National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL. PROCEEDINGS.
Passage or u Fe" siIiIs-BOnded Spirits
River and LInrbOr BiII.

River and UnrbOr BiIl.
The House bill authorizing the New Orleans
and Northeastern Railroad TO construct bridges
over Pearl River and Lake Ponohartraiu and the
Senate bills for free bridge across the Potomac at
Georgetown and extending tho Point Lookout
Railroad within the District were reported fa-
vorably.
The legislative appropriation bill was received
from the House and referred to the Appropriations
Committee.
vide for extra work in the Government Printing
Office in cnses of emergency IL provides Tor WORK
on the pubic printing ut night as well as through
the day, when the eNigences Of the public service
| require It provided the Public Printer shall pay
for ali work performed on legal holidays, Sundays,
and between the hours of II midnight aud a. in.
an advance of so per cent on the prices fixed by
law. Referred to Printing Committee.
The Senate joint resolution TO reappropriHte
$4,000 to pay mail contractors for service in
Southern States prior to these States going into
rebellion again occupied the time reserved for the
The bill went over upon the expiration of the
| morning hour without action.
Senate bill for the sale Of two lots in Hot
| Springs, Ark, to the Women's Christian National
| Library Association of that place was passed.
Mr. Plumb offered resolution, requesting the
President, If not Incompatible with the public in
tercsts, to communicate all correspondence OH file
| in the State Department touching the conduct of
Sir Spencer st. John, British minister ut Lima, in
| connection with Mr. Hurlbuts negotiation for the
ccsson Of the Bay of Chimbotc, and especially
| any correspondence with the British minister on
| the subject. Adopted.
| Mcssrs. Harris, ingalls,, and German were ap-
pointed confereCs the District water supply bill.
| The House bill rcIating to the bonded period
| upon distilled spirits again came up Us
| unfinished business, the question being upon
| Mr.. Browns amendment, that nothing In
the act shall be construed us limiting the power OF
right Of Congress hereafter to reduce or abolish
the whisky tax.
This was objected 10 as superhuous, and was re-
| jeCtcd-6 TO 81.
The question rccurred upon the pending substi-
| tutc of the Senate committee.
Ahcrn long discussion various amendments wer Q
rejected.
MIR. Mcmillan then moved to postpone the bill
and amendments indefinitely
The motion prcvailed-ycas 80; nays, a0--as fol-
| lows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich. Allison. Anthony. Brown
Cameron of Wisconsin, ChilCott, Coke COnger Davis
of Illinois, Dawes, Garland, HARRISON Hawlcy, Hll
Of fColorado, IIoar, ingalls,, Laplam, Logan; McMil
| Ian, Malone, Mnxey, Miller of New York. Mitchell
| Morgan. Morrill, Pugh. salisbury, saunders, Sawyer
| sherman, Walker, and WindOm-32
| NAYs-Messrs. Bayard Beck, Butler, Gail, Davis OF
West Virginia, Farley, George, German, GrOOme
| Hampton, Harris, Jackson, Johnston, Jonas, Miller
| of California, Pendleton, Ransom, Vest, NoorheCs
| and Williamson.
The Senate, after placing the House bill to ex.
| tend bank charters on the orders unfinished
business (at oclocR), adjourned until Frlday.