The Worthington advance., 1882-02-09
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MONDAY, JAN 80. !.
SENATE "A bill was INTRODUCED sfor water
teate to facilitate transportation balkoen Lakes
mlch!gan and Erie THO funding. lin wee De-
dated. but no action Wa taker. /
HoUsE were introduced; regulating
ran rsl!road affairs, making the pzsaident Of the
making cabinet officers fneIixible q the presi.
dency; repeating laws. making land grants to
| the Northern Pacific and other railr6lds: ,Ie.
tining the powers and duties Ct tie .Mississippi
river commission and appfopriatiqg land and
material n, for the improvement q thR rivef; fu
The resolution calling OF the secrt.sry of the
interior for copy Of decisions Regarding the
Northern Pacific land grant Was areported back
TUESDAY, JAN. 81.
SENArE-Aftor discu ssiop. Vests amend.
nlent to tEDSEerman funding bill, being iden-
ncai Witl " tlle eompulsory feature OF ,he fnnd-
to 81. Plumb . amendment, Directing the
secretary Of the treasury to use Ill the FUNDS
| nov iii tho treasury for the redemption Of
UAited States notes in excess Of s 90, lUU. 600
ii the redemption oy bonds Of tile United States
etc., VAS adopted ~ to ~. ~
During the debate on the per cont fpudSnsr
bill, Senators Sherman and in0alie had a paas,
ago at arms that ono TIME promised to become
al exciting oae. Sherman maintained that
there gaa I'D fund kept at the .tre ssary for tee
specific purpose OF redeeming outstan ing
legal tender notes. ingalls, replied that x95.o
3Ou, 900 worth Of bonds had been sold to raise
f,'nd for this very purpose, and yet the sen
ator from Ohio, who WAS secretary CT the
treasury when the sale was made stood up ana
told the country that there vas not q dollar Of
the fund in the treasury.
The prosidont sent tue following nominations
postmasters- s. Moss, franklin,
Tenn: Perry NJ Moore, Arsola, Ill.,; Uhss +.
Martin, Sycamore, ILL., @sFenwick Y. Hed,ey
Bunker Hill, H.; Alfred Dickey, Urawiords.
vile, Ind; Edward B*own, Mount Vernon,
M; Il Henry 1: WhStmors. Wabasha, Ninn. 4:
Tho senate confirmed tie following: Loo
pold Larkbriet assistant United Statos treasurer
at Cincinnati;' VIM H. Taft, collector Of iu-
ternal revenue, first district OF Ohio; W. J.
Pollock, collector Of internal revenue, first dis
trict OF Pennsylvania; s A. Whithu, postmaster
at Cincinnati, D.
HousE-Mr Robson withdrew his reso!u
tion declaring forfeited certain railroad land
grants, and introduced one in ita stead includ-
ing all railroads except the Pacific roads .enl>
Draced in various bills heretofore introduced in
the house. The resolution was referred to the
judiciary committee. The annual post route
bill passed.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. l.
sENATE.-Mr. Morgan spoke in favor of his
resolution calling for Information regarding
tests of heavy ordnance He charged that q
ring existed ia tho bureau of ordnance which
favored some inventors to thu prejudice OF
others. An amendment by M Morgan to the
funding bill ratifying the action of Secretary
il, interest was adopted without dissent.
house Garfield memorial resolution
fixing the ccth OF February az tho day The
president Gent the following nom,nat!ons to the
senate:
VIM H. Armstrong ct Pennsylvania, e.
member OF congress from tho WlIianspor:
district, commissioner Of Paciiic railroads.
United States Attorneys-J s. Runnels, dis.
trict Of Iowa; Marsdea O. Burch, district OF
Michi gan; Hugh J. CampbslI, territory 0.
| Il 'oeivers of Public Moneys-Wm. T. Mitchell
St. Cloud, Mimi. John L. Wilson, Indiana;
| A. L. Co!fsx, Washington territory.
EoUsE:-A resolution fixing Monday, Feb
! ruary II, for the Garfield memorial services
was adopted. A bill for the erection Of pub.
alo building at Minneapolis was introduced.
800 WAS considered in committee OF the
whola - ? ="
THURSDAY FEE =
sENirE E-DsDato was resumed on the fund
ing bill, and Mr. Plulnb's amendment APPLYING
surplus revenues above 300, 900, 600 to the
reduction Of the public debt was rejected-25
| to 27. During the discussion Mr., Wjndom,s
action in continuing the IS and Is at lower
rates of interest was severely. criticised by
Aessrs. Vest and Ingalls,, between whom and
Mr.: Window prolonged fusilale OF spirited
remarks WAS kept up; Az ameniment by Mr..
! Hawloy 'cclaring'th continued bonds vaii, WIS
aIcptod--I;f to 10.
The president sent the following non1iua-
| tions to tho senate: George E. Bryant. post
. master at Madison, Wis. George Fisher. eur
veyer Of customs at Cairo, Ill.
HOUSE After some lnlportan. routine
business, the posoflics appropriation bill wee
considered in committee OF tie wkol. without
action.
Gen. Henderson, from the house committee
on military affairs, reported general bill in
tho nature of . substitute for some military
private bills referred to that committee, autlloc
!z'ng the secretary Of war to muster and pay
volunteer officers go as to cover the whole
period during which they wero regu
la1ly commau:ed and actually Der
formed tho duties to which they we're 20 com
mandec, but who, through no fault of theirs,
failed OF such muster except where their ccnl-
1naneis woro below the minimum. This covers
4 large number Of csses which appeal strongly
IN equity aud justice for relief and will relieve
| congress from tho consideration Of considera
ble class Of private bills il it ehould become 8.
law. He was also instructed to report favora-
bly, about \ dozen bills donating cannon for
monumental purposes, including monuments
for GeD Reynolds and Oliver p. Morton. That
committee, in addition to these, also agreed this
morning ;lpon reports in the cases of half r.
dozen private bills.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8.
sESArE.--The bill extending the northern
boundary Of Nebraska passed. A farewell
talk over the funding bill took place. Mr.,
Hawley's amendment limiting the Withdrawals
OF bank circulaio to Sc, 100000 per month
and requiring thirty days notice thereof wss
adopted the bill finally passsd-33 to Is.
lhe Dill apPropriating $500, 900 for a site for
:ro proof building to be used az q receptacle
for government records was passed.
nouso.-The bill releasing the PHILADELPHIA
Il Koading Railroad company from ths tax on
wages certificate was defeated, after long dis
cuB.iOn.