St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-10
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

lative Appropriation bill was taken up ana
amendments made in Committee OF thew hole
were agreed to, except that provision tor ING
ent Of a Assistant Of war ana Of the
Navy respectively, was struck out. me ~! iii
then passed.. The House passed the bili
to prevent the Importation of adulterated tea.
Majority and minority reports on the Missis-
sippi River improvement were supmitteu.
The Sundry Civil bill passed. telegram
Government work at Plum Point Reach had
been carried away. The report on y. !.
Majors claim to a seat as CONTINGENT mem
Der from Dakota charging MN NV VIII HI, annrp
priating for schools $4,000, 600 annually 1or
five wears was discussed. A bill was intro
duced repeating all internal taxes eAcepS Oh
distilled spirits.
FEBRUARY 26.-The credentials OF Mr..
Dolph as Senator from Oregon were presented.
bill to punish false personation OF ofhcers
of the United States was passed, as was the
House bill to prevent importation OF adui-
tsrated tea. A resolution was adopted asking
the louise to return the Tariff Dill IN ofder
that certain clerical errors in it might be cor
rected. Mr.. Van Wyck made long speech IN
favor of his resolution of inquiry as to wneth-
er the United States Minister had been in
instructed to accept the mediation OF Foreign
Powers in settling the Peruvian question, ana
tho resolution was adopted. Mr.. Vest called
mp his Yellowstone Park resolution and al
yocated its passage. at the request OF Mr..
German the list of Directors OF the yellow
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was read, among whom are Rufus Hatch, RIOS
zoe Conking. HughJ. Hastint.s William Fuller
ton, John K. Brady, A. J. Vanderpoo, ana Ire ire
was reached ON the BILL The bill to pay
ssFourth of July claims was passed The Dill
to increase pensions OF one armed ana one,
legged soldiers was taken up and several
bills granting pensions to individuals were
passed. The House refused TO concur IN
the Senate amendments to the District or GO
1umbia Appropriation bill and to the Legls-
lative bill, and q conference committee was
appointed. The conference report on the
Post. office bill rejected the reso n on
amending the Tlles SO as to send the IarlH
bill to conference committee was called up
and its discussion occupied the evening ses-
SION
FEBRUARY 27.-In the Senate Mr.. Davis
announced his intention to resign his
office as President pro tenn. at noon on
the termination of the Hawaiian reci-
procity treaty was referred The resolu-
paid for Special attorneys for the De.
partment OF Justice was adopted. House
non concurrence in amendments TO the
Revenue and Tariff bill bill vas ss am
Messrs. Morrill, Sherman, Aldrich, Bayard
and Beck were appointed conterees /. In
was agreed to. Conferees we're appointed on
the revenue BILL with instructions to consider
fully, among other things, the constitutions
objections to the bill. The supplemental
Post route bill was passed. "A stormy even
inc session was spent in consideration of the
River and Harbor bill in Committee OF the
Whole.
FEBRUARY 2s.-In the Senate the House
bill to restore to citizenship such citizens OF
the United States as have become citizens
of Great Britain was reported adversely:
Senate conferees on the Revenue ana farm
bill were instructed to report to the senate y
they found any restrictions touching the cons
stitutionaIity of the measure placed on the
action of the House committee The bill to
give increased pensions to one armed and
one legged soldiers was taken up, and
after d long debate, the bill was reported
to the Senate. the amendments made in Com,
mittee of the Whole agreed to. and the Dill
passed-yeas, 81; nays, IA. Mr.. Allison re.
ported the Sundry Civil bill and said he Woulc
call it up to- morrow. In the House Messrs
Randall. Morrison and Tucker successlvelS
declined to serve on the Tariff conference
committee and Mr.. Sperr lIa-) was ap
pointed. Consideration of the River and
Harbor bill occupies the remainder OF the
day.
MARCH I'm the Senate Messrs. Bayart
and Beck were excused from serving on thu
Tariff conference committee. The Chair was
authorized to fill vacancies. and Messrs
Voorhees, Mcpherson, Miller, ingalls,, Maxey
Butler, Morgan, German, Davis, Jones ant
Harris being appointed. success,yely declined
finally appointed. The sundry Civil bill wa
taken up and materially amended Th'
clause repeating the redemption law wa
stricken OUT, us WsGS Oilc pf
the Yellowstone Park lease. A provision
allowing leases of ten a re tracts wa
inserted. The joint resolution OF tn
Missouri Legislature requesting its Congress
men to use their best endeavors to secure tn
appropriation re- commended by the Missis
'slppi River Commission was presented. IN
conference report on the Fertilization bill
was agreed to, and the River and Harbor bill
was ordered printed. -. In the House tn
conference report on the Fertilization Ap
preparation bill was agreed to-. 1t appropri
ates S.95, 600 more than when it passed til
House. The River and. Harbor bill was furthe
considered in committee. An effort to pro
hibit the further construction OF levee
except in the performance of existin
contracts was lost The rules wer
suspended and the General Deficiency bill
was passed, after which the River and Harbo
bill being resumed, MIR. Van Yoorhis moves
to strike out the appropriation for the Sacra
1nento River, saying that nobody but I
gamb Ell and a cut 4 hroatwould have though
OF tacking it to the bill "A motion was mad
"a expel him for using such language, but wa
Iithdrawn on retraction and apology.
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