St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the Senate, July l, bill was reported
to establish the Territory of Pembina. The
legislative, executive and judicial bill passed.
Also the bill to regulate the investment of Pa
cfic railroads sinking funds. In the House,
Mr.. Kelley asked unanimous consent to re
port from the Committee on Ways and Means
the joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue $200,O00,O00 OF per
cent bonds or certificates in exchange for
bonds bearing Il higher rate of interest The
resolution passed. The naval appropriation
bill came up for consideration and on
suggestion of Mr.. Robson the clauses
for Bureau of Construction and
Repair and Bureau of steam En-
gineering were passed over for the present.
vised Statutes, as imposed tax on tobacco
passed The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, returning with
out his approval the DILL to regulate the car
riage of passengers by sea. The message went
over as unfinished business, and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the general deficiency bill came up
in the Senate, July g. Mr.. Vest opposed an
amendment constituting the Treasurer and
first and second Comptrollers board of
audit to determine claims growing out OF
President Gartield's illness and limiting
ident was the victim OF malpractice.
and the charges, had been outrage,
Gus. Mr.. Hall said the Presidents wound
was universally admitted to be an incurable
one. Mr. Garland wanted the matter looked
into further. An amendment by Mr.. Cockrell
limiting the amount of appropriation to ST.
900 was adopted. Bills passed: constituting
Robert Garrettand others a company to lay a
submarine cable to Europe; to prevent black
mail in the matter of Obtaining patents to
mining lands. In the House Mr.. Robinson
introduced resolution reciting that Mr.
West, the English Minister, had called on
Secretary Frelinghuysen January % and ex-
pressed his Misrepresentation of resolution OF
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The reso
luton calls for particulars Of the inter.
view. The bill to correct the duty on knit
goods passed under suspension of the rules;
also, bills appropriating money for public
buildings at st. joe Mo, and Harrisonburg
and Abingdon, Va. Senate amendment to
bill to pay star route witnesses mileage was
agreed to. substitute for the sundry civil
bill was reported.
In the Senate, July 5, the bill for the re-
lief of Ben Holiday was taken up, but laid
over in consequence of opposition. The
bankruptcy bill was made a special order for
the first Wednesday in December. Senate
bill to create the Territory of Pembina was
discussed, but no action reached. The river
and harbOr bill was reported. .....In the
House consideration of the naval bin was re-
sumed. An amendment was adopted provid-
ing that any portion of the $1,75O,00O not
required for the bureau of construction and
repairs should be devoted to the building of
two new cruisers. A long discussion ensued
on a motion to strike out the proviso apply |
ing 100000 to the monitors. 1t was finally |
defeated. Another amendment by Hewitt to |
have the monitor work let to the lowest bid
der shared the same fate. Some changes ad-
Eocated by Robson were made and the previ- /
Gus question was seconded.
THE Senate spent the 9th on the river and |
barber bill, and passed all the amendments
proposed by the committee till the Hennepin |
canal item was reached, and this was debated
till adjournment......ln the House, the naval
bill occupied the day. There
was much debate, and Messrs. Robson and
Whitthorne had an acrimonious encounter.
There was no limit set upon the use of epithets
on either side. The bill finally passed.