West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-05-30
ALNIllth CONGRESS.
First Session.

"AsniNCf6S MAY IL srxAtE. ST. SLATE.
offered a resolution which won't over. ~
GuC~itnE the President To- inform the senate
10y what authority Commissioners had been
appointed iu examining the report upon the
section ut the Northern Pacific completed sub-
s"qucnl TO the time the road was required tu
hC completed uudUr ihr acts nr Congress Tho
NrrtNhluik Tie l,u.t Tor layuig the Ntlrntic
cable 20 August :. iSSi. pnS~,,i. TN motion of
Mr.. Palmer the hili prov idiuv for the erection
of a public building az Detroit Mitch, was
taken mp Nud passed.
HOUsr.-Mr Ellis. oi Louisiana, from Com.
mitttco ON Appropriations asked leave To ~
port Joint resolution RpprnpriHtiuu fiOlO,n
tur the ttliCi ~ nuui sufferers bN tho Mia
s,ssippi river. Nr Connolly uf p,nusyivnuin
objected, nnd tho resolution was placed on
thC calendar. Committees were then called for
ivrnrts cohsidrrahlc number we're made and
placed OF the calendar. The Scuatr amend
tt"uts tu the ipdihu Appropriation lilil we're
hou-Cohrlrrcd ih. buu Mcssrr. Ellis. Holman
and hNon wrr' app0inu'i contcrccS oti the
part oi the llousC. The Svnat" amendment
10 the shipping liill were non-concurrcd iu.
Mr;t Conversion accordance to prev ious notice,
called mp the contested election ease of
English ~ HccllC in the seventh Indiana Dis
trici. The report ul the majority, recommends
tnE the contestant to I've seated, was read.
wASniN0ruN, May 2I.-SENArr-Th The Tul-
lcNihg hills Ncrc passed. fur the erection of
public building Nt Nickshtrg, SiOOUNi chat
tsnooga, SiN.Un. Opcluusa, la. SA,On: Port.
land, Oregon. E'NWn. sacramento, Sin.On;
Dayton, o.. SljpWO: Springfield a.. &IOUOOn.
The above sums incud" cost OF site aud
buildings.
HouSE-In the House the contested cleo.
ton Cnsc oi English W r"clic was taken up.
aud tho minority rcCort of the committee dc-
Cluring PcVllc ttCpuhiCHm entitled 10 his sCut
was adopted 10y NCUS l2i, nays III,
WASIINGTuN, Mal 81. SENArr The senate
hy Il vote of yeas 30 nays - refused tu irruu.
slider the bill prohibiting In the matt ncwspd-
pcrS containing lottery advertisements and
a. tT ltn Fu l,fl
passed authorizing the construction at bridges
across the Mississippi at - Paul The
Morgan committee Foreign Re
lN'"nN submitted u proposed amend
tncnt tO the consular aud diplomatic
nlll 9pprnprhting $D,WO To enable tho
president to opon commercial or diplomatic
intercourse with the Congo country. \ btll
wnr introduced providing tor the payinCut ot
icmul" nurses Tor service during the war. \
blll passed hprruprintng $500 go CompCn-
safe the officers and men of the Government
steamer j, bon Cameron for losses incurred
| hl the sinking ut the steamer iu the Missouri
| River in 1871. Tho Utah Till WIS laid aside.
| nnd tho Scnnil resumed the consideration of
| Senate adiuu' cd.
lOusE.-rhc motion To reconsider the vote
declaring MIR. Pecilc dtcpl entitled to his seat
was taken mp. adopted. and the minority re-.
port, seating English M"ml was passed h., u
vote ol yeas lBl, nays ~ \ resolution was
also adopted appointing committee tO nFccr.
tain whether or not VIM w. English. sr.. hnd
not Violated the privileges of the House floor
10y lobbying.
wAsHINGroN, May 23-SrN,rr. The
House hill "to prov idc for the muster and
pay of certain officers and enlisted men of
volunteer forces pnsscd The Labor Bureau
bin was tukcn up. discussed and pusscd The
Utah hill was discussed and the senate ad.
jOuulcd until Monday.
HousE.-Ihc house spent the greater por
tion OF the day In rpcccn-uakinR upon ro,o.
luton offered hy Mr.. kcloRg. to investigate
himself iu the Sturrputr trials 4 hill was
htt
quhrtor-inHsiCr claims. Onc-hHlf ut which gOCs
| ia Tennessee, aud the evening session was de
voted tu the pension bills
| WAsHINGTON, May 2i.-SENATE.-Sana not
I'm session.
HousE.-Mr Hatch MOI presented The con.
ference report ON the hill to establish q
bureau Of Animal Industry The amount Of
appropriation is Si60UNO. and tho Jurisdiction
Oi tho commissioner Of Agriculture IT, limited
10 such invest tigntiou and such disiuTrctiOp
aud quarantine measures ~ may bC necessary
10 prevent tho nd of contagious and IN
| lcCicus di-cntcs from ono State on Territory
into another and iS prohibited from Applying
any money toward pnSiug i'r animals N is
Found necessary tO slaughter in order to pre-.
vent spread of tho disease. The report was
agreed to. Under special order OF The House
this day wHs assigned TO measures called M
by the Committee on Naval Affairs Tho hrst
hill called mp was SENATE blll granting prr-
missiou tO T.. Is. Reynolds, of tho 4. : Navy.
80 accept thc decoration Of the Royal aud lm-
pcri"l order of Francis Joseph from the
saving th" iivc9 of eleven Austrian sail
ors, which gnvo rise 30 consid-
crahlc debate. Tho bill passed.. Tho ncNt
bin, restoring Alfred Hopkins 10 the rank 81
Captain IN tn" navy. gave risc 10 long de-.
bate. Hopkins BIS the officer Who left PCrsa.
| cola without leave when tho yellow fcv"r uro-
fnii'U thcrc. aud WIS dismissed from the scr.
vic" Mr.. Lyman moved fO strike ont the cn
acting clause Lost. Tho Tin was then Ind
aside with y favorable considrrntion.
aud WHEN Che" committee rose. the hin passed.
IN" ncNt bill was considered
~ Committee Of tho whole fIt
provides that that part Of the naval nct
~ l"2 which imits tho number NJ graduates
Of M" Naval academy 90 bC retained in the
-osvico each year. shall not apply ~ thos,.
classes which had completed u four Ncurs'
course ~ 10" academy prior 10 the pnes1gc Of
the act, and those incmhCr- of tho cluas ~
1881 who had boon hOuOrAhly discharged may
return tp tho -cryic" and take their places on
inc Naval NcRi1irr in th" sam" manner ~ II
that part Oi tho act 'hnd not been pn--od I
Nit"r debate. and without notion. tic com
miitcc rose and tho llou'o adjourned.