The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-04
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The Last Hours of the Forty Seventh
Congress Late Friday Night
the Senate Adopted the
Conference Report.
Mr.. Ingalls, Lays the River and Harber
Blll Beneath the Daisies by a
Clever Stroke
or the Parliamentary Cleayer - Pro-
louged Debate in the House
on the
Revenue Tariff Reduction MonStrosity
How the Patriots Walked the
Plank.
A Neritablc Apple of DiScord Every.
body Kicking at IL,
Some on Constitutional, Some on See.
ti0nal, and 0,hers
On General Principles, but the Report
is Adopted,
And Forms n Most Appropriate Fmi,
TO the
Several Sins OF the FOrty-Seyenth
Several Sins OF the FOriy-Seventl
Forty Seventh Congress-second Session
SENATE,

Forty Seventh Congressional Session.
SENATE,
WASHINGTON, March 3.-House bill to
confirm certain entries on public lands
passed.
The unfinished business, the bill to eX.
clude public lands in Alabama from the op.
Grafton of laws relating to mineral lands
passed.
Nr. Bayad offered the following, which
was agreed to;
Resolved, That the thanks OF the United
States senate are due and are hereby ten
dered to Hon. David Davis, senator from
Illinois, for the courteous, impartial and
able manner in which he has presided over
their deliberations and fulfilled the dutie,
OF president pro tenn. of the senate.
Mr.. Tabor presented the credentials OF
his successor as senator from Colorado
Thomas NJ. Bowen.
Mr.. Brown presented the credentials o
A. Ii. Colquitt, senator-eleCt from Georgia
Mr.. Plumb called up the bill directing
the postmas,er-genera to ro.adiust the sal
aries of certain postmasters. Passed,
At II o'clock, Mr., Davis, president pre-
tenn. of the senate, in few appropriate re.
marks, resigned the office, and Mr. Edmunds
of Vermont, was elected president pro tenn
Mr.. Anthony administered the oath, and
Mr.. Edmunds took the chair.
Mr., Mcmillan, from the committee or
commerce, made report on the river ani
harbor bill.
Mr. Ingalls, moved to strike out the pro
visions authorizing the eastern band O
Cherokee Indians to bring suit in the cour
of claims to determine their right TO certair
stocks and bonds held by the United State.
in trust for the Cherokee Indians. Lost
The amendment authorizing the "old set
ter Cherokees to present their claims tC
the court Of claims was ruled out on .
point OF order.
The other amendments of the committee
were agreed to.
On motion ofMr. Plumb, an amendmeut
was agreed to, authorizing and dlroctn,
the attorney general TO pay Charles Ii
Reed for his services in defending Guitea,
whatever sum he may fix lpon ~ prone
compensation, not to exceed, however
5000.
The amendment reported by the com
mittee on appropriations having been
agreed TO, except on striking ont certain
deficiency appropriations for the govern
ment of the District of Columbia, which
was disagreed to, the bill then passed
his successor. Mr. Saline senator'cieci
from Minnesota.
After an executive session. tbe sonat,
resumed consideration Of ihe Nm 10 rofnnd
to the state of Georgia money paid ont 10,
common defense in 1877. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron. of Wisconsin
the house bill to afford assistance and reliel
to congressman and executive departments
in the Investigation of claims and demand,
against the government was taken mn
Mr.. Jackson offered an amendment
modifying the provisions in relotion In ih,
LOYALTY of claimants. SO as only to reouir,
that the claimants shall have been Ioyai N
the time stores or supplies were fnrnishe,
by them or taken from them. and shall mo-
have thereafter given mid or comfort 10 th,
rebellion.
Messrs. Cameron. of Wisconsin. Cocker
ell and Butler ap.ealed to Mr.. Jackson I,
withdraw his amendment. ON tho proun,
that there would moi be time for the hons,
to act ON any amendments that might nov
he made mi he declinnd
Tho nmcndmont was reiacted
Mr., Garland said tha, in his oninion IA,
friends of this bill would be disannointn' a
in their expectation but he did MOI y;sh :,
delay the Xii and tberetore won,G % viii u
hold certain omendmenta which bo had IN
tended ~ oi,sr "''''' ''0 ''"' III
The hin nossed without omendment
Recess e"'''' "''''' "'"''u'o''''
~ rvrv,No ssss,oY
Uonse hill IN modifv tha nos,ol moroy
order .vstan, ond co. ,hnr p.,ona "aOi'eS ,',i
witbnnt with ~ anne amendmant " ,Vt o''''' pu'posoS p"S'o'
Mr. hlHson renortea tina co,ta,oos NJ ,h.
two houses on tbe sundry civil annrontia o u"
| lion niII had c,ilad 90 a,.aa ,t,pp,, 80
general GEM % d,sagree,nept @ "Sse'' was ,ormaIIv IGusn
nortaJ Ln a,atnd VIZ" "n,r a io
Ind reached Substantial 0o',e,eo agroo
ment as to Tho items ot omn,o,ria,iov isiaeo
This ds.,reemcn, bs,n, IN roiapijnnp Wv,
ters NJ ofics;,lotion containoi im ,hn eu ,'a.
bili ma II Came from tho bouse ''' 0''h'''
Mr. Logan said bs wonll ro,lor sooboi
n dozen nrtr, sass;ors ,Sa, ,"u, sut, sVu IN a.
action nronosed In the homss Xii !, ~ ,ai, an
| t;on to ,hn ranaoi ot nra'ov,n,io ' ~ ioia
nensiona or NOR !, mates ol sn,dior fhms hm .
The senate ins;stsd mon i,s oo,;n,' ,,o'''''
nav confnrses were anna,niod '''''''' d.
,,o,,sr
| Altar tbe transaction of soma ,,i,ool
laneous bns,ness the bonse proonado Io
10 vote nnon ,he resolution os .,
Cook Cuts contested elec,i", VI ., w
wbich Ssc,,res ,ho os,an, oas'
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veas tx. ravs si"ond Co. vas auop,Su-
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