St. Landry democrat., 1882-03-25
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


CONSIDERATION of the tariff commission
bill was resumed by the Senate on the 18th,
and Mr.. Slater advocated free trade.
In the House the petition for suspension
of action on Utah affairs was referred. The
bull for bridge across the Mississippi, below
reported ' and dpp referred to commt Has
Of the whole; me St: Louis Mint
to punish polygamy was taken up and a long
discussion ensued on point of order that the
bill must first be considered in committee of
the whole because it provided for the ap-
@Verrulcd and the bill went over.
A JOINT resolution appropriating another
10000 for food sufferers was adopted by the
Senate, March 18th. Mr.. Calls Chill Peru in
ternafional congress was briefly discussed,
and the postal appropriation bill came
up. long debate ensued on amend
ments relating to the sub letting of con
tracts. No action was taken on the
bill .....ln the House, discussion of the
A3nti-polysamy bill was resumed, the Repub
1icans pressing for vote on seconding the
demand for the previous question and the
Democrats seeking opportunity to offer
amendments. The bill finally. passed with
out change. The Senate Chinese bill was
taken up, Mr.. Calkins of Indiana making
speech in its favor.
Mr.. GARLAND's bill for the improvement
of the Mississippi came up in the Senate, on
the l5th and was referred to Committee on
Mississippi and Tributaries. The bill directs
the Mississippi River Commission to cause to
be constructed or repaired and kept in order
such levees along the banks of the Mississippi
as they shall deem to be of the greatest i'm
portance to the preservation Of the river
channel, the prevention of devastation from
breaks and overf1ows, and the trade and pos
tai service, under the rules of the War De-
par,ment: An appropriation of s5,oooooo is
made for this purpose. ANY expenditure or
inability beyond this sum is prohibited. and
no money Is to be paid for levee work until
the same is approved by the Score
tary OF War. The Post Office appropriation
Dill gave rise to protracted discussion, was
amended, and went over as unfinished bust
ness; The tariff commission bill was reached
and Mr.. Allison submitted the report of the
Commute" on Appropriations with testimo-
ny taken in what is known as the Treasury
contingent fund Investigation. Report and
testimony tabled temporarily. lin the
House bill passed appropriating 1921 900, to
pay claims already allowed. A resolution in
Nhring into the legality of sergt Mason's
eoHiviction was referred. The food relief bill
passed. appropriating Sl50,G0o. The Chinese
bill was taken up and the remainder of the
srssaon was mainly occupied with personal
aggregation between the Chair and Mr.. Money,
OF MisSi -sippi
The House amendment to the flood relief
resolution, increasing the appropriation $780,
600. was agreed to by the Senate March 10Th
but the amendment directing the use of mon
ey Tor hlre OF laborers on the levee was not
concurred in. The Logan bill to devote to
educational purposes the entire proceeds of
the liquor tax was referred. Consideration
OF the Post-office appropriation bill was re-
sumed and various items were adopted: an
amendment reviving the old ranking priv
lege carried by vote of 40 to Is. lin the |
aouss the parliamentary. wrangle over
Speaker keifer's rulings of the previous day
was resumed. Mr.. McLane took the floor
with Il view to pressing the point that the |
Chair had invaded the privileges of the House |
He had brush with the Speaker and then |
yielded to Mr.. kenna, who offered a resolu- |
ITO that the Speaker had no right to repri- |
mand member and that the ATTEMPT to ex- |
ercise such power was breach of the priv |
leges OF the House. Mr.. Refer replied that !
he mad used the word reprimand only in the |
sense to ''repress' a member who was out of |
order. The Chinese bill was taken up and
MIR. Taylor, of Ohio, spoke against it, i res
oiution by Mr.. Belmont, directing Shipherd to |
Peruvian claims, was agreed to.