Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-11
- HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, FEBRUAR IL


upon Mr.. Piumb's amendment applying the
surplus revenues over 500 600, ,o00 to the reduc-
ton OF the public debt. He said If the propo-l
sition was not stricken out he and others who
had acted with him would be compelled to-
vote againstthe bill. House concurrent: res,
olution fixing the 9th OF February as the day
tor the Garfield memorial services was con-
CURED in. The Post Office appropriation
bill occupied the House, but no action was
taken. M tF 4-l gttsi ~ i.
FURTHER discussion of Mr.. Plumb's
amendment to the three-per. cent bond bill
in the Senate, Feb.s, resulted in its rejection
yeas 25, nays 27.. Debate followed on the
mnesa np nPropSIed p n oar arr Ta c5 a ana
words (which are hereby be sstss declared ed
read ''that the Secretary of the Tlea sury is
hereby authorized to receive at the Treasury
and at the office of any Assistant Treasurer of
the United States, and at any postal money
order office lawful money of the. United States
to the amount of $50, or any multiple of that
sum, on any bonds of the United States bear
ing 81 per cent interest, which are, hereby
declared valid, and to isSue in exchange
therefor an equal amount of registered or
coupon bonds.". In the House, Mr.. Bing
ham Q'a.) advocated an amendment to the
Post office bill increasing by 100000 the ap-
preparation for expenses of the free delivery
system, urging its extension and an increase
of salary to letter carriers. '-- g -
FEB. 8, the Senate took action on the
Saunders bill to extend the northern boun-
Diary of the State of Nebraska. Mr.. Edmunds
| thought the act should he subject to all the
limitations pertaining to the original actfor
the admission of Nebraska into the
Union. The only point that now occurred to
him was in reference to the free navigation
of the Missouri River He offered an amend
Inent putting his suggestion into effect.
Adopted. The bill then passed. Mr..
Hawley's amendment to the funding bill, lin
| iting Withdrawals of bank circufatloIf. under
| the fOurth section of the act of 1874 to 0O0-
008 per month, and requiring thirty days pre-
vious notice :, thereof was adopted,
vote of 80 to. 49,. The bill appropri-
ating $500 600 for site for War Department
building, as amen dedl in committee, was also
passed Adjourned till Monday, 9Th =. The bill
releasing the Philadelphia Reading Rail
way Company from the tax assessed on wages
certificates heretofore issued was reported
motion to adjourn till Monday was rejected
yeas l0i nays l05.
| THE Post office appropriation bin excited
sharp debate in the House on the 4th, but
no action was taken ON any of the pending
amendments. ~it Y4t'i'i 'fl i.f o-'.'et
FEB 6, the Senate resumed consideration
of Mr.. Ingalls's resolution declaring that the
Pension Arrears law ought not to be repealed,
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to modify the amendment
declaring in favor OF soldiers of the
| American war SO as to limit it to needy
or disabled ones. He said Senators were
not aware Of the proportions which the
casualty lis$ reached during the war. The
grand total of pensionable cases ON the rolls
of the War Department was 620,545. Since
1861 $50 1854 pensions had been granted by
reason of death or disabilities, so there were
| still 233SSl penSiOnable cases which
no applications at all had ever been
made. This was conclusive an
! swer to the charges that the pension list had
been swollen by fraud, and we may hereafter
without any PRESUMPTION of fraud as to the
aggregate of ~ljfaced there. Without
action the resolsefo4f witS-laid afde' for
executive session. 49,; .Representative Bur
rows CMiehs95e moved to suspend the
rules and pass q bill defining the qualifca.
cation of Territorial delegates in the House of
Representatives. 1t prepites thatzno. person
guilty of biga1ny or polygamy. shah be .eligi-
bic to a seat in Congress as delegrate from a
Territory. SThe Heuse was ina very inatten-
tive moody and when. the Speaker put the
question there We're few responses. He, how
ever declared tile motion carried and the bill
passed. 4, burst aof laughter only then
apprised many members of the measure
which had been adopted. A motion for the
appointmeIatofa Of a.commission4oH 6. the subject
OF alcoholic liquor traffic failed to receive the
necessary two thirds.