The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-02-10
NEWS III BRIEF,
Compiled ifem Tafioas soartss.


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whlnu treaty NJ flinnaa ffuu tha Com
ltii'.t % LiHeiiAns submitted ihe fenafi N
We llul hanan NHHHlHH contested fa4a. 1t
hH .lpfll declaring HHiihef entitled Ia a
.s.gt Ihe House theH IT. Committee If the
rn"'t .HhhfH consolidation uf the inHa
session
dANuAhy n,-i IN the senaie. lhe lolnt
resolution aprropfiaing iloo on Tor the wark
ul me Census BUREAU untIl the end ui tho
ntrsehi fseal year was called np, and aiior
ua'.' wa passed, when The Senate pro
ueHed with The Tariff hlll consideration
.. w" inethl schedule vas completed aud that
~ sugar WIS taken upt.t..ttu tile lIaHsH Il
hill anpropliatlng sl8Gi0 and f001l 10 deifhy
the expenses Ut the contestant aud con.
teAteo respectively, Ia the saasiuattatia. rrust
case IN Missouri, was Introduced and ~.
lefFnh. Mr. cnsWell, from tile Commit.
Tee ON Appropriations, reported the Post.
ulilce Appropriation bill, with the sen
hle amendments. recommending concur.
irhco w spmetnnd non concurrence IN others.
Among tho amendments non.eunrurrcd ia
were those nppropriatlng sls5.pJ for special
mhlliariiitlts liking July l,neAt nstlie date
when tue two'cent, letter postage goes into
eneri' Ihe report was agreed TO and con.
Terence committee will be appointed The
House then, In Committee Of the Whole, 10
sumed the Tariff bill, aud debate ON the paNd-
lug. paragraph aud all amendments was lin
iled 10 thirty minutes.
JANUARY 3l.--ln the Senate. Mfr. Miller
(Cal), from tho Committee on Foreign Rola.
iions, reported iayorably the bill 70 incor.
porate tho Maritime Canal Company tNica.
fagua Company. bill was introduced TO
retire Quaitrrinast r General Rufus ingalls,
with the rank q Major General. The bill pro
Vluing lot the holding Of Centennial cotton
Exposition IN lssi was pnssrd Tie senate
Insisted on its amendment 10 the Post Office
Appropriation bill, and coniriecs were an.
pointed The Tariff bill was then taken IN
pvt debate was interrupted by the piesenta
tion OF House resolutions reialing 10 the death
ul Representative Orth.,.,.The Speaker
laid before the House resolution oi tho
Board of Trade Of Portland. Greg, thanking
commander AiOrliman for his prompt action
~ pnnirhing insubordlnaie lndiansin Alaska
iMieFreh. The senate amendments to the
House Joint resolution making nppropria-
tipns for continuing the work Of lilo tenth
census were conrurred In. Consideration OF
the IHiih was resumed In Committee of tho
Whole, aud when the committee rose the
House beRnn the eulogy VI the late Repre-
sentative brth, of Indiana, aud resolutions OF
respect were adopted.
FEBRUARY LA the Senate, the Presl.
dent presented Joint resolutions of tho Logis.
lnture OF Illinois In relation to the yellow.
stone Park. Petitions were presented for
National aid to the common schools. Also, a
petition OF citizens OF Dakota ngaipst tho d.
vision Of the Territory and asking IT'S adms
sion witliits present boundaries. A resolution
was offered 10 suspend the coin age Of silver
dollars, which WIS referred. resolution di.
recting the Committee on Education and
Labor TO inquire into the eNpediency OF pro.
viflng by law against the employment Of con.
Wet labor on pubic works NIs adopted. The
credentials Of M1dleberger, Senator elect
from virginia, were nled. AZ the close Of tho
morning business the Tahh bill was tasen
mp and u long debate took place ON the sugar
schedulc...... In the House u tacit agreement
was entered Into that the House should sit
until slx O'Clock D. m. every day that the
Tariff bill was undor consideration. The
lloHse then, tn Committee uf the Wholo, re.
sumed consideration Of tho Tarir bill, AMI a
little progress was male ON the chemical
schedule.
FEBRUARY 2.--In the Senate, Mr.. Hoar
presented petition of President Eliot and
other professors Of Harvard asking that no
one but q professional astronomer Of expert
ence shall hereafter be eligible for the posi-.
tion of Super intendent Of the United states
Naval Observatory. The Tariff bill was then
taken UP and tho duty on potato and corn.
starch was fixed at two cents per pound and
on other starches Mt two and a hall cents and
the Senate then passed 30 the consideration
OF the CO ton and cotton goods schedule, tho
debate thereon occupying tho rest NJ the sos.
sion. the House, n memorial OF tho
New York Chamber OF Commerce, urging Con.
gfess to pass II bill limiting the coinage Of all.
YER dollars 10 the requirements OF thu people,
was presented. Petitions were also presented
protesting against tho transierof tho Revenue
Marine Liie.sHying and Coast survey scr.
vices 10 the Navy Department. After the ap.
nointment OF conferees on the Post office Ap
preparation bill the House went into Com.
mittce OF the Whole on the Tafifi. the chrmi.
cal schedule wHs concluded, aud oarthen.
ware and glassware was considered. When
the committee rose. Mr. Cannon, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported tho
Legislative, Executive aud judicial Appro.
pr1atfrh bin. Referred to Committee Of tho
Whole.