Huntsville gazette., 1882-02-25

the same political party. Agreed to by q
party vote-yeas, 26 nays, "a. Mr.. Davis, of
Illinois, voted yea with the Democrats, and
MIR. Malone was absent. Several amend
ments were proposed and defeated by de-
cisive votes, and after rearrangement Of its
sections the bill finally passed by a yive voce
VOTE. The bill granting pension OF 5000
year to Mrs Garfield passed the House. Mr.
AnderSons amendmenu to the AppOrtonment
Dlll, hiking the number of representatives at
325, was agreed to by 1852 to l04. All the Re-
publicans except two, Darrall of Lou
isiana and White of Kentucky, voted
for 325. The Democratic members from
few from Louisiana and Maryland, voted with
the Republicans. The remainder of the DEM
ocrats voted solidly against the proposition.
A motion by Mr.. Springer, of Illinois,, to re-
consider the vote by which the House had re-
jected the amendment offered by Mr.. COlerick,
was the signal for scene of 81 eat noise and
confusion. motion to table the motion to
reconsider was Immediately made on the Re-
publican side, and the Democrats demanded
the yeas and nays-l3l to 4. No quorum,
Danocrats refraining from voting.
In the Senate, Feb. 18th, Mr.. Kellogg in
troduced bills providing for the following APP
propriauions: Improvement of the Mississippi
River from New Orleans, 100000; improve
ment of the Ouachita River $4,000; improve
ment of the Red River above Shreveport, $780,
900; Improvement of Bayou Lafourche, 3d.
600; improvement of Bayou Teche, $4,000;
improvement of the Calcasian River, $4,000;
deepening the channel of the Atchafalaya
River, 100000; building lock at the
mouth Of Bayou Planquemine, S250,000:
building a Post office and Court house
at Shreveport, S250,000; building
Court house and Post office at Ope-
lousas, $4,000; building a Custom-house
and Post office at Morgan City, Sl50,000. The
Pension arrears resolution went over and the
Senate adjourned until the 20th.- In the
House, Mr.. Springer moved to reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. Colerick'S amendment to
the Apportionment bill was rejected. Tabled
-ll3 to ia, and the substitute, fixing the
number of representatives at 3l6.was rejected
-l54 to "a. Mr. Page (Cal) desired to with
draw his resolution proposing 3l9 members,
but as it was the number favored by the
Democrats objection was made. 1t was, how
ever rejected-yeas 80, nays jas. A motion
to recommit was lost, and the bill passed
without division.
THE deficiency bill appropriating 81, ,S22,
9S3 passed the House on the lSth-l55 to 26.
The clause appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of vaults in the Treasury and Sub
Treasury caused quite an interesting discus
sion upon the silver question. Mr.. Hewitt
made a vigorous attack on the standard sill
yer dollar, characterizing it as cheat and Il
fraud. Mr.. Marsh declared the cry that the
standard dollar was fraudulent was false in
fact and untrue in principle.
Mr.. CALL offered resolution in the Sem
ate. on the Goth, reciting that the interests of
peace between nations, the obligations and
rights of which are reciprocal between the
United States of America and all other people
and the governments OF America, well
the commercial interests of the people of the
United States, render it proper that the
Government of the United States, in some
proper form, adopt measures to settle
| the controversy betw cen Chill and Peru, and
| prevent the fOrcible dismemberInent of Peru
The resolution, which also approves the call
! for congress of the nations of North, South
and Central America, was ordered printed.
| The bill to retire Gen. Grant was discussed
and committee amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered "A substitute for the
Pension arrears resolution, declaring that the
| Senate adheres to the principle that pensions
| shall be computed from the time of disability
| and directing the Pension Committee to bring
in a bill by which the business OF the Pension
Bureau may be expedited and frauds de-
tected and punished. 1.-The House passed
the bill authorizing the payment of the Japa
nese indemnity fund, Sl,117,3H, to the Japa-
nese Government, with the exception of S254,
600, which shall be paid to the officers and
crew of the United States ship Wyoming. A
resolution authorizing the Secretary of War
to grant immediate relief, by issuing rations
to destitute citizens of Arkansas and Louisi-
ana in the Red River Valley, was referred
Mr. Buckner introduced bill for the con-
struction Of bridge across the Mississippi
near the northern part of the City of ST.
Louis.