Morris tribune., 1884-06-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
What Our National Solons HaV
Been Doing.
Bills Passed and Measures Proposed
in House and Senate-Utah
Bill i'm the Senate
Notes and Items.

WASHINGTON CITY, June 14.-Ihe mouse
of representatives devoted it's session to con.
sideration of the amendments made by the
senate to the postoffice bill. 1t was agreed to
make the appropriation for special mail facili-
ties ON the trunk lines $3.50, 900. A motion to
increase to $4,300,000 the item for railway
postoffice clerks was lost, and the house in.
sisted on disagreement with the senate.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 16.-In the sen.
ate Ingalls, created breeze by charg'
ing that Brown had inserted in the
official report of the latter's speech on the
Georgia claim words that were not used in
the debate. Bills were reported to in.
crease to S30o,0OO the appropriation for
a public building at Erie, and to
forfeit the unearned land grant of the
Atlantic & Pacific road. Van Wyck offered
a resolution directing the committee on ju.
dietary to inquire whether the Union and
Central Pacific roads have guaranteed inter.
est on bonds other than those specifically au'
thorized by congress, or have issued new
stock in violation of said act. Interesting
debates took place on Buffers resolution fol
an investigation of the banks Of New York
and on the Utah bill.
In the house of representatives bills were
introduced to give to every honorably dis.
dlSou SOlulGI VI SdllOf lDU dCr6S Ol ldIQ,
and for the erection of home for union and
confederate soldiers at Denver. The COM
mittee on elections reported in favor OF
admitting Morey from the Seventh Ohio
district. Deuster presented a measure to
punish the prosecution of fraudulent claims
against foreign governments by fine and
Imprisonment. An evening session was held
to consider the deficiency appropriation bill.
Acrr t., H.
ate, Brown stigmatized the recent remarks
of Ingalls, as deliberate insult, and con-
tended that senators were always accorded
an opportunity to revise their remarks be-
fore being printed in the official proceedings.
ingalls, retorted that all he had to say in regard
to Interpolation might be construed as the
senator from Georgia chose. A joint resolu-
tion was passed to lease to the Michigan fish
commissioners strip of land adjoining St.
Mary's Falls canal. Sherman argued against
the wisdom of ordering an investigation into
the condition of the banks of New York, but
suggested a stringent law prohibiting bank
officers other than directors from engaging
in speculative operations. 1t was agreed to
take a vote on the Utah bill.
The house of representatives, by 15S to 6l,
agreed to the conference report on the bill
that he shall receive no compensation for the
period since his dismissal. The deficiency
appropriation bill was passed, the chair
ruling out proposition by Randall against
political assessments. A bill to amend the
Pacific railroad acts in relation to the survey
of lands was passed.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 1S.-In the SEN
ate, the chair announced the final passage of
the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter. By
vote of SO to Is, the Utah bill was passed.
The house of representatives spent
the day in considering a bill to
extend the provisions of the
Thurman act to the Kansas Pacific, the
Sioux City & Pacific, and the Central branch
of the Union Pacific road. It requires the
Union and Central Pacific companies to pay
annually into the sinking fund $2,OOO,O 600
each, with lesser amounts for the smaller
lines. The previous question was ordered
and a recess was taken until morning.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 19-In the SEN
ate, when the Mexican pension bill came up,
Beck said the amendments proposed would
in the opinion of the commissioner of pen
sions, involve an outlay of $780,
O0O,OOO. A long discussion took
place on Buffers resolution for an investiga-
tion of New York national banks, in which
Morgan declared that the clearinghouse cer-
tificates were a fraud and sham. Morrill,
said the clearinghouse had not violated the
law and that the certificates were perfectly
valid.
The house of representatives passed the
Pacific railroad bill, with an amendment to
make the Central Pacific road pay yearly
into the treasury SIS per cent. of it's net earn
ings. The bill to prohibit the impol tation of
aliens under labor contracts was passed with
out division. The Campbell .Morey con tested
election case, from Ohio, was taken up and
considered, but not disposed of.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 20.-In the
senate, a favorable report was made on the
bill to amend the act relating to the imme-
diate transportation of dutiable goods. The
credentials of Ephraim K Wilson as senator
elect from Maryland were presented. The
Mexican pensions bill was debated at con-
siderable length, but no action was reached.
The house of representatives, in the Ohio
contested election case of Campbell versus
Morey, decided to seat the former, and he
was duly sworn. Bills were passed to reduce
the clearance fees levied upon vessels en-
gagged in domestic commerce. and to forfeit
the unearned land grant of the Sioux City &
st. Paul Railroad company. The judiciary
committee reported in favor of appropriating
for the relief of ex-Sergeant-at-Arms Thomp-
son the amount of the judgment received by
Hallet Kilbourne.