The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-09
FORTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Mr. Ma
hone, from committee on agricuI
tnre, reported with an amendment
house bill appropriating 5000 70
packing, transporting and arrangin,
the agricultural and mechanical
specimens presented to the agricul
tursl department by the AtIanti
exposition. The amendment in
cludes the expenses voluntarily in
Cured by the exposition in trans
porting the articles to Washington
After an explanation by Mr.. Malone
the bill was passed.
Mr.. Teller, from the COMMITTEES
on pensions, reported the origina
bill, as substituted for the one on THU
subject, granting to Lucretia r
Garfield, Sarah Childress Polk anC
Julia Gardner Tyler, widows of ex
presidents, life pensions of 5000
per year from September, 1881, thai
of Mrs. Tyler TO be in lieu of tho
pension heretofore granted her
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Hoar reported, from the com.
mittee on privileges and elections
senate bill fixing the day for meet
ing of the electors of president and
vice-president, and providing for
and regulating the counting OF votes
for president and vice-pTesident.
and for the decision of questions
arising thereon. He said the bill
was identical with one reported by
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary
committee, and passed by the SEN
ate in 1879. The report now made
was unanimous, except to a single
member of the committe. Mr.. Hale
asked for the printing of the bill, at
length, in the rec ord. So recorded.
On motion of Mr.. Logan, senate
bill for the distribution by the ma
tional board of health of pure vac
cine virus to the people, was taken
up by unanimous consent. The
committees amendments were
adopted and the bill passed the SELL
ate.
The senate, at 1:15, resumed
consideration of the three
per cent. bond bill, and MIR. Voor-
hees completed his remarks.
The pending amendment of Mr..
Hawley, to limit the withdrawal of
bank circulation under the fourth
section of the act of 1874, to five mil
lions per month, ana requiring 80
days previous notice thereof, was
adopted.
No further amendments being Of
fered, a vote was taken upon the
final passage of the bill, and it was
passed. Ayes-38; nays, l. The
vote in detail is as follows:
Ayes-Senators Aldrich, Anthony,
Beck, Blair, Call, Camden, Cameron,
Wisconsin, Cockrell, Coke, CongOr,
Davis, Illinois, Davis, West Vir-
ginia, Dawes, Farley, Ferry, George,
Gourman, Hale, Harrison, Hill, of
Colorado, Hoar, jackson, Jones, of
Florida, Lamar, McDIll, Malone,
Maxey Miller, of California, Mitchell,
Morrill,, PendletOn, Plumb, Ransom,
Rollins, Salisbury, Saunders, Saw
yer and Sherman-38.
Nays-Senators Bayard, Fair, Gar
land, Groome, Hampton, Hawley,
ingalls,, Johnston, Lapham, Morgan,
Plattt, (0 Pugh; Slater, Vest, Voor-
hees, Walter, Williams and Window
-18.
Messrs. Alleson, Harrison and
Van Wyke, in favor of the bill, were
paired with Brown, Teller and
Grover. Messrs. Butler, Fry, Jones
and Vance, against the bill, were
paired with Cameron, Pennsylvania,
Hill, Georgia, Mcmillan and Kel-
logg respectively. Mr.. Sewell,
against the bill, was also paired.
On motion of ingalls,, his resolu-
ton declaring that the pension ar
rears law ought not be repeale /,
was taken up and laid over as unfin-
ished business for Monday, Mr..
Butler having offered an amendment
declaring in favor of a pension to
soldiers of the Mexican war.
On motion, Mr.. Vests senate bill,
appropriating 100000 to purchase
the site for war department
building, and for the erection there
on of a brick and metal fire-proof
building, as hall for the records of
the war department, upon plans
heretofore submitted by the quar-
termaster general, and under his di-
rection, was considered. Commit
tee amendments, making the hall
acceptable for legislative, as well as
executive, documents were agreed
10, and the bill was then passed.
"he senate spent several hours
discussing, without action. on the
order of business proposed by Mr..
Anthony, extending the morning
hour till 1:30 O'Clock, applying five
minutes rule to debate, etc.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, the
house bill admitting free of duty
goods III bonds contributed for the
relief of the colored Immigrants
from the southern states to Kansas
was passed. At $50 O'Clock the
senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
The house proceeded to reports
of committees of private char
acter:
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts,, from
committee on foreign affairs, re-
ported bill for the relief of Captain
owens crew and their assignee, of
the privatier, General Armstrong.
Alter all the committees had been
called the house went into a commit
tee of the whole on the private cal
endar, Mr.. Dinglep, OF Maine, in the
chair.
The first bill was reported by Mr..
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on ways and means, re-
leasing the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad company from tax as
sessed on wages certificates, hereto
fore issued by the company.
The bill gave rise to a cOnsidera-
BILE debate, which was opened by
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, in oppo-
sitiop to its passage. The amount
issued was $1S4, 4,839,000, and the
tax is 483,700. By vote of nine
teen to four the bill was laid aside
to be reported uniavorably. The
committee then arose and the bill
was reported back unfavorably, and
was laid ON the table that is, de-
feated.
A motion to adjourn till Monday
was rejected-yeas, 104, nays, 105
AT five O'Clock the house adjourned
till tomorrow.
La SALE.