Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-04
FRIDAY. February 25kh.

In the Senate, Mr., Wallace submitted re-
port from the special committee on the alleged
frauds in the late election. The agricultural
appropriation bill was passed. A bill was pas
sed to provide for a public building st Clarks-
burg, W. Va. i; also a bill for the relief Of
James E. Montell, of Baltimore.
The House remained in session all night, and
at O'Clock Saturday morning appointed .
committee Of Ave from each side. who should
agree upon acompromise rsapportiol ment bill,
Resolutions Of sorrow over the death of Senator
Carpenter were adopted. Some progress was
made on the sundry civil bill. At O'Clock
the House adjouaned, the compromise commit
tee on reaportionnsnt not having agreed.
SATURDAY February, 26th.
In the United States Senate Saturday the
river and harbor appropriation bill was passed,
after nearly one million and half had been
added TO the dill a. it passed the House, which
appropriated over Sic, 600, 900. In the House
the sundry civil appropriation bill WAS passed
in COMMITTEES Of the whole.
MONDAY, February 2sth.
In the Senate, conference reports on the
legislative, postofice and Indian appropriation
bills were concurred in. A bill was passed to
reorganiEs and incorporate anew in Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company.
In the House. the civil sundry bill Was pas
sed, including the $3.50 900 appropriation for
the new postoffice building ia Baltimore. Con-
ference report On the postofics, Indian and leg
islAiive, Judicial and executive appropriation
bills were concurred in. The House voted to
take up the funding BILL after which recess
was taken until o clock, when the memorial
services Of the late Hon. Fernsnd Wood were
held.
TUESDAY, Mar LIST
In the Senate, a request was made from the
foreign committee asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of the question of
ship canal or railway across this istbmus, and
the request was granted The japanese in
demnity bill was considered, buta vote on it
was not reached. An evening session vas
held for the consideration Of House bills on the
calendar.
The House voted down . motion to take up
the apportion ment bill, and 6aslly the funding
bill Was reached and taken up, after which .
Recess was taken until s 30. The House was en-
gagged until after midnight on the funding hill,
until at last il was left without q quorum A
test vote indicated that the House will concsr
in the Senate amendments, SO ~ 10 secure the
passage Of the bill bsy ond . doubt
"WEDNESDAY, March end.
In the Senate, the suudry civil appropris-
lion bill occupied the entire day. Among the
amendments added to the bill WAS one approp-
rating $lo, 900 for surveys for the Delaware
and Chesapeake ship canal, and ano,hes ap-
propriaiing $40, coo for quarters and barracks
AT the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Nd. After
adopted several other anendnenu the civil
sundry bills finally paused the Senate.
In the House all amendments to the fun ding
bill were voted down. and the bill passed a. II
came from the Senate. Afterwards supple
mentary bill passed ~ithou, division incorpor-
atng the amendments reported by the vays
and means commiiis. OF the House