The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-08
Forty .seyenfh Congress Second Ses.
sion.
WASHINGTON, December :, 1882.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Messrs. Voorhees,, Sherman, McDill, Vest,
ingalls,. Chilcott, and Miller, OF New York,
presented petition for the passage OF a
bill to increase the pensions OF one-armed
and one-'egged soldiers. Referred TO the
Committee on Pensions.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Mr.. Johnston: TO authorize the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
TO extend its road TO point on United
States lands at Fortress Monroe. Referred
10 the Committee on Military Affairs.
Giving the approval OF Congress to agree
mcnts made in 1871 and 1872 between the
Secretary Of War and J. +. Segar and G..
c. Willard Referred to the same COM
mittce.
4 bill was introduced by Mr.. Brown to
repeal the intcrnal-reyenue act OF 1864,
and all laws and parts Of laws charging,
extending. or amending the same. Re
ferred TO the Finance Committee.
At the close Of the morning hour Mr..
Beck called up his political-assessment-in-
vestigati0n, and asked that the vote be
taken.
Mr.. Hale offered a substitute, setting
lDIil tue UtiiiiN VI luf Ih'il''iN VI Aii'
Congressional Executive Committees Of
both parties, rccIting the allegations that
the Democratic Committee had levied con-
tributions on the liquor-dealcrs. brewers,
and other associations. and directing the
Committee on the Judiciary to investigate
| these charges n well rs those made against
the Republican Committee.
Mr. Beck said the substitute proposed TO
investigate matters over which Congress
had no control, and was evidently intended
to cmbarraSs the legitimate investigation
proposed i'm the original resolution.
After a brief discussion the substitute
was ordered TO be printed, and the matter
went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. iona. offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the Secretary OF
| War to furnish TO the Senate estimates Of
/ the MisSissippi-Riye Commission for the
work Of improving the river during the
next fiscal year.
| At , O'Clock the Senate resumed the con-
sidera'ion Of the bankruptcy bill Messrs.
Garland, Jonas, and Vest were the princi-
pal participant, in the debate.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike ont the proyi-
sion that a man who fails for twenty day.
to discharge an attachment against his
property in a civil SHIT shall be deemed q
bankrupt. Agreed to.
The bill being still pending, the Senate
AZ $50 L. VI. adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
MIR. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, chairman
Of the Committee on WAYS and Means. re-
ported concurrent resolution for print
ing 20. 600 copies OF the report OF the Tarit
| Commission. Passed.
Mr.. Kcllcyalso reported q resolution set
TIM apart "wednesday the 18Th December
for tho consideration 81 certain bills on th'
calendar previously reported from th'
Committee on Ways end Means. tic state,
the bills referred 10 related exclusively e
the administration of the Laws. Adopted.
Tho House went into Committee II th
Whole on the lndian-appropriaiion biil
The total amount OF the appropriation
provided for i'm the bin i, Sj,2oS,gjj, bein.
! s27l.2oO loss than the appropriation, for Tn
current year. and Sl,jlG,,,G les, than tE
estimates.
Mr.. Ryan, Of Kansas, who has chare
of the bill, explained that the rcduc
lions were principally on the appropria
ton for subsistence.
An amendment was adopted for Oh
insertion in patents authorized TO b
ISSUED 10 certain individual Indian
bv the treaty OF 1869 with the Sioux In
diaus q provision that The lands obtlinc
under That treaty shah remain forever In
Ialicnqble and not subject to taXaiion.
The committee rose and reported tn
bin TO the House. and IL was passed.
1lr. Ellis, Of Louisiana, offered rcsolt
ton calling Oh the Secretary OF State 10
iaiorm1ton as 20 the distribution o. th
Virginia indemnity fund; the halanc
(which remains undi,irilul,d, and whrihC
further legislation isnec ssary to authoriz
final distribution Of that balance. K,
. ier,cd.
The House AGAIN went into Commute
OF the Whole. The first hin on the cale'
dar WAS one looking to the cstahli.hmer
Of the soldiers home at Erie, Penn. Ih
. di~cu-.io ion Of this bin occupied the II
maindcr OF the day. The euacting claus
was finally stricken out. The commitiC
= then rose and the House adjourned.