Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-24
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Wednesday, 10th, MI
Sabin introduced d bill to revive the
grade of General of the Army. Mr. Nor
rill obtained unanimous consent to an
swer Mr. Beck's references to him and
his course Oh tariff mal ters, AID made q
two hours speech Mr. Beck answered
briefly. Then the Senate took up the
bankruptcy bill again, and it was read
to the end in committee of the whole
and is ready to be taken up by the Sen
ate.
In the House the debate on the Nor
rison bill was continued by Mr. Russell
and Mr. Chase in opposition; Messrs
Blount and Jones, of Arkansas, in advO
cacy OF the measure.
In the Senate, Thursday, Mr. Cockrell
introduced a bill for the creation of a
Missouri River Commission. A bill
passed taking the payments of South
Carolina to the General Government as
full payment Of the debt arising from
the account for arms in 1859. under the
act of 1905. A bill was then passed di.
recting the managers of the Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to locate a
branch home west of the MIssippi
100000 is appropriated for the purposes
of the Till.
In the House, the morning hour was
dispensed with, and the House went into
com mittee of the whole, Mr. Springer in
the chair, on the pension appropriation
bill. A number of amendments were
offered and discussed, the House ad-
journing without action.
In the Senate on Friday Mr. Sherman,
from the Committee On Library, report
ed adversely the newspaper copyright
bill. The Postoffice appropriation bill
was passed as whole, and the bankrupt
cy bill taken up, but without it the SEN
ate went into executive session, and af'
terward adjourned to Monday.
The House Committee on POstoffices,
and POstroads adopted resolution in
favor of the contract system of postal
telegraphy. Mr. White, of Kentucky,
criticised the action in stopping thC in
quiIy of charges against Gov. Murray,
of Utah, and paid his respects to Speak
er Carlisle. 1t was demanded that his
words be taken down, but Mr. Carlisle
requested [applausel that no notice be
taken of the language used. A bill to
relieve certain soldiers of the late war
from the charge of desertion was con.
sidered in committee of the whole, and
after debate was laid aside with favora.
bic recommendation. The evening ses.
sion was voted to consideration of
pension bills.
In the Senate on Monday bill was
introduced by Senrtor Jonas appropria'
ting S1,000,000 to provide for the New
Orleans Exposition; bill by Mr. Ingalls,
to prohibit the collection of Government
tax and the issue of certificates to liquor
sellers, where the selling of the same is
forbidden by State laws. The Senate
took up the bankruptcy bill. and with
some minor amendments, passed it. The
next business before the Senate is the
pleuropneumonia bill.
In the House number of bills were
introduced and referred. Mr. Mutchler.
from the Committee on Civil Service
Reform. moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill repeating sections Of the Re-
vised Statutes, restricting the terms of
certain officers to four years, not affect
ing the Presidents power of removing,
but making appointments and the con
sent of the Senate unnecessary. The
bill was lOst-146 to 80. On motion
of Mr. Dngley, from the Shipping Com
mittee, the rules were suspended and a
bill passed creating a Bureau of NaviI
cation in the Treasury Department. Mr.
Warmers bill, providing for certain
widening of the class of soldiers that
shall receive pensions, and making ma
king proof easier, ,passed-165 to 57-and
the House adjourned.