National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
The Senate Passes a Large Number Of Bills on
the Calendar.
The Legislative Appropriation Bll Passed
by She House.
THE SENATE.

On motion Of Mr.. Cockrell, the calender OF cases
unobjected to was proceeded with, ana among
the bills read q third time and passed were tho
following:
Mr. Garland's bill providing for tho collection
of statistics of marriage and divorce. lit directs
che bureau of statistics Of the treasury departments
70 collect the statutes.l
The house bill fixing the rate of postage on mail
mutter Of the second class when sent by persons
other than the publisher or news agent lThis bill
as It came from the house fixed cent as the rate OF
postage newspapers weighing three ounces or
less. SIR. Maxey explained that tho senate COM
nlittee oil postOflces and posroads had found that
some of the large newspapers weighed nltle
over three ounces, and had therefore extended
the newspaper limit of weight for cent postage
70 four ounces. The bill passed the senate win
The bill providing for the payment of 81, 500 TO
the heirs Of Constantine Brumidi for services In
The bill introduced by Mr.. Butler providing Tor
the return to the owners of certain Jewelry, pOr-
s S SS S SSpg 2 eT
providing for the execution Of article OF the
supplemental commercial treaty OF Nov ~ ls ~
between the United States and China, Tor tho
repression OF the opium trade. 1T prohibits
Chinese subjects from importing opium into tho
United States under penalty of not more than 500
than six months nor less than than thirty
days. No. vessel owned OF, chartered by a
Chinese flag no matter by whom owned or char
tered, shall be permitted to bring opium to any
be seized aud forfeited, and the snip captain shall
be subject to fine equal TO the value of tho opium
The bill further provides that whenever tne Snl.
bibiling United States citizens from importing
opium into any OF the open ports OF China the
consular courts of the United States within whose
Jurisdiction the onense shall have been COM
miited shall try aud punish the Offenders accord
ing 10 the penalties already mentioned. The bill
is not tO take elect until ninety days after its
Ins bill to establish a forest reservation on the
1...l 81 lao. eli md n a.
waters OF Carks Forks of the Columbian river,
A short debate arose ON this bill, Mr.. Edmunds
and Mr.: Hawley advocating and hr. Ingalls, OPP
Mr.. Ingalls, said that altogether too much i'm
portance was attached to the theory of The in
huence of forests upon floods aud droughts.
Mr.. Edmunds defended the theory and said
that human expe Renee had demonstrated lis
correctness, Tie .present bill, Mr., Edmunds
added covers an area of about 1000 1000 square
mil es OF territory. II simply prohibits the cutting
down Of the trees In the regions included.
4 he bill for the relief Of the Nez Perces Indians
In the territory OF Idaho and Of the allied tribes
residing upon the Grande Ronde Indian resor rya
named lands in seyeralty In lieu OF tue lands
given by treaties of 1855 aud 1868
The bill introduced by MIR. hawley, extending
the provisions OF section OF the army approprla-
ton bill, approved March Q, 1865, So MS To ontite
TO the three months pay proper, provided for
therein the heirs or legal representatives OF all
officers Of volunteers specified therein who were
killed or who died In the service between 81
OtCors Of volunteers now March ., 1866. in COM
mission below the rank Of brigndier general who
shall continue In military service to the close Of
the war shall be entitled to receive, upon being
mustered out of service, three mouths pay proper
In addition to the bills mentioned q consdera.
BILE number of private bills were passed and othei
bills were indefinitely postponed.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY PASSED.
Mr.. Saters resolution heretofore offered request
ing the President to furnish the senate with in.
formation Hs to the commissions from time to tim,
appointed to examine the Northern Pacific rail
road was agreed TO-
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.
Among memorials presented and appropriated!
referred were the following:
BY Mr.. Sherman request from the board o
directors of the Cincinnati Industrial exposition
Tor an appropriation Of $4,000 to aid the work o
the exposition.
BY Mr.. Jonas "A concurrent resolution ofthc leg
islature of Louisiana expressing the 'prOfounc
gratitude ofthat state To the United States senate
especially 10 Senators Blair, Jonas. and Gibson fol
the passage OF the Blair education bilan request
Ing members OF congress from Louisiana to urge its
passage by the house of representatives