The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-.
Senate.

lerleS were well filled with spectators, and
many of the desks of Senators were decor
ated with flowers. The new senator's are:
Pike, of New Hampshire; Kenna, of West
Virginia; Gibson, of Louisiana; Colquette,
Of Georgia; Wilson, of Iowa; Riddleberger,
of Virginia; Sabine of Minnesota; Palmer,
of Michigan; Cuilom, of Illinois; Henderson,
of Nebraska; Dolph, of Oregon; Bowen, of
Colorado. The customary resolutions notify
ing the House of Representatives and the
President that the Senate is ready for bust
ness, were agreed to, and a resolution was
adopted that IL o'clock be the hour of meet
ing till further notice. After the new mem
bers had been sworn in recess was taken
until 80 P. NJ, and at that hour the recess
was further extended to 3 p. NJ. At p. NJ,
the House not being in readiness for the Pres
idents message, the Senate adjourned
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill to provide
for the issue of circulation to national bank
ing associations. 1t allows bills to be issued
for 30 per cent. of the market value of bonds
Instead of the face value. Senator Blair in
troduced a bill TO est. blish bureau of Stats
tics of labor and to reduce the hours of labor
of workmen in the employ of the United
States to eight hours day. A postal tele-
graph bill was introduced by Senator Ed
munds. 1t provides that the secretary of
state, the secretary of war and the post
master-general. as board, shall have built
four trunk lines of postal-telegraph, con-
Meeting the northeastern, the northwestern,
the western, southwestern and the southern
parts of the United States with Washington.
The rates shall be established by the secre-
tary of state, secretary of the treasury and
the Postmaster General Individuals or cor
porations will not be prohibited from
operating telegraph lines. Mr. Edmunds
introduced bill to provide security for
the protection of the colored citizens
against inhuman, wicked and unholy dis
tinctions." Also bill against polygamy.
Mr. Logan introduced a bill to appropriate
S50,0O0,00) for the education of all children
living in the I'm ted States. Senator Slater
introduced bill to repeal the Northern Pa
cifc land grants. Sherman and Bayard were
appointed to inform the President that both
houses were ORGANIZED The PRESIDENTS mes
sage was read and at 4. 03 the5enate ad journed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered joint resolu-
ton proposing the following amendment to
the constitution: Congress shall have
power, by appropriate legislation, to pro-
tect citizens of the United States in the exer-
else and enjoyment of their rights, privileges
and immunities, and to assure to them the
equal protection of the laws" Mr.. Hoar
reintroduced his bill for the performance
of the duties of the office of President in case
of the removal of both President and vice
president. 1t provides that the successor
shall act until a President shall be elected.
Bills were introduced to reorganize the leg
islative power of Utah; to relieve ships from
compulsory pilot fees; to repeal internal rev.
enue laws; to abolish the internal revenue
bureau; to give eighty acres OF public land
to every honorably discharged United States
soldier or sailor who served in the late war
for any period of service less than one year,
120 acres to those who served between one
and two years. and 100 acres for
over two years of service. A
joint resolution was offered by Mr.. Blair
proposing a natioral constitutional amend
ment, prohibiting the manufacture or sale of
distilled alcoholic intoxicating liquors
except for medicinal, mechanical, chemi-
cal, and scientific purposes or for use in
the arts in any of the States or
Territories, and the importation of
such liquors, except for the purposes named.
The bill provides that should the amendment
not be ratified by three-fourths of the States
on or before the last day of December, 1890,
the prohibition it proposes shall take effect
as an act of Congress at the expiration of
ten years
Bills were introduced to establish a United
States mint at New York city; to forfeit
certain public lands granted to the Oregon
Central Railroad company to repeal the
presumption and timber culture laws and to
amend the homestead law; to provide for the
construction of the Maryland and Delaware
free ship canal to define the jurisdiction of
the circuit and district courts of the United
States. Resolutions were introduced by
Mr.. Butler to provide an amendment to the
Fifteenth amendment to the constitution, in
sorting the word nativity" so as to make
the United States to vote shall not he denied
or abridged by the United States or by
any State on account of nativity,
race, color or previous condition
of servtude." By Mr.. Lapham-A joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution giving women the right of suf-
frage. By Mr.. Morgan-Proposing an
amendment to the constitution by which the
President shall have power to disapprove
any item of appropriations for rivers or har-
bors while approving other items
Long before the hour of noon the galleries
of the House Of Representatives were filed
with spectators to witness the opening scenes
of the forty eighth Congress. The new up
holstering of the desks of members, the bright
colors of the oarpeting of the Chamber, and
the baskets of flowers which were distributed
here and there throughout the hall served
to enliven the scene, while on the floor,
political feelings being laid aside for the
time, friendly greetings and merry con-
versatiOn were the order of the day.
At 1870 p NJ Mr.. Geddes, chairman of the
Democratic caucus, nominated Mr.. Carlisle,
of Kentucky, for Speaker. Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the Republican caucus, nomi
mated ex-Sreaker keifer. Mr.. Lyman nom-
mated Mr.. Robinson, of Mas achusetts. The
vote resulted as follows: Carlisle,
s ses eeisr Mr. ~ Carlisle hoS Wns declared
elected and Messrs Randell an Keifer were
appointed a COMMITTEES to conduct him to the
chair. After being sworn in by Mr.. Kelley.
he thanked the memb rs, and said that he
would strive to be just and impartial The
oath was administered to the members, and
after some discussion over the right to admin
lister it to Mr.. Manning, of Mississippi, the
House adjourned
The contested election cases of Messrs.
Manning and Chalmers, of Mississippi were
referred to the committee on elections. The
contested cases of S. X. Peters, of Kansas,
and s. n. Wood were similarly referred -.
The following officers were elected: For
clerk, j. B. Clark, of Missouri; for SER
geant alarms, John p. Leedom, of
Ohio; for doorkeeper, j. G.. Winter
smith, of Texas; for postmaster, Lycur-
gus Dalton, of Indiana; for chaplain, Rev.
DR.. John $. Lindsay of District of Column
bia Messrs. Curtin, of Pennsylvania
Blackburn, of Kentucky, and Hiscock, Of
New York, were appointed to inform the
President that the House is organized At
ter discussion on the contested election claims
of Mayo and Garrison, of Virginia, to a seat,
the Presidents message was received and
read.
The resolution of Mr.. Tucker, referring to
the committee on elections the papers in the
Virginia contested election case of Garrison