West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-06
XLVIlIth CONGRESS.
First Session.

wASuiNGroN. May si,-SENArE several pc
ftions were presented opposing Government
assumption of tClographic functions. MIR. SlO-
ter, from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported faNOrablN the hill to forfeit the grant
of land along the uncomplctCd portion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad MIR mn sub
mlttcd report from the Commit on
Post Offices and roSt-roads on the sub
jcct Of a postal telegraph. Mr. Inpham
submitted a. rcpor, irnm the Com
DnnNillC investigation. Nj. Vance is prcpar-
ing n minority report. Mr. salisbury sub
M ',SH m%Gir rSE"ri %, he H%piSSn 1@nn
bill To provide for the sale OF lauds belonging
10 the prairie land OF Pottowattumi Indians.
hoUSE.-Thc Speaker appointed McsSrs.
pthrCll, Williams nud white tNinul Rs tho
Conference Committee ON the agricultural
hill. MIR Ellis called up the Joint resolution
aprropriatng a further sum OF SloO.00 for
the relief of the sufferers hy the overflow In
Passed. Tho House then resumed consider.
alton ot the Wallace Mckinley contested
election case. \ vote was tukCn upon the
minority resolution declaring Mckinley cn.
titl"d go the scat. II was lost-yras los nays
lhS. The majority rCsOlut ion. seating Wallace,
was adopted without division. and that gen
toman appeared aud took tho oath of Office,
Adjourned
wAsmNCro>. May 2S.-SFN NArE.-A bnl was
reported fRvorHhly 10 reimburse the several
states for interest paid on war loans The
MoNcHn Pensions Mn was then taken NJ.
senator Cullom reported from the Committee
on Pensions "A bill comforting pension upon
all persons who served three months during
the war aud have honorable discharges and
who are or snail become disabled from any
cause not the result OF thCir own gross care
lcssncss, dlsrcputuhlc conduct or vicious
habits, aud shall also he dependent wholly or
In part upon their own labor or pcCjiutRry
assistance from others FOR means of n com
Portable support.
Ia nI 4 hg
Committee on Public Lands, reported the bnl
To forfeit uncarncd land granted thC Atlantic
y Pacific Rpiiroad Company. House cnlen
der. The morning hour was dispensed With,
mml the iohso went into tommittcr OF tho
whole, Mr. Cox in tho chair, on the Legislative
Bill. II reduces the number OF Iutcrnnl Wcv,
cnuc objection Districts from eighty. four ia
sNty-'hrcc ana increases tho force In the Pen
sion Onicc. Adjourned until Monday.
WAsHINGroS. May 29-SBNArE.-Mr Bccl
presented memorial from the Managers OF
the Southern Exposition M Louisville. asking
an nppropr iatiOu of s25OO on account ol
Government exhibits. Mr.. Noorhcrs presented
memorial from citizens OF Indinua. prnyinr
that General John g. Fremont hc placed on
the retired list Mr.. Allison reported from
the Committee on Approximation clNDt01 fn,
the relief of sufferers by Inc overflow of III.
Mississippi aud tributaries. Tho senate Com
miitcc do not favor the appropriation in tho
form presented, nor the amount mentioned.
lhcy rccommsnd The appropriation of The
made for tho Ohio River sufferers.
liOusE.-rhc Speaker announced the fol
lowing announcements: Slocum DibbIc and
DinGcrs confcEe on shipping nm. Dor
shcimcr, Tucker, RraVau, Collins. EidridQc
Bingham, Cannon ana Laird, a commission or
part of the iiousc to make arrangements roi
the dcdcntion of the WNshin9ton Monument
Hammond. Rogers tArknnsnsl. Henley
Rlggs, Bayne, Wakefield and Mlllard, sclcc
chgnmi'oN 70 inquIrc whether any cN-mcnl
ht'rs have abused The priv ilrgc- Of tho floor
Tn" bill 10 prevent the pntcnting of Imcarnc,
lhhd grants was ortcrcd printed and recon
mcndcd. Bills reported and placed ON IN,
cnlrndnr: Regulating the forms 0f bills mi
lnding; regulating the cXportntiun Of imitn
ton huttcr and cheese; 10 divide the .Iudicln
District of Kansas; Joint resolution
proposing the following ~ article sixteen OF
the constitution: Tho right Of citizen of tn,
United states 10 vote shall not be- abridged h,
tho United states or by any state on account
OF NATIVITY. bill was reported increasing
10 Sl,OnpO the limit of the appropriation Tol
- public building AT Louisville. Ky Referred
TO nc S3mmiltcc on the WhQlc Tho IIous'
went in Committee of the whole. Mr. Cox ol
y. y. in the Chair. on tho Legislative bin
Adjourned until saturday.
WAsmNGToN, May n -SENArE.-Scnate moi
In session.
HousE A hill was passed restoring tho law
OF 1887 In the matters Of appcnls from Circuit
Courts to the 4. s. Supreme Court in haboo,
corpus cnscs This law was repealed a few
years ago while the McArdlc case from Mis-
r'NNiNIIi WIS NfuniiR IfiUTe the NIuTpfu
Court. Nr. Perkins ,Kasl reported IA bil
granting thc right Of way through The Iudini
I"uiiory 90 the Kansas city, Fort Scott an,
cur RnilrOad Company. House calender
On motion Of Mr. Wcllborn CTcK the rcsOIl
tiOn VAS adopted authorizing tho CouIuittr,
on indian Ahnirs 80 investigate al uattor
touching The leasing. sub-lcaEinq and Tonclnl
~ lands in the Indian Torritory
ard adishurscment Of - 1900 appropriated fni
the Cherokee Nation during the Forty srvcntl
Congress. \ bin granting the right of wa,
through tho indian Territory 20 the Rulf Il
the Colorado and Santa re Rnilroud Company
gave rise 10 good deal Of discussion. N va,
hnaily pnsscd, nftcr its consideration had con
sumed a greater part OF the dav bin wa,
also passed. granting the ri0bt or way through
the Indian Territory tu tho Southern KHusni
Railroad Company. 4 ,biii was considered aI
thOriliuR tho sccrctnry of tho Interior 10 oh
tain from the Rcd Lake Chippewa Indians 3
ccssiOn pi portion of tho ilcd Lake rcscrya
House adjourned