The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-04
Associated Press Reports 70 the Dispatch
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
Congress First Session.
WASHINGTON, February 3. 1882.
SENATE.
senator Malone. from the Committee

SENATE.
senator Malone. from the Committee on
Agriculture. reported, with amendment,
House bill appIopriating S5,O00for packing,
TRANSPORTING. and arranging agricultural
and mechanical specimens presented T. the
Agricultural Department by the exhibitors
nj The Atlanta Exposition. The amend
ment includes also the expenses voluntarily
incurred by the exhibitors in transportating
the articles 10 Washington. After an cX-
PLANTATION by Mr.. Malone the bill was passed.
Mr. Teller. from the Committee on Pen
sions. reported m original bill, aS sub
stitute for one on the subject, granting 10
Lucretia Il. Garfield. Sarah Childress Polk,
and Julia Gardiner Tyler, widows OF eX-
Presidents, a life-pension Of $4,000 each
per wear from September 10, 1881; that OF
Mrs TYLER to be in lieu Of a pension here
tofore granted her. Placed on the cal
endar.
Mr.. Hoar reported from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections Senate bill fix
inc the day for the meeting Of the electors
of President and Vice-PreSidcnt, providing
for and regulating the counting OF the
votes for President and Nice-Presideui,
and the decision OF questions arising there
on. ue said the bill was identical y ith the
ono reported ~ Mr.. Edmunds from the
judiciary Committee and passed by the
Senate i'm 1873. The report now made wa,
unanimous, except n TO single member
OF the committee, who was not present
when the bin was considered.
Mr.. Hale asked for the printing OF The
bin at length in the Record. So ordered.
on motion Of Mr.. Logan. Senate bill fol
the distribution by the National Board Of
Health Of pure vaccine virus TO the people
was taken up by unanimous consent. The
committees amendments were adopted ant
the bin passed.
The Senate, at 1:1jP. NJ, resumed tin con
sideTation Of the per cent. bond dill, anC
Dir. VOORHEES, completed his remarks.
( The pending amendment Of Mr.. llawley
, limiting Withdrawals Of bank circulation
under the 9Th section OF the act OF 1874 e
/ FIVE millions per month, and requiring
thirty DAYS previous notice thereof, wa
! then adopted.
No further amendments being offered
/ the vote was taken upon the final passage
OF the bin, and it was passed-aYes' 81
noes, IS. The vote in detail i as follows
AYEs.-Messrs. Aldrick, Anthony, Beck, Blair
: Can. Camden, Cameron Of Wisconsin, Cockrel
( ('Oko, Congcr. Davis Of Illinois, Davis OF Nes
( Virginia. Dawes. FHrey, Ferry, George German
I Hale Harrison. Hin Of Colorado. Iioar, Jack son
/ Homes OF Florida, Lamar, McDill, Malone. MaNey
Miller Of California, Mitchell, morrill,, Pendletnl
Plumb. Ransom. Rollins, salisbury, saunders
I SAWYER. and ShermaD-3S.
I N6Es.-Aiessrs. Bayard, Fair, Garland, GrooInt
{ Hampton. Hawley, ingalls,, Johnston LaphaIn
Morgan, Plait, Pugh. slater, Nesti VOORHEES,, walk
/ or, " illiams, and Windom-le.
Messrs. Allison, HARRISON, and Val
yck. in favor Of the bill, were paired wit
Messrs. Brown, Teller, and Grover
Messrs. Butler, Frye, Jonas. and Vance
against the bill, were paired with NesSrs
Cameron Of Pennsylvania. Hill OF Georgia
Mcmillan, ard Kellogg, respectively. Nj
Sewell lagainst) was also paired.
on motion Of Mr.. ingalls, his resolution
declaring that the pensi0n-arreaTs Law
ought not to be repealed was taken up ant
laid over rs unfinished business for Mon
day. Mr.. Butler having appended TO il al
amendment declaring in favor Of pension
TO soldiers Of the Mexican war.
on motion of Mr.. Vest, Senate bill nI
propriating 100000 for n site near ia
War Department building for the erectio
thereon Of brick-and-metal fire-proo
building as a hall OF records OF the Wa
: Department, upon plans heretofore sui
mitted by the Quartermaster-Gener an
under his direction, was considered. Tn
committee amendments making the ball
receptacle for legislative as well executiy
: documents were agreed 10, and the bi
, passed.
The Senate spent several hours in Iii.
cussing, without action, an order OF bus
. ness. proposed by Mr.. Anthony, extendin
the morning hour until 1870 O'Clock, az
+ plying the hv,-minute rule 10 debate, etc
on motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, TO House bin az
hitting free Of duty goods in bond COZ
tributed for relief Of coIored emigran
from southern States 10 Kansas.
: At 4:30 7. NJ. the Senate adjourned unit
Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House proceeded, as the business
the morning hour on Friday, 10 the call
committees for reports OF private charai
ter.
Mr.. Rice, OF Massachusetts,, from III
Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
, b!ll for the relief OF Captain Owens, of
GERS, and crew, and their heirs and assigns
OF the privateer General Armstrong. Pr
yate calendar.
: After all the committees had been ealle
. the House went into Committee Of d
; Whole on the private calendar (Mr. Dinl
ley, OF Maine, In the chair. the first bi
being one reported by Mr.. Kelley, of Penn
sylyania, from the Committee on Ways an
Means, releasing the Philadelphia IL