The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-23
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.



Mr. Mcpherson presented resolutions of
the legislature of New jersey demonstrating
against the transfer of the life saving SER
vice to the navy departn e1t. A joint reso-
luton was reported and passed to admit free
of duty monument to General Washington,
to be imported by the Society of the Gin
cinnati, for Fairmount park, Philadelphia
Mr.. Sewell presented the credentials of
his colleague, Mr.. Mcpherson, reelected a
Senator from New Jersey
Mr.. Blair introduced a bill to prohibit the
employment or performance of labor by
conylcts or persons restrained of their lib
erty upon works or property of the United
States, and the expenditure of any moneys
of the United States on account of such
labor. The consideration of the tariff bill
was continued, and the action of the Senate
i'll committee of the whole, by which books
were placed on the free list, was not ap-
proved.
remembrance was presented from Oil
yer Wendell Holmes, John G. Whittier and
L. B. ,Aldrich and other writers of books,
against reduction of the tariff on books
below TIVE nty- per cent. In discussion
of the tariff bill an unsuccessful effort was
made to increase the duty on iron ORE an
amendment providing for the lefunding OF
duties paid on imported salt used in curing
meats afterward exported was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, presented a remonstrance of
the master oookbnders of Boston against
the reduction of the duty on books. Mr.
Vest offered q resolution for the appoint
ment of committee of five Senators to ex-
anime and report to the Senate at its next
session what is the actual condition of the
Yellowstone National park, what action has
been taken by the department of the interior
i'll regard to the manace cement of the park and
the leasing, or contracting to lease, any part
of it; and what legislation, if any, is neces-
sary to project timber, game and objects of
curiosity, and to secure the proper admins
frDf of II
the tariff bill was continued
House.
Chairman Page reported the river and
harbor bill. The bill makes an appropria-
ton of 81, 937, COO andis based upon estimates
amounting to SOB, Ss9, COO. Mr. Hill, of
New Jersey, introduced bill to suppress the
transmission of obscene writings through
the mails. Referred
During consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill an amendment was
adopted fixing the number of internal rev.
enue districts at $50. This is a reduction of
forty-four districts, and will, if finally agreed
to, go into effect on July l next -. The
secretary of the interior transmitted to Con.
gress a request for an appropriation of
S34S, 400 TO supply with oxen and cows 2,6SO
families of Sioux Indians who have gone to
farming Mt various agencies in accordance
with the stipulations of the Sioux treaty of
1865.
The confer, nc report on the japanese in
demnity bill was presented TO the house.
The effect of the bill is to return to
Japan the original sum received from that
government, S7S5,000, without Interest,"; to
pay to the officers and crews of the Wyoming
ard Ia Kiang $4,000, and to cancel all the
bonds comprising the japanese indemnity
fund.
Mr.. Cox presented memorial of d. Apple
ton d Co., Harper d Brothers, and other
publishers of New York city. protesting
against the admission of books free of duty
unless all materials entering into the manu-
facture of books be also admitted free. Re
ferred Mr.. Miller, from the committee ON
elections, reported in favor of the contestant
in the contested election case of Sessinghaus
versus Frost, from the third Missouri dis
trict. An exciting party debate occurred
during discussion of the tariff bill, MIR. Kas-
son charging that the Democratic members
were obstructing the passage of the bill, and
Messrs. Morrison, Carlisle and other Demo-
Gratis denying the charge Eulogies on the
late Representative Shuckeford, of North
Carolina, were delivered, and resolutions OF
respect to his memory passed.