The daily gazette., 1882-12-04

FOURTH Edition
THE WINTER SESSION
Opening of Congressional
ment Reports.
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED
CONGRESS-.
CONGRESS-.


Opening of the WIntor s...
mental Reports Present, pa7
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dee. 4-wh...
House Of Representatives a.s.,n'f "ufu
O'Clock, this morning, 9Ol nrmE,i ,u al
wered the roll call. wv "'oe'' ~
Inc oath of Office was admi,t,
ROBERT khett, successor to WuU.n ~ ~
dreeased, Of Illinois, and also tn v i'9a1
oos1 aNsuceessor to Alexander IL. SIenhd
o. georgia, and TO Charles M sholl"n shgp"'1
suscess0r 70 Mr.. Lowe OF Alabama
Tue report Of the Secretary Of tho ".
recommends the construction Of ,wo soS ,.' Ny
rate steel cruises at q cost Of 81 mo Y
each and one steel ram at 81 iyS'y IN" y
Inc report recommend, the transfer ~ ,
iight house service, coast survey and r.n. !.
marine TO the Navy Department, Nc mo ~ y
two are not properly a m,rt De ns y
treasury Department and are Isrl
operated by the navy empluyes al nn.1
ana properly come within lis scop. OF on,.
Tons. The report comments at length M
the decline OF American shipping smi \
tile present evils must be reIlioy,.l nr n,
can shipping will be entirely wiped i
IL suggests Ms remedy the fpauy.l of
position such NJ compulsory pIlolarp (,
local taxation, extra wages for stn,nru
missed abroad, excessive cousulI0r
nther lees. IL also recommends Tho "A
tion OF protective system aud larye n
pensatioh Tor carrying mails in Aiperl
ships, aud the establishment Of II merr.l
niarinc In the Navy Department.
At ll.55 O'Clock committee was
phnted to inform the President that
House was ready for any communicated
desires 10 send.
The Speaker laid before the House ,ha
port Of the Tariff Commission,
| The Indian Appropriation bill was
ported aud referred.
Mr.. Herbert Of Alabama, introduced n
TO protect Government employrs from N
cal assessments.
Tho Presidents message was presen,a J
the House at l.40 and tue reading m
degun.
The Senate assembled at noon. AneA
appointment Of a committee to cali \
the Presidest aud Inform him that
Senate was ready for business, the chad
before the Senate the report OF The L
Commission, which was referred a
Eiuance Committee.
Revolutions were referred to the d
mittce nn Printing to print 2OOtO cop
the tariff commissioner r,port and
testimony taken by the Committee Oh
ping.
Bills were introduced as follows ny
Hale TO relieve thips and vessels IRON
pulsory pilUtage lees and to incrra,%
number Of commissioners oi The vGuH
claims from three to five By Mr.. VI
New York, for the rrlri OF the Coulit,
and other insurance companies Oi
York.
Secretary nf the Interior T,llcr, in Il
nual report devOtts much space Ia Il
diah question, and recommends tbal
mouey received from tie sale Of n
e lands be set aside for q permanent II
school fund. lie also recomd|
the repeal Of the prermpion
and calls attention TO the ncce
changes IN the homestead
He declares that where railroads /
honestly attempted to build inl
time fixed, the forfeiture ol land 4
would be hardship but where 10 1
arr made grants should be forfeited
!, states that the census is rapidly app9
ing completion and directs the atirnlll
!. Congr IS TO the aivisahlliiy Of iuriherl
latiOn In respect 10 al inlef1rcrunial 4
After indehnitcley po>tponing W
fha r,.iiaf pf ~ Hnrbtf Sr the
took recess for half al hour
After reassembliug the President &
= sage was presented aud read by the IL