The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-14
Forty-seventh Congress First Session.
WASHINGTON. April 10, 1882.
SENATE.

Messrs. Plumb, Allison, and Beck were
appointed committee OF conferees on the
post-o1ice appropriations bill.
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. presented
a protest from the Central Branch OF the
Land League OF America against the i'm
prisonment OF American citizens in Ire
land. Referred.
The Senate took UP the bill for the adj
iustment OF the claims growing out OF the
destruction of the United States private
armed brig General Armstrong in the port
OF Fayal, Azores Islands, in 1914, the
committees amendment specifying that the
total of the claims to be passed upon
(not exceeding S7O,739] is the amount
proved before the Court OF CLAIMS, and
was agreed to.
Mr.. Pendleton eulogized the valor and
skill of the officers and crew OF the Arm
strong in defending their vessel against the
attack of three British war-vessels. lie
regarded it as one OF the most heroic and
brilliant actions in our naval history.
Mr.. Platt briefly opposed the measure.
The bill passed-ayeS, Al; noes, IL.
Mr.. Kellogg's bill to extend the limits OF
the port Of New Orleans and for otherpur-
poses was passed, after the 100000 az
preparation had been stricken out, as re-
commended by the Committee on Com
merce.
The Indian Territory railroad bill was
again taken up. and a somewhat tedious
and desultory debate upon it followed:
Messrs. Sherman, ingalls,, and Jones OF
Florida opposed, and Messrs. Williams,
/ Call, and Maxey favored the bill. Pending
which an amendment to require the con-
sent TO the bill OF the General Council OF
the Choctaw and Chicasaw nations before
it shall take effect was reiected-ayeS, l5;
noes, 80. The amendments offered by
] Messrs. Plumb, Mcmillan, and salisbury
were accepted by Mr.. Maxey, who was III
charge OF the bill, which then passed
ayes, 81 noes, Ii.
on motion of Mr.. Kellogg the bill appro-
priating S6,000,000 for the improvement OF
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers was
taken up and laid over as unfinished busi-
ness for tomorrow.
Mr.. Plumb. from the Committee on Ar-
preparations, reported without amendment
House bill appropriating $4,000 to supply
deficiency in the current year in the SUBJ
sistence OF the Arrapahoe, Cheyenne,
Apache, and other Indion tribes. lie eX
planned that the bill was substantially
identical with the one recently originating
in and passed by the Senate, and was made
necessary because the House had declined
to recognize the right OF the Senate tc
originate the measure.
Mr.. Beck: ave don't concede the ques
ton, but waive it for the time"
The bill passed.
Mr.. Plumb, from the same committee
reported without amendment House bill ap
propriatng the following amounts TO sup
ply deficiencies in the current year: SllO,
600 for printing stamps, etc, for the Reye
nue. Department; S25, 900 for the manufac
ture of paper for the use OF the Treasury
Department; also, Sl50,00O to continue
work on the Washington monument, thu
latter appropriation being for the mex
fiscal wear, and to enable the person il
charge to make his contracts for the com
: ing year at this time. 1T passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On motion OF Mr.. Ellis, OF Louisiana
J the Senate bill was passed providing 10
t one appraiser and two assistant appraiser
I at the port Of New Orleans, instead Of tw'
, appraisers and one assistant appraiser, a
ut present.
; The morning hour having been dis
Y pensed with, the House at 1910 went int
: Committee OF the Whole on the tariff com
mission bill.
Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia, opposed tn
pending bill, contending that the tart
needed immediate revision, and then aI
gued in support Of revenue tariff.
: Mr.. Updegraff, Of Ohio, and Mr.. Brumn
y ~ pennsylyania also smoke llpOn the mel