The daily gazette., 1882-03-28
Congress Yesterday.

In the q. 8. Senate Yeste, day a resolu-
tlon was adopted directing the Commit
tee on Revision OF the Laws to inquire
II legislation is necessary to define the
mear Ing Of the words "lndian country"
in the laws OF the United States. Mr..
Vest moved to recOmmit to tie Commit
tee on Territories the Dill for the adm is
sion of Dakota as State. He said the
report purported TO be unanimous one,
but as q me mber OF tbs Committee, he
desired an opportunity to oppose the
measure. Mr.. Garland, also q member
of the Committee, said he had voted
against the bill. and his associa late, Mos
rs. Vest and Butler, were absent when
the report was authorized. Mr.. Butler
said he desired the bill TO be Tecommil-
led In order that htR objections TO IL could
be put on record. Mr.. Saunders. Chair
man oil the Committee, said a majority
| of the Commlttee was In favor of the
| bill, and he had uuder TODD thst an
| amendment to II had removed objec-
! I ons. After remarks by several other
| members, the bill was recommitted with
| a protest Dy Mr.. Hale against the repudi-
alton practices of the Territory. The
| House bill authorizing Justices of the
| Peace TO issue warrants l0r the seizure
| of falleged s-nuggled goods stores dwell
/ ings, and other buildings, was passeJ
I
Mrs. Garfield, Mrs.. Tyler, and Mrs. Polk,
widows of Presidents. The Agricultural
Appropriation bill was reported, with
amendments. The Tarin commission
bIll was ,aken up and debated by Messrs
| Van Wyck, Anthony and Brown. The
| senate then informally took up Mr.. Calls 8
resolution declaring that ''guOd failh
requires the payment, tth IN .erest, OF
| the claims for losses and damages under
the treaty with spain IN 1873, 1or the ces.
| sion OF Florida" After speeches by % OF.
srs. Gail and Jones, In support OF the
resolution, the Senate djsnTn6d.
In the House, Mr.. Williams ,ot Wiscon.
sin, offered resolution asking the Presi-
dent whether any protocol mas beer
signed by Mr.. Trescott, or any other dip
| lomattc Representative of the United
States, setting forth the terms for ending
the war in South America, and, II any
such protocol has been signed, To fur
uish the House with copy o. the same
and also with copies of correspondence
relating thereto not already communica-
ted TO one OF the House, Of Congress -
The resolution was adopted. Mr.. Orth,
| from the Commit ee on Foreign Affairs
| reported resolution, which was eyre gu
to, authorizing The printing for the use
OF the Committee of all papers in its DOS
session in regard to the 1mprisonmento Of
| American cluzens IN Ireland. The Post
Once appropriation bill, with the sen.
ate amendments, was reported back
aud, ON a poiat OF order, referred to ths
|
cali OF states, l69 bills and resolutions
mostly ola private cha acter, were IN.
troduced. A IL ong those OF general Inter
est were several looking To The improve
ment of the Mississippi river anu ievees
one by Mr.. Hsrdenburgh, of New Jerse,
to abolish drawbacks upon custom dui
lea on articles M anu. actured from hemp
juts or fax. and one by Mr.. Cassell, o
Wisconsin. for the issue of S25, ,OG0, 600 IL
fractional currency in enOm InatloHs = o
70 and So cents, in exchange for lIk,
amount otlegal tenders. which shall bt
cancelled. Mr.. White, of Kentucky, rose
TO "a question of privilege" and desires
TO have the record corrected, stating
that rema K OF Mr., McKenna In a re
cent tariff debate had been omitted. Al
ter considerable noise and confusion, thS
Speaker said the pare graph had beer
omitted with hiE consent, and MIR. Ran
dali said he thought the speaker had
done well. After the passage of severa
DisltcJ bills, Mr., Bayne offered a reso
tuition looking to Inc negotiation of al
additional extradition treaty with Greai
Britain. The resolution was referred ,and
the House adjourned.