Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-21

JAN. lin the Senate yesterday the House
resolution recognizing the services of the late
Carlisle p Patterson, of the coast servey, was
concurred in. A large number of petitions
praying for an investigation of the alcoholic
liquor traffic were submitted. The Chair ap-
pointed special committee, with Mr..
Lapham, of New York, chairman, to consider
all matters referred to it relative to the rights
of women. Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, made
speech in opposition to the Sherman Funding
bill, and attacked the national banking sys-
tenn, and Mr.. Sherman replied in support OF
the measure and defending tho banks.
In the Senate of the United States, January
Ia, the President pro tenn. presented COM
munication requesting the Senate to unite with
the people in celebrating, at New Orleans,
| April 9th, the 200Ih anniversary OF the discov-
| cry of the mouth of the Mississippi river by
Revert Cavalier de La Salle. A bill was
| passed authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Missouri river in the vicinity of ST..
Charles, Mo-, and the Sherman funding bill
was further debated by number of
senators.
HOUSE.
Jan'y 9-675 bills were offered at the call of
the states, among the more important of which
was q bill changing the mode of electing sena-
tors and giving an additional senator for every
million of Inhabitants and also bill changing
the mode Of electng the president and vice
president of the United States and providing
tuHb bue NOt6 VI tuG minority blldll secure rep
resentation. A message was received from the
President calling attention to the immense
number of postal bids made, and suggesting
that as the contracts cannot possible be award
ed for several weeks, there is ample time for
the amendment ofthe present laws in reference
TO mail contracts, should the House deem such
a course advisable.
In the House memorial in reference to the
services of the late Carlisle B. Patterson, of
the coast survey, was referred to a commit
tee, with instructions to report. The 25th
instant was set apart for memorial services in
honor of the late Senator Matthew II. Carpen-
ter. The Utah election case of Campbell vs.
Cannon was taken up, and after a long and
desultory debate, in which Representatives
Haskell, Reed, Robson and Hiscock were
participants, the matter was referred to the
Elections Committee by a decisive vote.
JAN lin the House, Mr.. Orth, of In
diana, offered a resolution instructlnS the
committee on civil service reform to investi-
gate and report some different method of
creating House committees from the present
ono. The Speaker decided that the resolu-
ton must be referred to the committee on
rules, and the House sustained him by a vote
of 50 to 139. Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, sub
mitted, as u question Of privilege, an anti
polygamy resolution, but the Democrats
opposed it, and, finally, the House decided
that 1t did not present a question Of privilege
Mr.. Hiscock of New York, chairman, re-
ported ueHclency Dill OF S01U,UOU 1or tne
tenth census. Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan
offered a bill declaring that no delegate from
| the territories sustaining polygamous rela-
| tons shall be entitled to a seat in the House,
| but it was objected to. Mr. Robson, of New
| Jersey, introduced bill declaring forfeit to
| the United States certain lands granted to
| Pacific railways.
In the House of Representatives a report
was submitted increasing the number OF
| members on all the leading committees and
appointing special committee of thirteen, tc
whom shall be refer ed all matters pertaining
| to interoceanic canals and foreign land trans
portation. The Census Appropriation bill
was passed, the amount appropriated being
s540,000, and bill was introduced making
319 the aggregate of representatives under the
new apportionment Both the Senate and
House adjourned over until Monday.