Daily Republican., 1882-04-04

Proee~d ngs In the senate and
Hoaso Yesterday- Compensation
for the Utah Election Cs0nis,
sAeness-A Change In Reference
10 Li4uors IN Bonaed ware.
houses.
In the U. 8. Senate, yesterday, bills
we're introduced by Mr. Mitchell for q
public building at Lancaster, Pa, and
by Mr.. Morgan to modify the appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and to define the rights
of American citizens when In foreign
countries. Mr.. Voorhees, submitted a
resolution declaring that "the conduct
of the State Department in relation to
the arrest and imprisonment Of Daniel
McSweeny and oJher American citizens
by the British authorities, 10 In viola
tion of American law, Inconsistent
with the value Of American citizenship
and derogatory to the honor Of the
United States.
1t was temporarily laid on the table
subject to Mr.. Voorhees, call. Mr..
Morgan from the committees on Public
Lands, reported q bill making the
salary of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office $4,000 year, and
giving five inspectors in his office $4,000
q year each. He said the Committee
would hereafter report a bill creating
the Office of General Land Com mission.
or into Department. The Presiden
tial Count bill came up a. unfinished
business, but was laid aside and the
bill ratifying the act Of the Choctaw
Council granting the right Of way
through their land in the Indian Terri
tory 10 the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad Company was considered.
A message was received from the
President calling attention to tie neces-
sity for providing for the payment of
the Commiss. oners and election officers
to be appointed in Utah under the Anti
polygamy law, and suggesting that
their compensation should be increased
from 5000 to not less than $4,000 per
snnum. On motion of MIR. Morrill, tie
Senate bill for the conversion or REDEEM.
ptiou Of $40 refunding certificates was
passed.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the House, bills were introduced
by Mr.. Updegratf. of Iowa, to establish
q Board of Commissioners of Inter- State
Commerce, and by Mr.. Robson, to
modify the appellate jurisdiction
of the United States Supreme Court.
MI. Crapo, of Massach usetts, moved
to suspend the rules and adopt q reso-
luton making the bill to extend the
corporate existence of national banks
a continuing special order for April
10Th. After some debate the motion
failed-yeas 122, nays 77-for want of
two thirds in the affirmative. Mr..
Dunnell, of MINI, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to amend
the Internal Revenue laws reported by
the Ways and Means committee sew.
eral weeks ago. Agreed to, yeas %,
nays 20, and the bill passed. 1t extends
the bond period for the retention in
warehouse of distilled spirits and places
distilled spirits on the same footing as
snuff, tobacco, cigars and fermented
spirits. Bills were passed under sus.
pension Of the rules for the erection Of
public buildings in Syracuse and Roch.
ester, New York; Columbus, Ohio, and
Minneapolis, Minnesota. A message
was received from the President in re-
ply to q resolution asking information
concerning Thomas Shields and three
other Americans in Mexico. The docu-
ments contain nothing not already pub
lished. The House then adjourned.