The Portland daily press., 1882-03-18
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March II.
MIR. Pendleton, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported, with amendment,
Senate bill for the relief of the captain, own
ers officers and crew of the late United States
private-armed brig, Gen. Armstrong.
Mr.. Mcmillan reported from the commerce
committee the joint resolution appropriating
$1,000 for representation at the traoe EXPOSE
ton at Amsterdam in 1883.
Resolutions were offered by Mr.. Aldrich,
calling on the Secretary of War for estimates
of the cost of increasing the depth OF tne main
ship channel of Providence river ana harbor
to % feet, with 800 feet in width at mean low
water; also as to the amount to be expended
on said improvement during the present fiscal
year. Adopted
By Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, for the payment out OF the
Senate contingent fund of $500 to M. G. But
Ter and $4,000 to VIM. Pitt Kellogg, expenses
necessarily incurred by Them in the defense of
their titles to seats. Placed on the calendar of
resolutions
The remainder of the morning hour was de-
voted to the calendar.
The order of resolutions was first taken up,
and that introduced by Mr.. Brown, declaring
against contraction of the currency by the
withdrawal of silver certificates, etc.. was re-
ferred TO the finance committee, without de-
bate-yeas, 80; nays, "a.
The Senate then took up the order OF Senate
bills on the calendar, when number we're
pressed. Bills were passed providing for the
erection of public buildings at Augusta, Me-,
Concord, N. H., and Montpelier, VT.
Upon the conclusion of the morning business
the tariff commission bill was temporarily laid
aside by unanimous consent to proceed with
the post office appropriation bill, which was
taken up. The remaining committee amend
ments were adopted An amendment was
made appropriating $50, 900 for supplying post
masters of the fourth class with necessary inn
plements for cancelling stamps and weighing
and nOsf-markiup mail matter this mt N ay-
coed $5 to any one office.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and all
the amendments of the committee of the
whole concurred in except one, which substan-
TALLY restores the ranking privilege, upon
which separate vote was demanded. This
occasioned some discussion, but the amend
ment was finally adopted-41 to 15-and the
bill was then passed.
Mr.. Dawes called up the fertilization appro-
priation BILL which had been reported by the
committee without amendment, and after a
slight modification it was passed.
Several bills oil minor importance were in
troduced, and joint resolutions granting the
use of camp equipage, ETC., to the various sail
ors and soldiers reunions which occur during
| the present year, were passed.
The Senate then RESUMED consideration OF
| the tariff commission bill, and Mr.. Pendleton
briefly discussed the subject. In his Judgment
the committees of Congress were fully as COM
petent as any commission of experts to perfect
| the system
Mr. Morrill, advocated the bill, and in the
| course of his remarks he reviewed the state
ments made by Mr. Beck in a previous speech
| upon the tariff, and said the Senator (Beck)
| had quoted the Democratic platform OF 1876,
| but he (Morrill) would predict that the plat
| form of that party in 1884 would bear no rela-
| tionship to any that preceded it upon,the tar
| iff Taking up each of the charges against
| the tariff, quoted by MIR. Beck, he argued from
current facts and statistics to show the falsity
| of each
Mr.. Beck replied, but before he concluded
! the Senate adjourned till Monday.
| HOUSE.
| The Senate bill was passed extending the
| northern boundary of Nebraska.
| Mr.. Page of California asked unanimous
| consent that private business be dispensed
| with to-day and that the House resume the
| consideration OF the Chinese bill, promising
| that he would call the previous question to-
| morrow at 3.
| Mr. Rice of Massachusetts objected.
| Mr.. Page then made motion to that etfect
| but failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds
| vote.
| The Speaker then proceeded to cali com
| mittees for reports of private character.
| At the conclusion of che morning honr the
1 House at II 80 went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Rich of Michigan in the chair
| on the private calendar.
After the consideration of several bills on
| the calendar the committee rose and reported
| to the House the bill authorizing Consul Dab
| ney at Fayal to accept gold medal from the
| French republic and it was passed.
A communication was received from the
| Secretary of War transmitting estimate of the
| number of persons made destitute by the Mis-
| sissippi floods. The communication esti mate!
| the number at 81, 900 as follows: