The Russellville Democrat., 1882-03-23
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MARCH 9.-Bills reported: For the admissio into the Union the state of Washington; directing that all public buildings shall be constructed of material found in the state where the building is to be erected; making an appropriation to put in good sanitary condition the grounds south of the capitol ...."I house went into committee on the agricultural appropriation bill Amendments providing that agricultural reports shall give q full statement showing the freight charges for the chief agricultural products on various railroad and river routes to the principal markets of the United States providing tor procuring statistics relative to the manufacture and exporation of oleomargerine; appropriating s25 900 for expert ments in the manufacture of sugar from sor- ghum, and Sl0,OO0 for experiments in the manu- faeture of sugar from beets increasing the sppro- prfatiOn for the purpose of enabling the com missioner of agriculture to investigate the subject of forestry from 5000 to s7,000 were adopted and the bill passed.
 MARCH l0.-The speaker laid before the house four memorials from citizens of Utah. one from lo,e66 young ladies, one from 1863 young men, one from 15,000 women and one from 12,3lS men, for the suspension of fur ther action on all bills relating to Utah. and for the appointment of a commission of hon orable and unprejudiced men and women to in- quire into and determine upon the state of affairs in that territory Hiscock chairman of the committee on appropriations, reported joint resolution making an appropriation of S10,000, to be immediately available, to enable the light house beard to meet the extraordinary expenses consequent on the flood in the Mississippi river Passed The house passed the senate joint reso- luton authorizing the secretary of war to use
 
 tribtion of ratons furnished by the United States to sufferers by the Mississippi overflow .A few bills Of personal nature were passed and an evening session was devoted exclusively to pen sion bills.
 MARCH 1S-The speaker announced as the select committee on woman suffrage Messrs. Camp, w hite SherWln, Stone, Hepburn, Springer. Vance. Muldrow and Skackelford ...... Bills intro duced: Approprating S50O0O0 for the relief ot sufferers by the overflow of the Mississippi river. Tor the preservation and repair of levees; to make United states notes legal tender for customs; to authorize the issue of silver ceTtcat, of certain denominations. ...... The bill to establish a railway bridge across the Mississippi between Wabasha Wisconsin, passed.....Mr Butterworth reported the army appropriation bill, appropriating S29,- 2933SO..,...The anti-polygamy bill was taken up, and afler a fruitless discussion of some hours on point of order, adjourned.
 MARCH II The day was pretty much consum- cd in debate on the anti-polygomy bill, which finally passed precisely as 1t came from the sen ate-l99 to 42....The Chinese immigration bill was taken up, but went r......On motion of MT. King of Louisiana a resolution was adopted call ing on the secretary of war for estimate as to the number of persons made destitute by the oyerhowing of the Mississippi river and its tribu taries now receiving subsistence under his in structions and the time for which the necessity Of giving them will continue.
 MARCH l5 The bill for the allowance of cer- tain war claims passed It appropriates s2Sl, 600 for the payment of 300 claimS... The senate bill increasing the amount Of the appropriations for the relief of sufferers by the Mississippi overflow from sl000OO to sl5O000 passed and an amend ment was adopted authorizing the secretary Of war to eXpend such part as he deemed advisable for labor only in strengthening the levees, em- Is issuing rations.... The balance of the session was consumed in debate provoked by the speaker calling a member to order and repri- manding him because he did not obey.