Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-02-10
WEDNESDAY.
Proceedings Of Congress.
FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.
In The United State senate bill was
reported from he pension committee grant
ing Lille pensions nf 5000 a year each Ia
Lucrc,ia II. Garfield, Sarah ChiI,iress Poik
and julia Gardner Tyler. widows of ex
Presidents in leu oil any other pensio.,s
The bill for the distribution Of pure vac
cine virus was passed. The sherman
funding bill was passed-yeas 33. nays
Is. The Senate adjourned until Monday
In the House 4 bill releasing the Head
ing Railroad Company from the tax as
sessed on wages certificates was defeated
The amount involved is S4s3, 700.
SATURDAY.
The United States senate not in session
to-day , having adjourned from Friday
until Monday. In the House resolution
was adopted 70 pay Ex-Sergeaat alarms
Thompson $4,000 for expenses incurred
by him in connection with the obseauirs
Il the late President Carrie d An item
authorizing the annual expenditure OF
SIS, 900 for special railroad service across
til ST Louis bridge led to debate, which
was finally settled by the adoption Of an
amendment providing that the compensa-
tion shall be computed at the rate pre-
scribed IN the act of March, 1873, author
izing the construction of the bridge. The
effect of this will be, i, is estimated, tn
reduce the compensation ID $4,000.
MONDAY
In the UniIed ) ae Senate a bill was
pass TO purchase for the government the
Freedman's Bank in Washington for a
sum not % exceed S25o,0o0. A concurrent
resolution was offered 10y Mr. Morgan for
4 reciprocity treay between the Uni ed
Sta es and Mexico. The remainder of tn,
session was spent in debate on Mr. Ingalls,
resolution declaring that the pension ar.
rears laws ought n I TO be repealed. In
the House large number of bills aud re.
solutions were presented, among them II
bill to establish u farmers market in the
District of Columbia for the appointment
of an interoceanic commission; a subsidy
bill for the estab ishment of steamship
mail service between the United States
and Great Britain. The rues were sus.
pended and bill passed providing that
no person who is gully of bigamy or
polygamy shall be eligible to a seat in
Congress as Delegate from any Territory
TUESDAY
In the United States Senate bill was
reported favorahly from the military com
miflee to retire Brevet Brigader General
Meigs with the rank and pay of major
general. Mr.. Coke made a speech in favor
of tariff for revenue.
In the House the "Nicaraguan claims"
bill was reported unfavorably from the
foreiga committee. The Indian approp-
ration bill, which appropriates "a, $40, 203,
was reported from the committee on APP
prepriations The remainder of the sgs-
sion vas spent in discussing the appor-
iDnment bill, Messrs Robinson, Mills,
IIorr and Chase denouncing it as unfair
and in the interest of the larger States,
WEDNESDAY.
1t The United States Senate bill was
directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to examine and settle the account
of certain States and the city Baltimore,
arising out of The war of 1919.
In the House, the tariff commis>i n bill
was reported from the committee on ways
and means, and Mr.. Randall gave notice
of an amendment. A bill was reported
10 admit free Of duty monument to Gen.
Washington. The remainder Of the ses-
sion was spent in considering the reap
bill.