The daily gazette., 1882-07-22
CONGRESS YIasrERpAY.
Summary of Proceedings in Senate and
House.


WAsHINGToN, July 21.--Tn the Senate to-
day, Mr., Miller OF New York, from the
Commerce Committee, reported without
amendment, the House bill to regulate i'm
migration, and gave notice that he would
call it up at an early day. MIR. Mcmillan
submitted the conference report on the
River and Harbor bill, and said that agree
ments had been reached upon all the items
except those relating to the Potomac Flats,
the Hennepin and Chesapeake Canals and
the Mississippi River, the controversy upon
the latter being as to the amount. He said
the conierees recommended concurrence as
to all items agreed upon, and that the SEN
ate insist upon Its amendments in
the four Items named, and appoint
new conference. After long
debate, the conference report was agreed to
Al to 12-and the eonferees were reap
pointed on the four amendments not agreed
upon. Mr.. Logan suggested that the new
conferees be specially instructed toadhere to
the remaining amendments made by the
Senate, but it was finally decided that a
special vote of instruction was unnecessary.
The House amendment TO the Senate,
amendment to the Pension Appropriation
bill was concurred in, and the bill goes TO
the President. The Tax bill was considered,
and the provision already adopted reducing
the tax ON manufactured tobacco was ex-
tended to snuff. A motion by Mr.. Bayard
for the retention of the stamp tax on
matches was rejeeted-yeas s, nays 45. The
Senate then adjourned until this morning.s
In the House, Mr.. Blackburn, of Ken
tueky, reported resolution from the Com
mittee ON Rules, Which was adopted, pro-
yiding that during the remainder of the ses-
sion the hour after the reading of the jour
nal shall be devoted to the consideration of
measures reported from committees, sub
iect, however, to four objections. Mr.. kas-
son, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported bill to incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company Of Nicaragua, and it was
placed on the house calendar. Mr., Guen-
ther, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported back the bill to regulate the carriage
of passengers by sea, and it was similarly
disposed of The Conference report on the
River and Harber bill-"a disagreeng
one"-was presented and agreed to and a
new conference was appointed. A confer
ence report was presented on the General
Deficiency bill, in which all the items
were agreed upon, except that relative
TO the mileage of Senators for the extra
session. All the other amendments were
adopted by the House, and new conference
committee was appointed on the mileage
one. Among the Senate amendments agreed
to is that for the payment OF President Car
fields physicians, Mr.. Bingham, of Penna.
called up the bill to modify the postal money
order system, and it was passed. 1t pro-
vfdes for the issuing of a ''postal note at a
charge of three cents, for the transmission
through the mails of sums of less than 50 ;
that money order shall not be issued Tor
moro than one hundred dollars, and that the
fees for money orders shall be as follows to
wit For orders not exceeding $40, cents
for orders exceeding $40 and not exceeding
SIS, 10 cents for orders exceeding Sl5 and
not exceeding $50, 15 cents; for orders ex-
eeeding $50 and not S40,20 cents for orders
exceeding $40 and not exceeding $50, %
cents; for orders exceeding $50 and not eX
ceeding $50, 30 cents; for orders exceeding
$50 and not exceeding $40, So cents; for
orders exceeding $40 and not exceeding $50,
| 40 cents for orders exceeding $50 and moi
exceeding S100, 45 cents. Other bills in re-
lation to the postal serviee-rtiXing the pay oi
persons in the railway mail service, and fix
ing the compensation of fourth-class post
masters-were passed, afterwh the House
adjourned