, particularly bills to restrict Chinese i'm
migration. to enforce the eight-hour law, and
10 apply the proceeds 0f the sale OF public
lands to the education of the people,
Mr.. Fry, of Maine, from the Committee on
Ways and Means. rc."itod the bill regulating
the importation of raw material, to DO manu-
featured in the United States, used In the
construction and repair of vessels employed
in the foreign trade, including the trade be.
tween the Atlantic ard Pacific coas. of tho
IInitud STATES or huilt on fnreipn nccounls
Referred to the Committee of tho Whole.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was then passed.
Mr.. Forney, of Alabama, introduced
bill exemptins the State of Alabama from
provisions of the net to promote the devel-
opments Of mining resources of the United
States. Referred.
The bill for the relief Of Charles o Duck.
lagal. of Louisiana, was reported back from
the Committee on Private Land Claims and
passed.
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Revision of Laws, reported the
bill for the protection Of kilograms fr-m
search and seizure. Placed on the House
calendar.
Mr.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, from the Com
mittee on WAYS and Means, reported the
bill relative to the cancellation OF export to-
bacco bonds. Referred to Commatee of the
Whole,
The House then resumed consideration OF
the bill to authorize the registration OF
trademarks.
After some discussion and slight amend
,nent to the bill, it was passed and the House
adjourned.