Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-29

she IeNce-1 Improvement question. Tue
House anti-Chinese bill was reported. The
senate insisted on its amendment to the
fost. once appropriation bill and reap
pointed Messrs. Plumb Allison and Beck as
President Garfield's physicians was reported
with allowances of 5000 for DR.. Bliss,
III o00 each for Agnew and Hamilton, and
$4,000 each for Drs. Reyburn, Boynton and
Susan Edson The bill, with majority and
minority reports. was referred to Committee
OF the Whole The Utah contest was taken
up and Mr.. Cannon took an hour to state his
case At the close of the debate the majority
report was adopted, declaring neither Camp
bell nor Cannon entitled to seat.
Mr. MCDILL addressed the Senate on in
terstate commerce on the goth, and the bill
was referred. Messages were received from
the President relative to a convention to de-
fine the boundary line between the United
States and Mexico. Mr.. George urged passage
of the Mississippi Improvement bill as pro-
posed to be amended by increasing the ap-
preparation to Sl5,000,000 and applying the
money in the discretion of the River Commis
sion to rebuilding levees, but no action was
taken. Bills passed: For the sale of certain
property at Harrodsburg, ky., belong
ing to the Soldiers Home; for the
sale of the post reservation of Omaha Indians
in Nebraska; for the sale of kickapoo Indian
lands in Kansas; House bill appropriating
s465 600 to supply the deficiency for printing
for the current year. r........ In the House, the
Committee on Agriculture made adverse
report upon the bill to authorize the Commits
siOner of Agriculture to distribute seeds to
the destitute farmers and planters of the
flooded sections. The bill passed appropriat-
ing 500, 900 for public building at Frankfort,
KY. Messrs. Turner of Kentucky, Townshend
of Illinois, and Mckenzie of kentucky opposed
the tariff commission bill.
Mr.. Blair, from the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor, on the 21st, reported
back bill to aid in the establishment and
temporary support of the common schools.
The committee make no recommendation as
To fhn ~ ,f01 for of
other details of the bill, but the report states
majority of the committee favor recommend
ing an appropriation from the Treasury to aid
in support of the common schools, the same
to be distributed to the several States and
Territories for limited period of time and
upon the basis of 1lliteracy. Calendar. Dis
Wasses was resumed I'm s and Mr.. McPherson advocated
an increase of the appropriation to SIS. .0o0,0 600.
Mr. Vest maintained that it was the constitu-
rian owners on the Mississippi from the effects
of overfows, on the ground that the Govern
ment, being the owner OF the stream,
did not injure the property of others.
Laid over. After executive session
the Senate adjourned until the. 24th......
The House proceeded to the consideration OF
the bill "tO afford assistance and relief to
Congress and the Executive Department in
the investigation of claims and demands
against the Government" The matter went
over At an evening session twenty pension
bills passed.
THE bill for the judicial ascertainment
of private claims was debated in the House of
Representatives on the 22d. An amendment
by Mr.. Holman, providing that jurisdiction of
the Court shall not extend to any claim
against the United States growing out of the
destruction of property by Union forces dur
ing the rebellion. nor to the use of property
by such forces at the seat of war, nor to any
claim which is now barred by virtue of any
provision of any law of the United States,
tffG aq5 az. to " ru,,rans
passed the Senate on the 9th. The bill 10
constitute majority of the Supreme Bench
a quorum was discussed without action. Also
the Mississippi River improvement bill.......
In the House bill passed appropriatins $780,
900 for removal of He'll Gate distractions.
Resolutions were introduced calling for cor
respondence relating to the Paris monetary
conference; approving the invitation to the
American peace congress. Bills were intro
duced: Abolishing taxes on tobacco; appro
priating 81 900 900 for a presidential mansion
at Washington; for new Mississippi River
commission. The bill to increase the police
force of the District was debated at length,
the discussion taking political turn. The
bill finally passed.