Daily Republican., 1882-06-20
C0nSress Y estor day.

In the U. s. Senate, yesterday, Mr.
Frye, from the Committee on Rules
reported q resolution amending Rule 4,
40 as to provide that, "in the absence
IF the Vice President the Senate shall
choose q President pro tempore, who,
when temporarily absent, may desig.
nate in writing a Senator to perform
the duties of the chair for the day and
during such temporary absence, until
the Senate shall other wise order" 1t
was placed on the calendar. Mr.. Horn,
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
a bill to provide for the Presidential
succession, which was ordered printed
and recommitted The House bill to
regulate the carriage of passengers by
sea was passed. 1t provides, among
other things, that every passenger shall
be allowed 100 cubic feet on the first
deck and l20 on the second deck, and
regulates the construction of the berths,
ventilation, food, surgical attendance,
and the separation; reappropriating
1915; 900 to pay ante-war claims OF
Southern mail contractors was also
passed.
The River and Harbor bill was re-
ceived from the House and referred TO
the Committee on Commerce, Mr..
Kelley giving notice of various amend.
ments providing for the improvement
of the Mississippi river, etc. Mr.. Gar.
land entered motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House Bonded
Spirits bill was indefinitely postponed.
The House to extend the charters of the
National banks came up as unfinished
business, and the 9th, 10th and 1lth
sections were disposed of, substitute
for the 9th being adopted. The bill
then went over, Mr.. Allison giving
notice that he would ask the Sena to
sit out the bill to-day. After al exc.
cutive session the Senate adjourned.
In the House, a number OF bills and
resolutions ere introduced under the
call of States, among them one by MIR.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to abolish the
internal revenue tax on tobacco, snuff,
cigars, and cigarettes.
Mr.. Dunnell Of Minnesota, from the
Ways and Means Committee, moved
to suspend the rules and pass q bill
providing that hereafter collectors of
internal revenue shall be appointed for
a term of four years. After lively
discussion the molten was lost-yeas
81, nays 100. Mr.. O'Neill, from the
Pension Appropriation bill, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Pension
bill appropriating 500, 900, 900. Agreed
to, and the bill passed without a divi-
sion Mr.. Smith, of Illinois, from the
Committee on Banking and Currency
moved to suspend the rules and pass a
bill for the retirement of the trade dol.
lars by exchanging for them stan
dard silver dellars. MI. Fisher, of
Penna., from the Committee on Com
age, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill appropriating $4OO, 900
for the extension of the Philadelphia
Mint.
After speech in opposition by Mr..
Hulchins, of New York, and one IN
support of the bill by Mr.. Fisher. the mo-
tion was lost--yeas 4j, nays Is. The
bill to regulate the removal of cases
from the State to the Federal Courts
was made the order for December 10Th
next. On motion OF Mr.. Reagan, of
Texas, the rules were suspended, and
the bill to regulate immigration-im-
posing a tax OF so cents per head upon
steamship companies, for a fund for the
relief of distressed immigrants and the
return to their respective countries OF
paupers, criminals and lunatics, was
passed by a vote Of 10 to 16. The
rules were also suspended for the pas.
sage of the bills creating a Bureau of
Animal Industry, and appropriating
$780, ,OCO for a representative exhibit of
the United States at the London Fish
cries Exhibition next May. Adjourned.