The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-25

hENATE.
WAsuNoTcs. Iuly A.-Mr. Lapham pre-.
sented letter from Health Officer Smith,
OF New York, urging that an appropriation
be inserted in the sundry civil bill to enable
the national board Of health to pay for its
inspection of emigrants, and TO continue
its quarantine supervision of southern sea-
boards The communication treats of the
Importance of this supervision, and of its Wig
lance, and of the necessity of quarantine to
prevent the introduction by immigrants of
small-pox.in a..latent and undeveloped form
and condition. 1t was acco mpanied by cn-
dorsement by Lieutenant Governor Hask-
ins. Referred to the committee on appropri-
tions.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference re-
port on tie legislative appropriation bill
similar to that presented in the house report.
1t was agreed to,and new conference COM
mittee appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Allison, Dawes and Davis, of West Vir-
ginia.
The revenue bill was taken up, the pend
ing amendment being that of MIR. Malone
to reduce the tobacco tax to eight cents
per pound. Tie amendment was reject
ed--yeas, 10; nays, 3S. A number of demo-
Gratis voted no.
The question next REQUIRED upon the
committee amendment TO the tobacco sec
tion striking out the clause allowing A re-
bate to the amount of reduction on all
stocks on hand at the time the law takes
effect 1t was adopted-yeas, %; nays %.
The fourth section rs amended was adopt-
ed and the fifth section relating to sugar
was read, but without action the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
Messrs. Payson, of Illinois, and Knott, of
Kentucky, presented the views of the mi
nority OF the judiciary committee upon the
subject of the Northern Pacific land grant.
knotts report is accompanied by a Joint
resolution declaring forfeited all lands
granted to the Northern Pacific railway
company and not patented to said COM
pany ON the lst of July, lSS2 lie desired
to have the resolution placed on the calen-
dar, but the speaker ruled that inasmuch
as the majority report had been laid ON the
table, the views of the minority must take
the same course.
Knott appealed from the decision of the
clair, but the chair was sustained.
The chair announced the regular order to
be the further consideration OF the bill to
allow Il drawback on foreign materials
used in connection with domestic .matters
in the construction of steam and sail vessels
Tor foreign account, and the pending ques-
tion 10 be on the amendment offered by
Tucker, OF Virginia, extending its provis-
ions to vessels constructed Tor domestic ac-
count.
The vote by which the yeas and nays
were on Saturday ordered on Tucker's
amendment was reconsideret., and Kelley
moved to recommit the bill. Pending this
motion the matter went over until to.mor-
row.
Cannon, of Illinois, submit ted the con-
ference report on the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill.
The report announced the agreement of
the conference committee upon all items of
the bill except that relative to the transfer
of records in the surycyor.general's office
to the, Office OF tho adjutant-general. As
agreed upon by the conference committee,
the bill appropriates $40 003S,OO0.
The conference report was not agreed TO
and further conference ordered.
Under call OF states the following bills
were introduced aud referred:
BY Knott, OF kentucky-Declarin for
feited TO the United States certain lands
granted to the Northern Pacific railway
company and remaining unpatented upon
the LIST of July, 1881.
Also joint resolution requesting the pres.
ident TO see that no patents shall be issu-
ed to the Northern Pacific railway com.
pany for any lands remaining unpatented
July l, 1882, or until congress shall have
acted upon the foregoing bill.
BY Flower, OF New. York-Proposing a
constitutional amendment granting Che
president the right to veto any district
item or provision Of bill while approving
other items.
The house then considered bills local TO
the District oi Columbia and adjourned.