Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-08
CONGRESSIONAL,
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRoDUcED-No
ADJOURNMENT YET REACHED.

1 BILLS AND sRE1SOlUT1OkS lNTRODUCED-NO
ADJOURNMENT YET REACHED.
WASHINGTON, August 7.-House.-The
House met at 10 O'Clock. The Senate amend
ments to the supplemental post-route bill
were concurred in, and the signal service
bill received the signature of the Speaker.
The Saturdays session then adjourned, the
vote of adjournment showing the presence Of
only 100 members, and the session of Mon.
day opened.
Mr.. Burrows Mich reported resolution
appropriating $4,000 TO enable a select COM
miitee of nine members TO examine into the
works now in progress for the.improvement
of the Mississippi river below Cairo, and the
methods employed in making such improve
ment The committee is also authorized to
inquire into all matters pertaining to the
outlet and jetty systems, and report the
result of their inquiries TO the next session.
Adopted.
Under the call of States the following bills
were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Robeson: To reduce taxation.
This bill is identical with the tax bill as it
now stands in the Senate, except that it does
not provide the polariscope test.
By Mr.. Cox IN. VI: To abolish licenses
on commercial travellers.
Mr.. Robson moved to suspend the rules
and put upon its passage the bill just intro
duced by him to reduce taxation.
Mr.. Mills demanded second, but only
ffty-two voted in the affirmative and eight
in the negative. Messrs. Ellis and Cox
raised point of no quorum.
Finally Mr.. Robeson withdrew his bill,
saying he had made an honest endeavor to
reduce taxation. Derisiye laughter on the
Democratic side and suggestions that the
word "honest" be Withdrawn.
The House then took recess for two hours.
After recess the speaker announced the
appointment of Messrs. Burrows Mich,
Butterworth, Robinson Mass. Hazleton,
Hiscock, Thomas, Carlisle, Holmes and Ellis
as members of the select committee to inves-
tigste the methods of improvement OF the
Missississippi river.
The House then took recess until
o'clock, Mr.. Hiscock, who made the motion,
stating that the chances were even that Con-
gress would adjourn tonight.
As soon as the House reassembled Mr..
Hiscock moved TO adjourn.
Mr.. Anderson KS. moved that when the
House adjourn it be to meet at 3 O'Clock to-
morrow, saying that it seemed their royal
majesties could not sit at night, and that the
House had nothing in the world to do.
Mr.. Blackburn suggested that the House |
adjourn until Friday, and Mr.. Hiscock |
stated that if the SensteItook mp the tax
bill to-morrew he Wnnld have no |
objection to adjourning until that date.
Thereupon Mr.. Anderson Withdrew his
motion and the House adjourned until to-
morrow.
Ssaats.-The following bills, etc, passed:
The House bill pensioning the widow OF
the late Brigadier-General Ramsey.
The House bill repeating the section OF the
revised statutes which imposes an export tax
on tobacco.
The Senate joint resolution allowing per
diem employees OF the Senate an extra months
pay.
The House joint resolution appropriating
S60, 900 to supply the deficiency for fees for
IJnited States district attorneys for the last
fiscal year.
The House resolution instructing the secre-
tary of the navy to convene court OF IN
quiry to investigate as to the loss OF the |
steamer Jeannette and the death OF Lieten- |
ant Commander DeLong.
The House joint resolution Tor a joint |
select committee upon American snlp-Dulid- |
ing and ship-owning interests
The House bill passed for railway bridge |
across the Mississippi at or near the mouth |
of the upper Iowa river, Iowa.
Senator Plumb offered concurrent reso-
luton for adjournment SINE die to-day at 5 |
O'Clock. He asserted that the responsibility |
for the extension Of the present session was
chargeable solely to the diiatoriness OF the |
House in maturing the appropriation bills |
Senator morrill, objected to the present |
consideration of the resolution, in order, as
he stated, to have it lie over for one day un-
der the rule.
Senator Cameron [ Pa then moved an ex-
ecutive session, but yielded temporarily to
Senator Morrill,, who appealed to the other
side to allow the tax bill to come up, and
either be voted upon without further debate
or at some time fixed.
Senator Brown offered resolution pre-
senting the thanks of Congress to John F.
Slater, of Connecticut, for his donation of |
ST ,00o, 900 to the cause OF education in the
South. Deferred.
Senator Blair, chairman of the Committee