The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-18
FORTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


Bills were introduced to authorize the Pres
ident to appoint Fitz John Porter to a colonelcy
in the army; appropriating $500, 900 to erect an
extension ot the executive mansion; authorizing
the postmaster general to extend tho service on
mail route under contract.
Bills were passed 10 give from one to six
cast-lron cannon to monumental or cemetery
associations in Topeka, Kansas; Lycoming
county, Penn; Hamilton, Mansfield, Gallipolis
Malan township and BellEire, Ohio: Waterloo
Iowa; Concord and Portsmouth, N. H., and
Birmingham Conn. The tariff commission
Dill as 1t came from the House was passed by
q vote OF thirty-hve yeas to nineteen nays, six
Democrats voting for and two Republicans
against the bill.
A petition from the New England Genealogi
cal society, asking that extinct cities and land
reservations attached to the ancient Pueblos in
New Mexico and Arizona be withheld from
public sale and their ruins preserved, was re.
Ierfed to committee on public lands. Mr.
Butler reported new bill appropriating $780,
600 for building for the use Of the national
association for the relief of destitute colored
women and children in the District. Mr.
Grover reported favorably on the bill giving
full pay to Lieutenant Schwatka while on leave
in command CT the Franklin search expedition.
A resolution was offered and referred in
structing the committee on postoffices and
ing postage on newspapers sent from known
oihce OF publication to regular subscribers :. :.
bill was introduced by Mr.. Calkins to aid in
making further Arctic exploration and detail
ing Master Lucien Young as commander of the
expedition. 1t authorizes the secretary Of the
navy to purchase vessel Of proper size and
structure for the expedition at cost not ex-
eeedinB $4,000, and appropriates 500, 900 for
the expenses of the expedition. The House
devoted nearly the entire day and evening to a
discussion of the bill "to enlarge the powers
and duties of the department of agriculture"
The bill creating an executive department OF
agriculture WAS passed. yeas l72, nays 7. The
bill provides that the department Of agricul-
ture shall be an executive department under
The supervision and control OF a secretary OF
agriculture, who shall be an experienced and
practical agriculturist, and establishes depart
ments OF agricultural products, of animal in
dustry, OF lands and OF statistics. The con-
ference report on the Indian appropriation bill
was passed.
The bill TO aid in the support OF common
schools was received from the committee on
education and labor. 1t provides that for the
next five years there shall be annually appro.
prated the sum of $40, 1000, 700 to aid in the
support OF free common schools, which amount
shall be known as the common school fund,
and which shall be apportioned to the several
States and Territories according TO the number
OF their lliterate population over ten years of
age; An amount not exceeding five per cent.
OF the sum apportioned may be used for the
education Of teachers in public schools.
The session of the House was opened by
Rabbi Jacob Yoorsanger, of Houston, Texas. 80.
The river and harbor appropriation bill was
reported and ordered printed The bill to
enable national banking associations to extend
their corporate existence was debated, and
notices were given Of several amendments. -.
bill was introduced and referred, rendering
the thanks of Congress to Lieutenant Danen-
hover, of the Jeannettee, and conferring upon
him the rank of tenant-commander.