Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Memorial Tributes TO Senator Burn
side-A Move ON SalaFIes-Ameri-
can "Suspects'' In British PrIs-
Ons.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Anthony submitted resolutions of re-
spect for the memory of the late Senator
Burnside. Also resolution that as an ad-
dttonal mark Of respect the Senate adjourn.
Eulogies were pronounced by Messrs.
Anthony, Hampton, Aldrich, Ransom,
Maxey, Edmunds, Hawley, Harrison, Jones
of Florida and Hale, after which the resoIu-
tion was unanimously adopted, and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Thursday evening was@et
apart for general debate only.
The Speaker as the regular order proceed
ed to call the States, and q number of bills
were introduced and referred.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr. Clements, of Georgia-To apply
the proceeds Of the sale of public lands to
educational purpos :.
By Mr. Willis, of Kentucky-For the regU-
lation and Limitation Of Chinese immigra-
tion. Also to amend the national banking
law and to establish a national currency.
This is identical with the bill introduced by
Mr.. Gibson on the 18Th ult., and entitled a
bin TO reduce taxation and establish uni
form currency.
By Mr.. King-To stop the Ashton, Dla-
mond Island and Marengo crevasses In the
Mississippi river.
By Mr. Richardson, of South Carolina
Providing for the deficiency in the sppro-
priation for defraying the expenses of the
Yorktown celebration.
By Mr.. Warner, of TeDnessee-To reduce
the salaries of heads of departments and
other officers. l. fXns the salaries as fol
lows: President, $50 900: members OF Con
gress, S4 600; heads OF denartments, 81 600;
the Chief Justice Of the United States Su
preme Court, SO 500, and the Associate Jus
tices $4,000 each
By M Cox, of New York-Caling on
the President for all correspondence with
the British Government on file in the State
Department in reference to the case of D
H. OConnor, citizen of the United States,
imprisoned in Ireland.
The call of States being concluded, Mr..
9th, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported back the resOlu-
tions that the President be requested TO OBJ
tain from the British Government list of
all American citizens naturalzed or native
born under arrest or imprisoned by authority
of the said government, with a statement
of the causes of such arrest, and
especially Of such citizens as may have
been thus arrested and imprisoned
under the suspension of the habeas corpus
in ireland, and, If not incompatible with
public interests, that be communicates such
information as he receives, together with all
the correspondence now on file in the Depart
ment of State relating to any existing arrest
or imprisonment OF citizens as aforesaid
Before action could be taken upon the resO.
luton the hour Of three O'Clock arrived ,and
the House suspended public business and
proceeded to the special order. the delivery
OF eulOgies on the late Senator Rurnside
Eulogies were delivered by Messrs Chace
and SpOOner, of Rhode Island, Browne of
Indiana, Rice, of Massachusetts, and Her
derson, of Illinois, and then, at 4:15 out of
respect to the memory of the deceased, the
House adjourned.
Ucder the call of States to-day there
were 355 bills introduced and referred.