The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-20
roRTY.sEyESTH CONGRESS-.

Mr.. CHILcoTr, OF Colorado, took his seat
in the senate on the nth. The bill relating
to the claim for damages by collision be-
tween a United States vessel and the ferry
boat at Memphis, in 1917, passed--5 tn II.
The bill provides for its adjudication by the
United states District Court at Memphis
The bill recently reported by Mr. Kellogg.
from the Commerce Committee. for deepen
ing channels and improving the navigation OF
the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. CT M np
as the regular order. but went over without
ae,ion..,...Int the Housr, the bill authorizing
the receipt Of I nitnsi states gold coin in eN-
ehang- Tor gold bars y "a agreed to- MT
Page, of California. under insffnctons from
the Committee on Edu alton and Labor,
moved 70 suspen the rul = aud put upon its
passa e the anti Chinese bill. with the ten
year- period of suspension al Immigration
THE measure was wa rmiy debated. ttit finally
passed-aol 10 81. There Was "A good deal of
luminosity SHOWN o. both sides anu at times
there aDp.ared 70 be great danger that the
services of the sergeant ut Arms would be
required to restore order.
IN the Senate, on he 18th, q message
from the President transmitting the recon-
mendation of the Mississippi River Commits
sion for appropriation OF Sl.oiaWd tor
closing existang gars in the levees in addi
ton like sum slready estimated for. was
ordered tabled and printed. The Pre>i-
d dent mTgss an Of ear ,Se reeommenda
tion and calls special attention to the I'M
por64nce of tie subject Another eonlmani
cation from the President on the subject OF
the circular invitation extended to all indie
pendent count ries OF North aud South Amer
len to participate in a general congress, 10 ne
held in Washington on the I'D OF NoSe1n-
Der next, for the purpose Of cons der
ing and discussing methods OF preventing
war between t.'e nations OF America. was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia. called up tue ag
Iiculturai appropriation bill. He stated that
the total amount was Sl4.1ro. being SIS, leo less
than the agyreg,te as passed by the House.
The bill passed.....ln the House a resolution
appropriatin. S46s COO for printing deficiency
was reported The Utah contested election
case was taken up, but soon laid over. The
bill passed to regulate the carriage of passen-
gers by sea, prescribing the amount of space
per passenger. ETC.
THE Mississippi River improvement bill
came up in the senate, on the 18th, and Mr..
Jonas favored immediate repair OF some of
the Ievees. Mr.. Garland wanted to make
the appropriation SIS 100000, and Gu
logized the Presidents position on
the ieyee-improyemrnt question. The
House anti-Chinese bill was reported The
Senate insisted on its amendment to the
Post office appropriation bin and reap
pointed Messrs- Plumb, Allison and Beck as
conferees. In the House the bill to pay
President Garfieid's physicians was reported
with allowances OF 5000 for DR. Bliss.
SIS ,0oo each for Agnew and Hamilton. and
$1,000 each for Drs. Reyburn. Boynton ami
Susan Edison. The bill. with majority and
minority reports was referred to Committee
of the Wh,sIe- The Utah contest was taken
up and Mr. Cannon took an hour to state his
case. At the close of the debate the majority
bell nor Cannon entitled to a seat
Mr. MCDILI addressed the Senate on in
terstate CONNIE, e on the eOth, aud the bill
was referred. Messages were received from
the President relative 10 a convention to de
fine the boundary line between the United
states and NJ, xico. Mr. George urged pa sage
of che Mississippi Improvement bill as pro-
posed to be amended by increasing the APP
preparation to SI5,0oo. coo and applying the
money in the discretion of the River Comnis-
lfsyPeS.
taken. Bills passed For the sale of certain
property at HarrodSeurg Ny . belong .so
sale OF the post reservation of Omaha Indians
in Nebraska; for the sale of hickapoo Indian
lands in Kansas; House bill appropriatins
for the current year the House, the
Committee on Agriculture made an adverse
report upon the bill to authorize the Commits
sioner OF Agriculture to distribute seeds 70
the destitute farmers and planters of the
flooded sections. The blu passed appropriate
nv. Messrs. Turner of Kentucky, Townshend
of Illinois, and Mcken Zie of Kentucky opposed
the tariff commission bill
Mr. Blair, from the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor, on the 2lsf reported
back a bill 70 aid in the establishment and
temporary support of the common schools.
The committee make no recommendation a.
to the superinfendance of expenditure and
other details of she bill, but the report ST afeS a
majority of the committee favor recommend
ing appropriation from the Treasury to aid
in support of the common schools, the same
to be distributed TO the several States and
Territories for limited period OF time and
upon the basis of iliiteracv. Calendar. Dis
cussion on the Mississippi Improvement bill
was resumed and Mr.. Mcpherson advocated
an increase of the appropriation 10 SIS onoo00.
Mr. Vest maintained that il was the constitu-
,ional duty of the Governments tn prote ctripa-
ran owners on the Mis~is- pp from he effects
of overffows, OF the ground that the Govern
ment, being the owner of the stream,
was obi gated 10 see that its property
did not iniure the property of others.
Laid over. After executive session
the Senate adjourned until the 24th-.....
The House proceeded TO the consideration OF
the bill .to afford assistance and relief to
Congress and the Executive Department in
the investigation of claims and demands
against the Government" The matter went
over. At an evening session twenty pension
bills passed