Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-02
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. Feb.

1 sENATE-Petitions were presented as follows: B! Mr. Miller, Of Cafornla-froIn tne M llInalratlon As of an carry into effect the Chinese immigration treaty By MT aoar Of os & Tns souri, protesting against legislation for the uncond tional disfranchisement of women In Dtah ana pray ing for the extirpation of polygamy By Mr. Hawley of Connecticut-From the president, faculty, and students of Yale College for reform in the civil ser vice. ., MT. Harris, from the Committee on Epidemic Dis eases reported favorably with amendments the bill pie. The amendments appropriate S15,0OO to enable the national board of health to supply the pure at cash price and require that the proceeds of the sales shall be paid into the Treasury quarterly.
 Windom's resolution, calling upon the President for copies of the diplomatic correspondece relative to the congress of American nations was adopted morning.
 The funding bill up at 12 o'clock the pending question being on Mir. Morgan's substitute for the whole bill which simply legalizes and confirms the action of Secretary Windom in refunding at 3k per cent. MT. Morgan's amendment led to spirited de- bate on the legality of 3k per cents. MT. Windom warmly defended the constitutonality, legality and wisdom of the course. The substitute was finally withdrawn and clause inserted in the bill ratifying and confirming his acts. The bill was then reported from the Committee of the Whole to the Senate when further debate sprung up MT. Plu1nb's amendment limiting the redemption to 900, when the Senate went into executive session and confirmed the nomination of s. P. Burpee for postmaster at Mar shall, Mich, and at 4;10 p. m adjourned
 HoUsE.-The House fixed February 27 the date for the Garfield memorial services
 MT. Hill introduced bill reducing letter postage to two cents for half ounce and packages from half to two to four cents and for each additional two ounces two cents.
 At o'clock the House went into Committee of the Whole to consider the postoffice appropriation bill MT. Morrison, in explaining the provisions of the bi1 said the amount appropriated for letter carriers would permit the Postmaster General to increase the pay of auxiliary letter carriers, numbering about four hundred and getting but S400 per year.
 MT. Hooker presented aInendment prohibiting the Postmaster General from discontinuing mail routes on rivers.
 MT. Holman presented amendment that railroad companies which have been aided by land grants with the agreement that they should carry mails at reduc ed rates be allowed only half the sum paid other roads for similar service.
 Mr. Bingham gave notice that he would, when the bill was read by sections, move to increase the sum of appropriated by the free delivery system to s, 100000.
 The bill was then reported to the House for general debate tomorrow.
 communication was received from the Secretary of the Interior in to inquiry of the House. The inquiry if all claims for pensions for the war of the rebellion shall be adjudicated within the seven years period terminating June 30, 1888 and at the end of that period survivors of the Mexican and widows shall be pensioned, what will be the sum re- quired to pay pensions during the next twenty-five years. The reply puts the entire sum at S1347,651 593, of which S51 92l, ,616 is allotted to Mexican claimants The annual requirements begin with S62 for 1881 and gradually less until in 1906 the last year. when the estimated required is 1928, ,O00,OOO
 The House adjourned at 445.