The daily gazette., 1882-12-09
CONGRESS YESTERDAY,
Summary of the Proceedings in the Senate
and House.

anu hOusos
| In the United States Senate, Mr.. Morrill,
introduced an amendment TO the Internal
Revenue bill row pending in that BODY. In
| the shape of Tariff bill based upon the
schedules of the Tariff Commission. Upon
his motion the Internal Revenue bill and
amendment were recommitted to the Com
mittee on Finance. Mr.. Beck called up his
political assessment resolution, and the res
olution aud substitute offered by Mr.. Hale
were discussed at some length. Mr.. Ed
munds asked consent to have them referred
TO the Committee on Civil Service Reform,
but Mr.. Voorhees, objected. Pending the
discussion, the Bankruptcy bill was taken
up. An amendment offered by Mr.. Jenes
OF Florida, was agreed to, giving a party
sought to be thrown into involuntary bank
ruptcy right TO demand jury trial as TO
the grounds of the bankruptcy. Mr.. Morgan
offered an amendment, which was agreed
to, making it an act OF bankruptcy to deal
in cultures" in certain articles of prime
necessity, such as corn, sugar, cotton, rice,
&c. MIR. Hoar spoke at length in advocacy
of the Lowell bill, introduced by him. Be
fore he had finished he yielded to a motion
to adjorn, which was carried.
In the House Mr. Burrows, of Michigan.
from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the Consular and Diplomatic Apprv-
pfiation bill and it was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole. 1t appropriates 81 1885,
255, being SIS, Cos less than the appropriation
for the current year. Mr.. Burrows gave
Doticc that he would ask action ON the bill
to day. The resolution introduced on Mon
day last by Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, calling
on the Secretary Of the Navy "for copies OF
all orders issued between August LIST and
December 4th, by virtue Of which work has
been done or discontinued or work.
men have been employed or discharged
in any of the navy yards; besides
other information relative to casualties
to u s. ships during 1882" was reported
back and adopted. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the private
calendar, and rejected two bills, one of them
the bill for the rcliof of the officers and
crew Of the Monitor, who participated in the
action with the rebel iron-clad Merrimac in
Hampton Roads, in 1862. After debate,
the enacting clause of this bill was struck
out, by vote of 102 to 32, and the Com
mittee then rose, but no action was taken
on the matter of the House. Mr.. Bingham,
from the Committee on Post Offices reported
the bill reducing letter POSTAGE to two
cents, and it was referred to the Committee
of the Whole. The House then adjourned
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
unanimously decided yesterday morning ta
report tayorably upon the nominations of
General Pope and Colonel Mackenzie TO be
Major General and Brigadier General re-
spectively.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions has begun the consideration of ,he
treaty with Corea, negotiated by Commo-
dore Shufeldt.
The Post Office Appropriation bill will te
taken up by the House Committee on Ap-
propgations to-day.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
yesterday authorized its Chain man to re-
quest the House to appoint days for the
consideration of the Nicaragua Canal and
Vanezuelan Claim bills.
In the House Commerce Committee. a
resolution was adopted asking the Secretary
OF War tofnform them what appropriations
made at the last session in the River and
Harbor bill were not in the interests of Com
merce.