Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-08
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
THE POLITICAL AssESSNrENvrS
INQUIRY.

The Bankrupt Bill--The Indian Apnro-
priatiOn BilI-The Tarlff to be Tackled
Georgia's Revolutionary Claims
Complexion of the Next House of
Representatives.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. In the Senate
Messrs. Voorhees,, Sherman, McDill, Vest.
ingalls,, Chilcott and Miller On. Y. pre-
sehted petitions for the passage of a bill
10 increase pensions of one armed and one
legged soldiers. Referred to the Commit
tee on Pensions.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
BY Mr.. JOhnston-To authorize tho
chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to extend
It's road to point on United States
lands at Fortress Monroe. Referred TO the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Also, bill giving the approval Of Con-
gress to an agreement made in 1871 and
1872 between the Secretary of War and
Joseph segar and c. C. Willard. Same
reference.
bill was introduced by Mr.. Broyyo N
repeal the internal revenue act Of 1884
ana All laws and parts of laws enlargine'
extending or amending the same. Re-
lerred to the Finance Committee.
- Az the close of the morning hour Mr.
beck called up his political assessment
InteStlSatlon resolution, and asked that a
vote be taken. '-'''' .
Mr. Hale offered a substitute setting
torth the names of the members of the
congressional Executive Committees of
Dotn parties, reciting the allegation that
the Democratic committee had Levied cono
trihutions on liquor dealers, brewers ana
other associations, and directing the Cnm-
mlttee ON the Judiciary to investigate
tliese chafges, as well as those made
against the Republican party,
Mr.. Beck said the substitute nronosad
TO investigate matters over which Con
gress had no control, and was evidently
intended TO embaIfass the legitimate in
vestlgation proposed in the original reso-
lutiOa,
Aiter brief discussion the substitute
was ordered printed, and the matter went
over till tomorrow.
Alr, Jonas offered a resolution. which
was adopted, directing the Secretary of
war to furnish 10 the Senate the estimates
of the Mississippi River Commission for
the work of improving the river during.
the next fiscal year.
AT O'Clock the Senate resumed con-
sideration OF the bankruptcy bill.
Messrs. Garland, Jonas and Vest were
the principal participants in the debate.
MI vest moved to strike out the pro-
VISION mat man who fails for twenty
Gays 10 discharge an attachment against
MS property in civil suit shall be deem
ed bankrupt. Agreed to,
Inc Dill being still pending the Senate.
at 400 p, ~, adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Kelley, of PeunsvT-
wanna, Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported q concurrent
resolution for printing 20,000 copies Of the
report of the Tariff Commission. Passed
Mr. Kelley also reported a resolution
setting apart Wednesday, the 18th of
December, for the consideration Of certain
bills ON the calendar previously reported
from the Committee of Ways and Means.
lie stated that the bills referred to related
exclusively to the administration of law.
Adopted.
The House went into committee of the
Whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
The total amount Of the appropriation
provided for in tho bill is S5 20S. 955. being
S21, 400 less than the appropriations for
the current year and $l,5I6, 776 less than
the estimates,
Mf. Ryan, of Kansas, who has charge
OF the bill, explained that the reductions
We're principally on appropriations for SUBJ
sistence.
An amendment was adopted for the in
sertlon III patents authorized to be issued
10 certain individual Indians by the treaty
OF lS6A with the Sioux Indians a proyisioi,
ERat lands obtained under thar treaty shall
remain forever inalienable an1 not subject
to taxation.
Inc committee rose and reported the
pl!i to the House, and it was passed.
MI. Ellis, of Louisiana, offered a resoIu-
!I9n calling ON the Secretary of State for
information as to the distribution of the
Nlrglnlus indemnity fund balance. which
remained undistributed. and whether fur
lher legislation is necessary to authorize
the hnal distribution of that balance. Re
ferred.
The House again went into committee
OF the whole. The first bill on the calen-
dar was one looking to the establishments
OF soldiers home at Erie, Pa. The dis
cusslon OF this bill occupied the remainder
0I tne day. The enacting clause was
hnaLy stricken out and the COMMITTEE
rose, and the House adjourned.
MI. McPherson's estimate is as follows
Democrats 19l, Republicans 12I. Read
Justers q, independent Democrats 3. Iu-
dependent Republicans ,. There are two
VACANCIES caused by the death of Mr.
nerron, of louisiana, and Mr.. Upde-
gran, OF Ohio, but as one of these was a
Democrat and the other a Republican.
and their Successors will be of like taith
the complexion of the House will not be-
changed by another election.
THE TARIFF TO BE TACKLED.
The House Ways and Means Cor,mitfae
at It's meeting this morning, unaninously
adopted resolution to proceed at once IN
the consideration of the Tariff Commis.
sI9As report and ta frame a tariff hin
The clerk of the committee was directeI
toprepare schedules of the rates now exist
ing ana OF those proposed by the com
mission,
GEoRGIA'S REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
The bill to refund $35,555 to the State OF
Georgia, which passed the House vesfer-
day, was reported 10 the Senate TO-DAY
ana referred ia the Committee on RevoIIi-
tionary Claims.
Although the Ways and Means Com
mittee to-day decided to frame a new
tariff bill to be reported to the House this
session, ii is not considered at all probe
Bile that it will pass. The bill viii be
based ON the report Of the Tariff Commits
sion.
THE NEXT HOUSE.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk of the House. has
made an estimate as to how the next House
will stand. He gives the Democrats d
m ai iorifv oyor oil of fifftr OF