The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1884-01-25
XLVIIITH CONGRESS-.

| In the Senate on the 10th Mr.. Anthony's
resolution in relation to retaliatory legislation
was discussed. A resolution was adopted call.
| ing for correspondence regarding the discOv.
cry of phosphate beds in Brazil and the rights
Of American citizens in connection Herewith.
The report of the select committee appointed
to examine the river. and jetty Improvements
was presented. 1t favors uniform system of
Improvement vigorously sustained 1t was
decided not to discuss the Mexican treaty with
open doors. .... In the House several meas.
ures were reported and referred. A minority
report was made on the Fitz John Porter bill.
The Judiciary Committee was directed to pre-.
pare @ report notn on the powers Of the President
rates. A resolution inquring whether any
navy officer had received gift from foreign
Prince was adopted. The bill appropriating
one million dollars to continue work on the
Mississippi was considered in committee of the
whole.
THE Senate on the 10th passed the bill
forfeiting the Arkansas Iron Mountain land
grant, and the electoral count bill Several
measures were introduced regarding foreign
exclusion of American meats. The new rules
were adopted .......ln the House resolution
calling for all correspondence relative to the
American hog was adopted. A bill was intro
duced TO issue four per cent. bonds as Ma
tionai nal d Bank securities Also, to appropriate
Sl,0O0,0O0 annually to maintain the Erie Canal
a resolution calling for figures as to expendi.
tures of United States Marshas WAS adopted.
Several similar resolutions were variously dis.
posed of. The 81 l0C0,000 Mississippi River bill
was discussed in committee of the whole and
reported back to the House, but final action
was not reached.
In the Senate on the 18th memorial was
presented from ex-senator Kellogg, asking
for an investigation regarding the Southern
Pacific land grant transfer. Various petitions
were presented. Bills were introduced: To
SECURE reasonable rates of trar sportation over
ing National Banks to issue notes to the value
of bonds deposited. The bill passed appropri-
atng 800 to compensate for the seizure of
IL Spanish ferry-toa. n 1STl.........ln the
House the Ie solution ca ling for correspond
ence concerning star-route frauds was adopt
ed. Also resolution relating to the condition
of affairs in Mexico and Gultemala. The reg
sissipp River appropriation bill was passed.
The bill making all public roads post routes
pas ed.
In the Senate on the 18th messages from
the President were submitte |, touching the
Greedy relief expedition and the workings of
the Chinese exclusion act. The bill prohibit
ing importation of opium from China was re-
ported an placed on the calendar. Ihe SEN
ate went into executive sess on on the Mexi-
can treaty In the House, a resolution
calling for inquiry "a to the Hewitt-Wtst con-
troversy regarding the O'Donnel affair, was
referred. The House went into committee
and G. en- raj Slocum delivered an address on
the Fitz John Porter bill favoring its passage
Mr. Steele opposed it. Mr.. Lyman advoC a ed
it, At times there was considerable heat in
this discussion.