Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-08-03
CONGRESS-.

6S4 paid by him when Secretary of the Senate,
TO cover defacatOn In his Office, was passed.
Mr. Allison presented the conference report on
the Legislative appropriation bill, which, after
debate, was adopted as to all the items agreed
to, and the Senate insisted upon its disagree.
ment upon the points referred to and ordered
new conference. Messrs. Allison, Dawes
and Davis, Of West Virginia, were appointed.
The Senate took up the revenue bill, which
Was discussed to the hour Of adjournment.
In the House, Mr.. Cannon submitted
a conference report on the Legislative Elk
ecutive ard Judicial Appropriation bill. The
report announces agreement on all the items
OF the bill except the transfer OF the records
in the Surgeon. Generals Office to the Office Of
the Adiutant-General. As the bill originally
passed the House it appropriated $40, 1850, 273;
as 1t passed the enate it appropriated $20,-
276,S00; as agreed upon by the conference
committee 1t appropriates $29,0SS,0OO. The
conference report was agreed to and further
conference ordered.
July 25.-The Senate, after debating
the question of printing the report of the 10th
ceneus, adopted the conference report on the
river and harbor bill. The revenue bin was
then discussed, the question being on Mr..
Hale's amendment to the sugar duty section.
to strike out the requirements fer government
tests OF the saccharine strength OF sugars in
determining duties. In the discussion which
followed, MIR. Vance opposed a protective tariff
an Mr.. Hoar advocated it, ana the Senate nd.
journed without vote on the amendment.
In the House, the Speaker announced as in
order the further consideration of the bill al
lowing drawback upon imported msterial
used in connection with domestic materials
| il the construction of vessels for foreign &C
count and the pending question to DO the mo-
ton OF MIR. Kelley TO recommit the bill TO the
committee on weys and means. A motion By
Mr.. Tucker TO amend, so as to instruct the
committee to reporta bill which will allow q
drawback equal to the whole amount OF duties
paid or charged thereon, on any or all import
cd materials used in the construction OF sail OF
steam vessels Tor any citizen of the United
States, OF foreign citizen or subject, was dis
cussed and rejected, and Mr.. Kelly's motion to
recommit was agreed to. resolution to in
yestigate, by court of inquiry, the loss of the
Jeanette was introduced and referred. Mr..
Paige presented and explained the conference
report OF the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill, and the House refused TO agree to the
report, SO to 81. The report comes up again
to morrow.
July 26.-In the Senate, Mr.. Conger
from the Committee on Commerce, reported
fayorably the House bill TO regulate the car
rage OF passengers by sea. Laid over. AS
soon as tho I0utihe BUSINESS was disposed Of
| Mr.. Hale moved to postpone all present and
prior ORDERS including the Revenue bill, and
take up the Naval Appropriation bill A long
discussion followed, In which the motion was
construed on both sides of the Chamber as
having the effect to dispose OF the subject of
revenue and taxation for this season, and to
facilitate probable adjournment in the course
Of few days. The result Of the discussion
was that the Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up. The Senate then went INTO commit
tee OF the whole, Mr.. Harris in the chair and
Mr.. Hale in charge of the ball addressed the
committee. he was followed by Messrs.
Cameron, Rollins, Logan, Beck, Hale, Will
liams, and Vance. On motion OF Mr.. Cam
eron to recemmit the bill with instructions TO
the Appropriation Committee 10 eliminate all
its provisions relating to the reorganization OF
the navy. Pending executive session the bill
was laid aside until to morrow without action
on the motion OF Nr. Cameron. Mr. Frye in
troduced bill to remit the import duties on
the materials used In the construction and
equipment of vessels to be employed in the
foreign carrying trade.
| In the House Mr.. H scock presented the con.
ference report on the General Deficiency Ap-
preparation bill, stating that the conference
committee had been unable TO agree upon the
only matter in controversy, the payment Of
mileage to senator's for attendance at the extra
session. Mr.. Hiscocx moved that the House
recsde from its disagreement as to that item.
Lost, yeas So, nays 115, and new conference
was ordered. Mr.. Page called up the con fer
ence report on the River and Harb0r bill, re-
jected yesterday, and the House voted, yeas
ia, nays u, TO reconsider the vote by which
it yesterday refused to agree to the conference
report The conference report was then agreed
to, yeas Ill, nays So. Mr.. Horn from the Com
mlttee on Agriculture, reported back the bill
to regulate the expectation OF imitation butter
and cheese Placed on the House calendar.
July 27.-In the Senate, the Naval
appropriation bill was taken up, and Mr.. Cam
eron's motive TO recommit the bill, until In
structions to eliminate general legislation wa,
defeated, 20 TO "a. The bill went over without
action. The conference on the Japanese in
demnity bill reported disagreement and fur
Their conference was ordered. After an exc
cutive session, Senate adjourned.
In the House bill was passed fixin.
the salary Of the Collector OF Customs at Chi
cago, at $1,000 per annum. Mr.. Dinghy
bill adjusting the duty on imported hay at 2
per cent advalorem was referred to comlnitte
Of the whole. The Senate bill granting RICH
Of way through the Choctaw and Chicksay
lands TO the St. Louis and San Francisco rail
road Company was passed. The conferenc
I, committee on the Japanese indemnity bill n
{ ported disagreement and further conferenc
q was ordered.