St. Landry democrat., 1883-03-03
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. !.
FEBRUARY lin the Senate. Mr.. Vest
offered q resolution for committee OF i've
Senators to investigate the whole subject OF
the Yellowstone Park lease, and requesting
the Secretary of the Interior to take no action
in the matter until the committee reports.
Laid over until Monday a resolution IN.
whether the Legislature of New Hampshire,
chosen in February, 1882, can lawfully elect
United States Senator was offered, but after z
long debate was withdrawn and the Tariff
was taken up and debated until the House
resolution in relation to the death OF Repre-.
sentative Shackelford was received. The
dresses delivered. In the House, MI; Davis
submitted the conference report on the bill!
granting the Fremont, ElkEorn q Missouri
Valley Raroad Company ghs 81 way Na1s
which was agreed to. The Committee on
Elections submitted a report in the case OF
sessnghaus vs. Frost Of Missouri. declaring e,a IN,
port was laid over ana the House discussed
The Tariff bill. Mr.Dunnell, in the course Of his
remarks, declared there was no earthly hope
of passing the bill and the House dishonored
itself in pressing the debate further. Mr. kas-
son replied by trying to throw the RESPONSE
bility on the Democrats, the Charge be;
ing repealed by Messrs. Morrison. Carlisle and
others. motion to report the bill to the
House was agreed to, and an effort was made
to cut off further debate This caused a
wrangle over a point of order which was In
terrupted by the Speaker, who announced the
hour for the eulogies on the late Mr.. Shackel-
ford had arrived. The eulosles were then
proceeded with, and speeches were made by
Messrs, Latham. Morrow, Leedom, Randall
and Vance.
FEBRUARY 19.-In the Senate, Mr.. jack
SON presented the credentials of his colleague,
Mr.. Harris. Read and filed. The President
laid before the Senate a memorial of the Iro-
g ;hs m aehEan
with view of maktngit the national water
way to the Mississippi River. The bill grant
agreed to. The Senate will hereafter meet at
ten O'Clock a. nj. Mr. Vest announced that he
would ask consideration of the resolution for
q committee to investigate the Yellowstone
Park matter as soon as the Tariff bill was dis
posed of. After an executive session, discus
sion of the Tsritf bill consumed the remainder
of the session. ....:In the House the Sundry
Civil bin was reported and referred to Conn
mittee of the Whole The report in the con-
tested case of Cook vs.. Cults, of Iowa,
declaring the contestant entitled to tho,
seat was submitted and laid over. Amongf
the bills Introduced was one to reduce dutiess
on articles imported into the United States
fifteen per cent.after july |. Resolutions were
offered calling for correspondence relating
to the Hawaiian sugar treaty, the treatment
of Jews in Russia, the distribution of the sur
plus money in the Treasury among the sew.
eral States for the maintenance of schools
and the payment of debts, and the Signal
Service. Under the call Of committees for
motions to suspend the rules, Mr. Kelley, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, moved
to pass the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation. After debate the motion failed.
yeas, 1872; nays, 97-not the requisite two
thirds in the affirmative.
FEBRUARY 20.-In the Senate, the House
hin 6linor Ia hama
claims was passed with amendment. Consid-
Grafton of the Tariff bill was resumed, and
after dispasing Of various amendments the.
bill! was passed-ayes, q; NAYS. Il. M MI, Logan
to make it unfinished business for tomorrow
......In the House, Mr.. Hisc0ck, from the
Appropriations Committee, moved to 90 into
ton bill. He5thought the bill would not
occupy more than two. or three. days
and said i you'd Be tol9wea By the DE
he would, as soon as the Sundry Civil bill was
disposed OF, ask action on the various election
cases on the calendar. Mr.. Kelley said. recog-
nizing thu importance of the passage of the
Appropriation bills in time for action by the
Senate, heswould not antagonize them. but as
press consideration of the Tariff bill, in
hope of reaching result. The House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
sundry Civil Appropriation bill General
debate was dispensed with, and the
bill was read by paragraphs for amendment.
a point of order against the clause authoiiz-
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to pnr-
chase additional real estate in San Francisco
fer the storage of bullion was sustained. Sew
era1 amendments were offered and ruled out
on points Of oder ,ao am m It to the
and local Boards of Health was lost. The
amendment providing that all lands reserved
for military purposes and no longer desirable
for snch purposes be placed in the hands OF
the Secretary of the Interior for sale was
pending when the. committee rose. The River
and Harbor bill was referred to Committee of
the Whole.
FEBRUARY 21.--In the Senate Mr.. Gar
land offered resolution for the appointment
of a committee of Senators to examine into
the work in progress for the improvement of
the Mississippi River below Cairo. A resolu-
ton calling for information as to VII. ther the
State Department had taken steps to invite
the mediation OF European powers to settle
matters between Chilli and Peru was laid on
the table. The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the erection of a monument at Washington,s
Headquarters at Newburg, n. Y..was passed.
and alter an executive session the Senate
proceeded to the consideration OF the
nent increasing the number of staff
officers and providing that they shall
not remain on duty ! in Washington
sion and was s rejected Several ai Committee
amendments were adopted and the bill
PASSED. The resolution providing for the
termination OF the hSherles treaty was
adopted. Consideration of the Utah bill oc-
cupied the remainder of the day..... In the
House the Senate amendments to the Pen
sions Appropriation bill were concurred in.
"A conference report on the Post office Appro-
priation bill WIS submitted, stating that the
conferaes were unable to agree, the chief
point Of difference being the item approprl-
atfng S1ss, 900 for special mail facilities, and a
new conference was ordered. The Sundry
4 Civil bill was taken up in committe and q Bit
ter and acrimonious debate ensued on a
motion to str|e out the clause authorizing
the detail of officers for sevice in the Signal
Corps. The Motion was defeated.
.sf FEBRUARY Y: In the Senate the resolu-
!. ton for q. committee to examine and report
upon the methods Of simproying the naviga-