The Worthington advance., 1882-12-14
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sEsArs.-The senate was called 70 ord,,
by President pro tenn Davis. After prayyes,
the customary resolution was adopted lor
the appointment Of i COMMITTEES to notify
the president and house that tho issaats waa
ready for business. &ss5s$$t3fS u
Mr.. Hale introduced bill to inc rsase the
number of,judges: :,of tho Alabama claims
commission to five. sS.5
Bills were introduced BY NJ. Hill (Ool.)
providing for coinage 1t the Denver mint;
by Mr.. Voorhees,, granting pension Of go
per month to the widow of Rear Admiral
Scott. g4. .;&s3 $40. sss.s r.,. Il
During the colloquy over the bill 5, pro- 5.
viding for the reinstatement Of Arnvof.
6cer Beebe, Edmunds opposed the measure
and took occasion 70 say there Appeared to
be dissatisfaction throughout the country;
about everything congress did.of latp. "a: =
! Brown (Ga.) announced, the death Of
Senator Hill,. and offered . resolution ot
respect, which was unanimously agreed to.
Then, Is a token Of respect, the senate at
ESQ, adjourned. 81 .r54s
Housr.-ln the opening prayer the chap.
lain alluded to the death of Mesars. Love
and UpdegraH, and gave thanks that tie
other members were preserved in health
and prosperity. . The speaker then formally
declared the house op ned, and the clerk
proceeded to call the roll. The call dis.
closed the presence Of 202 members.
The following were then sworn. in Is mem mem.
bers Of the house to I'LL vacancy: Hill TIM,
to succeed Hawk; Reesi (Ga),.i to succeed
Stephens; and, Shelly.t tAla.) syt5eS .,s., 81
= The speaker presented the report Of thy
tariff committee which, on motion 0i Kelly.
was referred to the ways and means commit.
tee. A colloquy ensued between Kelly and
Cox, during which the latter remarked ssr-
castically that he "was happy to hear The
secretary of the commission was about to
leave for Europe,
A large number OF bills wsrs introduceall,
the following being Of general interest: By
Herbert, prob ibitlng politicals assessments
on, government employees: by Rosencrans,
to incorporate the Yellowstone Park rail:
road; by Kasson, for the better regulation OF
the civil service; by Anders on. to- create an
agricultural commission; by Valentine, to
compel the payment by the Union Pacific o1
cost Of surveying. selecting or conveying
lands granted to it; by Randall, abolishing
the offices Of assistant secretaries Of war and
navy; BY Houk, amendatory to section
5il1; revised statutes, SO as to apply to, all
cases of bribery and other offences against q
free ballot; Mr. 'Kasson offered resolu ton
granting the committee ON: civil service re-
form leave to report at; any time. .,..u.
Mr., Cox favored the resolution, but asked
what had auickened the conscience of his
friends, and made soms 7Jocular remarks
as to his candidacy for the speaker1hip. and
yielded to Springer, who twitted his friends
on the other side on the failure ofthe asses.
ment policy. ,..,...,,,,| 's'''. ~, -
The presidents message was then read.
Mr.. Herbert (Ala.) announced the dealt b
Of Lowe; Taylor (Ohio)announced the death
ofjUpdegraff, and the house, in respect to
the memory of the deceased. at 3:1O ad.
jourNed. -.,-., ..,.::3:sE 4