Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-03
FORTY.SEYENTH CONGRESS.

JANUARY A.-In the Senate, Mr.. Hoar's
credentials were presented and fled A me-
moral OF General Sturm, of Indiana, setting
iprth ms claim against Mexico for aiding in
tne eApulslonof tne French forces from Mexi-
co and the re establishment of a Republic
Waspresented and referred to the Committee
on fofelgn Relations. At the close of the
mo- morning business the Tariff bill was taken up
the uie was resumed several changes in
me biiI being made. the
,7Ie mouse, US the Naval Appropriation bill came
natlng an appropriation for three steel
cruisers was adopted with slight changes.
The bill being reported to the House favor
aDie action was had on all the amendments
! except that providing that chiefs of bureaus
snail receive no additional pay, and the one
relating to torpedoes.
JANUARY 25.-In the Senate, to-day hay-
I ing been set apart for services in honor of the
/ late Senator Hill. of Georgia, on motion of
Mr. Brown, Immediately after the reading OF
the journal remarks eulogistic of deceased
were begun. -. In the House the Naval bill
came up in the regular order. The amend
ment providing that the chiefs of bureaus
snail receive no additional pay by reason of
hoio1ng such position was rejected The
amendment for the payment of $4,000 to Asa
| weeks Tor the use OF his invention in tOrDe-
| does was agreed to and the bill passed The
Revenue bill was taken up in Committee of
the Whole Mr. Kelly addressed the House on
| the Tariff bill, at the conclusion of which the
committee rose. The House then proceeded
! to eulogize Senator Hill, several touching and
eloquent addresses being made.
JANUARY 26.-In the Senate Joint reso.
| luton making appropriations for continuing
the work of the census was reported. Mr.
Slater from the Pensions Committee reDorted
adversely the House bill increasing the pen
sions of one armed and one legged soldiers
minority of the committee recommended
the passage of a substitute covering more
ground than the original bill, and Mr. Piatt
who was unable to concur With either the
majority or minority, introduced a bill rails
ing the pensions of those now receiving
SIS to S24, and those receiving $24 to S30
Mr.. Malone, from Committe on Agricul-
ture, reported in favor of holding the Worlds
Centennial Cotton Exposition in 1884. Also
in favor of referring the Agricultural Appro-
priation bill to the Committee on Agriculture
Consideration of the Tariff bill was resumed
some slight reduction in the metal schedule
being agreed to........In the House, the Tariff
was also the subject of lengthy debate. 1t
was agreed that the general debate on the
Tariff Commission bill should close at five
O'Clock p. m. to morrow.
JANUARY PA number Of memorials
were presented in the Senate; also, petition
of the Council of Six Nations of Indians"
asking recognition of their interests in GER
tain lands in Kansas. The credentials of the
re, election Of Mr. Rams Ransom; OF North Carolina,
sumea consideration of the Tariff bill The
rates on band iron and on chains and rivets
were reduced. A motion to reduce the rate
reading of the Journal the House went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Burrows (Mich)
in the chair, on the Tariff bill, and the long
and heated debate which ensued thereon was
of an entirely general nature
JANUARY 29.-In the Senate, the creden-
tials of re election of Mr.. Garland, of Arkan-
sas, were presented and ordered filed. A
brief executive session was held during
which number of nominations were con-
hrmed, after which consideration of the Tariff
bild.Tas resumed and several unimportant
In the House, under the eau uI CurlrSe.'
number of bills were introduced. Also, a
number of privileged reports were sub
mitted among the latter one by Mr.. Bel
mont from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs opposing the abrogation of the Ha-
waiian treaty. Mr.. Thomas, from the Com
The buchanan Manning contested case, of
Mississippi, declaring neither entitled to a
seat. The House then, in Committee of the
Whole resumed consideration of the Tariff
bill, which occupied the remainder of the
session.