The Penn's Grove record., 1882-12-23

Springer u, of Illinois, favored the i'm
mediate seating of the claimant, at
being conceded that he was elected,n
the House, by a vote Of IA to is, de-
cided that he should be sworn in. MI.
Mclean, therefore. was qualified and
took his seat. Mr., DINGHY, of Maine,
from the Joint Select Committee OF
Shipping, reported q bill Ito relieve
certain burdens on the American
Merchant Marine, to en- courage the
American foreign carrying trade, and
to amend the laws relating to the ship.
ment and discharge Of seamen." The
bill. together with majority and mi
nority reports of the Committee, wa
referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Mr. Martin. Of Delaware, introduced
q bill ITO encourage manufactures for
export" which was referred, Il
allows a drawback on articles manu.
featured in part ofimported mate rails
when exported. The Post-ofice Ar
Precipitation bill was considered In
Committee of the Whole, and it was
read by sections for amendments.
Mr.. Cas~ell, of Wisconsin,, on behalf
of the Committee on Appropriations,
offered an amendment increasing the
appropriation for 'Star" service from.
IS .00O. 900 to IS $50 600. 1t was agreed
to. Fencing further action the Com
mittee rose. Mr.. Reed, from the
Judiciary Clmmittee, asked leave to
report back the bill extending until
May IA, 1888, the time within which
claims may % submitted to the Gut
of Commi =sloners of Alabama Claims,
ou5 Mr.. Buchanan, Of Georgia, OBJ
jected. Adjourned.
The House Conmittee on F. reign
Affairs recently considered the
HawsiIan sugar question, and, after
adopting a resolulion asking Inf,rma-
tion from the State and Treasury
Departments, postponed further con-
sideration of the matter until after the
holidays.
FOREIGN.
Dead.
LONDON w. 7. Henly, the we'll
known Teiegraphic engineer, is dead.
A Fatal Fire.
BELFAsT.-A watch manufactory
here was destroyed by fire. Four en-
ployees persisted.
Egypt.
CAIRo.-A thousand troops have
just started for the Soudsn- More will
follow shortly.
LONDON The Standards CORES.
pendent at Constantinople says the
mental arrangement of the Sultan Is
becoming 0 apparent daily.
ssditious Plaeards.
CoNsrANTINoPLE. - Ssditious pro-
CARNATIONS have been posted In the
streets of this city. Several persons
have been arrested In connection
Herewith.
Compulsory Civil Marriage.
BERLIN.-rb3 3undesrath has def
nitely rejected the motion favoring the
abolition of compulsory civil mar.
rage.
Germany.
LoNDoN.-The Cologne Gazette, con.
tinuiDg its revelations with regard to
the AusLro German aiiianoe, aayA that
the terms of the alliance are, If either
Empire is attacked from two sides,
the other shall render assistance.
Russia.
COLOGNE. - The Gdzstte pub.
fishes q letter enumeratiug eight
railways which are being constructed
on the Western frontier OF Russia,
which so far as can be seen, are net re-
quiIed for commercial purposes.
NEWSPAPER SEIZURES.
DUBLIN. = The Official Gazette
published an order directing the
forfeiture of all copies of the Irish
World of December 9th, for the reason,
as the order states, that they contain
matter melting to acts of violence and
Intimidation.
The effect Of the order will prohibi-
ton of the importation Of the Irish
World.