Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-17
FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
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In the United States Senate the bill granting
right of way to the Annapolis and Short Line
Railroad through the government farm at
Annapolis, Nd, was reported favorably from
the naval committee. A joint resolution was
introduced f,r commission on the revival of
international commerce in United States steam
ships. A resolution was passed allowing the
use of tents for the Grand Army oncampment
at Baltimore. The resolution also passed the
House. The army appropriation bill, with the
compulsory retirement clause was passed.
In the United States Senate House bills were
passed appropriating 100000 for public
building at Lynchburg, Va; $4,000 for a
United States courthouse at Clarksburg, West
Va, and s75, 900 for custom-house and court
house at Camden, N. ]. House resolutions in
| regard to the death Of Garibaldi were agreed
| to.
| In the United States Senate joint resolu-
| ton was passed approprating $4,000, or 30
| much thereof as may be needed to furnish
| food to the people made destitute by the Mis-
sissippi floods in the State of Mississippi.
In the United States Senate, Mr.. Van WICK,
| republican, introduced a resolution providing
that the consideration of the nominations for
members of the tariff commission be in open
session but Mr. McMillen reserved all points OF
| order on the resolution, which was laid over.
The Japanese indemnity fund bill was further
| considered without final action.
The Senate was not in session.
|
In the House resolution expressive OF re
greet at the news of the death of Gen Garibald
| was unanimously adopted. The deficiency
| bill was further considered, and considerable
| opposition made to the clause making an APP
preparation Of over $50, 900 to meet the liabili-
| ties incurred by the yorktown centennial
| commissioners.
In the House bill was passed appropriating
$75 600 for public building at Scranton, Pa.
| Mr. Sparks rendered an apology for the unpar-
| llamentsry language used towards Mr.. Cox the
previous day, and the apology was accepted,
| after which the House took up the general de-
| ficiency appropriation bill. motion to strike
out the claIse Sppropriating s150,0U0 for the
bureau of construction and repair of the navy
led to debate on the policy of Congress to-
wards the navy, which was participated in by
Messrs. Blount, Hewitt, Robeson and others
after which the motion to strike out was re.
jected. After concluding the consideration Of
sixty three pages of the bill, the House ad-
journed.
In the House bill was passed increasing
to $40 per month the pension OF any person
who in the late war lost an arm, leg, hand o.
foot, or received disabilities equal thereto
The general deficiency appropriat on bill wal
passed, most of the motions to strike on
being voted down, and the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill was takel
up. Mr.. Cannon explained the bill, afte
which the committee rose. A bill WAS intro
, | ductQ TO incorporate bue NhuOndl hailWh
Company to connect New York city and Wash
ington, D. @.
In tile House, the legislative, executive an
judicial appropriation bill vas under consid
Grafton. A lorg discussion ensued on prop
osltion to equallze the salaries of House an
Senate employees by reduction in the salarie
OF the latter. The proposition was agreed I
yeas 68, nays 8. The committee rose afte
finishing forty OF the one hundred pages Q
: the bill Mr.. Robinson, of New York, presente
Z the petition Of Siptimania r.. Mieklehan
asking that the remains of Thomas Jefferso
: be removed from Virginia to Washington fo
+ interment, and that monument be thei
erected to his memory.
In the House of Representatives the legisli
) tive, executive and judicial appropriation bi
was further considered. An amendment frol
the committee on civil service, regulating Ii
appointment Of clerks in the pension ofic
was ruled out on point Of order. The con
mittee, after the consideration Of eighty
the one hundred pages of the bill rose, an
, the House at sos adjourned.