Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
FORTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS-.

DEC. 3O.-In the House the Senate bill to
reform the civil service and prevent official
assessments was taken from the Speakers
table and referred. Senate bill extending the
time for filing claims for horses and equip
ments lost by officers or eHliSted men in the
service of the United States, with an amend
ment limiting the extension to one year, was
passed. A resolution for standing commit
tee on rivers and harbOrS was referred. SEN
ate bill to pay the State of Oregon $4,000 for
expenses incurred in recent Indian wars, with
an amendment appropriating 81 400 to reim-
burse the State of California for like expenses,
was passed. The House adjourned to Tues.
day, January2.
JAN. 2.-Several petitions were presented
for the passage of bill giving increased pen
s1Ons to one armed and one-legged soldiers.
Mr.. Garland, from the Committee on Judicial
ry, reported a substitute for all the bills pro
Viding for tho forfeiture of certain railroad
land grants. The bill authorizes the Attor-
ney- General to institute suits in the name of
the United States against the roads granted
lands which have not patented the same, with
q view OF obtaining Judgment and forfeiture,
and provides that If within one wear previous
to the passage of the act the roads in ques
ton shall have made substantial progress in
construction they shall be exempt from judg-
argument against the Fitz John Porter bill.
-. In the House bill placing tobacco eX-
ported to Canada and Mexico on the same
footing as if exported in vessels was passed.
number of unimportant bills were also
passed.
JAN. 3.-In the Senate number of petit
C1OnS were presented IOr COQSt1GUC1Onal
amendment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic liquors. Mr.. Logan con-
cluded his speech in opposition to the Fit
John Porter bill, and Mr.. MCPHERSON made
few remarks in its favor. The bill
was then reported to the Senate......In tie
House a memorial of the American Scien .e
Association asking Congress to distribU te
money to the several States for educational
purposes was referred, and the House went
into committee of the whole on the Army
Appropriation bill, Mr. TOwnshend (O) in
the chair.
JAN. Ain the Senate Mr., Morrill,, from
the Committee on Finance, reported the
House bill to reduce internal re renue taxa
ton with an amendment embracing an entire
revision of the tariff and of the machinery for
its collection. Several other bills were re-
ported The West Point Appropriation bill
was taken up and passed. Consideration of he
Bonded Whisky bill was resumed and the bill
was finally passed. In the House petitions
were presented by Messrs. Cox and Buck
urging prompt action by Congress on the to-
baccO tax. The Army Appropriation bill and
the PendletOn Civil Service bill were passed.
JAN. 5-Petitions for increased pensions
to one armed and one-legged soldiers were
presented in the Senate. A petition for the
admission of Dakota as State was presented
and some desultory discussion was had. A
bill relating to the expectation of tobacco,
snuff and cigars in bond free of tax to ada
cent territory, with an amendment that the
bill shall apply to exports whether trans
ported by vessel or otherwise, reported.
The Presidential Succession bill was taken up
amendments were offered but not acted upon.
| ..... In the House the District of Columbia
bill appropriating So, 443, S47 was taken up and
! after some discussion was passed.