West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-18
XLVIIIth CONGRESS-
First Session.

vessels whose names HrV found I'm the Naval
| Register FOR the year lS~l Tho senate rc.
! sumcd consideration OF the now rulcs. Con.
! siderable debate arose upon the proposed
| rulc which relates TO appropriation bills MIR
| Miller OF New York, spoke of the growing i'm.
| portoncc OF the Agricultural Burcau, and
! thought the committee ON Agriculture should
| nIaNe something I" say regarding IT,
! american pork from the markets OF
Franco aud Germany, one of the reasons given
! Tor It's exclusion eoiug the absence OF FoVoru
mont inspection in this country N some aC
! ton ~ not tHkcn on this subject largo pro-
portion OF the farmers I'm this country win huve
| WVh"hsv thCir forms of industry. Pending the
| discussion of the rules. the SCuutc went into
| executive session and shortly aftCrward ad
| HoUsr-A joint resolution for the immcdi.
ate appropriation Of $4,000 to tho Miss
issiprl River Commission was re-
| tcrrcd. Bills were introduced rs follows
| Giving Congress power to pass uniform laws
| regulating marriage iu the Stntos aud TCrri-
| tories. For thCpurChUSC of trade dollars by.
| fractional coins of the United statcs,
| 10 repeal the recent statute prohibiting
| foreign vessels from ascending our rivers and
! unloading. Resolutions were introduced to
! hcvc commercial travellers from a license tax,
| to promhit the importation OF Immigration
| OF Foreigners under contract to perform
! regulate the manufacture and sale of
! lhtoAi"huts In the territories. Adjourned.
! WAsniNGroN, January 0-SENArE-The fol-
/
! tahlishmcnt OF IA Soldiers Home In Kansas.
! That lands granted the Oregon Central RAN.
| way, which had not been earned, bo retaken
! by the United states. 4 bin passed
! for the payment of $1,000 TO tho pm
| rents of Lieutenant Schwutka, the Arctic oN-
| plorcr. Tho senate resumed consideration of
| me new rules. Tho FIRST question in order was
| tho amendment 10y MIR. Hale to the rulc
| relating To the appropriation bills, To strike
| out the clause permitting the reference OF
! District of Columbia appropriations to the
| Senate Committee ON tho District. Agreed to
20 yoas, % nays. MIR. pmmh's amendment,
! referring the appropriation bills for the dif.
tcrcnt departments OF the Government in the
| urSi place To the committees, respectively,
| having ChnrRc in tho Senate of tho interests
| OF those departments was brought up, but
| without reaching n conclusion ON the rule tho
| senate went INTO executive session, and soon
| adjourned.
| HOUsE.--Mr. Dcustcr offered "A resolution
| directing the Committee ON Com mcrCc To in
vcstigatc the alleged reasons for the exclusion
or American pork from Germany and France
and recommend such legislation "a IN war
| rantcd 10y the facts. Referred Bills reported !;
Tor the relief of FiH John Porter, to enable
the I. -" courts IN cases of improper
grants of letters by reason OF mlsrcprcsen-
tatton 20 declare the patent void, on Gpplica-
Iion ny the Attorney General. The House
| fuscd-Ncus l2i; nays, li3;-tO rCtor the mos
sage of the President submitting tho
annual report of the Mississippi River
Commission, TO tho Committee ON Mississippi
Leyccs Mr. laglcy introduced n hili, apPro-
pri0tng SEUUO for the statue of Liberty En-
tightening the World. TO bo erected i'm New
York harbor. Action was taken in regard TO
the death the German statesman. Edward
wAsWNGroN, January 1O-sENArE,-Bns
introduced: Providing for the creation of:the
u. s. Postal Telegraph Company, under direo-
tion of'thc Post-Oncc Department. and tho
onico Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gonor-
nl this official TO bc President OF tho Board OF
! Directors of the company; aud for the cstnh-
l.hment OF postal telegraph Offices
mt posto0iccs throughout tho
United states and tho transmission OF
hibit the mailing OF newspapers containing
lottery advertisements Petitions presented
| From oX-sOlders and sailors. asking grants
OF land. From posls Of the Grand Army OF tho
| Republic, praying FOR the passage of the bill
now pending repeating tho sntutory limitn.
