The daily gazette., 1883-02-22
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s.n.,. and House Doings 1t the National
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s.O..a and House Doings ut the National
Capital.
y +ha IJp,aed States Senate yesterday Mr.
aarisnd offered resolution for the appoint.
nort N a committee Of seven Senators to
nraroine the work now in progress for the
,n,rrovemeut of the Mississippi river below
Tairo and report next session. It went
o~ar mill to-day. Mr.. Van Wyck offered a
en'o,ntIon. W which was laid on the table,
noII,ng an the President for information
Utnncb,n0 an alleged Joint agreement be
.,voon the Ministers Of the United States,
Srsst Britain, France and Italy, at Lima,
PeTu' 10 make joint effort TO bring about
resce between Chill and Peru, and whether
,he Minister of the United States has heen
Instructed TO invite or accept the meditation
~ European Powers in the settlement Of a
nurely American question" Bills were re.
ported and passed appropriating ~, 900 for
q monument at Washington's headquarters
At Newburg, New York, and requiring
an oath from parents or guardians
as 10 the age Of minors offered as
recruits for the navy. After an executive
session, the Army Appropriation
blll was taken up and passed, With amend
ments, A new Conference Committee was
ordered on the Post Once Appropriation
nm. The Fertilization bill wns passed with
he Amendments reported By the Senate
Committee. Mr.. Edmunds called mp the
iolnt resolution for the terminatIon Of the
fishery clauses of the Treaty Of Washington,
and II was passed. The Utah bill was taken
up, on motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, and Mr..
Hoar moved to strike out the section pro-
hibting the Mormon women from voting.
Mr.. Blair moved to ameud 30 as TO make the
section apply to all persons, male a. well a.
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polygamy. Pending its consideration, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the Senate amendments to
the Pension bill were concurred In. A
further conference was ordered on the Post
Office Appropriation bill. The Sundry
Civil bill was considered Ia Committee of
the Whole. During its consideration Mr..
Beltzhoovar made a strong attack upon the
administration of the Signal Service Corps.
Several members defended General Hazen,
and the matter passed over. Pending action
on the bill the Committee rose. The Tax
Tariff bill was received from the Senate, or
dered to be printed and laid upon the
Speakers table. Adjourned.
Mr. Page OF California, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, has presented TO the
House long and argumentatiye report on
the River and Harbor bill, replying to the
Presidents message and rejecting upon
Secretary Lincoln's action. The report ends
By saying 'In conclusion, the Committee
desire to leave on record their protest against
the discontinuance Of liberal appropriations
to secure safe and easy navigation for our
Internal traffic and Intercourse.
Commissioner Raum appeared yesterday
before the Subcommittee Of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations and opposed
the provision in the bill as passed BY the
House to reduce the number of internal
revenue districts from 1875 toS SO. He asserted
that the proposed consolidation would not
lessen the expense of collecting the revenue,
while it would seriously disarrange the
machinery of the service.
The General Deficiency bill, on which the
House Committee on Appropriations is en-
gagged will, 1t is said, appropriate about
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