The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-03
FORTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. June 2.

WASHINGTON June 2.
Among the memorials presented and appropriate
ly referred were concurrent resolution of the leg
isature of Louisiana expressing profound gratitude
of that State to the United States Senate especially
to Senator Blair Jonas and Gibson for the passage
of the Blair educational bill, and requesting the
members of Congress from Louisiana to urge its
passage by the House of Representatives.
Bills were read third time and passed as fol-
lows:
Mr. Garlands bill, providing for the collection of
statistics of marriage and divorce.
The House bill fixing the rate of postage mali
matter of the second class when sent by persons
other than the publisher news agent. (This bill
as is comes from the House fixed one cent as the
rate of Pr stage on newspapers weighing three ounc-
or less.)
Mr.. Maxey explained that the Senate committee
on post offices had found that some of the large
newspapers weighed over three ounces and had
therefore extended the newspaper limit of weight
for one cent postage to four ounces, and the bill
passed the Senate with this amendment.
The Senate passed bill introduced by Mr.. Haw
ley, extending the provisions of section a of the
army appropriation bill, approved March 3, 1866,
to 'enttle to three months pay properly pro-
vded for therein Of heirs Of Legal Of
killed or who died in the service between March 8
and April 10, 1855
HOUSE.
Messrs, Harmer and O'Neill, of Pennsylvania
presented petitions from members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, for the establishment and
maintenance of place of burial for the remains of
heroes of the late war. Referred. :
Under the call of States, bills, etc., were intro
duced and referred, as follows:
BV Mr. Eldredge, of Mich, fixing the 23d of June
as the date of final adjournment.
BY Mr.. Collins, of Mass, joint resolution direct
ing the committees foreign affairs in both houses
to inquire into the expediency of repeating all laws
authorizing the free importation in bond or other
wise, of merchandise from foreign countries
through the United States to Canada.
By Mr.. Hutchins of New York, amending the act
authorizing the coinage of standard silver dollars
Qt provides that whenever the silver dollars in the
treasury sha exceed the outstanding silver certifi
Gates by the sum of $500, 100000, no purchase of
silver bullion shall be made during the continuance
of such excess.)
By Mr.. Willis of Kentucky appropriating $25-
600 to aid the Southern Exposition, to be held at
Louisville, in 1884 and admitting free of duty ar
Giles intended for exhibition thereat.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill, with the amend
ments repOrte by the committee of the whole.
An amendment prohibiting committee clerk g
from performing work of private character for
MEMBERS was rejected,
An amendment exempting all distilers who
mash ten bushels or less from the operation of the
the payment of the tax, was adopted, yeas l18,
nays IA.
Other amendments were agreed to- and the bill
passed, yeas A. nays 46.
Mr.. Hiscock of New York moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill repeating the internal
free of tax in manufactures. and repeating the
tax on brandy distilled from fruit.
Mr.. COsgr0ve OF Missouri moved that the House
adjourn, and this was, at 2.l5 p. M, carried.