St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate, July %, resolution was
adopted calling tor the amount of eXpendi-
lures in each State since 1879 for public build
fngs, rivers, harborS etc. The first section OF
the revenue bill was adopted. An amendment
to the second section allowing tobacco grow
ers to sell without paying tax as dealers, was
rejected. An amen dment to the third section,
fixing the taxes on snuff and manufactured
tobacco after Jan. l, 1888, at cents pound,
gave rise to a protracted debate, which was
cut off by motion to adjourn. In the House
bills passed: Regulating the carrying OF pas
sengers by sea: opening to settlement land In
Colorado lately occupied by Uncompahgre
and White River UteS.
ANOTHER conference committee was ap-
pointed to settle a disagreement on the legis-
lative appropriation bill, in the Senate, on
the 24th The revenue bill was discussed,
and the amendment to reduce the tobacco tax
to eight cents WAS voted down. The rebate
clause was debated and amended. .....ln the
House, Messrs. Knott and Pavson presented
the views of the minority of the committee on
the Northern Pacific land grant The report
was ordered printed. Further conference on
the legislative bill was ordered. Bills were
introduced to forfeit the unpatented lands ;, or
the Northern Pacific grant and to amend the
Constitution so az to permit the veto of sepa-
rate items of an appropriation bill.
AFTER discussion on the subject OF
printing census reports, in the Senate, July
%, the conference report on the river and
harbor bill was adopted. The tax bill was
then taken up, the question being on the
amendment to strike out the requirement for
Government tests of strength of sugars: The
amendment was adopted. In the House,
the bill to allow drawback on imported ship
building material was recommitted. A reso-
luton to call a court of inquiry as to the loss
of the Jeanette and condition of the vessel
was referred. The House refused to agree to
the conference report on the river and harbOr
bill-S2 to 81. A motion to reconsider was
followed by adjournment.
MR.. HALE moved to take up the naval
appropriation bill, in the Senate, on the 26th,
and after long discussion, in which the
motion was construed on both sides as hav-
ing the effect to dispose of the subject of
revenue and taxation for this session and to
facilitate a probable adjournment in the
course of few days, the bill was laid aside
without action. .....1n the House new con-
ference on the general deficiency appropria-
ton bill was ordered and the river and har-
Dor conference report was adopted. lot
of miscellaneous business was disposed of
and the previous question was ordered on
the bill for sale OF part of the Omaha Indian
reservation
A MOTION to recommit the naval appro-
priation bill, with instructions to eliminate
all general legislation changing the exist
ing laws in regard to the navy. was debated
vote of 20 to a. further conference on
the Japanese indemnity, bill was ordered.
In the House, Mr.. Deering called up the Senate
bill granting the right Of way to the St. Louis
San Francisco Railway through
the lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tons An amendment providing that the act
shall not go into effect without consent of the
Choctaws was lost-42 to l16-and the bill
passed The resolution calling upon the Sec
rotary of the Navy for copies of all CORE
spondence with or instructions to Rear Ad-
miral Nicholson relative to the extraordinary
threat to open fire upon the City of Alexan-
dr1a under certain contingencies was tabled.