St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Senate was not in session on the
18th In the House the resolution calling fol-
information relating to the Venezuela
awards was adopted A message from the
President recommended the appropriation
of $G25526 to pay French claims: SIS, O5G
for expenses of the SiameSe Embassy
and $4,000 for the International Congress
House went into committee of the whole
on bills reported from the Labor Commit.
tee. The bill to establish department of
iaooF STATISTICS was ST. taken up An amend
department" was adopted. Also one fixing
the salary of the Labor Commissioner at
$500. The bill passed.
In the Senate on the Dist bill passed to
relieve the Southern Illinois Normal Uni
versty from claims for losses of Government
arms by fire. A bill was introduced to pro-
hibt revenue officers from collecting saloon
licenses in States where prohibitory laws are
In force. The resolution for q constitutional
amendment to enable the President TO
veto separate items in appropriation bills was
reported fav0rably. The bills relating to prac-
uce in the Patent Office were lecOmmitfed.
The bankruptcy bill passed ~. In the House
the bill providing for performance of the du-
ties of President in case of disability was re-
ported. Numerous bills were introduced one
among them to appropriate $l,0G0,0O for the
New Orleans Exposition. A motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to repeal the
act restricting the term of certain officers to
four years failed TO carry, so to 146. The
bill creating bureau of navigation passed.
Also the bill granting pensions to certain
classes of soldiers who have sustained per-
manent injuries while serving in the United
states army in any war.
In the Senate ontbe 22d resolution was
adopted calling for information as to the
amount of Government aid granted the
State of Michigan for the Portage Lake
Canal, its purchase being under considera-
ton. The bill to bridge the Cumberland
River at Nashville, Tenn, passed; also,
several pension bills and, the bill to
dams. In the House an order was made for
evening sessions till the Tariff bill is dis
posed Of, The House went into committee
Of the whole on the Tariff bill, Messrs.
Wellborn, Mckinley and Herbert occupy
ing most of the time. The bill was then
laid aside and the pension appropriation
bill passed. An evening session was held for
consideration of the Tariff bill.
In the Senate on the 23l message was
presented giving statistics of the foreign grain
production and consumption. The bill to
bridge the Missouri River at sibley was re-
ported favorably. The bill passed TO prohibit
cutting timber on Indian reservations.
motion to take up the bill authorizing pay.
feated. The pleuro-pneumonia bill was
taken up. Mr.. Coke opposed it and Mr.
Williams favored 1t. Mr.. Brown submitted
the views of the majority of the committee in
opposition to the measure for a suffrage
amendment to the Constitution In the
House the naval and Post-0ffce appropriation
bills were reported and referred to committee
of the whole, with recommendation for non-
concurrence in Senate amendments. The
Kansas contested election case of Wood VS.
Peters was decided in favor of the latter. The
naval bill was taken IN and discussed. a
night session was devoted to the tariff bill.
In the Senate on the 24sh bills were re.
ported favorably: To admit the State Of
Tacoma. To provide for deposit in the
Treasury of money-order receipts. To es-
tablish a bureau of nav ition. The bill
passed providing for the disposal of aban-
doned military reservations. Also, the bill |
relating to trespassers on Indan lands. The /
plcnro pneumonia bill was taken up, and /
motion to reeommit it came very near being /
ad pied. In the House majority and minor
1ty reports were presented on the sutTrasre
amendment resolution, the majority being adj
verse. hi Il were reported favorably: 10
bridge the Mississippi at Rock Island and the
rails of st. Anthony, and the Missouri in I
Douglas County, Neb.: to authorize the Presi-
dent to enforce claims against Vene-
zuela; TO reorganize the Legislatu,@ fof Utah.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the naval bill and a motion to con-
cur in the Sc nate amendment appropriating
$4UaUOO to arm the new cruisers was adopted |
The rest of the amendments were not con-
CURED in. he House also refused to concur
in Senate amendments to the Post-office APP
bill.