The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-28
CONGRESS-.
Yesterdays Proceedings In the senate
and Hanse OF Representatives.

and Honse OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-1n the senat
the bill passed granting pensions to til
widows Of Presidents Garfield, Tyler an
Polk.
The Tariff Commission bill coming u
Messrs. YanWyck and Anthony advocate,
commission Of Congressman, while Nj
Brown favored the bill ora civilian com
mission.
The Agricultural Appropriation, witt
amendments, was reported back. Th
amendments change the House items a
follows: Appropriations, S95, 900 for the ex
perimental manufacture Of sorghum sugar
and $4,000 "for the continuation Of the ex
periments in connection with the manuiac
ture OF sugar from beets and for the cultiva
ton OF beets," reduced TO one item Of $40,
900 for all such purposes.
The House provisions sapprepnating S20,'
900 for the investigation OF the habits Of
insects injurious to agriculture, and 5000
for continuing the exploration Of the breed
ing places OF the Rocky mountain LOCUS
are consolidated, and the aggregate reduc'
ed S., GOO, and the committee wholly strike
out the House item Of 5000 for procuring
and publishing data respecting the agrt.
cultural needs OF the country west OF the
Rocky mountains.
The general appropriation for collecting
agricultural statistics has been increased
from $4,000 to $4,000, and the item for
investigating the subject q forestry from
$1,000 to 10000, The committee insert
5000 for resurtacing the roads and walks
Of the Agricultural Department grounds.
Mr., Calls resolution declaring that good
faith requires the payment with interest Of
the claims for losses and damages under
the treaty with Spain in 1878 Tor the cessa.
ton Of Florida, was taken up, and Messrs.
Call and Jones tFlorida}, spoke at coRsid.
erable.length in advocacy OF the resolution.
Adjourned.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Williams (ot
Wis., offered resolution requesting the
President to inform the House whether
any protocol was signed by Mr.. Trescott,
or any other diplomatic representative OF
the United States, setting forth the terms
for ending the war in South America, and
il 80 to furnish the House a copy OF the
same, and also copies OF the correspond
ence relating thereto, not already conmu-
Gated to one OF the houses Of Congress
Adopted.
Some bills relating to the District OF
Columbia were passed, and the bitt incor-
porating the Garfield Memorial Hospital
was taken up.
Mr., Neal lOhiol explained that the only
purpose Of the bill was to mak4 the cor.
poration perpetual.
Mrs Cobb indy predicted that il the
bill should pass the Government Of the
United States would be called upon TO
erect and maintain the institution.
Mr.. Humphrey (Wis) thought the in
eorporators shoHlG have recourse to the
general incorporation law for the accom-
piishment Of their purpose.
MIR. BlOunt lGa.l said that some incor-
porators, under cover OF the name of Gar
field and pretending to seek to erect a
memorial TO him, came here asking to ac-
Complish by that means what they had
failed TO accomplish heretofore on its
merits. It was u mockery OF the name OF
Garfield for them TO come in here with this
old measure and be bursted, aud the House
should repudiate the spirit which bad been
shown.
Mr.. Wilson, Of West Virginia, offered an
amendment providing that whenever a
corporation shall apply to Congress for aid,
any appropriation made for that purpose
shall o1erate as Il repeal Of this act.
Pending action the bill and amendment
were on the motion Of Mr.. Holman, OF
indiana, recommitted with instructions TO
the committee to report an amendment to
the general incorporation law OF the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, by means OF which the
hospital can be Incorporated and be per.
petual.
Under the present law no association can
be incorporated for longer period than
twenty years.
Mr.. Bayne pa J, introduced joint reso.
luton requesting the President to take
such steps as are necessary to secure peco.
tiation for an additional treaty between the
United States and Great Britain which
will provide for the extradition OF such
fugitive criminals as may be charged with
serious crimes or felonies, or who may have
escaped, for execution or completion OF
their sentences, and who are not extradita-
bic under the existing treaty. Referred.
Adjourned.