Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-22
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

Friday. Jan. ~. In the senate
bill to provide for determining the
existence and the removal of the ina
bility of the President to discharge
the duties of his office was introduced
and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. A resolution to meet at II
a. m. after Monday was agreed to.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
postpone the calendar in order to pro-
coed with the Tariff BILL
In the house. the shipping bill was
taken up; sections IS, 10 and 20,
which contained the drawback, free
ship and free material provisions,
were struck out; the bill was then
passed.
Saturday.-A bill was introduced
in the Senate providing that the
President shall appoint seven COM
missioners from civil life to consider
and investigate the SUI. ject of rail-
road transportations in its relations
to the agricultural, commercial and
industrial interests of the United
States, and to report their recon-
mendation and The result of their
inquiry to Congress not later than
Dec. 3, 1888. A bill was introduced
providing that in all federal elections
the balloting machine, invented by
A. c. Carey, of New York, shall be
used. The agricultural bill and the
treaty with MEXICO were discussed,
without, however, reaching a decision
on either question. The House pass
ed the pension and fertilization APP
preparation bills, and also a bill
allowing from S12 to $50 a month
pension for those who have lost sight
or hearing in the military or naval
service.
Monday.-In the Senate the Tariff
bill was considered and several
changes were made in the tariff
schedule. The Holiday relief bill
was considered, without action. A
joint resolution was introduced di-
recting the President to give notice
of intention to terminate certain ar
ticles of the Treaty of Washington.
In the House several bills and
resolutions were presented. A reso-
luton was adopted making the bill
for the support of common schools
special order for January 20. The
bill granting pensions to the survivors
of the Mexican and certain Indian
wars was made a special order for
the first Tuesday in February,
Tuesday.-In the Senate the Tariff
bill was further considered; several
amendments were discussed, some of
which were rejected and others
agreed to.
In the House the Tariff bill was
reported from the Committee on
Ways and Means and it was referred
to the Committee of the Whole. The
bill amending the act regulating the
removal of causes from State to Fed
eral courts was passed.
Wednesddy.-In the Senate the
Conference report on the Agricult-
ural Appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. The Post Office APP
preparation bill was considered. The
Tariff bill was further considered.
In the House j. T. Cain was
sworn in as the Delegate from Utah.
The joint resolution providing for a
new mixed commission to consider
the Venezuela claims was passed.
Thursday.-In the Senate the Post
Office Appropriation bill was consid-
cred; proposition to discontinue
the fast mail service was rejected by
a vote of 80 to 20. Several amend
ments to the Tariff bill were discuss
ed and rejected.
In the House the Naval Appopri-
alton bill was considered in COM
mittee.
Both the Senate and the House