The Russellville Democrat., 1882-03-16
House.

! MARCH 1.-The bill making Denver port of de i livery passed.-...A resolution dismtssing the ! contested election case of LaIder vs. King Fifth
 district of Louisiana, was adopted. A number o bills were reported.... The house went into a committee of the whole on the Indian appropria ton bill. The total amount of the appropriation
 recommended is S4 q20 2)} an increase over last
 year of S35t GOO, and a decrease of S921 600 from
 estimates. In lieu of appropriations for intevpre ters in detail heretofore they are provided fol
 in gross at s20,0o0 the secretary of the interior being authorized to em pluy and distribute them Tn his discretion and at salaries not exceeding StG0 per annum. The number of agents Is re duced from e 10 60. The expenses Of the com
 mission of citizens serving without pay are spec- fled in detail, The committee rose and the bill passed.
 MARCH 2-rne contested elecuon case Of Nc. Dowell vs George. of Oregon, was dismissed ..., letter from the director of the mint stated from March, 1878, to December, 1881, the average monthly cost of silver bullion purchased by the treasury was S2 O,7 S0j, and the average amount of coinage g. %, ,Sgl .T The House went into committee of the whole on the consular and di- plomatic appropriation bill, which appropriates Sl 1aS 530, being Sl2000 less than last year and Sll5,O0O less than the esimate...,. Debate lasted unul the hour of adjournment without definite action.
 MARCH S-Mr. Gibson introduced a bill making appropriations Of sGl1S,O00 for construction, re pair, completion and preservation of certain works on the Mississippi river in accordance with the recommendation, plans, etc, of the Missis- sippi Commssion......The bill passed reducing the license fees of masters, chief engineers and first class pilots of steam vessels from slO to sl 30 and chief mates, engineers and pilots of an inferior grade from $ 10 75 cents The House went into committee of the whole on the private calendar and some personal bills were passed.
 MARCH 1.-The conference report of Mir. His cock on the immediate deficiency bill was agreed to- The Sixth Louisiana District contested cleo ton case was dismissed The House went into committee of the whole on the diplomatic appro- priation bill, in the discussion of which the bal ance of the session was consumed. Finally the bill was reported to the Home, and previous ques fromnumerouS bOndholders of Nankton against the admission of Dakota as a state.
 MARCH 6.-The diplomatic appropriation bill was passed also the bill apprOprating sl00OD0 to continue work on Davis Island down on the ohio river. Bills were introduced To abolish discriminating duties and 10 enlarge the free list It places the following articles on the free list CaSSia, cassia vera, CaSsia buds, cinnamon cloves, stems, mace, nutmeg; pepper, unground, hite or black oil of bay leaves, oil Of olives, oil of Cubebs, nitro ben2ole, or oil of mirbau gum SSsa- fuuda chloride of potassium, crude, and nitrate Oi potasSa crude: to restore 10 the pension roll the names of persons dropped by reason of parti- cipating or aiding the rebellion...M MT. Dibbrell, of Tennessee, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill repe ealing so much of clause six of section 324 of the revised statutes relating to the sale of leaf tobacco as imposes fine or penalty on farmers and producers Of leat tobacco who may sell the same to consumers, and providing that hereafter all farmers or other producers of leaf tobacco shall be allowed 10 sell their their tenants production without license or penalty. ..... Discussion of the motion closed the session
 MARCH s-Mr. Harris reported bill author iZing the construction of vessels Of war for the navy of the United States ... The bill authorizing the purchase of the Freedmen's Bank at Wash ington, and appropriatug s2'oO0O therefor, pas sed; also the bnl directing the Secretary of War tO pay over to the secretary of the Army of the Cumberland s7 ,j0t, 10 aid in the erection of a statue or monument to the memory of James A. Garfield ...... The anti. .poygamy bill came up and during the discussion House adjourned.