Huntsville gazette., 1883-01-27

tlon Dill came up, the pending question being
on an amendment appropriating SlS5 600 for
necessary and special facilities on the trunk
Ines. debate ensued, but the amendment
LOT IaSt mail service was agreed to- Mr..
morIni called up in the regular order the
Iarl1f bill. After a long debate during which
several unsuccessful efforts were made to
amend the duty on various articles from
tne rates agreed upon by the committee,
the Senate adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Representative Shack .
eliord, of North Carolina 1900. In the House.
the morning hour having been dispensed
with, MIR. Robeson moved to go into Commit
zee OF the Whole on the Naval Approp iatiOn
Dlll. An effort to get consideration for the
Bonded Extension Whisky bin was made, but
MI Robeson's motion prevailed, and with Mr..
Page in the chair, the House went into Com
m1ttee of the Whole on the Naval bill Mr.
Robeson explained the provisions of the bill
and at the conclusion of his remarks the
Honse adjourned out of respect to the nssa-c
DRY OF the late Representative Shackelford.
JANUARY 19.-in the Senate, after uninl-
portant business, the Post Office Appropra.
ton bill was taken up and an effort made to
dispose of it, but debate on the two cents
postage clause carried it to the close OF the
morning hour and the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the Tariff BILL debate on which
occupied the remaining time. In the
House. Mr.. Moore (Tenn.) introduced joint
resolution proposing Constitutional amend
ment granting Congress the power to provide
appropriate legislation for the legal enforce
ment of the obligation of the contracts
entered into by any State in the Union. The
Judiciary resolution directing the Military
Committee to investigate charges of misman-
agement of the Hampton Soldiers Home was
adopted. Mr.. Bingham, from the Post office
and PoSt-roads Committee, reported back the
bill providing that whenever it shall become
necessary to increase speed or any post-ro
the service shall be readvertised for the re-
duced time required. Placed on the Calendar;
also the Post-route bill, which was passed.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Rich (Mich.) in the chair, on the
private calendar, and two private bills were
passed.
JANUARY 20.-In the Senate, Mr.. Blai
presented large number of petitions for ma
tional aid to the common schools. Mr. Voor-
hees presented a resolution of the Indiana
Board of Agriculture favoring the transfer of
the weather forecast signal service to the De-
partment OF Agriculture. The Post office APP
preparation bill was passed with provi5o
that the tWo-cent letter postage rate take eff
feet July l. and discussion of the Tariff bill
was resumed. ...After the passage of two
private bills, the House, in Committee of the
Whole, resumed consideration of the Navat
Appropriation bill, and at the conclusion of
the discussion the committee rose and gem
eral debate was limited to one hour on Mon
day next.
JANUARY 22-In the Senate, petitions
were presented for a law to prevent railway
discrimination and against reduction of
duties on any foreign manufactured goods
Commission. Mr.. Logan, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported tavorably bill for the
regulation of telegraph and cable companies,
and Mr.. Plumb, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported the original bill to pre-
vent the unlawful occupation of public lands.
A resolution to hold night sessions occasioned
some debate, but before deciding the ques-
tion the morning hour expired, when the
regular order called for and considera-
ton of the Tariff bill was resumed. An amend
ment was adopted putting sawed lumber on
the free list. lin the House, under
the call of States a number of bills
were introduced ana referred, among
them one for the further suppression of big
amy and polygamy. 4 Joint resolution was
passed appropriating 100000 to continue the
work of the Census Bureau. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Page
(Cal.), in the Chair, on the Naval Appropria-
tion bill, and an amendment providing that
officers detailed for service in connection with
the Navy Department shall not receive any
pay beyond that which their rank entities
them to was adopted. Pending further dis
cuSsion the Committee rose. OnamOtion that
when the House next go into Committee of
the Whole on the Naval bill all debate on the
paragraph and pending amendments be
limited to fifteen minutes the vote resulted
yeas, rs: nays, 36.