Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-02-04
FOrty-sixth Congress.
SENATE

? JAN 20 The Vice President subnit
} ted accommodation TO the Senate statine
mat there we're no funds for providing
overcoats to soldiers. and asking that
S2O,O00 be appropriated for this pnr.
pose. Senator Logan sgain made n
motion for the consideration of the hill
placing General Grant on the retired
list OF the army. which was again voted
down. The bill appropriatine $500. 900
to complete and have printed the returns
OF the recent census was passed.
JAN 26-In the Senate. Mr. INGALLS,
presented plan for counting the cleo
toral vote on February 9th. which was
laid over. The bill to give lands in
severalty to the Indians was discussed
without action.
JAN. Pin the United States Sep.
ate Mr.. Beck made an elaborate speecb
IN favor Of his resolution to repeal the
laws which prohibit our citizens from,
purchasing foreign ships and engaging
IN the foreign carrying trade, or which
prevent the registration of them as
American ships when owned. command
ed and otficered by citizens of the United
states. MIR. Blaine replied. Mr.. Dawes.
OF Massachusetts, presented petition
signed by $4,000 people praying CON
gress to observe all treaties made with
Indian tribes. Bills were pasaed 10
authorize the building of a bridge over
sne niagara river, to grant the use of
certain land at Fortresa Monroe Va
the STATE OF IoStsisss ~ sso s
circuits.
JAN. 25. In the Senate Mr.. Kirk
wood, of Iowa, introduced bill to in
corporate and give government aid to
the United States Postal Telegraph
Company, the scheme embracing teie.
graph offices in postoffices all over the
country. Mr.. Blaine introduced a bill
Tor extensive subsidies to American
lines of steamships; and Mr.. Wallace.
OF Pennsylvania, offered joint resolus
ton providing for direct vote by the
people for President No action was
taken on any of the bills.
JAN 29-In the Senate, Mr.. Ingalls,
count resolution was referred
to the Committee on the Electoral
Count by party vote.
JAN. 3I.-Mr. Dawes addressed the
Senate on the alleged bad treatment OF
the Ponca Indians. He arraigned the
Secretary of the Interior and his subor-
dinates for committing what he termed
outrages on this tribe. Senator Logan
defended the Interior Department. A
large number of bills were introduced,
among them being one appropriatinR
100000 for sending a relief vessel to
the Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette.
HOUSE
JAN. 25.-In the House, the Post
office Appropriation bill was considered
In committee of the whole, reported to
the House and passed. An item of $40
600 was added to the bill to provide for
maintaining the postal facilities with
New z aalsnd and New South Wales
JAN 90 In the House, an adverse
report was made on the bill authorizing
the President to negotiate for land for
the colonization of coIored persons.
The d strict of Oolumbia appropriation
bill, which appropriates 80 275 600. was
reported Mr. BIcknell then demanded
the previous question on the electoral
count resolutions, which led to fillibus-
tering and continued to the hour of ad-
journment.
JAN. 27 The House discussed, with
out final action, the contested election
case of Yeates and Martin No other
business transacted.
JAN. % In the House. resolution
of inquiry, offered by Mr.. COX, was
adopted. INTO the charges of fc'itious
statistics and perinred test M my in con
nection with the Halifax fishery award.
A bill for the relief OF Ms E P. Page,
widow of Capt PAGE, United States
NAVY. led to warm debate. The
amount involved is S136 Csntain Page,
who served gallantly with G 'mmodore
Perry on Lake Erie, resigned his COM
mission at the outbreak o. the rebellion
to become a citizen of the United States.
HIS widow now asks for the balance
due on his salary when he resigned.
No action was taken on the bill.
JAN 90 In the House, Mr. Yeatess,
the Democratic contestant from North
@ .rolina, was seated by vote OF ll5 to
IO3.
JAN 3i.-In the House, among the
measures introduced, were bills to com.
pensste persons in the railway mail ser
vice for injuries received and looking to
the establishment of a government tele-
graph. The resolution granting the
districts leave TO Withdraw their Feti-
tions was adopted, and the sitting mem
bers retain their seats. SenNGe resolu-
ton for the issue of an American regis
ter to the Egyptian steamer Dessoug