West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-14
XLVIllth CONGRESS.
First Session.

| hcrs and Judge Advocate I'm the Fitz John
! Porter Court Martial OF the secrecy imposed
] 10y their oath as To the vote uf the Court Bils
/ introduced ana rctcrrcd To provide per.
mancnt reservations Tor the Indians OF
| Northern Montana Granting n copy.
! right to newspapers; also bills to pro.
/ NlIC, Tor ito erection OF public
| and Youngstown, Ohio, The Scuntc then took
| ilp ana passed without debate the bill reported
| uN Nh Garland. from the Committee on the
| Judiciary, To punish COuutCrfCiting Within the
| United states of notes, bonds or other sCCuri-
| ties OF foreign Governments. The Senate
! took mp the bil To provide for the exercise of
| the jurisdiction conferred upon the United
| states IN places out OF thcir territory and
HousE. -Hnls reported: To amend the
| Chinese immigration Act. Referred To the
| committee OF the whole. Mr. Hit submitted
| a minority report For the permanent Inn
| proNcmont of thr Eric Canal, and maintaining
me snmc FREQ to the people, Referred ~ the
| vent the Rdutcratlou OF tons II is based ON
| me recent rccommCudutious of the Secretary
9th ct the Treasury. The House wen! into Com.
| the chair. to continue the Considora-
ton Of the Naval Appropriation Bnl. The
| tnlAihs offered an amendments that after the
| Isl OF July, 1884, the stuN ot corps OF the navy
| ON the nctiNC list he reduced 10y reducing tho
numl cr of Medical Directors from ~ to 3;
| McdiCul Inspectors, IL 10 .; Pay Directors. l3
| too; Pay Inspectors. VI to :, and placing the
| oUCctN removed ON the retired list, agreed TO.
WNsIuNGToN, March 6.-SENArE.-Mr Gar
| land, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
| favprahly an original bill. providing for the
collection of statistics touching marriage and
| till extending the limits of the Yellowstone
| Park Passed. The Senate then. ON motion
OF Mn sawyer passed n bill authorizing the
| Postmaster General to lease buildings for
| POstonicvs, of the first, second and third
classes. at reasonable rates, for terms not To
exceed ton years. hll was introduced to
amend the Revised Statutes 80 as TO Vivo TO
the processes of United states Courts the same
force in all states that processes of the SOW
crnl states have in their respective States.
| Adjourned.
Housr.-Mr. Collins, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported n hill to establish
| uniform system of bankruptcy throughout tie
| United states. ltciorrcd tn the Committee of
the Whole. Tho House then went into Com
mittcc of tho Whole. sir Convcrs" i'm tho
chair, ON the Naval Appropriation nm After
considerable debate the committee rose. Bs
| River land grant Placed on the House cal
cndar. The land grant, forfeited 10y this bill,
| rs that to the New Orleans, liutOn Rouge and
| Nicksburp Rnilrond Company. To repeal
Section .! OF the act Incorporating the Texas
racine Railroad Company, and TO declare the
| orlcturc OF the lana grant therein made.
| WAsHGNGTON, March B-SENATE. Among
the memorials presented was one by Mr.. Cock
rcll from the United Labor organizations Of
St Louis. protesting against tho attempts OF
| employers as illustrated low recent events i'm
Connecticut, with RlasS-blowcrs aud other
| trades, to reduce the compensation of Amcri-
can labor TO point ON a level with the paupcr
To restrict wholesale immigration, intended
| to effect the reduction of the wages
| Of American worldngmcn. Referred.
| The Following bill was reported
iayoInoly and placed on the calendar;
FlXing the ratc OF POSTAGE 20 bo
when sent 10y others than publishers or news
agents. II fixes the rate for transient ncws-
papers az ono ccnt for four ounces. the pres
cnt rate hcing one cont for two ounces. A
bill making an appropriation of $500, to
| supply deficiencies in the amounts required
| Tor KIlIViuu and uLgfTtVIUiuu the IgufI nf
| water ana width Of channel In the South
| Pass and other MIasis-ippl tributaries wns
passed. The Pcndloton bill providing for "A
| system of Courts FOR the exercise of tho au-
thority conferred upon the United States for
was passed.
