The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-03


the bill was read by. paragraphs foi
amendment point Of order against the
clause authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to purchase additional real estate In San
Francisco for the 81 Orage OF bullion was sus.
tanned. Several amendments were offered
and ruled ont on points of order. An amend
ment IT, the clanse anproprlatmg SloOooO IN
aid OF State and local Boa ds OF Health was
lost. The amendment providing that lands
reserved for military purposes and no longer
desirable tor such purposes b. placed IN the
hands of the score arv OF the Interior Tor sale
was pending when the committee rose. he
River and Harbor piii was referred TO Com
mittee OF the Whole.
FEBRUARY gi.-In the Senat" Mr. G1r'
Land otIere IL resolution for the appointment
of II committee of Senators to examine Into
the works In progress for the improvement OF
the NJ ssis pp River below CalrO. resOln'
ton calling tor information as TO whether the
state Department had tax II steps TO invite
the mediation OF European powers to settle
matters between Chill and Peru was Ibid on
the table. The bill, appropiiainS $4,000 Tor
the cotton of monument Mt Washin gton's
headquarters ut Newburg, n. Y, was passed,
and after an executive session the Senae
proceeded to the con sid alton of the ARMY
Appropriation bill The amendment In.
creasing the number OF staff Officers
s sna proSans d hS' nsy w sns s",
more than three years gave rise to DIS
cussion and was rel cted Several committee
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. The reso utiop providing for the
termination of the fisheries treaty was
adopted. Consideration of the Utah bill oc-
oupied the remainder of the day.. In the
House the Senate amendments to the Pen.
sons Appropriation bill were concured IN.
A conterehoe report on the Post Office Appro.
priation bin was submit ed, stating that the
conferees were unable TO agree, the Chief
ating 81 coo tor special mail fac lities and a
new conference wa- ordered The Sundry
Civil bill WAS taken up In commi tee and a
bitter and uccri, oniouS dcbae ensued on a
motion to strike ont the cause authorizing
the detail OF officers tor service in the Signal
Corps. The motion was defeated.
FEBRUARY Oh the senate the reso'u.
ton for comm tie to examine and report
upon the methuds of improv NJ The naviga.
ton Of the Miss. sppi River below Cairo Az
adopted, when the Senate proceeded to con.
der The naval preparation bill. Til" pro-
vision relalng o wo zen sh ps was alt red
so tina no more than twenty per ent of VII {
new vessel would c,>t could be spent for
repairs. Tnc am ndmcnt approprnting
S!taO,00o TO compete the tour dou
Tns other e omt,e was ame %dopea
were agreed to......The House passed the bill
creating three add tional land districts in
Dakota. The Army and ortiticahon Appro-
p,iatlon bills. with senate amendments, were
received aid re erred Conference report on
/ the Indian and Consular Appropriation bills
WIRE cOncul?rd III. TIE House then took mn
the "undry Civil bill in commit tee and the
amen amrnt' reducing to So, 100 the appro
p'tat,on tor the tieol gical Survey W 8 lO1t-
g to 80 An amendment repeating the pre-
emption laws was adopted.
| EBRUARY 23.--ln he '"nate the Naval
Appro prihtion bill was taken up and an
amendment appropriating $500 O)D to build an
experimental gu boat was ruled out of order
| aS were some other sections which contem
plated new e'.,sla II. After few un.,n
D"rtant changes the bill passed. T e confer
ence report CA til Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill was agreed to. Cons der
alton oi the & bill wa, resumed and a Ona
debate was occa iOned 10y an amentm n
prohibiting women from v tng In any
Territory. A ro-call finally showed nc
quorum and the b lance tine session wa
spent in II van eff II to br ngin he ab entee'
......ln the holsr' he Pound" rule, set ms
apart on" hour en- Ii la for he 90 lsdcra
ton of any measure caicd up by committee,
to viii n there snall not De five objections
was adopted. Sena-e amendments to the
| Army Apron iat"n and 20 titicatiOn ADpro
praion hius We're nom oncu red IN and con
ference comm tie ere appointed Til,
resolution cal ng for correspondence L ga
ing the tire tment of Rus Al Jews wa
a opted. Cons dera ion of the Sundry Civi
bill WAS completed in Commit ee of tn,
Whoe, tie lowstone Pa lease bcin
pra ctttally invalidat by the I'd ption of al
amendment frred by Mr.. McCook.
FEBRUARY % In the senaie the Lec!s
latve Appropriation bill was taken up an,
endments made in q, mmi Tee Of the Who'll
we're agreed 10, except that provision for b
repeai OF tha Jaw author ling the a1pofut
Tncst =! Asss ant Sec etaiy OF VA and OF tn
Nay Te pectively, was struck o {. The bil
then passed.. Tue Ho 40 passed 'he bin T.
p e ent tho importation OF adulteratrd tea
Maio aud minoi rcpo IS on The Mis-
sfssippi River inprOvrmt n wcr; SUI
Ini.tcd The sundry Civil bill pas ed
a telegram was read announcing that 3.41
feetof the Cove nmcn work NJ Plum Poin
Reach had been cara AVA. The report OF
member ON Dakota, Gu rcng him wit
nSrepres nation W s adoptoi The b II ap
p'op'iahag for schools $D,OO0,000 annual
tor W. years was discussed. , bill WAS II,
trodnced repenng all internal taxes excep
on distilie spirits