Savannah weekly echo., 1884-02-10
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS
senate.

UMMAhI UF CUNUhEDO
senate.
Mr. Hoar called UP his bill providing for
the performance of the duties of the Prasl-
dent in case of the removal. death, resIgna-
tion, or inability of the President and wee,
President. 1t was read three times and
passed. In the contingency named, 1t vests
the presidential duties first in the secretary
of state; if there be none, or if he be under
impeachment or otherwise ineligible, then In
the secl etary Of the treasury, and in case OF
the ineligibility of that officer, then in the
secretary of war, and SO on 6uccesSlvely IN
the attorney general, postmaster general,
secretary of the navy and secretary OF the In
terror. Itprovides whenever any such officer
is thus ntrusted with the presidential duties,
if Congress shall not be within twenty days
Of assembling, he shall forthwith issue a
reclamation co1lvening it within twenty
DAYS. The bill is only to apply to the officers
named, if they have been appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
Mr.. Blair introduced bill to provide for
the free circulation of newspapers and
other periodical publications within the
State where they are published. ltprovldes
for the amendment of the postoffice appro-
priation act of March, 1879, SO as to allow one
copy Of each publication of the second class
to 20 through the mails free to each actual
subscriber Mr.. Bayard, from the com
mittee on finance, reported favorably the bill
providing for the issue of circulating notes
to the national banking associations.
A Joint resolution OF the Ohio Legislature
in favor Of the restoration of the tariff on
wool was presented A petition was pre-
sented from Theodore d. Woolsey and Others,
praying for the passage of a law to provide
for the collection of divorce statistics. MIR.
Hoar, from the committee Of the judiciary,
reported an anti-polygamy bill ...
Announcement of the death Of Mr.. Mackey
was made and on motion Of Mr. B tier the
chair appointed a committee consisting OF
Messrs Butler Pendleton and Hill to attend
on behalf of the Senate the funeral obsequies
and then, cut of respect to the memory OF
the deceased, the Senate adjourned.
Resolutions were offered by Mr., Platt to
INQUIRE into the effects Of telegraphlc con-
soldation The Sherman resolution Of in
quiry into alleged political outrages in Nir-
gina and Mississippi was taken up, and,
after speeches by Messrs. Sherman and Ma
hone, was passed without debate by strIct
party vote Of 30 yeas to 20 nays. The Sen
ate passed the House bill making an aporo-
priation to pay the rebate OF tax on tobacco
The bill providing method of settling
incomplete titles to Mexican land grants was
debated, without action
Numerous petitions asking for the prohibit
tion of the sale of liquors in the District Of
Columbia We're. presented. III Messrs. Sher-
man and Salisbury criticised the report of
the conference committee on the Greedy r
lief bill They thoughtit was wrong to leave
with the secretary of the navy absolute
power to say who should go on this desperate
service MIR. ingalls, attacked the Senate
conferees for agreeing to the report, saying
the Senate was too much given to recedlng.
1t would be refreshing to have it insist upon
its amendments once in a while. Tending
the discussion the hour Of arrived and
the Senate went over to the House to attend
the Mackey funeral.
Further debate took place in committee Of
the whole on the bill providing for the relief
Of General Fitz John Porter. Messrs. Tay-
or, Bayne and Ray spoke in favor of the bill,
and MIR. Keifer against it. The bill went
over without action.
f. w. Rockwell was sworn in as the mem
Der from the Seventeenth Massachusetts, dis
trict, succeeding Governor Robinson. Mr..
Hatch, from the committee on agriculture,
reported bill for the establishment of a bu-
reau of animal industry to prevent the ex-
portation of diseased cattle and to provide
means for the suppression and extlrpatlon or
peuro- pneumonia and other contagious dis
easee among domestic animals. Printed and
recommended Debate on the bill for the
relief Of Fitz John Porter was continued,
Messrs Ray, Folett, Thomas and Wolford
speaking in favor of, and Mr.. Horr against
the measure.
Imme iiatey after the reading of the Jour
nal. the announcement of the death of Mr..
Edmund W. NJ Mackey, of South Carolina,
was made by Mr.. O'Hara, who offered reso-
utlons, which were unanimously adopted,
EXPRESSING the sincere regret Of the House at
the news Of the decease of one of its mem
bers, and authorizing the Speaker to appoint
a committee to take charge OF the funeral
arrangements. The Speaker subsequently, an
nounced as such committee Messrs. Petit
bone, Bi>bae, O'Hara, Willis, Davis of Mis-
souri,, Calkins and Hemphill. The House
then. as q mark of respect to the memory or
the deceased, adjourned.
MIR. Hopkins offered q resolution declaring
that as member of the House, " Narren
keifer-had charged II. NJ Boynton, Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercidi- Gazette, with having corluptly ap-
preached the speaker Of the laSt House (Mr.
keiferl, therefore a committee OF five be ap-
pointed t. investigate the matter. Mr. kei-
fer made a speech in which he charged that
Mr., Bovnton had tried to influence
his official action in connection
with the McGarrahan claim. A
letter Of denial from Mr. Boynton to Speaker
Carlisle was read, and the resolution was
adopted with an amendment directing the
committee to inquire whether any otner
member Of the press now holding seat IN
the reporters gallery against whom charges
have been preferred bal been guilty of con
duct that ought to deprive him of his seat.
Bills were introduced providing for in
spection and certification Of meat products
for exportation: to reduce tar IL rates on
sugar: for the sale Of several navy wards;
providing for the election of Senators bY the
Ieople. and to ext nd the operations Of the
signal service.
Bills were introduced as follows: To estab-
ish a bureau Of animal industry, and to pre-
vent the spread of contagious disease among
domestic animals: for the retirement of Fl
]. Hunt with the rank Of major general
regulating the rates of postage on
second-class mail matter at letter-carrier
offices by making the rate uniform al
two cents per pound; to make fraudulent
venders Of patented articles guilty of mis-
demeanor. providing that no Territ .ry shall
amply for admission as a State until it con
tains po; ulatinn equal to that required in q
congressional district. The funeral services
Of Representative Mackev were conducted il
presence Of both houses OF Congress.