The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-25
Forty-seventh Congrcss-second ses-
hlOn.
WASHINGTON. February %, 1888.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Senate. after fransacting some unim-
portant business Of routine character.
went into executive session. When the
doors were rc0pened the Senate took up
the legislative and executive appropriation
bill.
Upon the provision increasing the salary
Of the Public Printer TO $4,000 a long dis
cusslon arose rs TO the influence OF the
Printers Union upon the management Of
the Government Printing-Ofiice. The in
crease was finally agreed TO. The bill was
reported TO the Senate, and the amend
ments made in the Committee Of the Whole
were agreed 10. except that provision for
the repeal OF the law authorizing the APP
pointment OF Assistant Secretaries OF War
and Of the Navy respectively was stricken
out. The bill was then passed.
Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Immediately after The reading OF the
Journal the Speaker proceeded 10 call COM
mittccs under the " Pound " rule.
Mr. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, under in
slructions from the Committee on WAYS
and Means. called up the bill to prevent
the importation OF adultcrated OF spurious
consideration was entered upon.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall IN amend
ment was adopted 10 the section which pro-
y;des for the further examination OF tea
represented by invoice In case the examiner
does not believe that the samples represent
1 the tue quality OF the invoice. rs follows {:
I Provided that such further examination OF
such Tea shall be made within three days
alter entry thereof has been made at the
custom-house; aud provided further. that
/ the bond above required shall also be con-
diiioned for the payment OF all custom
house charges which may attach 10 such
merchandise prior 20 its being released or
DESTROYED. rs the ease may be, under the
provisions OF this act.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, an addi-
tional section was agreed TO granting the
! Secretary Of the Treasury power to enforce
I the provisions Of this act 10y appropriate
regulations.
The bill as amended was passed.
The Committee on Elections submitted a
report on the South Carolina contested
election case Of Lee rs. Richardson. grant
ing the contestant leave TO Withdraw bis
Papers without prejudice. Laid over for
/ future action.
L
cial Committee on the Improvement OF the
Mississippi River, submitted a majority re-
pert, and il was ordered TO he printed and
| referred to the Committee Oh Commerce.
Mr.. Thomas. OF Illinois. and Mr.. Butter
worth. OF Ohio. were granted leave to file
minority reports.
The House then proceeded 20 the cOnsid'
Grafton OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill, the pending question being on The
amendment reported from the Committee
81 the Whole granting $1,000 TO the lega
REPRESENTATIVES Of Andrew Heron, OF Lou
iSiana. late member-elect Of the Forty
eighth Congress.
There was good deal Of opposition
manifested 10 the proposition 10 appropri
ate money for the benefit OF the heirs Of
man who had never served Is representa-
tive. and the amendment was loSt-yeas
So: NAYS. 80. As there was in the bill :
similar allowance 10 the family OF the late j
T. Updegrafi, Of Ohio, n nember-elect {,
the Forty eighth Congress, il was sirucl
out by unanimous consent, and the bill wa
then passed.
The report OF the Judiciary Committee
on the claim OF Majors TO a seat as a contin
gent member OF the House was adopted. j
saws the committee has been imposed oil
by false testimony. and fixes the responsi
bilitv for the deception upon Majors, Sec
retary-oi-State Alexander, OF Nebraska
and Others, and relegates the matter TO tn
state authorities Of Nebraska.
The House then took up the bill appro
priating Sl0,000,000 annually for five year
TO aid IN the support Of common schools.
Mr.. SheTwin submitted an exhaustive ar
gument in support OF the measure.
MessrS. Willis. OF Kentucky, Clements
Of Georgia. and Wheeler CT Alabama. ais
favored the bill.
Pending further discussion the Com
mitiee on Rules reported the following 70
( solution:
"That during the reminder o. the ses
sion if shall be in Orlerat any time 10 NOV
= 10 susp nd the rules, which motion sha
be decided by majority vote, to TAX
from the Speakers table House Bill 5j3S
with Senate amendments thereto. entities
a Bill 10 Reduce Internal Taxation aud
declare disagreement with Senate amend
: ments 70 the same, and To ask FOR con
, mi.tse Of conference thi reol 20 be con
. posed OF five members on the part oil III
House. II such motion shall fail the 81
shall remain on the Speaker table una
E fecfed bv the decision OF the House on sal
q notion
Laid over for action until Monday.
Mr.. sherwin then demanded the preNiot
! question on the education bill. pcndln
D which the House at 400 =. NJ. adiourne'
[ The vote stood: Yeas, 81; nays, 80.
Mr.. Willis impoached the record b
/, stating that Mr.. Haskell was recorded
i voting in the affirmative, and be wa> j
formed that that gentleman had not bee
2 present during the roll-csll.
;, The Clerk stated that there was IN atlirn
atiye response when Mr.. Hasseirs nan
. was called, and no action was taken.