West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-22
XLVIIIth CONGRESS-.
First Session.

! wAsWNGToS. February r. -SExArE-Bills
introduced AMI referred. To suspend tho
! coinage OF tho standard silver dollar until Jan.
! nary !, 1886, Prohibiting asscs. inents for DO.
! hucai purposes by Government officials and
| employees. The Senate bin authorizing the
construction OF building for the accommo-
| dation OF the Congre ssiOnal Library was takon
! up, and after debate passed. The senate
| TOOK up a bill for the relief OF the State Ma
tohai Bank OF Louisiana. Pending the dc
Date the Senate went into executive session
and then adjourned.
HoUsE-Bills reported: For the retirement
ana recoinage OF trade dollars. Referred 20
inc committee OF the Whole. TO authorize the
extension OF the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
| 10 IA point on the military lands OF Fortress
| Monroe Placed on the House calender. 70
! provide for the construction OF the Michigan
and Mississippi River Canal. Referred 20
the Committee OF the whole TO aid TEN.
! po5hiny IN the support OF common schools.
| Urperci printed and rccOmmittcd. TO cstab-
iish and maintain a Department Of Labor sta
| usuGs. referred 10 committee OF the whole.
~ plll was reported for the erection of pub
| tic Dulldlng at Carson City.
| Inc House went into committee of the
whoie on the Naval Appropriation Bil. After
debate without action. the committee rose
MT Lacey introduced a bill for the survey OF
mlchigan and Detroit River. Referred. The
House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, February l3.-SENATE-A
Dill was introduced granting condemned can
non To bc used in the construction OF n statue
10 the memory of General WIN. III. Lyle, of
| ONO. The Senate then took up the special
order for the day, Mr.. McPherson's bill, re.
| ported by Mr.. Bayard from the Committee on
FINANCE 10 provide for the issue OF circulating
notes 70 National banking associations,
a ane IN mr r BSyard addressed the '.cn-
| sherman offered an amendment. providing
Inat ~ any bonds deposited should bear a
ruc Oh hnnual interest higher than three per
| cent. additional circulating notes should be
issued equal i'm amount TO onc-half the inter
| est accruing on such bonds before their ma
uurI,S' III JAcess OF lhrcc per cent. per an
mum, such amount 10 he asccrtaincd and
sLLat eu oy me comptroller OF the Currency on
| tnc nrst OF July each year hereafter. The Sen
ate went into executive session, and soon af.
| ter adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Warner offered a resolution
directing the committee TO inquire why the
| joint resolution passed Monday, for the relief
of sufferers by the Ohio floods, was not sent
TO the Senate for tho signature of the
presiding officer until late yesterday after
able time was lost. Mr. CosgTove hopcd tho
| committee would also inquire why the House
| debated the joint resolution the entire dny
| when III could have been passed In ten min
| utes. Resolution referred. The House
then proceeded TO the consideration OF
| inc mississippi contested election case of
| Chalmers VS.. Manning.
| WASHINGTON, February H.-SENATE.-The
| Senate took up the bill making all public
roads and highways post routes, which was
debated by Mcssrs Plumb, Hale, Maxcy and
| Sawyer, and after slight amendment was
| passed. Dhe senate took up the bill for relief
| OF the Louisiana State Bank, permitting that
| bank, Notwithstanding statute limitations
| 10 present TO the Court of Claims its claim for
| cotton taken by the United States i'm 1866 MIR
Jackson who reported the bin, said the claim
| was for ;6T bales of cotton, worth 5000 After
G Mr Reo me 6ill was PagSsed-yeas ~ nays Is.
| to National Bank circulation. and smoke af
| some length in It's favor Mr.. Morrill, offered
substitute. Mr.. Morgan offered an amend
ment After considerable debate Senate adj
| journcd.
HousE.-Mr. Mckinley presented telegram
from Cleveland detailing the destruction oc.
casioncd by the Ohio floods and recommends
ing Congress to increase TO $1,000 900 the an
preparation for the relief of sufferers. Re
ferrcd. The House resumed consideration OF
tho contested election case OF Chalmers
against Manning. Pending discugsion Tho
House adjourned.
wAsHISGToN, February 15-SENArE. -Tele.
grams from Ohio and Indiana suggesting to
| Congress to appropriate an additional million
| dollars for the relief OF the flood sufferers
were referred to tho Committee on Appro-
| priations and at $40 Mr.. Alision from that
committee, reported favorably the Joint rc
solution, and il was Immediately road threc
times, and passed. At l o'clock n message
was received from the House Of Representa-
tiNes, announcing that that body had passed
tn5 Joint resolution making the further
trlctS ovcrtiOwcd 10y the Ohio River and tia
tributaries. Shortly afterwards a message
was received from the House announcing tho
amNing of the Speakers signature to the
measure, whercupon the President Of tho SEN
ate instantly affixed his own. The senate
then resumed consideration of the bin TO
provide for the issue of circulating notes to
National Banks, but without action After
an executive session the Senate adjourned
until Monday
HoUsE.-Mr. Holman, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported "a joint resolution,
making further appropriations Of 10000 for
the relief of sufferers by the Ohio food Tho
Joint resolution passed. The Chalmers.
Manning election case was then taken IN.
| Tho question required on substituting
| the majority resolution for those of
| the minority, and a division on the resolu-
| ton being demanded, n vote was taken
| on Inc first declaring that Mr. Manning holds
! perfect credentials This was rcIcctcd-ycos
| 100, nays 40. The second resolution dcclar-
| ing Mr.. Manning entitled 10 the scat WIS de-
| ichtcd. The majority resolutions were then
| adopted and leaves the sea vacant untu the
| case is decided on its merits. Adjourned un.
| til Monday.