Huntsville gazette., 1883-03-03

VISION relating to wooden shps was altered
90 .,a. no more than tw-ty per cent. OF what
repairs. The amendment appropriatng
Si,00OO0O to complete the four double
The 1lee'eo other IRON els ,,;+.a was adopted;
were agreed to-. The House passed the bill
creating three additional land districts in
Dakota. The Army and Fertilization Appro-
prlatlon DlllS. with Senate amendments, were
received and referred. Conference reports on
tnc lndlan and Consular Appropriation bills
.s were concurred in. The House then took up
amendments reducing to S222, 900 the appro-
pi1atlon Tor the Geological Survey WAS lost
y 10 SO An amendment repeating the pro-
emptlOn laws was adopted.
FEBRUARY 23.-In the Senate the Naval
Appropriation bill was taken up anG an
amendment appropriating 5000, 900 to build an
experimental gunboat was ruled out of order.
as were some other sections which contem-
plated new legislation. After a few unim-
portant changes the bill passed. The confer
ence report on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was agreed to. Consider
alton OF the Utah bill was resumed and long
debate was occasioned by an amendment
prohibiting women from voting in any
Territory. A roll-call finally showed no
quorum, and the balance OF the session was
spent in a vain effort to bringin the absentees
49,. In the House the "Pound" rule, setting
apart one hour each day for the considera-
ton OF any measure called up by committees
to which there shall not be five objections
was adopted. Senate amendments to the
Army Appropriation and Fortification Appro-
priatlon bills were non concurred in and con-
terence committees were appointed. The
resolution calling for correspondence regard
ing the treatment of Rus sian Jews was
adopted. Consideration of the Sundry Civil
bill was completed in Committee of the
Whole, the Yellowstone Park lease being
practically invalidated by the adoption of an
amendment offered by Mr.. McCook.
FEBRUARY 25-In the Senate the Legs.
lative Appropriation bill was taken up and
amendments made in Committee of theWhole
were agreed to, except that provision for the
repeal of the law authorizing the appoint
ment OF Assistant Secretary of War and OF the
Navy respectively, was struck out The bill
then passed. The House passed the bill to
prevent the importation of adulterated tea
Majority and minority reports on the Mis-
siSSippi River improvement were sub
mitted. The Sundry Civil bill passed.
telegram was read announcing that 3475
feetof the Government work at Plum Point
Reach had been carried away. The report on
L. L. Majors claim to seat as contingent
member from Dakota charging him with
misrepresentation, was adopted. The bill APP
propriating for schools 900 annually
for five years was discussed. A bill was in
troduced repeating all internal taxes except
on distilled spirits.
FEBRUARY 26.-The credentials Of Mr..
Dolph as Senator from oregon were pre-
sented. A bill to punish false personation of
officers of the United States was passed. as
was the House bill to prevent importation of
adulterated tea. resolution was adopted
asking the House to return the Tariff bill in
order that certain clerical errors in it might
be corrected. Mr.. Van Wyck made a long
speech Iii favor of his resolution of inquiry as
to whether the United States Minister had
been instructed to accept the mediation of
Foreign Powers in settling the Peruvian ques
ton, and the resolution was adopted. Mr..
Vest called up his Yellowstone Park resolu
ton and advocated its passage. At the re-
quest of Mr.. German the list OF Directors of
the Yellowstone Park National I'M
provement Company was read. among
" wboap--z.--Aares. o. isssfsS Hatch. s.ss Roscoe
Consding, Hugii j. Hastings, William Fuller
ton, John r. Brady, A. }. Vanderpool and Ire
dene E. Church, all of New York. No action
was reached on the bin. The bill to pay
Fourth of July claims was passed. The bill
to increase pensions of one armed and 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 of Co
lumbia Appropriation bill and to the Legis-
lative bill, and a conference committee was
appointed. The conference report on the
Post office bill was rejected. The resolution
amen ding the rules to send the Tariff
bill to a conference committee was called up
and it's discussion occupied the evening sesr