Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-04
FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.


SENATE.
JANUARY Sin the United States Senate
resolutions were offered by Senator Anthony,
commemorative the public services of the late
General Burnside Eulogies were pronounced
on the deceased by Senators Edmunds, Hamp-
ton, Aldrich, Maxey and others, after which
the Senate, as further testimonial,
adjourned.
In the United States Senate Mr.. Cameron, Of
Wisconsin, ooffered resolutions commemora,-
tive OF the late Senator Matthew Carpenter.
Addresses eulogistic of the deceased were
delivered by Messrs. Cameron, Logan, Bay
ard, Kellogg, Edmunds and Davis, of Illinois.
The resolutions were then adopted and the
Senate adjourned until to-day
In the Senate of the United States petition
was presented, asking for an appropriation of
$500, 900 for the improvement of the perma-
nent government reservation at the Hot
Springs. bill was introduced for the distri-
button of of pure vaccine virus at the cost
price. The Sherman funding bill was amended
and informally laid aside, and, after a short
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
In the Senate of the United States bill was
passed appropriating SIS 900 for the present
necessities of Mrs. Lincoln, and making her
pension hereafter $1,000 per annum. A bill
was also passed authorizing the Postmaster
General to delegate his authority to sign war
| rants. A measure was introduced for the pun
ishment of officers of national banks who ille-
gally issue certified checks, and another to
prohibit the manufacture, importation and
sale of all distilled and fermented liquors as
beverage in any portion of the United States
and territories The Sherman Funding bill
came up as unfinished business and its con-
sideration was not concluded at the time of
adjournment
In the Senate of the United States, bill
was offered to provide reserved fund of
$3.50, 600 for the redemption OF United
States notes. The bill to prohibit Chinese
immigration was reported with amendments,
and the discussion of the Sherman fonding
bill was resumed A molten to lay on tine
table was lost by vote of 45 to 20, after which
several amendments were considered, and the
Senate adjourned
JANUARY 23.-Tn the House of Representa-
tives there were $50 bills introduced under the
call of states, among the more important of
which was bill to check Chinese imnlgra-
ton, which forbids the Immigration of
Chinese laborers to the United States under
heavy penalties; also, bill to establish a
uniform paper currency, which makes all
paper currency now in circulation and to be
hearafter issued by the government lawful
money and full legal-tender for all debts
public and private. A bill was introduced to
provide for the appointment OF all officers,
except members of the Cabinet, by commits
sion of three At three o'clock the resolu-
tions in commemoraton of the services of
General Burnside were taken up and a num-
Der of eulogies delivered.
In the House the bill to retire Associate
Justice Ward Hunt was called up. Messrs.
Townshend, Reagan, Singleton and others
opposed the bill, on the ground that it would
set dangerous precedent, and Messrs. Nc
Lane, Hammond and Reed fay ored the bill,
which finally passed by vote of yeas 1877,
nays SO, the majority of the republicans
voting in the affirmative, and the body of the
democrats in the negative. The remainder
of the session was devoted to eulogies upon
the late Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin,
Messrs. Williams, Caswell, Humphreys, Kas-
| son, Orth and Deuster being among the
| speakers.
| In the House of Representatives a resolu-
| ton was adopted asking for information in
| reference to the charge that the Mormons
were melting the Indians to hostility in
| Arizona. The postoffice appropriation bill
was reported, and the apportionmentb bill was
| reported from tho census committee, accom-
panied by minority report
| 1t provides that ON and after March 8, 1888,
the House shall be composed of 800 members.
| Under it Texas gains members, Kansas 3,
Illinois, Iowa. Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska
and Pennsylvania gain each, and the states
of Arkansas California, Georgia, Kentucky,
Massachusetts,, Mississippi, Missouri, New
| York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina,
Virginia and West Virginia | each. Florida,
Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Vermont lose each. No opposition to the
|
ments is expected. The House Committee
on foreign affairs has agreed to report favor
ably,a bill to pay Japan 81, sic, 1854, that being
the amount of the Japanese indemnify
| fund.-
| In the House ofRepresentatives a resolution
was adopted asking for all diplomatic cores
| pondence relating to the efforts of the govern
ment to bring about peace between Chill and
| Peru; also resolution directing the Commit
| tee on Commerce to inquire what changes in
| existing laws are necessary to afford relief to
the merchant marine. The Secretary of War
was requested to give to the House an item
lied account of The expenditures of the signal
| service from 1875 to 1881; also an account Of
the expenditures of Captain Howgate. The
| Fertilization Appropriation bill was passed,
the amount named by the bill being $4,000.
| In the House of Representatives resolu-
ton was offered asking the President for all
correspondence with st. Petersburg in refer
ence to the expulsion of American Jews. A
bill was favorably reported appropriating one
| million dollars for the reclamation of tho
Potomac marshes. The bill for the relief of
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln was passed, and Mr..
Robinson spoke on the resolution asking the
British government for list of Americans
confined in English prisons Mr.. Cox, Of
New York, made few remarks in favor of the
resolution, after which the latter went over.
The House held half hours evening session,
only six members being present.