Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A BUSY DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Pensions EBlII Raflroaded-The
River and HarbOr BIll-ImpOrtant
Amendments PrOposed-The Ala
bama Claims COmmIssfOn-South
ern Ante BelIum Mall Contracts
The Star Route Trials.


one hundred thousand dollars for public
building at Vicksburg, Miss.
Mr. Dunnell, of Minnesota, under in
strac,ions from the Committee of Wavs and
Means, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill providing that hereafter Col
lectors Of Internal Revenue shall be ap-
pointed or term Of four years.
Mr.. Hoar, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported as a substitute for the resolutions
and bills on the subject referred to that
committee the bill introduced by him last
week to provide for the performance of the
duties Of the office of President in case of
the removal, death, resignation or inability
both OF the President and Vice President.
The committee recommend the passage of
the bill. It vests the SUGGESTIONS In the
Cabinet, beginning with the Secretary of
State aud ending with the Secretary Of the
Interior.
The joint resolution to pay Southern mail
contractors came up on the calendar, and
was passed after some amendments.
The river and harbor bill, upon being re-
ceived from the House, was referred to the
Committee on Commerce, and Mr.. Kellogg,
OF that committee, gave notice of proposed
amendments to the bill, as follows: Striking
out the provision for the Mississippi river,
and providing for direct appropriation
of five million dollars for the
| improvement o; the river, the money to be
expended by the Secretary of War In ac-
coTdance with the plans and under the
direction OF the Mississippi River Commits
sion. Also inserting 100000 for the i'm
| prOvement OF the harDor Of New Orleans,
$50 600 for a lock at the mouth of Bayou
Plsquemine. $4,000 for the Improvement of
the Calcasieu river and $4,000 for Bayou
Terrebonne up to Howma, La.
The amendments went TO the Commerce
| Committee.
Mr. Garland moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the House bill relating to
| distilled spirits In bonded warehouses was
Indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Garland ex-
| plained that his purpose was not TO secure
action at this session, but to have the bill
recommtted with view to report upon 1t
by the committee at the mt Xt session.
An entry was made Of the motion TO re-
! consider. but no action upon 1t was taken.
| Messrs Hale, Ransom and Cockrel were ap-
pointed conferees on the military academy
appropriation bill.
The House bill to extend the charters of
national banks came up at 2:15 as unfinished
business, aud occupied the remainder OF the
| days session, the bill going over without
final action uutil tomorrow, Mr.. Allison
giving notice that he would then ask the
members to sit 1t out.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Moore, of Tennessee,
introduced bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge across the Mississippi river
at Memphis. Referred.
Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, under instruc-
tions from the Committee On Elections,
moved TO suspend the rules and pass the
bill facilitating the trial OF contested cleo
tion cases by providing machinery by which
testimony in those cases may be submitted
o the Committee on Elections at an earlier
day than is now practicable. The motion
was lost; yeas 81, navs 100.
Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, under In
structions from the Committee on Appro-
priations, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the pension appropriation bill, which
appropriai es 800, 100000.
After protest from Mr.. House. of Ten
nessee, against passing 4 measure of this
magnitude under a suspension of the rules,
the mo.ion was agreed to, and the bill pass
ed without division.
M Smith, of Illinois, under instruction
from the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, moved to suspend the rules aud pass
the bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury, until the Isl of july 1884, to re-
ceive trade dollars upon presentation, and
give In exchange for them standard silver
dollars, and repeating all laws authorizing
the coinage OF trade dollars. Agreed to. =
Mr. Resg4n, of Texas, under instructions
from the Committee on Commerce, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to
regulate immigration. II permits the levy
ing of a tax of fifty cents per head upon
immigrants landed in this country, such tax
to be paid by the vessel carving such i'm
migrants. II is intended principally for the
benefit OF Castle Garden, New York, al
though the bill provides that the tax shall
b paid to the Collectors of Cus-o -oms, to be
expended under the direction of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury.
The motion was agreed to and the bill
passed-yeas 40, nays l6
The House, under a suspension of the
rules, passed the bill to establish the Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry, and to prevent the
expectation of dressed cattle and the spread
OF contagious or infectious diseases among
domestic auimAls. Also, the Joint resou-
ton accepting the invitation OF the British
Government to be repres ented at the IDter
national Fishery Exhibition in London In
1888
Mr. Upson, OF Texas, under instructions
from the Committee on Military airs
moved to suspend the rules and pass with an
amendment, Including in its provisions the
State OF Kansas, the Senate bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to examine
aud report to Congress the amount of the
Gains of the States of Texas. Colorado,
Oregon. Nebraska, California and Nevada
and the Territories of Washington and Idaho
for moneys expended In repelling invasions
and repressing Indian hostiities.
Upon this motion no quorum voted, and
after call of the House a motion to sc
i1urn was, at 6:25, carried with the
understanding that a yea and nay vote
should be taken on the pill tomorrow i'm
mediateiy after the reading OF the journal.
Pending the statement Of the vote, the
R-NN-
enca committees: On the District of Co
lumbia water supply bill-Messrs. Neal.
Urner and Hewitt, OF New York. Ga the
Military Academy appropriation bill
Messrs. Blackburn, Ryan and Butterworth.
SOUTHERN ANTE BELLUM MAIL CONTRACTS.
The joint resolution, which passed the
Senate to-day, resppropriating S375 600, ap-
pTopriated in 1877 to pay certain Southern
mail contractors, authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury TO at once pay to the late con-
tractors of Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, North Caroline, South Caro-
lima, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia. the amounts due on their
respective contracts for the years
1852 1860 and 1861, with the proviso
that no payments shall be made for mail
service rendered after May 3lst, 1861, and
after the Legislature OF any State or any
State convention had passed the SO called
prohibits the payment to these contractors
OF one months extra compensation usually
allowed in cases where mail service is dis
continued by order of the government.
TUE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
In the Criminal Court this morning Judge
Wylie discharged the grand and petit juries
until the ninth day of October, stating that
the remainder of the present term would be
fully occupied with the consideration of the
star route cases Up to this point the gov
trnment has presented their evidence upon
three of the nineteen routes set out in the
indictments.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMISSION.
Ex Senator Harlan, OF Iowa, and Judge
Wells, a member of the former commission,
have been selected as N ernbers of the new
Alabama Commls; ion provided for in the
Geneva award bill. The commission will
probably be completed at to-morow's
Cabinet meeting by the selection Of the
third member.
weather Indications.
OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAI OBSERVER, VASE
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