Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. 1O.--In the Senate, bill was intro.
duced by Mr. Logan, authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint General Grant to the ARMY
retired list, with the rank and full pay of
General, with the privilege that the President
may, when ne,, in his opinion an emergency
on active duty, assign him to
a command commensurate with
the rank named The bill was
referred to the Committee oh Military Affairs.
The Army Appropriation bill was reported
and placed on the calendar. In the House
a large number of bills we're introduced-l26
in all. Among them were the following: by
Mr. Carpenter r., Iowal-To increase by
90 per cent the duty on fiaxseed or nnseed
and the manufacturers thereof; by Mr.. Buck
ner d., Mo.)-Requesting the President to
open negotiations with Mexico or Central
American States for the purchase and cession
to the United States Of territory for voluntary
colonization of the colored population of the
United States; by Mr.. Hatch d., o.)-Author.
Hing the construction of bridge over the
Missouri River at or near the town of Arrow
Rock, Saline County, Mo-. by Mr.. Waddill d.,
Mo. )--Providing that the counties of Barry,
Cedar, Dade, Greene, Lawrence and Polk be
taken from the Eastern Division and made
part of the Western Division of the United
States District of Missouri. The Indian APP
preparation bill was reported referred to
Committee of the Whole, and discussed at
some length.
JAN. lin the Senate the Military APP
preparation bill was reported. The bill to re-
organize and discipline the militia of the
United States was reported adversely. go. The
| House adopted resolution, offered by Mr..
Blackburn for the appointment Cf a select
committee of five to investigate certain charges
of violation of the ranking privilege. Tho
Indian Appropriation bill passed.
JAN. Fin the Senate, Mr.. Logan called
up the joint resolution previously introduced
by him for extending the franking privilege
to all the official business sent through the
mails by members of Congress. He said the
franking privilege had been done away with
! because OF the dictation OF few newspapers
and the activity of Postmasters throughout
! the country in getting up, under Instructions
OF the Postmaster General, petitions to Con-
gress for Its repeal. The Army Appropriation
Dill was further considered. 1.-The House
spent the entire day in Committee of the
! Whole, discussing the Funding bill, but ad
| journed without coming to a vote.
JAN. Fin the Senate, Mr.. Logan called
up the joint resolution previously introduced
by him for extending the franking privilege
TO all the official business sent through the
mails by members of Congress. He said the
! ranking privilege had been done away with
because of the dictaton of few newspapers
and the activity of Postmasters throughout
the country in getting up, under instructions
OF the Postmaster. General, petitions to Con-
gresS for its repeal. The Army Appropriation
| bill was further considered. The House
| spent the entire day in Committee of the
Whole, discussing the Funding bill, but ad.
| journed without coming to vote.
JAN. 13.-The Senate passed bill provid-
ing for payment of damages which may be
| occasioned to Indians on Minnesota reserva.
tons by the construction of reservoirs at the
head waters of the Mississippi, under the act
of last year, and also providing that the ap-
preparation heretofore made for the con.
struction Of dam at Lake Winni-
bigoshish shall be applied Immediately.
| The resolution extending the ranking privi-
lege, introduced by Mr.. Logan, was referred to
the Committee on Post Offices. The Army
Appropriation bill was further considered
49,. In the House, Mr.. Johnston ID, Va.) from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
tavorably the bill placing Gen. f. o. q. Ord on
the retired list with the rank and emouments
of General. The Funding bill was further
considered In Committee of the Whole and a
number ofamendments disposed of.
JAN. 14.-The Senate passed the Army
Appropriation bill and adjourned tin Monday
......Under the House rules the session OF
that body was confined exclusively to the
consideration of private bills in Committee OF
the Whole, and the Funding bill had rest