Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-03-16
CONGRESS.

In the United States Senate Tuesday.
Mr. Sherman introduced his bill for the
conversion of $40 refunding certificates.
and it was placed on the calendar. Mr..
McDill presented a memorial asking for
an appropriation of S7,OOO,O00 for the
improvement of the Missouri river be-
tween Sioux City, Iowa, and Charles,
Mo. a number of other bills and resO-
lutions were appropriately acted upon.
The debate on the Chinese bill was then
resumed. Mr.. Frye introduced a bill
for fast ocean mail services.
In the House a bill was passed appro
priating $4,000 fer a statue of Chief
Justice Marshall. A resolution directing
the Committee on Appropriations to
consider measures of relief for sufferers
by the Mississippi hoods was referred.
Mr.. Robson, of New Jersey, reported
favorably resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee to attend the cere-
monies at New Orleans to commemorate
the discovery of the Mississippi. Mr..
Frye presented a bill for the relief of
American shipping.
In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr.. Gar
land introduced bill to promote the
Mississippi levees. The bill for COM
mission on the alcoholic liquor traffic
came up, and was considered during the
morning hour without change. the Chi
nese bill was then considered, and Mr..
Platt opened it.
In the House, report from the Com
mittee on Rules was laid over, and bill
authorizing the construction of war
vessels was introduced and laid ON the
table. The anti-polygamy bill was fur
ther debated.
| In the Senate, Thursday, a resolution
passed to ask the British Government
the cause of imprisoning Daniel Nc
Sweeney, a citizen of the United States.
A resolution was adopted to ascertain
and report to Congress the cost of con-
structing the Sturgeon Bay s. Lake Mich
igan Ship Canal, etc., and report to next
Congress. The Senate bill for commits
sion on alcoholic liquor traffic was fur
ther debated and an amendment adopted
that more than three of the five members
shall not be prOhibitionists. The Chinese
bill was then taken up, and Mr. Hawley
spoke in opposition. .r q s-.
In the House, the bill for the admis-
sion of the State of Washington into the
Union went to the Committee of the
Whole, also the bill to put the grounds
south of the Capitol into good sanitary
condition. The House went into COM
mittee on the agricultural appropriation
bill. In the course of the discussion, an
amendment to elicit information in re-
gard oleomargarine was adopted. Also,
an amendment to elicit information in
regard to railroad freights On agricultu-
raj products. The quota of seeds to be
supplied to members of Congress was
increased from one-half- to stwO-thirds;
and $4,000 were appropriated toward
further experiments for making sugar
from sorghum and beet roots; and 81 900
to the prosecution of the subject of for
estry by the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture. The bill was then reported to the
House, and passed. s...f-aq -a..I, E
In the Senate Friday. concurrent res
olutions as to our claims of Nicaragua
(from SS,000,000 to S6,000,O00} were re-
ported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations. A resolution was passed di-
recting the Secretary of War to use the
government vessels on the Mississippi
waters to transport ratiOns, etc, to the
sufferers by the oyerllows Some dis
cussion occurred on the bill for Com
mission on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, aud
after remarks by several Senators the
bill was taken up, and Mr. Bayards
amendment-tO extend the inquiry to
opiates-waS lost; the commission was
liked at seven, and eighteen months CIV
en- in which to report. The bill then
passed. "a to IA. Mr. VOORHEES, intro
duced bill TO appropriate S125,000 for
improving the Wabash River, when the
Senate adjourned to Monday.
I In the House, a petition, signed by
some $4,000 of the men and women of
Utah, praying for suspension of Cor
gressiOnal action on all bills relating TO
chat Territory, and for the appointment
of committee of unprejudiced men and
women to inquire into the state of af-
fairs there, was presented. A bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the use of the
Lighthouse Board on the Mississippi
River was passed. ,.....
In the Senate Monday. Mr.. Sherman
presented the memorial of the Cincin-
natl Chamber of Commerce. to take
steps to relieve the sufferers on the Mis-
siSSippi waters. The tariff commission
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Slater made
u speech against protection. The Senate
held a three hours executive session,
and then adjourned. ir fa. 4
Il In the House, the Speaker announced
a select committee of seven on Woman
Suffrage. Mr. Butterwortl reported the
army appropriation bill-S20, ,29O, ,36O.
Referred to the Committeeof the Whole.
Among the bills introduced was one to
authorize females to enter public lands.
The Senate bilLto punish polygamy was
taken up.