HoCsE-rhc morning hour was dispensed
| with, and the House went into committee OF
the whole ON thc Naval Appropriation lIill
IN amendment was adopted authorizing tho
detail of naval lincoihccrs to act a. instructors
in state lnivcrsitics ana Agricultural Col
lc0cs provided the total number detailed
shall not exceed forty An amend
the clnusc prohibiting officers on tho retired
list from accepting gosiionsin the. civil scr
low the rank of Major in tho Army or com
mundcr I'm the Navy, who has been retired 10y
| reason 81 wounds received I'm jhc service.
The committee then rose and the bill was
Adjourned.
WAsnyGTOs March +. - SENATE. - Bills
ton of "a 0ro-prOof building for II hall of re-
cords. Constituting majority Of the Judges OF
the United states supreme Court ~ be u
a Judge who hoard case at u
Circuit from sitting on Tho Supreme
The hill creating "a BurCuu Of Statistics on
Labor was taken up. di-cusscd and laid over.
a majority of the Committee on Public
( Lands reported fuvorlbly the House bill do
. cllrinR forfeited lands granted the TcKns Pa
cihc liarond Company. ni the senate nd
iOurnrl until Monday.
I0r-E.-A bin was reported Rrnuting a
pension to tho widow Of General Francis y.
blair; also re- bili granting General Pcasanton
Tho House then wont into com.
mitcc OF the whole Mr. Cox OF Now
YORK. iu tho ChnirJ ON the private
3 calender Tho committee rCmuincd in session
- ! until Z o'clock. when unyCru private bills
vcrc reported hack tp The House several
recess until 1.ag 80 the evening session tho
House passed 20 number of pension bills aud
| adjourned.
wkIuScroN. March rytrr - senate
not In session.
HarsE.-Undcr call of committees. tho FOL-
lowing reports wore submitted. resolution
confirming the right oi SIR skinner Of
J North Carolina. 10 big scat Boz thc House
. Laid over. 10 divide Tho state Of Illinois n
10 throc Judicial Districts. Placed on thf
House calendar. Ior the erection Of public
& buildings af Duluth. Ninn.. and Akron. Ohio
Hoforrcd. By VI. D.uglcy mdvcr.cfyI from
the Committee on shipping Authorizing th,
purCh8.. of .DrciuU.buiIt shin. by O. IS citi
Icna. for uae iu tho foreign carrying trade
Placed nu Iuc House calendar Mr sl0cun
prc-outod thc views ~ Tho minority. which
d wore ordered printed Tho HOus,
thru wont into committee Of tho whole
Nr BIOuut iu fhr chair. ON tho ppetOnico An
preparation BiIl. ~ UOrr snid there wpuif
undoubtedly ho 20 deficiency of s. 2fG0WO if tht
bII passed iu iis present shape. and
tho only offset Tho committee provided wai
tho cutting down NJ $1,000 iu tho salaries Oi
tho po-tmuetcrt iu mine cities. ne was or
pr-oI tp thO provision. cOntcndinV that me
/ UU-fruI-frr- iu large cities fully earned th,
sHIur.o. they wCro now receiving fie iuvi
, t.I special attention ~ tho prOvl
-iole Tor the reduction of tho compensation
to railroads. Though ho thought Boo was nm
wI.n Doc mako no special Ob
lection to DO. bis opposition boini
directed 90 thc cause authDri/.ngt gthC payment
I Of only 0ffy per cent ~ that compensation
/ t0 land grant roads. Mr Summer NHII udv0
Gated tbo establishing of postal tcIcgr aph
asserting iis Dpu4tiiuUOnaIty. ana maintain
iuv thc H1rI.fh.iify of such % stop Tho com
wf'r' HI.Nou. further action. rose and thi
House adjourned
The long bridge over The Ouin-
nipiac River at New Haven has been as.
sailed by the torcdo. whose destructive
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