Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-11
In coNcRESS.
Summary Gifts Work for the Past few Day,

1uc senate 10 up TeiO u lnlFu time anu |
passed the House bill ex ending to water trans !
portation routes the provisions OF the statutes
hitherto applied TO land routes only, regarding
the immediate transportation OF dutiable goods.
The legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was tn n proceeded with. the
pending question being N the amendment of
the Senate committee 10 strike out the clause
dstil cries MASKING ten bushels or
less Of grain per day to bo run without store
keepers and inserting instead proyisi'
the Revised Statutes so rs to forbid
a collector from hereafter approving bonds Of
grain distilleis, the survey of whose distilleres
shall be for less capacity than ten bushels of
grain per day, and so as to forbid under penal
ties the dstilation Of II less daily quantity than
Tia {.
The point of ORDER being raised that the part
recommended for iuser ion was new legislation,
thu chair SO luled, and the new clause was
not adopt d. The committees recommends
tion TO strike ont the House clause was, how
ever, agreed to.
Mr.. Vest of Mo. offered this substitute for
nn amendment relating to the sumo matter
proposed ly Mr. Allison and it was agreed to:
"Ihat the rel orts in the Congressional Record
shall be an accurate transcript of tie proceed
ngs of the two houses of Congress, and that
no speech shall be published therein which
WIS not spoken in the Senate or II use, and
such speeches shall be prine e1 as they were
actually delivered, except verbal corrections
made by the author of the speech and by no
other person; and that when speeches n re
served by their authors for correction they shall
be retur-cd to the reporter of the House in
which they were delivered within one week.
and if not so returned they shall be printed in
the Record from the notes Of the reporter.
Mr. Mcmillan reported the river ard
bo, hot oil
and recommitted; agreed to.
The chair laid before the Senate q letter from
the secretary of the navy transmitting volu-
minous report by Prof. j. E. Nourae of the
navy department upon the SueZ canal. 1t gives
an account of the commercial AMI financial
progress Of the enterprise to date, together
with a complete history Of its construction. 1t
embodies statement of the recent arrange
mcnt made with the British ship-owners in
respect 10 The reduction of tolls. The purpose
of making and printing the report is TO put into
the possession of Congress and the public such
information regarding the Suez canal as may
have Il bearing upon the subject of Il canal
across the American isthmus. The gross earn
mgs of the canal for the last year were
Sl3,000,0 000 The dividends we're about l6 per
cent.
The Senate passed without amendment THIS
JOINT resolution providing for the settlement OF
accounts with the NJ bile & Obi railroad COM
pRny. 1t authorizes the Encouragement and
secretary Of war to adjust and finally settle the
accounts of the United States With the rold
named for property received by that road from
the United States in 1865 and 1865.
Mr.. Mitchell of Pa. introduced bill to in
corporate the national encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic.
The bill granting right Of way through Indian
territory tn the Southern Kansas railroad COM
pGny was passed.
MIR. Voorhees, of Ind reported proposed
Il endment TO the sandry civil bill, approp i
ating $l2, ,00f for t c purchase Of copies OF the
original portraits of George Washington by
Elizabeth Bryan johnston 10 be distributed to
public libraries.
Several private pension bills having been
passed, resolution offered by Mr. Cameron Of
Pa. went over, to discharge the committee on
finance from further confederation of the
House bill providing for the retirement and re-
coinage of the trade dollar.
Mr.. Dawes Of Mass presented thee inference
report on the invalid pension bill which was
agreed 10.
The Senate took up the bill forfeiting the
uneained lands gacted to the Atlantic and
Pnclfc railroad company. 1t declares forfeited
all lands, except the right OF way and lands for
stations, here, fore granted the company which
are adjacent TO and Coterm.nous with the un-
completed portions of the main line of the road
and provides foc the resumption by the
United State of the title TO such lands,
their restoration to the public domain and their
subsection to disposal as though the grant hal
never been made. The Senate committee has
added to the bill provision in effect fixing the
price Of the lands to settlers Mt $3.50 an acre.
Mr.. Morgan of Ala. offered an amendment
to take the place of the provisions restor-
ing the lands to the pub ie domain. 1t author
ICES the circuit court of the United States for
the western district of Missouri to hear and de-
teimine all questions arising out of claims to
the lands declared forfeited; directs the United
States attorney for that district 10 proceed in
that court in the name Of the United States as
plaintiff against any person or corpora ion
claiming interest in the lands referred TO- so as
to bring the subject before the court, gives
either party to the proceeding right OF appeal
to the supreme court of the United States, and
directs that court to advance the case on its
calendar.
Mr. Plumb of Kan. spoke in explanation Of
tho bill and Mr.. Morgan followed, discussing
its provisions from legal standpoint.
The Senate discharg the elections commit
tee from further consideration of the House bill
on the electoral count and ordered committee
OF conference on it.
The Senate proceeded with the consideration
of tho rver and harbor bill The reduction
proposed by the Senate committee in the
amount for continuing the improvement of the
Kentucky river from $3.50, 600 to $l75, 600 was
not agr eed to and the original sum was re-
stored.
The Senate passed these bills. TIE II use
bill providing for the establishment of branch
soldiers home west of the Mississippi, amended
bx,a ,hct; an tba
pIypose; House bill relieving from the charge
ofdesertion soldiers who served until the ex
piraton of their term with an amendment; the
House bill relatingIto the appointment of courts
martial; House bill penSionin2 Gen Stead
mans widow, and the House river and har;
bill with several amendments. The resolu-
tions for an investigation If the New York
banks and to redeem 10000 900 trade dollars
at their face value were relerre to the finance
committee
The Senate decided to insist on its amend
ments to The naval appropriation bill and Mr..
Van Wyck of Neb., from the committee on
public lands, reported tavorably joint rosolu-
tion prohibiting the secretary of the interior
from certifying any lands to railro ID corpora
tions until Congress shall have acted upon any
bill orreport flvoring forfeiture of such lands.
Mr.. Garland, OF Ark, from the judiciary
committee, reported with amendments the
house bill relating TO taxation of Pnoific rail-
road lands.
Mr.. ingalls,, of Kan. offered resolution,
which was agreed to, calling to the secretary OF
the interior for information relative to the con
dtion Of the North Cheyenne Indians on the
Tongho and Rosebud rivers, who are alleged
to be without rations and committing dcpred-
atons en- settlers for subsistence.
The Senate then proceeded TO consider tho
sundry civil bill. AS reported by the Senate
committee tho appropriations of the House bill
are increased in round numbers SO, 800, ,000,
making the total appropriation little over
$40 100000, The Springer amendment sub
stituting the salary for the fec system in United