Savannah weekly echo., 1884-02-03
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-.
Senate.

MIR. Miller, of California, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported back
iavorably the bill relating to the execution
OF the supplemental commercial treaty of
November, 1880, between the United States
and China concerning the opium traffic
The bill prohibits the importation of opium
into the United States from China and its
expectation from the United States to China ]
1t was read and placed on the calendar
Ihe Mexican treaty was rejected by vote
of 90 to 3S.
The chair announced that the new rules go
INTO operation. :. The chair laid before the
Senate bills from the House of ReDresenta.
tives, one making all public roads and high
ways post routes, and another to enable the
courts of the United States in cases where
patents have been obtained by fraud to annul
the ratent on the application of the attorney
general. Several petitions were presented
praying for an investigation as to divorce
legislation In the different States and to ar
range for the collection of divorce statistics.
MI. Anthony's resolution relating to re-
strlctlons by foreign countries on the impor-
tatlon or American meats was discussed,
After being amended in two or three points,
Inc resolution was agreed to. 1t instructs
the committee on foreign relations to in
quire and report what legislation Is
needed to protect our interests against
governments which have prohibited or
restrained the importation of meats from
Ihe United States and also to report wha
determinations are made against exports
from the United States by the tariff laws of
the principal countries of Europe and
America, especially France, Germany, Mexi-
co and Brazil, and what legislation is needed
:, "A bill introduced by Mr.. Hale provides
that no discrimination shall be made in the
medical service of the United States against
any regular school OF medicine. Several
petitions asking for the opening I'D of the
oklahoma lands lands to settlement were re-
ported adversely
Mr.. Sherman offered a long resolution pro- |
Vldlng for an investigation BY the committee |
ln privileges and elections into the recent DO
ltical disturbances and tragedies at Dan
vile, Va, and in Copiah county. Miss The
resolution went over until the next dav. on
notion OF Mr.. CockTell, of Missouri. who
that Mr.. Sherman might in the
neantlme d more recitals to it. Mr..
'ewelI from the committee on military af-
airs. reported favorably the bills for the re-
lei OF FltZ-John Porter. Mr.. Harrison, in
y minority report. "A resolution b. Mr.
ar Wyck calling on the attorney general
or information about the com; ensation
OF SPECIAL attorneys employed in the star
Quite cases, the reasonableness of
UGH compensation, and his reasons for paw
lg the same, was agreed to-. "A bill per-
hitting Lieutenant L. K REYNOLDS. of the |
aVy, to accept from the emperor of Austria
ne decoration of the royal and imperial
rder of Francis Joseph, in recognition of {
Is heroic conduct in rescuing the crew of an {
,tlstrlan bark, was attacked by Mr.. {
lumb, who said that the man who
aries a commission of the United {
tates in his pocket ought to be sat
hed with it. Mes.rs Morgan. Bayard and c
oar defended the bill, AMI it rassed. Mr.. L
utiers resolution providing that each Sena- c
r, not chairman of committee, shall r
I'VE a clerk, or secretary, at a salary of G
~ U year, to be paid out of the contingent Q
nd OF the Senate, was agreed to by a vote
thirty to thirteen. Mr.. Merrill reintro- +
lce1 MS bill of che last Congress providing s.
r the setting apart of the net proceeds Of i,
e sales of public lands, and sum equal to
II the amount paid into the treasury YEAR 7;
bY the subsidized -RarisG trnr ia IS as AM y
educational fund to bs apportionei among
the States and Territories.