Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-03-03
CONGRESS.

Il In the Senate of the United States
TUESDAY the House bill defining the GER
tilication of the returns of national
banks. the object of which is to legalize
the oaths taken before Notary Public,
was passed. A bill repeating the tax on
bank deposits was passed. The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was then discuss
ed. Mr.. Logan, upon the conclusion of
an appeal in behalf of the pensioners of
the country, was applauded by the gal
lerieS. The amendments of the commit
tee were finally adopted. and the bill
was passed. A bill for the repeal of the
export tax ON Tobacco was referred. A
discussion peculiarly appropriate to the
day, and apparently well appreciated by
the galleries (Which were unusually
fulD, was iniated by taking up the House
joint resolution, amending and re-enact-
ing the joint resolution, approved June
IA, 1879. providing for a monument to
mark the birthplace of Washington.
i Both resolutions place the expenditure
of the appropriation and the erection of
| the monument under the direction of
the Secretary of State, and the pending
one increases the appropriation from
$4,000 to $3O,OO0.) The joint resolution
was finally adopted. A rule was adopt
ed for the payment of the salary of Hen
ry NJ. Spofford, as Senator from Louisi-
ana, from March 4, 1877, to August 20,
1880.
In the House the conference report on
the pending appropriation bill was
agreed to. The agricultural appropria-
tion bill was discussed in Committee of
the Whole. An amendment appropria-
ting $4,000 for the continuation of ex-
periments in beet sugar manufacture
was adopted. The committe then rose,
and the bill, as amended, passed. The
sundry civil bill was in its turn taken
up In Committee of the Whole, and sew
enteen of the fifty-three pages were dis
posed of. A substitute for the appor-
tionment bill fixing the number of Repre-
sentatives at 315 was ordered printed.
In the Senate ON Wednesday bill to
extend the time for filing claims for
horses and equipments lost by officers
and soldiers of the United States, with
an amendment extending the time two
years, and thereafter barring all such
claims, whether by civilians or soldiers,
was passed. The fortifcation appropri-
alton bill with the Senate amendments
was passed. The Senate bill fer a new
building for the Congressional Library
| fixing the site for the new building upon
six squares on the east front of the Cap
itol grounds, and limiting the cost of
lands and damages thereon to $1,00O,-
600, was also passed. Vice President
Arthur appeared on the floor of the SEN
ate.
In the House sundry civil appropria-
tion bill was considered in the Commit
tee of the Whole. Amendments provi-
ding that the $4,000 appropriated for
the purpose of carrying on chronological
Researches among the North American
indians, $4,000 be expended in cOhtinu-
ing the Archaeological researches rela-
ting to the Mound Builders and pre-his-
toric mounds; appropropriating $4,000
to continue the improvement of the Ma
tional Cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn,
and providing for the purchase of the
private papers of Gems. Thomas. Meade,
Halleck, Reynolds, Hooker, Mcpherson,
Lyons, Kearney, Mansfield, Nelson, and
Sedgwick, relating to the war of the re-
bellion, were adopted. The last, howev-
er, WAS subsequently stricken out. The
clause appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase OF the papers of the Confederate
Gems. Bragg and Polk aroused some dis
euSsiOn, and was finally amended so as
require proof that the papers should be
The original and entire papers first offer
ed to the government.
LII the Senate on Thursday, immedi-
ately after the reading OF the journal,
the death of Senator Carpenter was an
nounced by Senator Cameron, who offer
ed a resolution, which was adopted, pro-
viding fer the appointment of a commit |
tee to take the order for experimenting
the funeral. The chair of the late Sen |
tor was draped in mourning.
In the House, the day was spent i'll |
parliamentary tactics, the matter in is |
sue being Mr.. Coxs apportionment bill. |
In the Senate Friday the credentials |
of John Sherman. SenatOr-elect from
Ohio, were received The House bills |
constituting Atlanta, Chattanooga, and
indianapolis ports of delivery were pass
ed. at the conclusion of the morning
business the Senate took up tile agricul-
tural appropriation bill. The remaining
amendments of the committee were
agreed to without debate. They provide
for the examination of wool and ami
NAL fibers collected at the Philadelphia
international exhibition of sheep and
wool products, $4,000; the Investigation
of pleuro pneumonia among cattle, SI5,-
600; diseases of swine and Infectious
and contagious animal disease, increase,
$4,000, making the latter sum $25,OO0.
The bill was reported to the Senate and
passed.
In the House, the session of Thurs
day was completed at IL o'clock Friday
morning, the long struggle over the ap-
portionment bill ending with the adop-
tion of a plan of settlement by which
a committee of five was appointed on
each side of the House to agree on
The sundry civil appro-
priation bill was considered in the
Committee of the Whole. The pend
ing amendment offered by Mr.. Atkins,
striking out the clause appropria-
ting $4,000 for printing 10000 copies
of the compilation of the official
records of the war of the rebellion, was
An amendment appropria- {
ting S2O,0O0, enabling the Secretary OF 1
the Treasury to transport, free of
charge, subsidiary silver coin when re-
Quired to do SO, was adopted. The
clause appointing Gen. Geo. B. McClel- :
Ian member of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, to fill the
caused by the death of General
John Love, occasioned some discussion.
substituting the names OF
Gen. Daniel Macauley, Gen. NJ d. Man
son, Gen. b. F. Butler were defeated.
In the Senate on Saturday, Messrs.
Cameron, of Wisconsin, Conkling, Lo- $
gan, Pendleton and Cockrell were con-
'tituted committee in relation to the i,
,uneral obsequies of the late Senator
Carpenter. The river and harbor ap- =
bill was considered in Com
nittee of the Whole, and the amend 3
nents of the Committee on Commerce 1
we're agreed to as reached. Mr.. Thur A
nan, in calling attention to the increase o.