Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28
FORrY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

SENATE.
JvuARY 16.-In the Senate Of the United
States bill was introduced TO pay tne wluow
of ex- president Lincoln arrears Of pension for
five wears, including the time from tine deatn
of the President to the passage OF the Dill
Granting Mrs. Lincoln her present pension.
The amount reqnired under the bill Will De
$4,000.
Tbe resolution of Senator ingalls, sustaining
the action of the Senate in passing the een-
gro, nension arrearaee bill was elabOrately dis
ussed by Senators Voorhees,, Beck and lngails'
end was informally laid aside until to-day, 70
anable Senator Beck to conclnde his remarks,
The Sherman Funding bill Will probably
each vote in the Senate to-day.
JANUARY 1S-In the United States oenate
the bill to permit Associate Jusloo ~ Ho,,rt ~
retire from the bench of the Supreme Court
was fayorably reported from the committee
Senator Morgan addressed the Senate AT
IenCth on the Sherman funding bill. Senator
| Ferry introduced a bill regulating the sala-
| ries and classes of letter-carrlers. lt recog-
nizes but two classes, and hxes the colhpen ,'ii
| sation at 81 900 and 5000 respectively, pul
| nrovides for auxiliaries, who are TO receive
| se0O for the first year and $700 afterwards.
| IAN 1e.-In the United States Senate tnt
hill TO hermit Associate Justice Hunt, OF the
| Supreme Court, to retire was passed Dy Vot'
of Al to IA. The Sherman FUNDING Dill % war
| taken up and discussed by Messrs. Saulburry
! Windom. and Hill of Georgia. 1t was hnaliI
;,fnrn,ailiv laid aside. and at4P M. the Sen
| ate went into executive session, ana at 4'z'
| adjourned until Monday.
| HOUSE.
| J,sr,py 16-It was bill day in the house o.
Representatives, and, 402 were introduced
under the call of states.
The most important was bill for the issu
of S6O. .OOO 900 OF fractional currency In denoml
nations of 10, Is and so cents. 1t dlrecte
the Secretary of the Treasury to have IN
plates prepared within ninety days;
A bill was introduced to extend the terms
presidential electors to four years, 80 that the
might supply vacancy in the office OF presl
dent or yice-president in case enc shoul
A h;ll WAS also introduced to terminate certai
nroyisions of the treaty of Washington VII
reference to fisherles :.
referance to a railroad having terminus
Washington to the District Committee, no
withstanding the fact that the Speaker rule
that it should probably go to the Commune
JANuARY 1S.-In the House of Represents
tives the report OF the Com1i!vee 1l 1917 mal'
was further discussed, and Mr. hopeso :,
notified the members that he would call u
nreyious question to-day. resolution wa
Introduced ordering the printing OF 3,o'
copies of the testimony in the Guiteau trl
for the use of the House. Mr. Stephei
| reDOrteQ q Dill 1OT u now hiOuiS
terna tional use, to be known as the stella, al
for for the coinage of the goloid dollar, two dc
lars and fractions of a dollar, also metz
/ double-eagles, eagles and half-eagles. :,
JAN. 19.oAfter long discussion in y
House of Representatives the report OF .
Committee on Rules and Amendments,
r creaeing the membership of certain comm
/, tees. was recommitted to the committee; N
Spooner, of Rhode Island, announced t
70 death of Senator Burnside, and p. nj.
II Monday next was fixed for the delivery
. eulogies of the deceased.