Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-29
Congressional Doings.

lii The Unltpu STATES hellhtH luehuhfl
The House amendments 10 The New
York EshlblllOn bill we're euneuffed IN,
The blll appfuptlailhg siitnOD Tot ens
lAfalna lllp CIV Hall AZ Washington
WAH passed, Mt Edmunda reported that
lhe Pacific Hallway Company had llAs
erlmlnAled NuAlnsl private shippers but
thai tbs remedy via not IN hew lenlsla.
ilnn, hul IA resort ~ The courts, AMI de.
nInl,p proceedings for forfeiture VI OIL
lie<.la " the company derived ffvui The
United states ON The ground Ot dlsle-
gard " lls charter obligations, MpHHlA
EdmundA and Thurman spoke on the to-
npya Award bill
In the lloune, Fernando Wood object.
oil ~ having the aeaalOhs begin hefeal'
ler ~ II A, N, The Democrats attempt
oil ~ have the special Deficiency blll tAs
ken ~ and acted nh Nllhuul lebale,but
the Republicans fphullpd lO llllhuBteflnN
ana the Afternoon whA spout III futile
roll calls, The evening WIS devoted 10
consideration " pension bills,
In the senate Wednesday House bills
10 regulate the mode 0f purchasing TO-
hapeO III the navy, AMI extending the
time VI completion Ut the Northern Pa
ellie Railroad, were reported The bill
granting u pension ~ iesHu phafeH,
scout, was PASSED, The Oeneva Award
bill WIS taken NJ, amended by Alflklns
cut the provision for payment of plalhH
ui underwriters and placing claims OF
eseulpAtsd uFulHera on the Halne footing
~ the hrpt-cmpH claims, In this shape
Mr. Thurman said he could not vote for
the hill, and, on motion OF Mr. Dawes, II
was lndeilnitely postponed,
In the ll0nse MI, MeMahon again
moved 10 40 Into committees ot the whole,
on the Special Deficiency bill, aud that
debate be limited 10 i've mlnutea, The
Republicans wanted two hours for des
bate, and after u couple 0f hours spent
IN nllhuHtering, Mr. MeMah0n with
drew both hlh mUtlOnH, Tho Naval APP
preparation bill was reported and refer
rcd 20 committee, The House then pro.
eepded 10 consider BILLS on tho Speakers
table, A motion WA male that the
Ways Hnd Means Committee report
within three weeks tailir reform pr0po'
HltlOnu changing the present protective
tAnlt ~ u tNilit for revenue, No action
WIS taken, An evening ApHal0n wNa dc.
voted 10 confederation OF the District
Code,
In tho SonWle Thursday, tho Army
Appropriation hill was tNkon NJ, Many
amendments were offered 10 tho section,
which prohlblla tho uAe OF troops W the
pols, by Republican members, All
were rplpoled by strict party votes, aud
the bill WAS passed, Tho kellogg,Spof,
ford contested election pase was then ".
Zen M, hut no action was taken,
In The House, objection WAS made 10
thQ incorporation IN the permanent Con,
gresslpnNl haplrA pf y lA,page dQuhle,
pplnmp ppem hy Delegate n0Wney, Of
Wyemlng, pNrnNrting w he An argument
" MN0r 0fh bill W appropriate SAAA,llA
for pNlnlmgs Nn thp Walls W thA Cant
tNl illustrative 0f the life Qf phrlst The
desk on which tho heelAratI0n 0f Inde,
pendenee was written Md signed .wRs
presented " Tue United states and No;
eepted, The Naval Appropriation bill
WAs taken nn and, AFTER \. single nns
Important amendMent passed, An eve
nna session was heldana severill speeeh=
" we're made IN sNppelt ef The lmmlgFa=
tien Bill
IN lhe Senate Friday bills were lltFe=
dneed IN relation W liArpels Ferry
Cemetery contracts ana contractors, and
f0r the suppression et lnfeelieRs dlseass
"a Ain0ng cattle, The Pest ilDNte blll
was passth lhe kell0ggsspeihm MlI
WAs taken Np ana tlsenssed The blll
the lime fNf the e0hlpletl0n
Ng the pNehs hallf0Ad Wis Feberted
The sehAlp adjourned tlli wednesday,
N the House, debate on TIE special
ilpheleheS blll Wis concluded ana the
hlll hAssetl, ME- MeiiAne presented "a
amendment Ia the iinMlglallOn blll ana
amendment mF the uefhlah s0elety VI
Maryland f0f Ia passNRe A blll aN'
lhbflslhH TIE hAhlhk 0f tents 10 tho SUI
feleis bS the Maishheld M0s tornado
VITA passpd by beth houses,
Ami sB,=Atnate=A resolution 0f lhs
lNlfs WAa alOpted relative t0 the ehlls
llfeh pf lhllaA parents sent 10 u0vefh.
inptit sthOpls,
The lts0lutlOhs III the shoifpnlskell0gR
thse were taken 40 anu tlseNssed NJ
great lehgllh but 10 vote has taken,
HOUSE Bills lhtrOdnnNdi Placing
ehalNs, nails, eles pn the FREQ Hat Hnend'
lhg tho public buildings lAwi Ab0llshlna
The tax 0n Distilled frNltsI Tor 4 muhus
lneht 10 General Custer Vt Washington
taxing tho Manufacturers Ot VleUmarga.
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