St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-08
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE House OF Representatives, June 10
rejected several amendments to the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
THE House bills to divide Iowa into tw.
judicial districts and authorizing the Siou1
City & Pacific Railroad Company to construc
bridge over the Missouri passed the Senate
on the 18th. The Japanese indemnity bill
came up as unfinished business, the question
to pay back in legal coin the exac
sum received from the Japanese
Government, namely $7S5,o00. After discus
sion the amendment prevailed-23 to 90. Or
motion of Mr.. Logan the Senate insisted upoI
the amendments to the army Appropriation
bill, and Messrs Logan Plumb and Ransom
were appointed conferees Mr.. Butter
worth. from House Committee on Approprja
lions. reported back the army appropriation
bill with Senate amendments, Recommending
concurrence in some and non concurrence in
others. Among the amendments in which
non concurrence is recommended is that
making army retirement compulsory at the
age of "a instead Of 81, us provided in the bill
as it passed the House. After debate the
Senate amendment was agreed tool to 10
Other recommendations of the Committee
on Appropriations were agreed to without
division.
THE bill to give every officer whose name
is borne on the naval list 30 years and who
has served fun term as Chief of Bureau. the
rank CHAT of COMMODORE which he
would have if he were retired
while Chief of Bureau was rejected
by the Senate, june 1910 to So. Mr..
Allison reported back from the Finance Com
mittee with amendments, House bank char
t sna d h 3rderGa printed
tee, and Mr.. Morlill's amendment,
ordering the destruction of bonds sl which
l,n FUND rt.,I Had
The prize money claim was reduced more
than 100000 by deducting accumulated in
tereSt. The conclusion OF the committee not
to payJapan accumulated interest which the
% to % The bill finally passed-35 to l3. 1t
authorizes the President to pay to the Gov
eminent of Japan $4,000 in legal coin,
through the United States Minister to Japan
Section directs the Secretary of the Treas
ury to pay Sl40 900 as prize money to the Off
GERS and crows of the United States ship Wy
Hou Sc, a Joint resolution was adopted appro-
priating 81, 900 for a Washington monument
and celebration at Newburgh, \. Y. The Dis
trict water supply bin passed. The legislative
appropriation bill was taken up and discussed
without action.
The Senate, June IA, resumed considera-
ton of the joint resolution to pay mail con-
tractors in various Southern States amounts
due them on their contracts for 1859, 1860 and
1861, and reapproDrlating $4,000 for that pur-
bill was so to "a. Mr.. Conger denied any liza
bllity OF the United States to make the pay
ment as service was rendered solely to the
Confederate States by diSloyal contractors
who violated their contracts with the Gov
eminent. a II assage was received from the
President, transmitting copies of the full cor
respondence of the State Department with
Envoy Trescott and Assistant Secretary
Walker Blaine. Ordered printed and referred
to Committee On Foreign Relations The reg
nlar order, House bill to amend the laws re-
IN In ~. of RI;
tillely and special bonded warehouses, and
the withdrawal OF same therefrom, was re-
sumed and the substitute reported by the
Finance Committee read Mr. Bavard briefly
urged the necessity of prolongation of the
bonded period from three to five years.
instead of indefinitely. lin the House the
legislative appropriation bill was taken up.
Messrs. White and Kelley had a spat over the
assertion of the former that it was in testimo-
ny in the whisky investigation that the whis-
Ky and tariff men had joined forces in legis-
hasty language. The bill passed-l25 to As.
The river and harbor bill was then proceeded
with.
- THE resolution to appropriate $4,000 to
pay mail for services in the South
ern States prior to the rebellion occupied the
time reserved for the calendar in the Senate,
June 10. Mr.. Maxey argued that the structures
OF Conger were unwarranted, as the resolu-
ton prohibited payment by the United States
OF any contractor who had been paid by q
State or by the Confederate States or his
payment beyond date at which the mail
carriage ceased. The measure went over.
The House bill relating to the bonded period
upon distilled spirits came up as unfinished
business. Several amendments We're rejected
and the matter was postponed indefinitely
80 to 90. The House went into committee
on the river and harbor appropriation bill,
and Mr. Page explained its provisions. At
the close of general debate the first two para
graphs of the bill were read, and without ac-
ton the committee rose.