Morris tribune., 1882-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. JAN. %.

SENATE.--No business was transacted, ex-
cept the adoption Lnd delivery Of eulogistlc ad-
dresses upon the LATE Senator Burnside.
Mr.. Hampton OF y. @. paid a beautiful tribute
to Bprnside's bravery on tie field, magma
nimity in peace a1d patrio c efforts after the
war in reconstructing the two sec ions, which,
he said, with his gentle and noble nature, had
won for him the respect esteem and affection
of } is colleagues from the South. MIR. Ransom
of North Carolina said prisoners of war taken
by Burnside in his vict ,ries in North Carolna !,
at Hatteras, Roanoke and Newbern uniformly
spoke of his courage and kindness.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced to reduce and
regulate the duties on sugar and molasses tMr.
DnnnelD; relating to pensions; fixing uni
form currency to be issued and regulated sole.
iy by the United States; TO regulate and re-
straiA Chinese immigration; to reappor.ion
cor gressional districts; for commission to
appoint public officers except cabinet officers;
70 reducs the saiaIies of president, congress
n1 1au, heads of departments and supreme court
jus ices; to resurvey lands granted the North
er Pdc fic. Eulogies we're pronounced upon
she late Senator Burnside
TUESDAY, JAN "a.
SENATE-Tae bill for the relief of the widow
Of President Lincoln passed. MIR. McDill, Of
Iowa, was sworn ia as senator, and the creden-
tials of Senator-elect Wilson Of the same state
were presented Bills were introduced to
make the agricultural department an executive
department; to punish officers of national
banks for the illegal issue of certified CHI cks;
prohibition bIu; to prevent Determinations
by railroad companies engaged in inter -stste
transportation; Joint resolution d. claring
forfeited unearned land grants to certain rail-
roads, including the Northern Pacific. The
Sherman fu lining bill was debated.
Senator Pugh's bill regarding presidential
elections Furnishes with fine Of 81 900 to
$2O,0U0 and imprisonment from five to ten
years, any congressman or holde. of govern
ment Office of trust or profit who exercises or
attempts to exercise the powers Of presidential
elector. The same punishment is imposed fol
the false Assumption by any one Of the Office OF
sector and for conspiracy IN aid thereof.
HoUsE-Variovs resolutions calling on the
president and heads Of departments for infor-
nation, correspondence, ETC., were adopted.
The fortification appropriation bill t$375 600,
passed.
Representative McCord's bill providing for
spportionment on the basis OF distribution OF
additional representatives according to the new
method of Col Seaton, superintendent of the
census, changes the number of Representatives
allotted to the several states as follows: Cali
fornia, 5 instead of 6 (provided for in other
bills); Florida, instead of 2; Rhode Island, ]
| instead of Q; Pennsylvania, 20 instead of %
New Yofk, 81 ins eld of 33.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20.
Standardization on the late Senator Car
ed after speeches by Senators Cameron, Gar
| land, Logan, Kellogg, Bayard, Edmuuas and
Davis.
HoUsE-The bill for the retirement of As
sociats Justice Hunt of the supreme court
| passed. Bills were referred authorizing the de-
Sit and exchange of gold coin for gold bars and
admitting the same free of duty. Eulogies were
| delivered upon the late Senator Carpenter, By
representatives Williams, Dunnell, CasRell,
Humphreys and Hazelton.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26.
SENATE-Mr Allison introduced bill to pro.
vide reserve fund tor the redemption oi
bonds The Sherman funding bill was dis
cussed, and motion to table it lost-23 to 45.
Proceeding to consider separately the pending
amendments, the senate took up that proposed
by MIR. Davis Nv. Va }, to retain government op
ton on the proposed per cent bonds, to re-
quire their redemption in advance, calling il
their payment so that the last new bonds issued
shall be the first to be redeemed. A long dis
| cussion ensued upon suggestions for modifca-
tons, OF the phraseology Of the amendmen
| with a view of simplifying it Without actor
on the amendment, the senate went into execu
| tive session.
The president cent the following nomina-
dons to the senate:
Frederick A. Tuttle, Nevada governor of Ar.
izona, Leopold Market, United States assist.
ant treasurer, C1nclnnatl.
Collectors of Internal ReVenue-Wm F. Taft
First district Of Ohio; Wan. J. Pollock, First dis.
trict of Pennsylvania; Frank P. Case, Twenty
second district of Pennsylvania
Collectors of Customs-Edw. a. Webster,
Baltimore; T. P. Johnston, Charleston, 8. q;
Francis Vaughn, salura, Tex
United States Attorney George B. Patterson.
southern district of Florida.
United States Marshal-John W. McClietock,
for Maryland; Thomas Bates, for western dig
trict of Arkansas.
HoUsE-The report of the committee on &C.
counts regarding the committees entitled to
clerks was adopted. The bill granting addi
tional pension to Mrs. Lincoln passed The
house then took q recess until evening, the
session being Tor debate. Only six members
were then present, Speeches were started, but
the speakers asked and obtained leave to print
them in the record.
FRIDAY, JAN 81.
SENATE The 8 per cent funding bill was
consider d. The amendment of Mr. Davis of
West Virginia striking out the time feature of
the bonds and making them payable at the
option of the government was agreed to-2S to
26. An amendment making the bonds
redeemsble after three years was lost-25 to
SO.
Following is the text of the amendment of
the funding bill offered by Davis Of West vir-
ginia, and adopted:
That the bonds herein authorized shall not
be called in and paid 30 long as any bonds Of
the United States heretofore issued, bearing q
higher rate Of interest than 8 per centum, and
which may be redeemed at the pleasure of the
United States, shall be outstanding. The last
Of said bonds issued under this act shall be
followed until it shall have been paid.
HoUsE--No business of importance was
done, the day being chiefly devoted to the pri-
vate calendar.
Both houses adjourned until Monday.