Morris tribune., 1882-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, AUG. 8.

reported agreement anu tue Diii pdSSeu'
The bill regulating the duty on knit goods
was debated at considerable length and fin.
ally passed. The tax reduction bill was tax.
en- up, but soon laid aside.
The following nominations came from
the president:
JOS w. Johnston, Va, collector of Gus
toms, district of Newport News, Va; JOS. b.
Mitchell, Va, surveyor OF customs, York
town, in the district of Newport News; u. s.
Grant and W. III. Trescott,. commissioners to
negotiate acommercial treaty with Mexico:
John H. Dillon, of Missouri, secretary of le-
CATION of the United States in Mexico; and
Robert c. Crowell; surveyor of customs,
Kansas City.
HousE.-A joint resolution for court Of
inquiry to investigate the loss of the Arctic
exploring steamer Jeanette passed; also q
joint resolution providing select commit
tee to inquire into the needs of American
ship-building. The conference report ON the
naval bill was adopted, all points of differ
ence having been settled by the conference
committee. The committee on foreign
ported that in its opinion the house could
not compel Shipherd to produce
certain papers in the Chili-Peru investiga-
ton, and recommended that he be discharged
and his examination be no further proceed
ed with. A communication was received
from the secretary of state giving list of
Americans now confined in British pris-
ons.
At the evening session both houses adopt
ed the conference report on the sundry civil
BILL which disposes of the last general ap-
preparation bill.
A resolution was offered in the house to
he in ha fol o.;
days after adjournment to fold speeches.
This brought out the fact that 300, 600
speeches are still there to be folded and 9TH
ers are coming in at the rate of 90 600 per
day. The democrats are fighting it. claim
ing that this is one way of distributing re-
publican ammunition at public expense.
The sundry civil bill as it passed con-
tanned clause for the erection of building
Of quartermaster and commissary depot
st ct. Paul Mimi, Ior the department of Da-
kota, $4S, 500; provided that lot s and the
proper, offered to the United States for the
erection and maintenance of the said build.
ing thereon, be conveyed without cost to the
said purpose by good and sufficient deed,
which, together with the title of the prem
ises, shall be approved by the attorney gen.
eral Of the United States, and no money
shall be expended until the said title is per-
fected.
MONDAY, Aug. 7.
SENATE.-Bills and resolutions passed re,
pealing the export tax on tobacco; for 6
court Of inquiry to investigate the loss o.
the Arctic steamer Jeannette; for Joint Sc
lect committee on American ship building
for railway bridge across the Mississippi al
the mo nth of the Upper Iowa river; to in.
vestigate labor strikes and the condition o.
the laboring classes.
By a vote of 81 yeas to 1s nays the senate de
cided to go into executive session. An hour
was spent ON the nomination of surveyor
at Albany, n. Y, and although Senator
Miller strongly opposed the confirmation,
he was beaten again by Don Cameron's al
lies. The nomination of Assistant Surgeon
General Crane to be surgeon general
was another stumbling block, but
he too went through The othel
combinations were as follows: Gen. Grant
and W. H. Trescott, commissioners to nego.
tiate commercial treaty with Mexico; John
A. Luby. surveyor of port at A Albany, N. Y.
Col. Charles Fl. Crane, surgeon general U. 8
A.; w. H. Hover, of California, associate
justice supreme court Arizona. United States
eonsuls: Thomas J. Barry of st. Louis, Pc.
tosi, Mexico; F. N. Rice, Marine, Aspinwall
William L. Welsh of Pennsylvania, at Flor.
ence. Collectors of customs: J. w. Short,
Vicksburg, Miss; Nelson Platt, Corpus Chris
tt, Tex. Surveyors of customs: James W
Mitchell, Portsmouth, O.; w. H. Francis
receiver public money, Bismarck, D. T.
Postmaster: o. Fl. Snyder. Ma1vern, Ia.
Gov. Dingley's resolution. providing for
an investigation of the condition of Americr
commerce by a joint special committee OF
the two houses, passed the senate, and the
committee will probably be appointed to-
morrow. 1t is said that Senators Warner
Miller of New York and Beck of Kentucky
and Representatives Dingley of Maine, Can
dler of Massachusetts,, and Perry Belmont O.
New York will be named as members of thi!
committee. Beck said, when it was brought
up in the senate to-day, that it was scheme
to get a subsidy for some American ship
builder or ship owner.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted by a Sc
lect comm ittee of nine members to examin,
the works of improvement now in progres.
on the Mississippi river. Mr. Robson intro
duced bill for the reduction of taxation
nearly identical with the tax bill as it now
stands in the senate. A motion by him tc
suspend the rules and consider the bill al
once having been overwhelmingly defeated
Mr.. Robson wit hdrew the bill in disgust
Adjourned until Monday. .-. :
TUESDAY, AUG. 9.
SENATE.-A lively dispute was inaugural
ed. when it was proposed to pass bill grant
ing an increase ofpensions to such soldier.
as had lost an arm or leg in tho service
Senator Platt opposed the bill on the ground
that there was not time enough left for it.
proper consideration, for which he wa.
sharply arraigned by Senator Vorhees and
Van Wyck. Despite gallant fight mad,
by the latter, the bill was laid aside unit
the next session, the senate by its actor
showing an utter disregard of the petition:
that had poured in from all parts of tht
country favoring the bill. Sen
ater Pendleton offered a resolution o.
thanks to vice President Davis, which
was unanimously adopted, whereat the sena
much resembles After this exercise oftaffy
pulling, the senate received notice that the
house had concurred in the adjournment res
olntion, and simultaneously President Ar
thur, from an adjoining room, announced
that he had no more business to transact
Senator Window thereupon moved an exec
utive session for the consideration OF certain
treaties and this was agreed to. 1t lacked
but three minutes of o'clock when tht
uOors were opened ana the vice president,
after short pause, announced that the sen.
ats was adjourned sine die.
HoUsE.-The senate resolution relative tC
adjournment was received and concurred in
and the announcement made that the presi
dent had no further communication to sub
nit to congress. Another effort was made
by Mr.. Horr to secure the passage of the bill
to amend the river and harbor act, but Mr.
Holman was promptly on hand and succeed
ed in having action delayed until it was OBJ.
viously too late to have the bill passed be
fore the movement of adjournment. Al
precisely o'clock the speaker declared the
house adjourned without day, and the CAV.
ell fell.
The Whisky Inquiry.
Senator Window made a report Tuesday
of the conclusions reached by his committee