The Worthington advance., 1882-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, JAN. %.

SENATE NO business was transacted, ex-
cept the adoption and delivery Of eulogishc ad-
dresses upon the late Senator Burnside.
Mr.. Hampton Of g. G. paid beautiful tribute
to Bprnside's bravery On tie field, magaa-
nimity in psacs, aad pstrio c efforts after the
war in reconstructing the two socsions which.
he said, with his gentle and noble nature, had
won for him the respect, esteem and affection
Of Lis colleagues from the South. Mr. Ransom
Of North Carolina, said prisoners Of war taken
by Burnside in his victories in North Carolina :,
at Hatterss, Rosnoke and Newbern uniformly
spoke OF his courage and kindness.
HOUsE-Bills were introduced to reduce and
regulate the duties on sugar aud molasses tNfr.
DunnelD; relstin; to PENSIONS; fixing uni
form currency to be issued and regulated sole
ly by the United S;a:es; 10 regulate and re-
straia Chinese immigration; to reappor'iou
col congressional districts; for Z commission to
appoint public officers except cabinet offic Re !;
to reduce the salaries of president, congress-
NJ All. heads Of departments and supreme court
jus ices; to rosurvey lanes grantod the North
er. Paciic. Eulogies were pronounced u1on
lie lato Senator Burnside.
TUESDAY, JAN "a.
sENArE-Tho bill for tho relief Of The widow
Of President Lincoln passed. Mr. McDiil, Of
Iowa, was sworn in as senator, and the creden-
Vals OF Ssnator-elect Wilson Of the samo state
were presented. Bills were introduced to
make the agricultural department an executive
department; to punish officers Of national
banks for tie illegal ISSUE Of certified CHI cks
prohibition blu; to prevent determinations
by railroad companies engaged in inter state
transportation; Joint resolution declaring
forfeited unearned land grants t. certain rail
roads, including the Northern Pacific The
Sherman fu lining bill was debated.
Senator Pugh's bill regarding presidential
elections Furnishes with fine of 81, 900 to
$2n,OUO and Imprisonment from i've to ten
years, any congressman or holde. Of q govern
ment Office Of trust or profit who exercise or
attempts to exercise the powers of presidential
elector: The same punishment is imposed for
the false Assumption by any one Of the Office Of
elector and for conspiracy in aid thereof.
House -Variovs resolutions calling on the
president aud heads Of departments for infor-
nation, correspondence, ETC., we're adopted.
The forti1cation appropriation bill 1875 .OOO)
passed.
Representative McCord's bill providing for
epruriionment on the basis OF distribution of
additional representatives according to tbe new
method of Col. Seaton, superintendent of the
censue, changes the numberof representatives
allotted to the several states as follows: Cali
fOrnia, instead of 6 (provided for in other
bills); Florida, instead Of 2; Rhode Island, 1
instead Of Q; Pennsylvania, 20 instead of %;
New Yofk, "a ins ID Of 33.
WEDNESDAY, JAN: 70.
Standardization on the late Senator Car
peuter Of Wisconsin were presented and ADOPT.
ed after speeches by Senators Cameron, Gar
iand. Logan, Kellogg, Bsyard, Elmuuas and
Davis
HoUsE.-The bill for the retirement Of As
soclat5 Justice Hunt of the supreme court
passed. Bills were referred authorizing the de-
p stand exchange Of gold ccin for gold bars and
admitting the same free Of duty. Eulogies were
delivered upon the late Senator Carpenter, by
| representatives Williams, Dunnell, CasHeu,
Humphreys aud Hazelton.
THURSDAY, JAN. 28.
sENArE-Mr: Allison introduced bill to pro-
vide reserve fund Cor the redemption of
bonds: The Sherman funding bill was dis
cussed, and a motion to table it lost-23 to 49,
Proceeding to consider separately the pending
amendments, the senate took up that proposed
by Mr.. Davis Nv. Va }, to retain government op-
ton on the proposed 3 per cent bonds, to re-
quire their redemption in advance, calling in
the s per cents. and to arrange the order OF
their payment 80 that the last new bonds issued
shall be the first to be redeemed. A long dis
euesion ensued upon suggestions for rodifca-
tlons, OF the phraseology Of the amendment
with = view Of simplifying it. Without action
on tae amendment. the senate went into execu-
tive session.
The president cent the following nomina-
tions to the senate:
Frederick A. Tuttle Nevada, governor Of Ar
izona, Leopold Marklet, United States assist
ant treasurer, Cincinnati
Collectors Of Internal Revenue F Taft.
First district Of Ohio; Wnl J. Pollock, First dis
trict Of Pennsylvan1a; Frank P. Case. Twenty
second district OF Pennsylvania.
Collectors OF Cus:oms-Edw. 81. Webster,
Baltimore; T. P. Johnston, Charleston, 8. G;
Francis Vaughn, Salura, Tex
United States Attorney-George B. Patterson,
southern district of Florida.
United States Marshal-John W. McClietock.
tor Maryland; Thomas Bates, for western die
trict Of Arkansas.
HousE-The report Of the committee on 20
counts regarding the committees entitled to
clerks was adopted. The bill granting addi-
tional pension to Mrs. Lincoln passed Tho
house then took recess until evening, the
we're then present. Speeches we're started, but
the speakers asked and obtained leave to print
them in the record
FRIDAY, JAN. ~.
SENATE The 5 per cent. funding bill was
considered The amendment of Mr.. Davis of
West Virginia striking out the time feature Of
the bonds and making them payable at the
option of the government was agreed to-2S to
26. An amendment making the bonds
SO.
Following is the text of the amendment o:
the funding bill offered by Davis Of West Vir-
ginis, and adopted:
That the bonds herein authorized shall not
be called in and paid 80 long as any bonds Of
the United States heretofore issued, bearing q
higher rate of interest than 3 per centum, and
which may be redeemed At the pleasure Of the
United States, shall be outstanding. The last
Of said bonds iesued under this act shall be
followed until it shall have been paid
HousK--No business Of importance was
% done, .,y the day being chiefly devoted to the pri-
Both houses adjourned until Monday.