West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-25
ALVIIIth CONGRESS-
First Session.

! W'SWNGroN, January l6-SEN.rI. Mr..
| Logan. from the select committee ON tho i'm
| lo'cmcut of the Mississippi River, prcscntcd
| report which was ordered printed MIR. An.
'."ny resolution concerning the prohibition
| or tho Importation OF hvulthrul American
! m'olS was then considered. Mr.. Logan stated
| 'h"i Tor nearly four years our meats hnyr Ir.,I
| vNvlud'd nom Franco and Germany, ana vet
| upon an examination bV U\rSrts
| ot 0i the meats Ot different oouiit,i,s
] ours proved the best. MIR Vest thouglt tl,nt
/ the spirit of iut irrational vomitV Wn,ld dtc,
! tu" tlr organization of a thorough svsiCm OF
| inspection to"st tahlisl beyond doubt Tie su,tnd
! NJ INl n'WS hcloro leaving this country
| At ingalls, said che prob ihitiun was based ON
| thr lhcoty that the meats were unhealthy: ana
| me- s"wv,lS p,WI'h 10 lhSS" gnLcrnmonts that
| douhtcss hc removed. What ia needed ts an
| 0NlnGrialve Declaration that the meats urr
f,."u, "a. MI MI MgthCrS"n To show that uu.
i l"lF discrimination was made nhrnnd
| c.ted cos" in G,rnt Britain. where cattle
| the United States was ohli,ycd to bn
| s"uHhtrrvd nc the port OF entry. and was con.
| NcNtt thence as diseased mont Mr Iovnn-
| Why should We hesitate tu snV To untions tbnt
| MHlr they refuse to take FROM us meats nor.
| lh'h Hdul,rhtcd wines ana liquors which du
| more hOrm thuu uu~ouud mCntsY The mOrr-
J NIX hour expired. and the muttur went over
| lOurnCd.
| horSE ~ Bills reported; a bin declaring
| forfeited certain Erunts OF lands made to Ger.
| tain states in gid ur tho construction of rail.
! lpnds Rrf"rrcd lu closc the gaps IN tho
! ivN'cS ON the Mississippi River and FOR tho
! Improvement OF nnNipution Appropriatos
! ~ si..NWW To %" expended i'm uccordmcc with
| commission Rctcrrrd Mnl.inr iII mimic
roads ana highways post routes ON private
o.nlngr ar. I"Wu.cnd introduced u hili
| UuIhoHGng the president during the recess
! "i congress to prohibit amy imports iniurious
| 10 t9e public health from those countries
| The Importation OF American goods. Rcfoirod
! Mr.. Cox, OF New York thnirmnn of tno Com
resoutioH ceing npon IN" g"cJSa g"crS,rSg" S"Ga hS &
| NaNN Tor iutnrduuon us to whether any
| 1lncvr OF IN" navy received Witt or present
| from any Prince or foreign state without the
! consent of Congress ALSO "a 10 whothnr nny
| ,nt"l Slnt"S oihCcrt or sailors rendered scc-
! Nl'n - the British navy in the re-
! cent hOmhnrdmcut OF AlcNnndrln MIR
| wills. chairman OF tho Committee ON
! Rivers aud Hurbors reported "A Nm nnpro,
! printing I,UnVO 10 continue tho improve
mont Of tue Mississippi Rivor. Rcrrrred to
committee of the whole Tho House then
! went into committee OF the whole for its con.
/ StlcrUtiun. After considerable debate with.
| ON action, the Committee rose and the House
| adjourned,
| WAsmN0roE January lG.-SENArr.-A hin
pissed restoring TO the public domnlu lands
granted the Iron Mountain Railroud. hccnu,.,
1 IT. was not built on tho line contemplated At
| The conclusion of the morning hour tho Scunto
uitcr slight umcndmunt ndoptrd Tho riics'
MT Iluub, 10y request, submitted a Joint res.
| olullon proposing an amendment 10 the CON
'ulution prohibiting tho manufacture and
| Htutcs. Referred. Mr.. lionr called up his bill
! providing Tor the counting OF tho electoral
| No.c-bcinr tho same as the hin passed ln the
senate of thC Forty seventh Congress which
| WIS 'Eniu uHHs'd without debate. 4 I'm wls
SION mn2 ~ ~, NrTne's.. NTs. mGens Tor lhc snpprog-
| ana oihcr contagious Diseases OF domestic
| animals
| lluUsE.--A bn was introduced to maintain
I fItf .IHI. It..t a a.
| u"n hy an issue ot2 per cont. bonds on their
| deposit n7 security for national bank notes;
| nH", 20 remit the taxation of circulating
| Mlih notes ty deposit OF these per cents.
