The bee., 1884-02-16
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS
Senate

Senate.
Mr. Miller, Of New York, reported favora-
bly, the bill providing means for the suppress
sion and e1tirpation or pleuro-pneunona
and other contagious diseases among domes-
tic animals. The Senate, after debate,
"a 7sed the bill ''to provide for the completion
of the capitol terraces and the stairways c1n-
nected Herewith The bill appropria.es
sT7, so. IS -. Mr. Miller. Of California. from
the committee on foreign relations, reported
: bill amending the anti Chinese act.
The Senate passed the Mexican and Grant
Titles bill. Mr. Frye reported a bill for the
refsf Of American shipping. Mr.. Vest, for
the minority OF the committee, said
that although they acGuIe ced III the
bill reported. they by no means agreed
that the bil touched the main difficulty
which had struck down our commerce
Mr. Lo. an introduced bill creating COM
mission 70 inquire into and report upon the
material, industrial and intellectual progress
made By the col0red ueople of the United
States since l>t5, and making appropriation
for the same. -. Mr. Ridd!eberger offered
concurrent resolution for the appointment OF
three Senators and five Representatives to
induire into the calse Of all removals OF sub
Crdnata ofiicerS OF the Se1ste aud Housn.
The chair laid before the Sanaee coal-
muaiCatiCn from the secretary OF war trans
uniting. IN compliance with recent reSoiu-
ton Of the SeDate, q statement showing 1ne
one Year. how many two years, aid no"
many three years and the amount OF money
required to eIualise The bount.es or those
who Sarved IL said war. Mr.. fendieton
presented the I'sdsntials OF Henry B. fayne,
SaiiatoT-elect from the State o. ONO, Ior the
term beginning March 4, 1855. The ere
deniialS were rea and ordered to be filed.
- The committee on naval affairs reporter
favC-ablv bill for the relief Of the survivors
of the Jeannete expedition aud OF the
widows aud children Of thoss who per.she1.
Mr R:dtiltbcrger'S resolution providing
fer q joint committee TO inquire INTO re
nlOvalS AMI 2ppoIu; nleatS of Senate ana House
erlYloyeS was the subject of a loBg debate,
partICiVaIel in by MsSSTS. Vest Ridi}ebeT-
ger and Conger. y u-eSSaSe was received from
the House announcing that that b-dv was still
unable TO agree 10 the Senate amendment to
ths Greelv Relief bill requiring that the men
seat ID that expedition should te volunteers.
After some debate the Senate receded from
its amendment by a vote Of - to =.
House.
4 resolution re-oI tel from the committee
on foreign affairs b: Mr.. Belmont, ca linz
upon the President for copies OF correspond
enea and information about extrad.t!on
treaties a1i stiuuiatioas with Great Britain
since 1916. was aloyted. y report accom-
panyil- the resolution states that the ex-
remains unenlarEel and unimproved 1t
covers murder, assault with intent to mur
der. piracy. arS1n. robbery and forgery, but
MT burglary. the fabrication and circlla-
zion OF counterfeit money. bonds and
bank notes, enlhaZ1e nent OF Tu5lc money
or Of private funds, kidnapping. larceny, or
any OF the modern numerical crimes. ..- The
House spent long time in debate on its bill
to extiTTata pleuro pneumonia. MeSsrs Cox
snd Potter. OF New YORK. and Others. op-
posei the bill. on the gr und that II tented to
hreak down the old, we'll ordered division of
State and Fedora, powers. No action was
taken.
Tie House adopted the report on the new
rules after two days debate. Mr.. Randall
reported the naval appropriation bill, and
gave notice that II would be called the next
Tuesday. 1t appropriates Sl+, ,2iS, 600. being
$3.50, eco less than the amount estimated
for. and s.. .63l, COO les than the amount ap-
propriatei for the current fiscal year -. Mr.
Willis introduced BIZ temporarily proTid-
ing for tie support Of common schools. It
provides for an annual appropriation o.
from Slt,C0n,e1j TO sl.nQl.CJ for the next
ten years, the appropriation TO be reduced
S1,01.1fU each succeeding year. -. NJ. .Bayne
introduced bin repeating all internal taxes
on domestic toaa cco... Mr.. Golf introduced
a joint esolut.oa apprOpriating $4,000 for
the relief Of the sufferers by the overflow of
the Ohio river and its tributaries. Mr. Fin
eTty. Of Illinois, offered a resolution derlar-
ing that the House ''.amentS the death of
Wendell Phillips as national bereavement"
Mr.. Eaton objected ani the resolution went
over
Bills introiuced: Be- Mr. Beliord. u facil-
itate the settlement Of private land claims:
by Mr.. Oates, restoring to the pension rolls
the names Of those droprei therefrom on
account of dIsloyalty: by Mr.. Bisbee to i'm
pose duties on c5coanutS, bananas aud
pineapples: b. Mr.. T0wnshend, resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the election of President by
ma iority Of the votes OF the people and the
abolition of the electoral college, and regu-
iatins the method OF counting the votes by
the two Houses of Congress; by Mr.. Hender-
son, providing for the issue of circulating
notes for national banking associations;
" Mr. Poland. providin; that before regis
sratinn in Utah AMI Idalio voter shall take
an cath that he does not belong to the Church
3f the Latter Day Sa ntS