St. Landry democrat., 1882-05-13
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE tariff commission bill came before
the House of Representatives on the 18th. Mr..
White, of Kentucky, confined his remarks
to an attack upon the bill recently passed
amending the internal revenue laws
Mr.. Mcmillan opposed the pending bill on
the ground that it was the duty OF Congress
to legislate directly on the subject OF revision
of the tariff. High tariff he said, taxed every
farmer, printer. teacher, doctor, lawyer,
preacher and mechanicin the land in orderto
increase the profits of the rich lnanufacturer,.
and even places duty upon Bibles, thus pro-
hibiting the plan of salvation from going I'M
taxed to the people. Messrs. Shallenberger.
wilson and Ward advocated the passage of
the bill. Mr.. Hill favored continuance of
the protective system.
Mr.. CHILCoTT, of Colorado, took his seat
In the Senate on the 18th. The bill relating to
the claim for damages by collision between
United States vessel and the ferryboat at
Memphis, in 1879, passed-25 to IL. The bill
provides for its adjudication by the United lite.
States District Court at Memphis. The
from the Commerce Commi tee, fer deepen.
ing channels and improving the navigation of
the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, came up
as the regular order, but went over without
action. 80. In the House, the bill authorizing
the receipt of United States gold coin in ex-
change for gold bars agreed to. Mr.
Page, of California, under instructions from
the Committee on Education and Labor,
moved to suspend the rules and put upon its
passage the anti Chinese bill, with the ten
year. period of suspension of Immigration.
The measure was warmly debated but finally
passed-20l to 81. There was good deal of
luminosity shown on both sides, and at times
there appeared to be great danger that the
servic-s of the Sergeant farms would be
required to restore order.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, message
from the President, transmitting the recon-
mendation of the Mississippi River Commits
b F>r ria Of fnr
closing existing gaps in the levees, in addi-
ton TO "a like sum already estimated for,
was ordered tabled and printed. The
President urges an early and favora
BILE consideration OF the recommended
ton, and calls special attention to the i'm
ltortancc of the subject. Another communi-
the circular invitation extended to all indie
pendent countries of North and South
America to participate in general congress,
November next, for the purpose of consider
ing and discussing methods of preventing
war between the nations of America, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, called up the ag-
licultural appropriation bill. He stated that
the total amount was Al4 $50, being 49, 100 less
than the aggregate as passed by the House.
The bill passed. In the House, a resolution
appropriatin.s s4s5. 900 for printing deficiency
was reported. The Utah contested election
case was taken up, but soon laid over. The
bill passed to regulate the carnage of paSSen
gers by sea, prescribing the amount of space
per passenger, etc.
THE Mississippi River improvement bill
game up in the Senate, on the 10Th, and Mr..
Jonas favored immediate repair of some of
the leyees Mr. Garland wanted to make
the appropriation Sl5,ooo,000, and eu
logized the Presidents position on
the levee- improvement question. The
House anti Chinese bill was reported. The
Senate insisted on its amendment to the Post
Office appropriation bill and reappointed
Messrs. Plumb, Allison and Beck as confer
ees. In the House the bill to pay Presi-
dent Garfield's physicians was reported with
allowances of s35 900 for DR.. Bliss. SIS, goo each
for Agnew and Hamilton, and $4,000
s sn for Ea ps rb keg g With boyton AMID
minority reports, was referred to Committee
of the Whole. The Utah contest was taken
up and Mr.; Cannon took an hour to state his
case. AT the close of the debate the majority
report was adopted, declaring neither Camp
bell nor Cannon entitled to seat.
Mr.. MCDILL addressed the Senate on in
terstate commerce on the Goth, and the bill
was referred. Messages were received from
the President relative to a convention to de-
States and Mexico MI George urged passage
of the Mississippi improvement bill as pro-
posed to be amended by increasing the APP
preparation to SIS ,000, 900 and applying the
money in the discretion of the River Commits
sion to rebuilding levees, but no action was
taken. Bills passed: For the sale of certain
a5s az Soldiers hy ting
sale of the post reservation of Omaha Indians
in Nebraska for the sale of kickapoo Indian
lands in Kansas; House bill appropriating
s465 600 to supply the deficiency for printing
for the current year. In the House, the
Committee on Agriculture made an adverse
report upon the bill to authorize the Com
missioner of Agriculture to distribute seeds
to the destitute farmers and planters of the
flooded sections The bill passed appropri-
ating 100000 for public building at Frank
fort, Ky. Messrs. Turner of Kentucky, Towns
bend of Illinois and Mckenzie of Kentucky
opposed the tariff commission bill.