! Rcicrred. resolution was reported
! CniIng upon the Secretary OF S'ntg
| l1t information concerning the
| alleged arrest. imprisonment. ana torture of
| ) H. NhcrIock, o. Citilou uf the United Stutcs.
| l% me "oytrnmcn' OF Venezuela in 1879.
| Adopted bill- Introduced: Authorizing the
| construction uf shpcmul around
Niuparn Rails. Rcfcrrcl 10 place iutc qua iuie
| butts, when imported iu tho raw state on the
| iTrr ~ resolution was adopted nuthoilin2
| Ihc committee ON Appropriations to report
| j'i any liH' nil uppruprnting the sums nee.
| bucco. IE, House went into Committee of
| ihc whole ON tho senate biu nppropriutlnV
| tho Mississippi River. After cou.idornlIr
dchnto without coming TO action. the House
ADJOURNED.
W'smNGToS, Jnnunry lT-SGNArg.-The
| Chair laid before tho senate a memorial from
| William Pit kellogg. denying nIl imputnt,ons
| against him contained in recent documents
| tHnsnittcd t0 the senate f.aH the Secretary
! 3i we interior fc'9linH 90 iht transfer of tho
| l'hd grant OF the IcNHs Pacific TO the South
| crn Pacific. asking for AN Investigation.
| HorsE.-A bin was introduced repeating
| tn" duty on tho extract of acIuock ANA othor
! hl'k used in tuuning. B.forrcd. Sir Beach
ou.IciH resolution ctIiiux ON tho Postmaster
! General for nit rcpOrts nud papers refer
! InF ~ ~" star Routc investigation made
hy special agents during 1881. referred.
I. frY Y o. N
| EKprnliiurcs of tho Department 0f Jus. ice, ro.
ported luck the rrsnlut ION cnlilug a., tt,, ~, st
! master General for the correspondence con
| cerninR frauds OF thc star routors Adopted.
| n rcoiutlnn was r,pOrtcd roquoatiuR tho
tpoudcrCc relating TO the condition of things
IN Mexico Inc" the proposed railroad con
in relation 20 the boundary between
| Ncgiro aud Guatemala AdopfpJ.
! a Hu vas reported pcu9iouinY the surviving
tiiudchlid OF lhomus Jefferson. Referred
to private calendar. Tho roryuur order bcinV
dcnunurl, the SpHkcr announced u 20 bc
praiinH sLUnW1 for continuing tho iu-
! IilF'uthI OF thr Mississippi fiyor 10 tho
instruction 20 report hHck with un amend
mut restricting Tho expenditure of money 90
crpi whcr, necessary 90 protect works aIr,ndy
begun. IH" motion was lost yeas. lI.: NAYS.
ilcot ~ Mipig,G Gi kcntuoky moved TO com
mticc on tilfrr- and Uurbor-. mot 90 report
bhfA uHill lIf SECRETARY Of Wur furnished uu
itcuiI'd account Of the cN ppuIturo. aud inn
prOvcmout of tho MISS. sirri river from July
], R,'. Co., january li. l--f. ID-t
Whsnr>GTOr. Jnuuary 1g-srvtrE.-rh
Chair laid before The senate message of ths
President transmitting for the confederation
n tDrgrcs ihc communications of the Score.
tIr'r- oI NW aud thr Navy ON tho subject of
n.rI.cf expedition for the Grccfy parfv.
D. .pWmfhiIHp Immediate action. as the eitta-
uDn ot ilr purity I- most UeruOu.
HOr-E.-|ir. -lY.Iu asked unanimous CON
sent that tomorrow session bc set apart for
debate th" Iitl John Porter BU. SIR. Rod
Onioctnd Hr. Hu'mm offered TO- resolution.
WHICH L"- r.inura fo tuo Committee 1u Tor-
cifn AfHf-. ir-frurfIug thHf Committee 20
mako inquiry whether any f0us .gu Niui.tnI.
acoroIl"I fp fuc United states bad culrav-
nrrI % uu.lr tlr Nfr0r OF The unanimous
resolution of fhr House ty feprcsou-
tlu0n- .rriruug on ths uouor and integrity
NJ li- mrm,fr- Note Tho above o. intcnd.
90 in Ee. fIr tHrf. concerning tho Hewitt
"csi hNr 'ir t.1ruW moved to dl-pouao
"ii1 ihr Ilp-n'ur hour, aud though fhrro wls
p Rfurra' opposition ru tl. Republican a.Ir.
ihf fnNi|n -..I..I fHf requisite two thirds.
IutD ~ II" House fHeu won't into Committee
'I 'H" ' Dol. .". Frit1'" I..uIrr. Sir. spring
~ ~ r.g.rt inc ars' hiU puuz for the re.
The officers ON Mount Wash.
inr.ou have only fYr.uyh"v m1H.
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