Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-08-10
CONGRESS.
o. 8. Journal Summary.


AUG. 1-Senate-The Sundry Civil
bill occupied most of the day, and went
over. Resolution passed: Returning
to the 1eSth Ohio Association that regi-
ment's blne regimental flag.
House-Resolutions passed: Author
izing delivery to the 10Sth Ohio Associ-
alton their blue regimenaal flag, now in
the War Department. Bills passed {:
Authorizing crew and machinery space
deducted from the gross tonnage of
United States vessels; for printing and
binding the census report. The Naval
Appropriation bill was discussed and
amended, and went over. A message
was received from the President vetoing
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill.
AUG. 2-The River and Harbor bill
was passed over the Presidents veto by
a vote of Al to $3.50 the bill is now a
law. Bill passed: Appropriating $780,
600 for public building at Leavenworth.
The Sundry Appropriation bill was
again considered, and many items added,
including those for the purchase of the
letters of Benjamin Franklin and Count
De Rochambeau.
House-The River and Harbor bill
was passed over the Presidents veto by
122 to SO. Bills passed: Granting $S7
per month pension to soldiers who lost
an arm at the shoulder allowing the re-
demption of two-cent documentary
stamps. Joint resolutions passed: AL
lowing Lieutenant Commander Sigsbee
to receive a German decoration, and j.
r. Hawley, President of the Centennial
Commission, to receive decorations from
Spain and Japan.
AUG. 3-Senate-Bills passed: For a
Government building at t.Joseph; qui-
iting titles to lands in the Virginia Mil
Eitary District in Ohio; extending the in
spection laws regarding freight and
combustles to foreign steam vessels.
Joint resolution passed: To provide
temporarily for the Government expen-
ditures to August 3. The House ad-
journment resolution was tabled for fu-
ture action.
House Resolutions adopted: For f.
nal adjournment on Saturday; reducing
the number to be printed of certain doc
uments; providing for Governmental
expenditures till August 3. Bills pass
ed: That War Department bids must be
accompanied by guarantees; requiring
that all bridges over the Ohio shall have
main span of 500 feet; for Consul
General to Persia-salary, $4,000; pro-
viding for the registration of trade
mark law was passed; fixing license or
inspection fees for pleasure boats at not
more than $5, and measurement fees not
more than 10 cents per ton.
AUG. 4-Senate-Bills passed: For a
Consul General to Persia-salary $4,000
to relieve certain soldiers of the late war
from the charge of desertiOn. The Tax
Reduction bill was discussed, but went
over.
House-Conference report ON the Leg
to. The Sundry Civil bill was passed,
and sent to the Senate.
AUGUST 5-The Senate passed the
Knit Goods bill. Then they took up
the Tax bill and talked tariff until quite
late at night.
The House passed resolution author
izing an investigation of the loss of the
Jeanette, the resolution authorizing an
investigation into the decline in Amer
ican commerce by select joint commit
tee, and a number of other bills. The
Legislative bill, Deficiency bill and Ma
val bill went finally through both hous-
es. The Sundry Civil bill passed both
houses last night.
AUG. 7-Senate-Billsa and resolutions
passed: Pensioning the widow of Gen.
Ramsey; repeating the export tax on to-
bacco; appropriating $4,000 to supply
deficiency for fees of United States Dis
trict Attorneys for last year; for court
Of inquiry as to the loss of the jean
nette; for joint committee on Ameri-
can shipbuilding interests; for railway
bridge across the Mississippi near the
mouth of the Upper Iowa river; for an
Investigation into the questions of capi-
tai and labor. and the cause of and rem
edy for strikes.
House-Resolution adopted: Appro-
priatine $4,000 to enable committee of
nine members to examine and report on
the Mississippi river improvements be-
low Cairo Bills introduced and refer
red to reduce taxation identical with
Senate bilD: to abolish license on CON-
mercial travellers.