The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-29
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.
SHnulR.

The following bills were introduced and re.
ferrcd: BY Mr.. Williams, bill for the estab,
lishment of II bureau OF animal industry and II
prevent the expectation of diseased cattle ant
spread of infectious diseases among domesti,
animals. BY Mr.. Sherman, bill to facilitate tn,
decision of controverted questions in customs
revenue cases, amending the laws in relation
to revenue duties. By Mr.. Hoar, to fix til,
day for the meeting of electors for President
and Vice-President, to provide for and regulate
the counting of the votes for the sa,Ne and the
decision of questions arising thereta. Com.
mittee on privileges and elections The reso.
lutions OF Messrs. Beck and Maxley and the
bill of Mr.. Garland in relation to the presiden.
tial succession were taken up and argued by
Messrs. Jones, of Florida, and Bayard, and
finally the pending resolutions of instruction tC
the Judiciary committee to inquire and report
legislation on the subj ct, with the bill of Mr..
Garland. were referred to that committee.
Mr.. Miller introduced bill to prevent the
adulteration of food and drugs. :. Mr. Butler
offered resolution, which was adopted in
structing the committee on civil service and
retrenchment to inquire into the alvisability
and proprety of providing by law for the con-
pensation of United States district attorneys,
assistant district-attorneys, marshals. deputy
msrshas, collectors of customs, collectors of
internal revenue, deputy collectors and United
States commissioners by paying them fixed
salaries, to be regulated and graded as near as
may be by the services rendered agl respon-
sibilities imposed and that said committee
have leave to report by bill or otherwise. .
The House joint resolution for adjournment to
January was adopted. Mr.. Morgan, of Ala
bama, spoke at length in opposition to the
woman suffrage bill introduced by Mr.. Hoar
80. MIR. Blair introduced bill to protect pen
zion money from attachment and levy or
seizure by process of law and the amount of
the same money when invested in homesteads.
Resou ions were adopted directing the sec
retary of the treasury to furnish to that body
the present rates of duties imposed on Ameri-
can manufactured goods by France, Germany
and Mexico, and the rates Of wages paid opera
tives in those countries. =. Mr.. Mitchell intro
duced bill relating to the compensation and
expenses of pension agents. 1t fixes the COM
pcnsation of agents at $4,000, allows fifteen
cents for each voucher prepared and paid, and
makes provision for actual expenses of rent
and fuel. -. Mr.. Call spoke in explanation of
his bill for the protection of homestead settlers.
1t provides that where a section of public
land under an act of Congress granting
land to corporations or others has been
made prior to a homestead entry, but
has not been approved by the government,
until after such entry, the homestead entry
shall hold good and patent for the same be
issued to the settler upon the completion of the
period of settlement required by law. Where
the homestead settler has been dispossessed
his title is to be defended by and at the expense
of the United States and the patents issued in
violation of law 10 be Cancelled. The bill was
referred to the committee on public lands ..
The Garfield memorial resolutions were con-
CURED in, and the Senate then adjourned over
the holidays.
ne Senate bill granting the franking privi-
lcge to Lucretia r. Garfield was taken from the
speakers table on motion of Mr.. Mckinley
and passed. Mr.. Deuster of Wisconsin, was
in ..l.-11
ninety bills and resolutions were introduced
during the day, among them being the follow.
ing: BY Mr.. SimOnton, 10 abolish duties on
salt, woolen blankets and agricultural imple.
mems, and to reduce the duty on all other
dutiable articles ten per cent except on dia.
monds, gold and silver jewelry, silk or articles
OF which silk is the component value, on which
the duty shall be increased twenty per cent;
also to repeal the arrears of pension act BY Mr..
Upson, resolution requesting the President to
solicit from the British government a list of the
names of all American citizens under arrest OF
confnel in British prisons by authority of said
government, with statement as to the causes
therefor, and TO communicate to the Senate
and House said list and statement and all
correspondence with that government relating
to any arrest or imprisonment of American
ctiz ms. BY Mr.. Hawk bill for the pro-
lection of the person of the President of the
United States 1t provides for the punishment
by death of an assault with intent to kill the
President of the United States. If it shall be
shown that the assailant was irresponsible at
the time of the assault he shall be confined in
an asylum for the insane for life.
Mr.. Mckinley, from the Garfield memorial
committee, reported the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 1he melancholy event of the vio-
lent and tragic death of James A. Garfield, late
President of the United States, having occurred
during the recess of Congress, and the two
houses of Congress sharing in the general grief
and desiring to manifest their sensibility on
the occasion of the public bereavement;
ResOlued, That the two houses will assemble
in the hall of the House OF Representatives on
a day and hour to be fixed and announced by
the joint committee, and that in the presence
of the two houses there assembled, an address
on the life and character of James A. Garfield,
late President of the United States, be pro-
by the Hon. James G. Blaine; and
that the president of the Senate pro tenn
and the speaker of the House of
Representatives be requested to invite the
President and ex-Presidents of the United
States, the heads of the several departments,
the judges of the supreme court, the represen-
tatlves OF foreign governments the governors
OF the several States, the general of the army,
the admiral of the navy, and such officers as
have received the thanks of Congress.
ResOlUed, further, That the President of the
United States be requested to transmit copy |
Of these resolutions to Mrs. Lucretia Garfield, |
and to assure her of the profound sympathy of |
the two houses of Congress for her deep per- |
sonal affliction, and their sincere coincidence |
for the late natioLal bereavement.
The speaker announced the standing COM
mittees of the House. Mr.. Robinson, of New |
York, offered a resolution, which was referred, |
falling on the President for the names of all |
persons claiming to be American citizens who |
within the past year have been arrested and |
Imprisoned in Great Britain. The House then |
adjourned over the holidays.