St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-02-10
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. :
q JANUARY PA number of memorials
were presented in the Senate; also, a petition
of the Council Of Six Nations of Indians"
asking recognition of their interests in GER
tain lands in Kansas. The credentials OF the
re election of Mr.. Ransom, of North Carolina,
were presented Filed. The Senate then re-
rates oa band iron and on chains and rivets
were reduced. A motion to reduce the rate
on wrought nails failedt to carly. After the
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Burrows {Mich)
in the chair, on the Tariff bill, and the long
and heated debate which ensued thereon was
of an entirely general nature.
JANUARY 29.-In the Senate, the creden-
tials of re- election of Mr.. Garland, of Arkan-3
sas, were presented and Ordered filed. "A brief
executive session was held, during which a
number of nominations were confirmed, after
which consideration OF the Tariff bill was re-
snmed and several unimportant changes in
the metal schedule were made. In the
House, under the call of States, number OF
bills were introduced. Also, number
of privileged reports were submit
ted, among the latter one by Mr.. Bel
Affairs, opposing the aDrogation Of the Ha-
waiian treaty Mr.. Thomas, from the Com.
mittee on Elections submitted the report of
Mississippi, declaring neither entitled to a
seat. The House then. in Committee OF the
Whole, resumed consideration of the Tariff
bill, which occupied the remainder OF the
session.
JANUARY 3O.-In the Senate, the joint
resolution appropriating 1000 for the work
of the Census Bureau until the end of the
present fiscal year was called up, and after
debate, was passed, when the Senate pro-
ceeded with the Tariff bill, consideration
of the metal schedule was completed and that
ilI appropliating Sis 90 ana $40 oOo to defray
the expenses of the contestant and con-
testee, respectively, in the sessinghaus- Frost
in Missouri was fn tha and re-
tee on Appropriations, reported the Post
Office Appropriation bill, with the SEN
ate amendments, recommending concur
renee in Someland nom concurrence in others.
Among the amendments non-concurred In
were those appropriating sla5, 900 for special
mail facilities and liking July next as the date
when the two-cent letter postage goes into
effect. The report was agreed to and con-
ference committee will be appointed The
House then, in committee of the Whole, re-
Bumed the Tariff bill, and debate on the pend
ing paragraph and all amendments was Lii VI
tied to thirty minutes. Af -.
JANUARY 31.-In the Senate, Mr.. Miller
{CaL) J, from the Committee on Foreign Rela-;
tions, reported favorably the bill to incor-
porate the Maritime Canal Company (Nica-3
ragua Company. bin was introduced to.
retire Quartermast+r- General Rufus ingalls,
viding for the holding of Centennial cotton
Exposition i'll 1854 was passed. The Senate
insisted on its amendment to the Post office
appropriation bill, and cOnfereeS were APP
pointed. The Tariff bill was then taken up,
but debate. was Interrupted by the presenta-
tion OF House resolutions rel Ing TO the death
OF Representative Ortiz. The Speaker
laid before the House a resolution Ut the
Board of Trade OF Portland, Greg, thanking
Commander Merriman for his prompt action
in Furnishing insubordinate Indians in Alaska.
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House Joint resolution making apprOpria-
tions for continuing the work of the tenth
census were concuIred in. Consideration of
the Tariff was resumed in Committee of the
Whole, and when the committee rose the
House began the euIogy of the late Repre-
sentative Orth, OF Indiana, and resolutions of
respect were adopted.
FEBRUARY I'm the Senate, the Presi-
dent presented joint resolutions of the Legis-
1ature Of Illinois in relation to the Yellow
stone Park Petitions were presented for
National aid to the common schools. Also, q
petition of citizens of Dakota against the di-
vision of the Territory and asking its adrnis-
sion with its present boundaries. A resolution
was offered to suspend the coinage of silver
dollars, which was referred. A resolution di-
recting the Committee on Euucation and
Labor 10 inquire into the expediency of pro-
Viding by law against the employment OF con.
yict labor on public works was adopted. The
credentials of Riddleberger, Senator-elect
from Virginia, were filed. At the close of the
morning business the Tariff bill was taken
up and long debate took place on the sugar
schedule. In the House a tacit agreement
was entered into that the House should sit
until six o'clock p. IN. every day that the
Tariff bl was under consid DER ton, The
sumed consideration of the Tariff bill, and a
little progress was made on the chemical
schedule. f53stl
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
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