Fair play., 1881-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. TN the Senate, the Consular and
diplomatic Appropriation bill passed. M.
Jonas presented ts. memorial Of On. ". J.
Moore. OF New orleans. ailegin, that senator
Kellogg procured his election ny bribery and
corruption. AMI .t~king to lie examined
and Elections. en-. Kellogg s.til Moore
had recently been discharged from the
New Orleans Custom ii"j-,. Ter attempted
embezz!elnent. and denounced hi.n also ~
p,Tiurrr. blacEiniiler and lar MIR. liiIi Ga
said that Moore had once before offered
. 80 testify against kr!iuz,, but upon he
ing given It pi.c" IN III" Custom house
he testified III his favor. he wa- now
rcpeatin" his llan. No ac'ion w;t> taken.
The senate. adjourned iii Mon i:Il.......
In the House, Mr.. springer ~. IlI.} introduced
resolution calling for Information III regard
To the Halifax fishery award. alleging by inn
pication that the -. .-Gi .Jln award laId bV this
Government t. Great Britain was ohiaincd
through p"rurci testimony. Mr.. Nrwhcr"y
(R., M:ch.) made Il speech in support ri The
resolution IL was r,'.crrct tn The tuIirn!ti""
on Foreign AifaIrs. several bills 81. private
nature passed.
JAN. S.-The Senate was not in session.
......In tie House, tie Funding bill was fur
t.icr considered III Committee oi tine " hoe, Il
general debate being, he'd under the i've
minutc rrli.. MIR Wood ID, y. y. who has
charge oi the measure cn'i";tvor"d t. ,ut
shor, the talk over he hill and biins il To It
vote but q motion to adjourn wa iutcrtcctcd.
/ which. b"in- supported by tn" ,ir'rnha" kerr
and other opponents OF the bill, was carried.
/ Jan. io.-In the senate. Il hill was intro
ducc,i br Mr. Logan. :;ufh"rizing the Presi-
dent to appoint General Grant ia the Army
retired list. with the rank and iull pay "i
General, with the privilege that III" Pr"~id"n,
miily. when in his opinion an emergency
arises requirin" the services "f the General
. ON active duty. assign him t,'
command commensurate with
the rank named. IL" bill was
/ referred 10 the Committee on Military Affairs.
"a
aud placed ON th'. calcnda"-. In tn" House
II large number Of bills were in;roducri-l2
in AL. Among them were the following: by
NJ Carpenter gH.. Irwal-ro increase by
- per cent. the duty ON tiaN-ccd or liii-cc'i
ami the manufactures thcr"ol: hy Mr., Euck
ner ID. No.l-i;cluc-tin@ the President 70
, orrn negotiations with Mexico or Central
( American STATES tor the purchase and cosS'on
to III. nitcd states OF territory tor voluntary
cu."iizr'ion oi til" c"nr"i population NJ the
United states by Mr.. Hatch ID. No.>-Auth"r-
iZin.. the construction ot Il hride" over III"
Missouri River 1T or near the town Of arrow
Eock Saline County. Me-. Dy Mr. addii, ID.
Mo providing that the counties ot barry,
Cedar Dadc. Greene, Lawrence and Polk be
taken from the Eastern Iivi-i' II and made
. part oi the Western Division al the niiei
states district OF Missouri. The Indian Ap-
preparation hill was reported, referred {"
Committee oi the Whole, ami discussed III
some length.
JAN ll.-In the Senate the Military APP
preparation hili WAS rcp"ricd. The bill to Re
organize and discipline thc militia OF the
United States was reported adversely -...I he
/ House adopted n resolution. offered by Nr.
blackburn. tor the appointment :! Il select
committee u yr to inH, ~ gate &c rtatn charges
OF violation al the lr:tn.iiiS privilege. Inc
Indian Appropriation bin pa>s'd.
: JAN. I2-In the Senate. Mr.. Logan called
up the joint resolution prcviousi, introduced
by him for extending the ranking privilege
, t. all the official bIsine- scnt through the
mails by members al Congress. lie said the
/ fiankiuo privilege had BEEN done AWAY with
because ot th t.i-tatipn oi few news papers
. and the ;,cIivity al PustniastsrS Throughout
/ the country in getting up. under iHs rIciion~
4 oi the Postmaster petitions tn Con
.rr-S Tor it, repeal. The Nrlny Appropriation
hill was further cUn-iGcrcd.-- .Thr HoU-t
spent the entire dIN in tolumjttr" oi til,
Wnoic. discussing the tun,iinc hill, but al
iouTned without coming to a vote.
JAX. l.-In the Senate. Mr.. Logan called
up the Joint resolution previously introduced
bv him for extending tine iraHking priyilcg,
Ia ali the oiir.ai business sent through III,
: mails hN members pt congress. He said tn,
ir.,nkinn priN ii'cc had been done Nv :tv " It'll
because al the Gi,'tatiun at It few newspapers
:!.i tie activity ri ft'>tma-tCr> tEruU"h"u'
Tie country in getting up, under instructions
.oi the Postmaster 0ei.c! al. peiltions TO Coz.
gresS for It's repeal. The Army Appropriation
I'LL wn> furtncr considered. .Ite-}IOuS'
spcnt the entire 'laN i'll Committee OF tn,
Whole, discussing the Funding bill, but ad
journcd vi; host coming to Il Vote.