Huntsville gazette., 1882-06-24


ky and tariff men had joined forces IN leglsla-
ton. Both members were rebuked tor nasty
language. The bill passed-l25 to 40 Inc
river and harbor bin was then proceeded
with.
THE resolution to appropriate $375, 900 to
pay mail contractors for services in the
Southern States prior to the rebellion occu-
pied the time reserved for the calendar in the
Senate, June Is. Mr.. Maxey argued that the
| structures of Conger were unwarranted, as the
resolution prohibited payment by the United
States of any contractor VINO had been pald
by State or by the Confederate states, or the
payment beyond date at which the mail car
riage ceased. The measure went over. The
House bill relating to the bonded period upon
distilled spirits came up as unfinished Dus1-
ness. Several amendments were rejected and
the matter was postponed lndehnltely-32 to
90. The House went into committee on
the river and harbor appropriation bill, and
Mr.. Page explained it's provisions. At the
close of general debate the first two para
graphs ofthe bill were read, and without &C.
ton the committee rose.
A BILL providing that in event OF the
death of President and Vice President the
succession be vested in the Cabinet was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, in tho
Senate, June l6. The Southern mail con,
tractors bill was discussed & and and
to enable national banking associa-
tions to extend their corporate existence was
read and the committee amendments to ex-
empt national banks from attachments and
| injunctions by State courts was rejected
yeas "a, nays 81. The affirmative vote was
wholly Republican. The Democrats voted
"nay,h and were reinforced by Dawes, Miller,
| of California and Mitchell. Davis, of Illinois,
! and Malone voted yea. The bill was pro-
ceeded with up to the sixth section, provid-
ing that all notes of existing banks now
| in circulation should be retired, destroyed
| or Cancelled and new notes bearing
| different devices and description substituted
| for them as they come in and are redeemed,
| the banks to pay the cost of printing, the cost
of new plates, ETC.: In the House Senate
amendment to the sioux City racine ~ M bndge 1l?1
was considered in committee of the whole
| till recess. The evening session was devoted
| to the passage of number OF pension CLAIMS.
THE House OF Representatives resumed
| consideration of the river and harbor bill,
June II. The amendment striking out the
| clause appropriating $500 900 for reservoir
| at the headwaters of the Mississippi was re-
| jected. An amendment was adopted direct
| ing the Secretary of War to carry on the
/ works contemplated in the bill by contract
| when not detrimental to the interests OF the
| Government. The bill then passed-ll9 to AZ.
| The naval appropriation bill was ordered
| printed and recommitted.
In the Senate, June 10, Mr.. Hoar re-
ported as a substitute for resolutions and bills
| on the subject referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee the bill introduced by him last week
| to provide for the performance OF the duties
| of the office of President in case OF the re-
| moyal, death, resignation or inability of both
| PRESIDENT ana Nlce-GreSluent. OruereQ PRINT
| ed and recommitted. The bill to protect i'm
migrants on shipboard passed without dis
sent. The joint resolution reappropriating
$4,000, voted in 1877, to pay. Southern
mail contractors passed as amended at the
instance of MIR. Conger. The river and har-
Dor bill, being received from the House, was
referred to the Committee on Commerce, and
Mr.. Kellogg gave notice of proposed amend
| ment. House bill to extend the charters
| OF national banks camc up unfinished
| business, Mr.. Hawley temporarily in the
chair. Pending executive session, the
measure went over..... In the House, Mr.
Smith, of Illinois, under instructions OF
the Committee on Banking and Currency
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury, un-
til the lst of july 1884, to receive trade dollars
upon presentation and give in change stand
ard silver dollars, and repeating all the laws
authorizing coinage of the trade dollars.
| Agreed to. A motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to appoint internal revenue
! collectors for four years was vigorously OPP
posed by Mr.. Bayne and others. Lost-sl to
100. Under suspension of the rules bills passed
| appropriating Sl00,000000 for pensions, regu-
lating immigration, establishing a bureau OF
animal industry.