Daily Republican., 1882-06-07
CONGRESS-.
PEOCEEDINGs IN THE SENATE
A SHARP M SsSS AGE Or
WORMS TAKES PLACE.


In the U. S. Senate yesterday, a
message was received from the Presi.
dent transmitting copy of the in,
struct;ons of the Secretary Of State, on
the 8th ult., to Minister Lowell, re.
sDectiDg the modification of the Clay.
ton-Bulwer Treaty. Mr.. Slater intro
|duced bill making the solicitation by
any executive officer, clerk or employe
Of the United States, not a head of a
department, of money, property or any
Other thing of value, and the giving or
receiving of the same, for political pur-
poses or party interests, u misdemeanor,
punishable by fine Of $500 and the
removal of the offender from office. 1t
was referred to the committee on Civil
Service Reform. Mr.. Rollins intro
duced a bill, which was referred to the
Naval Committee, for the appointment
of a commission on the revival OF inter
national commerce in United States
resolution offered by Mr.. Davis, OF
West Virginia, was adopted, directing
the Committee on Post-of1ices to con-
slider the advisability sof reducing the
postage on letters to 2 cents, and on
printed matter to half the present
rate, and increasing the rate on mer-
chandise. The Army Appropriation
bill was resuLled and the compulsory
retirement clause was amended by az
Cepting General Sheridan from its
provisions, after which the matter was
tabled and the bill passed. Adjourned
In the House, Mr.. Kelley submitted
the report of the Ways and Means
Committee upon the resolution offered
by Mr.. White, of Kentucky, in re!a-
tion to the Bonded Spirits bill. The
report was ordered to be printed and
laid on the table.
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, from the
committee on Banking and Currency,
reported bill to suspend the issue Of
silver certificates and to limit the coin
age of silver dollars to the requirement
of the people. 1t was placed on the
House calendar. Mr.. Page from the
Committee on Commerce reported back
the River and Harbor bill, and it was
reported on the committee OF tho
Whole.
Mr.. Reed, from the Judiciary Com
mittee presented report upon the sub.
ject of the Northern Pacific Railroad
land grants, which was laid on the
table. The report states that, latter a
careful review of the condition of the
road and what it has accomplished, the
COMMITTEES reach the conclusion that it
would not be advisable to give its land
grants to another Company or TO sell
them and apply the proceeds TO the
completion OF the road that the early
f,f In rttl Ia
readily accomplished by a policy of
non interference on the part of the
Government, and they therefore recon-
mend that no further legislation is ne-
cessary or advisable.
After personal discussion between
Mr.. White and Mr.. Kelley and Mr.
White and the Speaker, the latter de
cided that it was not then in order to
consider the report. The General De-
ticiency bill was considered in Commit
tee of the Whole. Mr.. Kasson, of
Iowa, offered resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, declaring that
Congress, in connection with the peo-
| Pile of the United States, has received
with profound grief the tidings of the
recent death of the Italian patriot,
General Garibaldi, expressing high
appreciation of his loyalty and unset
fish patriotism, his love of human
rights and his devotion to principle,
iavowing the sympathy of the United
States with the friendly nation which
has thus been bereaved," and request
ing the President to cause a copy of
the resolutions to be transmitted to the
Italian Government.
A recess was then taken until even
ing. On reaSsembling bill was passed
on motion of Mr.. Holman, of Indiana,
providing that "every person who was
duly mustered into the army during
the late war and who afterwards was
legally appointed or promoted to any
office in the military service during said
war, and who without neglect tailed to
be mustered into the service as such an
officer, shall be deemed mustered into
the service under such appointment
from the date thereof for such time as
he actually performed the duties of such
office" The consideration of the Gen
eral Deficiency bill was resumed, pend.
ing which the House at 1905 o'clock,
adjourned.
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