Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-30
E orty-Sixth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Apr

WASHINGTON, April %. SENATE.-Pettions were presented by Messrs. Kearney, Conkling. Withers, Logan, Baldwin, Davis, of West Virginia Patt, Hoar and Harris from manufacturers favorng tha passage of the Eaton bill regulating the tariff
 Mir. Harris called up the bill authorizing the Pres- dent to call international sanitary conference to meet at Washington, D. 0. The bill was passed It authorizes the President to invite foreign nations send delegates for the purpose conferrng upon the best of excluding diseases from ports of entry throughout the world.
 The calendar taken up and consideration of the bl to authorize retired list of n-commissioned being the amendment of MT. Allison providing for appointment by the President of two additional cadets at West Point who shall ID be colored.
 Pending discussion of the bill the morning hour ex- pred and consideration of the Indian Appropriation bill was resumed. After amendments had been made the bill resd aud passed.
 MT. Eaton submitted the report of the conference committee on the Immediate Deficiency bill. The re- port was agreed to, and at p. m. the Senate ad- journed.
 
 HoUsE.-Mr. Atkins, from the Committee on Ap- propriatons reported bill appropriatng s15 900 for the contingent expenses of the senate for the MT. McMahon submitted report of the conference committee the Immediate Deficiency bill. The main features thst the appropriated for the Government printing office is $250 900. The appropri- aon for the War, State snd Navy department build agreed to.
 The House went into oommfttes of the Whole on the Internal Revenue bill. Mir. Armfeld, of North Carolina, offered an amendment to make the tax all distilled spirits except that from fruit fifty cents per
 
 taxation. Rejected.
 Mir. Parsons offered an amendment to abolish all taxes spirits made from apples and peaches. Re- jected.
 Other amendments of like tenor were rejected, MT. Conger moved to strike out the 17th section the b which provides for allowance for loss by leak age of spirits in bond. The motion defeated but the right to vote in the House reserved.
 MT. Mckenzie offered an amendment allowing pro- of leaf tobacco to ee the tobacco product their lands not exceeding Sl,000 worth any one year without payment of tax. Without disposing of the amendment the committee rose, and the House at 4:30 took recess until 7:3O p.
 The session this evening for the purpose of sidering the bill heretofore reported by MT. Geddes from the select committee oh pensions bounty and back pay to organize court of pensions, the ob- ject being to relieve the House of the ind- vidual coming before Congress. There referred the Committee on Pensions over 5000 appealed from the commissioners of pen- sions, nearly five hundred os which yet on the caleudar. The bill WAS considered in Committee of the Whole. It provides that the court of pensions shall consist Of three learned in the law to be approved by the President and confirmed the Senate who shall hold their offices for three years at 6 salary of s4, 900 per annum. They are to examine an cases appealed from the commissioners and their decision to be final and the passed upon shall be certt fled to Congress. The court is also to hear and de- termne the record of charges of assertion. The bill discussed and without action the committed rose, and the Rouss it 1925 p. nn. adjourned.