Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-13
CONGRESS-.


In the Senate, after the standing and
other committees had been appointed, bills
we're introduced to provide for the removal
ofobstructipns to nGyigable waters; to pro-
vide Tor courts of review in the various
circuits of the United States; to regulate
| congressional elections, and to define the
rights of United States citizens residing
abroad. Mr. Voorhees, offered a resolu
tor, which WAS laid over, declaring
That in the Judgment of the Senate a
public debt ia not public bless.
| ing, and shat any measure of
financial policy looking to the perpetus
| ton OF the present interest-bearine
national debt of this Government for the
purposes of national banking or on any
other sccount, meets with the dissppro-
baton OF this body, and should be viewed
with alarm by the tax payers of the
United States" Mr.. Hill OF Colorado,
called up resolution calling for papers
relating to the transfer of the land grant
Jf the New 0fleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg railroad company TO the New
| Orleans Pacific railway oompany The
| resolution, after some debate between,
@essrs. Hill and Ingalls,, was agreed to,
| and the Senate adjournr5
In the House whole grist OF bills we're
introduced, among them bairS bills Tor
the organization of ti.s Territory Il
Alaska, TO grant coprl ight 10 .jurns!istic
| articles, to rtgnls.e Fsrss on Pacific rail
| roads. to amend the Consultation SO as TO
enable the President to veto separate
items in appropriation bills, to reduce
postage, to equalize pensions, to enact
stronger civil rights amendment, to
further provide for Presidential suoces
sion, to enact woman suffrage amend
mept, &c. Mr., Hewitt O. New York.
offered the following resolution, which
WIS adopted "That this House bring 10
the notioe of the President the case
of Patrick 0'Donnsll, claiming to be
citizen OF the United States, aud now
| under sentence of death in Great Britain.
in the hope that this President may secnre
| suoh reasonable delay in the execution of
tie sentence as will enable the President
to ascertain whether the said O'Dopuell
ia a citizen Of the United States. and II
| 80, whether he was tried and convicted
IN aceordauce with the municipal law of
areat Britain and the requirements OF
International law" Peuding the call of
states for bills and resolutions the House
adjourned.
| TUESDAY.
In the Senate, Mr.. Anthony OF Rhode
| island, appeared and was sworn in, all the
senators rising and remaining standing while
| he took the oath. Bills were introduced AZ
\ follows; BY Mr.. sherman, to provide for the
encouragement of closer commercial relation
ship, and i'll the interest of the lerpetuation
OF peace between the United States and the
| republics OF Mexico and Central and South
| America. and the Hmnirp nf ust,1.
| ingalls,, to provide for determining the exist
| ence and removal or inability of the preai
| dent to discharge the powers aud duties of
his Offices also, to establish uniform system
OF bankruptcy, Mr.. Beck offered and asked
| % nave printed resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish CERTAIN
debt.
In the House numerous bills were intro
! duced, among them being bills to establIsh
| postal savings deposit, to abolish the duty ON
salt, to establish II bureau of animal industry
TO place salt, barbed wire and sugar on the
| Tree list, to admit free timber for boats
houses and fencing to enforce the bnur
| law, 10 abolish the test oath, to authorize the
| purchase and sailing by American citizens Of
| foreign bullt vessels, to restore the duty ON
| wool, to reduce postage, for puhlic bnild
| ing in Reading to limit the coinage of silver
dollars, for the suppression of poygamy to
Il tsAN hutJ IN suAlg LlutCuBb, Needles
and brooms. (rhe number of bills introduced
in the House on Monday and yesterday was
| l,020). Resolutions were offered by MIR
robinson of New York, calling for informa-
ton regarding the purchase of public lands
by titled aliens also asking whether the
minister to Great Britain has received any
title of nobility, such az Lord Rector" from
| any foreign state; also asking information in
| regard to the alleged permitting of ia British
| spy to tamper with the mails in New York. .
&c. Mr. Coz introduced resolutions giving
notice Of the abrogation Of the CLAYTON
| Bulwer treaty of 1865 with Germany. Mr..
Belmont of New York, introduced a resolu
ton of inquiry in regard to each question
arising under the tariff laws, which has been
decided by the Treasury Department. The
| House adjourned until Friday
| |
The second match, catch as catch can
wrestling, for 800 side, between Benny
Jones and William Coupe, came off at
Pastime Park, Philadelphia, Monday
afternoon. Jones weighed III pounds,
just about his right weight, while Coupe
was compelled by the conditions of the
match to train from 1870 pounds to 1876
pounds. This made him weak and list
less. The match was, however, one of
the finest exhibitions Of the Lancashire
style Of wrestling ever witnessed in Phil