The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-12
xLyIIIth CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. December II, 1883.
SENATE.


and the reading OF the journal. Senator
AldrIch, Of Rhode Island. announced the
presence Of his colleague, Senator Anthony.
and asked that he be sworn in. Imme-
diately all the senator's rose from their seats
and remained standing while the oath was
administered by the President pro tempOre.
( Senator Edmunds.
| Among the petitions presented was one
/ by Senator Plumb, Of Kansas, OF citizens
Of African descent, setting forth the disad-
vantages Of their position in view Of the
condition OF legislation and the decisions
OF the Supreme Court.
| The senate confirmed the nomination OF
| Walter .. Gresham as Postmaster-General.
Another heavy instaIment OF nomina-
lions made during the recess OF Congress
was sent to the Senate to-day, principally
Of officers under the Treasury and Interior
, Departments. Among them are Treasurer
Wyman, Assistant-TreasureE Graves.
COmmiSsioner-Of-In Internal Revenue Evans,
CommissiOner-of-Patents Butterworth. and
the following collectors OF customs: James
ID. Bowse, district OF Petersburg; Henry
De i. Clay, district OF Yorktown. Va. !:
George Holmes, district OF Beaufort. s.
! c. Also, Collectors OF Internal Revenue ::
William Z. Craig, Fourth district OF Vir-
GINA; William III. Wheeler. Fifth district
OF North Carolina; Arthur Bingham, dis
trict OF Alabama.
Among the bills presented and appropri-
ately referred was one by Mr.. Brown TO
provide for hearing and determining the
claims OF the State Of Georgia for captured
and abandoned property OF said State
seized by the United States.
a bill was presented by Mr.. Sherman TO
provide for the encouragement Of closer
commercial relationships and In the inter-
est OF the perpetuation OF peace between
the United States and the republics OF
Mexico, Central and South America, and
the Empire Of Brazil.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Beck
and ordered to be printed calling on the
Secretary OF the Treasury to furnish inior-
nation regarding the sinking fund, which
Mr.. Beck states is being kept up by over
taxation.
Mr.. Frye gave notice that he would call
up on Thursday the report OF the Commit
tee on Rules Of the Senate.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were rc0pened
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
When the House met this morning the
Speaker was suffering from a severe cold,
and Mr.. Cox, Of New York, was called to
the chair. The reading Of yesterdays
journal having been dispensed with the
Speaker continued the call Of States for
bills and resolutions Of inquiry.
Among the bills and resolutions intro
duced were the following:
BY Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri: To allow
farmers and planters to sell leaf tobacco OF
their own production TO other than manu-
iacturers OF tobacco without the payment
OF the special tax.
BY several members: Bills for the intro
duction, duty free, OF salt. sugar, and
barbed wire; to pension Mexican veterans;
and to allow the President TO veto separate
items OF the appropriation bills.
\ great many bills OF similar character
were introduced by different members.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr. skinner, OF New York, authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to purchase from
the surplus revenue at any time at his dis
erection and - per cent. bonds and cancel
the same instead Of calling FOR redemption
OF 3 per cent. bonds, which are now paya-
Die at the pleasure Of the United States /:
also. another eight-hour law, and bill to
reduce the drop-lctter postage to one cent.
By Mr.. Scales, OF North Carolina: Re-
pealing the internal-reyenue law; also, 10
refund certain direct taxes on land col
ected from citizens in the late insurrcc-
tionary States.
BY Mr.. Vance, OF North Carolina: To
secure more efficient civil-scryice reform;
also, for the payment Of certain mail con-
4 80. t,,t no horn, ,finp 4, MaU
1861: also, TO stop the coinage OF the trade
dollar.
By Mr.. Ohara. Of North Carolina: To
reimburse depOsitors Of the Frcedmen's
Saving and Trust Company.
By Mr.. York. OF North Carolina: To
appropriate the surplus money now in the
Treasury and all money hereafter derived
from internal-reyenue taxation for educa-
tional purposes.
BY Mr.. Cox. Of North Carolina: To
change the method Of collecting Internal
revenue tax on distilled spirits.
BY Mr.. Kelier, Of Ohio: Proposing 4
constitutional amendment providing that
Congress shall have power by appropriate
legislation to secure to all citizens OF the
United States equal privileges and imIu-
mites and equal protection OF the laws, and
also to prevent their being deprived Of life,
liberty, or property without due process OF
law.
By Mr.. Mackey, Of South Carolina: To
aid in the support OF common schools;
also proposing a constitutional amendment
declaring the rights and privileges OF all
citizens to be the same.
Bv Mr.. Aiken, OF South Carolina: To
establish a department OF agriculture.
BY Mr.. Dibble, Of South Carolina: Re-
pealing all laws discriminating against cir
culatlng notes OF State banks.
BY Mr.. Mcmillan, Of Tennessee: To
make trade dollars legal tender.
BY Mr.. Eouk. Of Tennessee: To pre-
serve the purity OF the ballot, and TO pun
ish bribery and other offences against the
elective franchise.
One thousand and twenty-One bills we're
introduced yesterday 10 be referred to
committees when said committees are
formed.
The House, at j:15 p. NJ. adjourned un-
ill Friday.