Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-08
ORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Aug.

SENArE.-The Senate dispensed with the reading
journal and emitted consideration of sundry
ion of Hall, the House bill pensioning the widow
of the late Brigade General Ramsey. passed
On motion Of Mr. Morrill, the House bill repeating
the section of the revised statutes which imposes
export tax on tobacco, passed.
On ,uotion of Mr. Butler, Senate joint resolution
allowing the diem employees of the senate an ex-
ira months pay, passed.
ported the House joint resolution appropratfng $780,,
QUO supply deficiency in the appropriation of fees
Mr. Anthony at his own instance excused from
service the see committee upon heavy ordnance,
| and Mr.. Rollins WAS apo Ut ed in his stead
Mr. Rollins from the Naval committee reported the
House resolu ion instructing the Secretary of the
Navy to conyene court of inquiry to investigate as
the OF he steamer Jeanette and the death of
Lieut.. Commander belong, passed
Mr. Miller of New York from the Commerce com
joint select committee upon American ship building
and hip owning interests passed 40 to ID.
Mississippi river at near the mouth of the Iowa
river and granting right of to the Jacksonville
and St. Augustine railroad company. donating cast
iron certain monument associations and
ferring t. clai ms of the captors OF the ia Abe
marie to the court Of claims, were considered and
passed
MIR Plumb offered concurrent resolution for an
adjour ment sine die day at o'clock.
Mr.. Morrill, objected to the present consideration
of the resolution in order, he stated to ha it lie
over for one day under the rule.
ecutve Sc 'sion. but yielded temporarily to Mr. Nor
/ rill further statement
MI Morrill, then appealed to allow the tax bill to
l considered
The Senate cont rmed the following nominations ::
Grant ana rescott commissioners ME- xico; Char
Herver of Calf ,rna associate Justice of the supreme
Court of Arizona. Consuls: Thomas j. Barry, Of
Aspinwall Henry Pease jr., of San
| tiago, Cape Verdi Islands; William L WEIGH, of
esep W o
pus christi Texas James ". johnson. n wport News
port News Mr.. Luby, Albany Joseph W. Mitchell.
| Portsmouth, o. -Four miner postmasters we're con-
| trmed.
| The nate spent an hour in contest the NOM
nation OF Luby for surveyor of customs at Albany.
| General. In both cases the nominee confirmed.
| The doors were opened at 500 M. when re,olu-
ton tor final adjournment at 10 p M was rejected
by tie vot~ of 10 to 49, Mr. Bayard claimed that he
voted aye but he was not recorded at all and made
were in the senate the time and it is thought
another vote should have carried adj Iurnment. Al
| and final adjournment will probably be reached by
Morrill, will make ano her effort to bring his tas
bull, the exact result of which effort cannot now be
forecast.
| HousE.-The House met at o'clock, in continu
ance of ~aturdays session On motion OF MI wietts
Senate bill passed to encourage and promote tele
| graphic communication between America and Eu
| RIPE. S.o ,,... g.. ., ,,,.., =,
! route bill were C incurred in.
The sundry civil bill announced enrolled
| and received the signature of the Speaker. The
Sp aker announced the appointment of Messrs. Can
non Illinois, Hiscock Of New York, and atkins Of
| Iowa. as members of the joint committee required
under the law to deter mine upon the distribution OF
rooms in tine new State, War and Navy department
| buildings.
| At 1855 the House adjourned, the vote on adjourn
ment showing the presence of only 100 members ant
at II O'Clock the session of Monday opeled.
Mr.. Neal, of Ohio under instructions from the
Committee the District OF Columb o, caled up the
House bill quitting the title of the United Ststes il
the land on the Potomac fats" The bill lost-64
to IS.
MIR. Robson wanted the rules suspended and a bill
passed reduce taxation, the bill being substantially
the as is now before the Senate, but the Lemo
objected.
he House passed resolution sppropristing $50.
600 a select committee of nine members o lool
the mpr In the Hississi pp river below
Cairo The Speaker appointed the following as tina
committee Messrs. Burrows of Michig IN Butter
| worth Robinson of Massachusetts. Hazeiton of Wis
cousin, Hfscuck, Thomas of Illinois. Carlisle, Hol
man and Ellis
| AT 30 a two hours recess was taken.
| The House reassembled at o'clock and took re
| until 8 o'clock.
| On reassembling at O'Clock Mr. Hisoock moved t.
adjourn Mr. Anderson proposed an adjournment t.
| p. IN. tomorrow AID Mr.. Blackburn to Friday
1 Both finally Withdrew their motions and the Hous
| adjourned.