The examiner., 1882-01-28
FORTY.SEYENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

The bill to retire Supreme Court Justice Ward Hunt was reported favorably ... Mir. Blair of fered a resolution instructing the committes on public lands to inquire into the administra- tion of the land laws and systems their opera tions in the practical disposition of the public lands, and any abuses and hardships which may exist in their administration, and to re- port facts and recommendations. Adopted .... Mir. Brown made speech on the currency question, his text being his resolution declaring the ineXpediency of contracting the currency by the withdrawal of the silver certificates, or the discontinuance or further restriction of silver coinage, and that gold and silver coin, based upon proper ratio of equivalence be- tween the two metals, and issues of paper predicated upon and convertible into coin on demand, constitute the proper circulating me- dium of this country The Sherman refund ing bill was further discussed by Messrs. Nor gan, Sherman, Beck and Bayard. .. Mir. George introduced Q bill to encourage agricul- ture and manufactures. It proposes to repeal all duties and imposts now laid on machinery for the manufacture of cotton or woolen goods or goods composed of hemp or jute; also on all tools of mechanics which are used solely in manual labor; also on all agricultural imple- ments and on all iron cotton-ties.
 A lively debate took place on the Sherman funding bill, the participants being Messrs. Salisbury, Windom and Hill. ... The bill retir- ing Supreme Court Justice Hunt was passed by vote of Al yeas to 14 nays.
 Resolutions of respect to the memory of the late Senator Burnside were presented by his coll ague, MT. Anthony. Speeches eulogizing the dead senator were made by Messrs. An thony, Hampton, Edmunds, Maxey, Ransom, Hawley, Harrison, Jones, Hall and Aldrich, after which the resolutions were passed unani- mously. and the Senate, as an additional mark of respect for the deceased, adjourned.
 The bill for the relief of Mrs Lincoln, wid- ow of President Lincoln, passed. It ap- propriates s15, 900 for her immediate relief and increases her present pension to $5,000 per an- mum from and after the bills enactment. .. James W. McDill was sworn ill as Senator from Iowa Bills were introduced to amend the revised statutes for the punishment of bigamy. to make the agricultural department an eXecu- five department, to punish the unlawful certi- fication of checks by the officers of national banks, for the better protection of the mails of the United States, and to prevent discrimina- tions as between shippers and consignees by railroads engaged in interstate transportation.
 A bill was introduced for the sale of the United States courthouse at Boston. A bill was reported for the sale of the land of the Miami Indians in Kansas, and report was made on the subject of metric coinages. The report of the committee on rules, proposing an increase in the membership of certain commlt t. tees. was further discussed,
 The day was chiefly occupied in the discus sion of the report of the committee on rules Tn regard to eniarging the committees of the House; the report was finally recommltted by & vote of 159 to 90.
 Mir. Orth, chairman of the committee on civil service reform, reported resolution calling on the President for information as to what action has been taken by him to carry out the pro- visions of the act of Congress appropriating s15, 900 to enable the President to promote the efficiency of the different branches of the civil service, and if said sum is insufficient what further amount is necessary for the purpose. Adopted . . The fortifcation appropriation bill was passed. It appropriates for preservation, repair and protection of Notifications, S175 COG; for armament of sea coast Notifications, S10O,- 900, and for torpedoes and their preservation, s100.0o0.