| ton III rcRurl to HrrcHragCs of pensions
From httccn hundred citizens OF Kansas and
missouri praying that the land known AS
| OKLAHOMA land in Indian Territory be- opened
| 70 scttcmcnt. From posts of the Grand Army
OF the ltcpubic i'm Michigan, asking further
eN-soldicrs, asking the opening Of the
| SIOUX reservation; also asking for tho pas
sage oi AN equalization OF bounty" bin
| HOIsE.-A resolution was offered calling
! on tho Secretary OF State for information con.
ccrning uudcrvuluHtion, false classification
and other irregular practices In the importa
tion Of foreign goods, and whether legislation
is necessary to prevent the frauds ON the rov,
enuo resulting thcrcfroIn Referred. Mr.
Mosecrans introduced a bin for relief OF Col
King introduced q Joint resolution for the Inn
mediate appropriation Of Sl,OOOuOO for the
prrSorvdtioni rcpnir and construction Of cor.
tain works OF Improvement on tho Misslssip.
pi River. Hofcrrcd Mr. Springer offered a
resolution authorizing the Committee on Tx.
making its inVcstiRutiOu 90 send for persons
and papers. Adopted. Mr. wood offered the
Following, which was adopted. Tho Secretary
OF ih' if'hury is requested 20 state 20 tho
Hous" the amount Of gold certificates issued
10y th" Treasury Department between Dcccn.
Der }, 1878 and December !, 1881. Also the
amount issued during ls85 and 1873. and tho
reasons the limited issue thereof I'm those
ytar'i also his reasons for discOntinuinR the
issue Of silver CcrtinBtes required by law.
M Lamb introduced g bin fixing tho hours OF
work Ot the lnbOrcrg Of the Governments Ro
fcrrcd. Adjourned until Monday.
WAfHNoTON, january 1l.-SEvATE.-Mr
Van Wyck, of the Committee on Improve
mcnt Of the Mississippi River, submitted d
joint resolution npprOpriating FlOO,OJO -
continue the improvements begun by tho
Nississippi River Improvement Commission
After debate 60 was amended 20 give it tho
form Of q bin which posssd. Mr. Edmund.
introduced BIN providing for relief Of tho
suTFlN"r7 Oh ihc Jeanette expedition and Grow
! ana hcir- OF deceased members. aud author
Hes the Secretary of tho Treasury
a. o1o pay Melville and Dapenhowet
naturalist John Colo. uctinV Loatswnin: w
| y o. Niudcrmuun, James " Bartlett eoarncu
w. cgChi io the remaining survivors f8G
cach. Tho liIl also authorizes payment Of
| sum. equal to ono years salary Of each Of th,
| a'teasfl members Of tho Jeauuctte cxpcdi
7.
by Mr Providing for the establish
| ment of postal savings banks. requires th,
PosiWafier General 30 establish postal banki
in o po-tOmcC- where tbc receipts equa
tLDl annually. Deposits VIII bc received
/ Or al sums unIcr EiOD the payrncn
I on which ON demand is guaranteed by th,
/ Government Mr. Anthony resolution O
January wee tmkonup lnstructuz tho Com
. Iniiiee ON Foreign Relations ~ inquire int,
/ tue eXpcdicuCy of legislation ~ enable th,
I LFeoutvc 10 protect American interesu
/ tRau.t those 6pyornmcnts who hsvo pro
h,bted o. restrained tha importation
oi ncaItIiuI meats from tho Unltcy
/ states. Nr CoUum then addressed IA,
. senate in regard to bis bin 10 reorganlz'
, | tho legislative power of Utah ~ provide
/ thgt the government Of Utah shall consist oI
Z % Governor and Council of uIne. % be ap
pointed by tn- President confirmed bv M,
senate, an1 20 Doe cilileas and qualified vot3r
| o Tho Territory The Senate took up th,
| new rules. and after dr1sts adopted thom
/ Adjourned until Monday.
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