The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-02
Work I'm Congress.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 2-In the sen
ate Hale reported the naval appropriation
bill from the naval committee, and gave no
tice that he would call it up as soon as posi-
BILE Hill introduced bills to regulate the
letting of mail contracts in Alaska, and to
make gold and silver certificates deposited in
the United States treasury, legal tender for
public and private debts. The bill for
the relief of the survivors of the jean
nette expedite n and the widows and children
of those who persisted was passed., 1t gives
Engineer Melville and Lieut. Danen-
hover s., 900 each; Raymond L. Newcomb,
naturalist, 5000; Firemen Bartlett, 5000; the
remaining survivors $500 each. The widows,
surviving parents and relatives of those lost
on the expedition are given twelve months
pay.
Morgan presented memorial from Will
lam Webster, an American citizan, praying
the aid of congress to secure him in the right
of ownership of 500, 900 acres of land in New
Zealand, which, he claims he bought from
native chiefs before the British government
had any rights of possession in that country,
but his rights TO which had been rejected.
In the house, Tucker, from the Judiciary
committee, reported a bill limiting the time
for the presentation and payment of claim:
against the United States. Reagan
from the committee on commerce
reported bill for the inspection
Of live stock and dressed meats Rogers, of
Arkansas, from the committee on postoffices
and postroads, reported a bill reappropriatine
the money appropriated by the Forty seventh
congress for the payment of southern mai
contractors. James, Of New York, from
the committee on labor, reported a bill fol
the payment of the laborers for the UniteC
States Of the balance withheld for labor in
excess of eight hours.
The following bills were reported:
By Tucker, from the committee on Judi
eiary, to amend the naturalization laws
Placed on the house calendar. 1t provides
that child OF grandchild of any alien wht
enlisted in the army of the United State
and died in service, or was honorably dis
charged therefrom, shall be admitteC
to become a citizen of the United States OF
proof that he was under u years of age a.
the time of the death or discharge of his an
cestor, and shat he had reeided in the United
States for one year previous to his applica
ton. Also, from the same committee, las
substitute for a number of bills,) to defin,
and supplement- the act re- establishing tn,
court OF commissioners of Alabama claims
and for the distribution of the Genev,
award. Placed Oh the house calendar
Scales, from the committee on public lands
to forfeit land granted to Michigan to aid il
the construction of a railroad from Marquett
to Ontonagon. Placed on the house calen
dar. James, from the committee on la
Dor, to prohibit any officer, servant o
agent of the government to hire or contrac
out the labor of prisoners incarcerated fo
violating the laws of the United States
Placed on the house calendar Hill, from
the committee on the alcoholic liquor traffi
adversely, to provide for a commission o.
the subject Of alcoholic liquor traffic. Re
ferred to the committee of the whole