Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-10
CONGRESS- YESTERDAY.
A DULL DAY IN BOTH HOUSES.
Another Flood of BIlIs-A Number
of Important Measures InIrO-
ductd.

ductd.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-In the House,
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, Chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means, offered a
resolution for the distribution Of the Presi-
dents message to the various committees Of
the House, and It was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole. Mr.. Belford, Of Colo
rado, reserving all points Of order thereon.
On motion Of Mr.. Hiscock, Of New York.
the Committee on Appropriations was
granted leave to sit during the sessions Of
the House.
Under a calling of States a number of
bills were introduced and referred, among
them:
By Mr.. Shelley, Of Alsbama-To reduce
the fees to be paid by officers Of steam YES
sells for certificates of license to fifty cents.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Townsend, =,
o. Illinois, by request, providing that the
duties on sugar shall be assessed on the
quantity delivered from instead Of the uuan-
tity delivered into the bonded warehouses.
By Mr.. Henderson, Of Illinois-For the
construction Of the Mississippi and Illinois
canal.
By Mr.. Kasson, Of Iowa-A bill providing
cal with Mr.. Morrill's bill, introduced in the
Senate on December 3
By Mr. Caldwell, OF Keutucky-To equal
ize pensions. Also to repeal the arrears Of
pensions act.
Bv Mr.. Ellis, Of Observation-Disclosures
the laying Of squeducts from Lake P0nchar-
train to New Orleans.
By Mr. Dorrell, of Louisiana-To aid in
the establishment and temporary support Of
p nh 49,. III
entry lands Withdrawn for railroad pur-
poses.
By Mr. Buckner-To give American regis
ters to foreign built iron and steam vessels.
By Mr.. Vance, Of North Carolina-Pro-
hibiting the subletting of contracts for
carrying the United States mails.
By Messrs Hardenburgh and Crapo-Bills
to enable national banking associations to
extend their corporate existence.
By Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania-Propo
ing a constitutional amendment, pro-
viding for the election OF United
States Senators by the direct vote Of
the people, and also that for each
million of Inhabitants, above two million,
each State shall have an additional Senator.
By Mr.. Thomas, Of Illinois-Proposlng a
consf ut'onai amendment, making polyga-
my felony.
By Mr.. Beltshoover, OF Pennsylvania
plying the principle Of minOri Y represen-
tatiOn to Presidential elections. Il pro-
vides for election by direct vote and the
revision OF the electoral vote in each State
in exact proportion with the popu ar vote
By Mr. Whitthorne, of Tenuessee-To
authorize a treaty with the republic of
Mexico to promote and facilitate recipro-
cal and liberal commercial relations between
the people Of said republic and the UDiled
States, and to secure protection to the c3pi-
tai and labor and citizens Of the United
States that may be invested and employed
in opening railway communication in said
republic, and through its territory to the
Pacific coast.
By Mr.. Wise, Of Yirginia-Repealing the
law requiring the manufacturers names TO
be printed or marked on certain packages
of tobacco.
By Mr.. Desendorf, of Virginie-Making
az appropriation for the navy to be imme-
diately available. It sppropriates $500 600
-$275, 600 for the Bureau OF Construction
and K p sir, Sl50O00 for the Bureau Of
Steam Engineering, AID $75, 600 for the Bu
reau of Equipment and Re uiting.
By Mr.. Springer, of Illinois-Defniug the
law Of insanity in criminal cases. Also,
resolution requesting the Secretary Of the
Navy to traf smtt to the House all papers
and correspondence ia the department re-
lative to the Chiriqui eoaling station and the
appropriation for the purchase thereof, and
further requesting the Secretary to continue
10 withhold all payments for such station
until further legislation by Congress.
There were about 675 bills introduced to-
day.
The House, at 4:40, went into committee
or the whole, Mr.. HfscOck, of New I Ork,
in the chair, for consideration OF the resolu-
tiOn reported this morning from the Com
-
tOn Of the Presidents message. A dispute
arose as to the reference Of that portion of
the message referring to silver certificates.
1t was finally referred to the Committee on
Banking and Currency, and the original
resolution thus amended was reported back
to the House and adopted.
The Speaker announced the following ap-
pOintments; Mr. Reed, of Maine, as a mem
Der OF the Committee on Rules, IN place Of
Mr.. Orth, resigned; Messrs. KassOn, Of
Iowa, and Tucker, of Virginia, as Directors
of Columbia institute for the Deaf and
Dumb Messrs. Deering, Taylor aud Cox, Of
New York, as Regents of the Smithsonian
Institute.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following message from the President:
To The Senate ana Ho1tse Of Representatives
transmit communication received this
day from the late Postmaster General, to
which l invite your careful attention.
Though the period timed for the reception
of bids under existing advertisements ex-
pired on the 7th inst, several weeks must
necessarily elapse before they can be classi-
fed and examined and the actual letting
take place. II, therefore, Congress should
be Of opinion that a change in the law is
It might, presume, be made
Immediately applicable.
CHESTER 4. ARTHUR.
Execlltiye Mansion, January 9th, 1882.
The message and accomp .nying docu-
ments were referred to the Committee on
Pos, Offices and Post Roads, with leave to
report at any time, and the House, at 500,
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, number Of hills were In
troduced, among them one by Mr. Hill. OF
Georgia, for the termination Of tae con
vention Of January 3, 1875, between the
United States and the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands. He also introduced a
resolution, which was adopted, for an in
quiry by the Committee on Foreign Rels-
tions as to what action is proper to termi-
nate the convention.
Mr.. Call, Of Florida, IN presenting a
petition for mail facilities from Mana
tee to Cedar Keys and other points
on the Florida coast, asked the special at
ltuttOu VI Tue Oekd1 AOuliulNbCc " lQ6
necessity for the maintenance Of adequate
postal service on the Gulf coast Of that
State, along which nearly the entire com
merce of the Western States now passes.
By Mr.. Jonas, Of Louisisna-For public
buildings at Shreveport, Louisiana.
The House resolution of thanks to the
Khedive of Egypt for Cleopatra's Needle
was, on motion Of Mr.. Bsysrd, taken up and
passed.
The morning hour was extended to dis
pose of Mr.. Hoar's pending resolution for q
select committee on the rights of women,
to whom were to be referred all petitions
and resolutions in relstiou to woman suf-
frage. Adopted-yeas IS, nays 23
Mr.. Shermsn's ner cent bond bill was
tsken up and Mr. Vest offered an amend
ment, which wss ordered printed, adding to
The bill a section identical with the 5.h OF
section of the vetoed 3 per cent.
bill OF last session, but modified TO cover
The provision Of two hundred millions. It
makes bonds the sole basis for bank eircua-
Lion. The amendments reported when the
bill came up before the holidays were adopt
I'd. The debate occupied the remainder
Of the session until 2:55 D. m, when the
Senate went into executive session, and at 3
o'clock adj j0urned, with Mr.. Vest In posses
sion Of the floor when the bill next comes
up.
Mr.. Jonas introduced a Joint resolution
giving notice of the termination OF the con-
gentiOn OF June 3. 1875, with the King of
The Ha awsiian Islands.
Tho Graat Sugar Rafloarw EFgpo