The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-06
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.


The Senate concurred in the House amend
mcnt to the Senate bill extending the dura-
ton of the court of Alabama claims; the
House extended the time one year longer than
provided in the original Senate bill. Con
sideration of the Utah bill was begun Mr..
Hoar addressed the Senate in its support. -.
The Mexican pensions bill was discussed
There was laid before the Senate the major
ity report i'll the Danville (Na.) investigation
and the minority report in the Copiah county
Miss investigation A bill was reported
favorably to forfeit uncamed Northern Pa
cific land grants. II. The Utah bill was further
considered.
Mr.. Cullom reported from the committee
on pensions to-day bill which confers a pen
sion upon all persons who served three months
during the war and have honorable dis
charges, and who are or shall become disabled
from any cause not the result of their own
gross careleSsnesS, disreputabe conduct or
vicious habits. and shall also be dependent
wholly or III part upon their own labor or
upon pecuniary assistance from others for the
means of comfortable support The Mexi-
can pension bill was further considered.
The House joint resolution which makes
an appropriation for the relief of sufferers by
the Mississippi floods was passed so amended as
to reduce the sum appropriated from 10000
to $40, 900. go. The conference report on the
agricultural appropriation bill was agreed to
-. The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was passed
House.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, introduced bill to
prohibit deposits in the navigable waters of
New York harbor E. The committee on mill
tary affairs was authorized to examine into
the management of the National Soldiers
home. "A bill was introduced to amend the
act authorizing the formation of National
Banking associations. Consideration OF
the contested election case of Wallace against
Mckinley was begun. -. Mr.. Belford, of Col
OradO introduced n bill aDprOuriatinp - D.UUO
for the erection of home for disabled sol
diers of the Confederate army at Fredercks-
burg, Va. Referred.
The House decided the Ohio contested cleo
ton case of Wallace against Mckinley i'll favor
OF the contestant IA Joint resolution was
passed approprating 100000 additional for
the relief of sufferers by the Mississippi
floods
Consideration of the legislative appropria-
ton bill was begun. The amount appropri-
ated is $50, 73G, SO, being an increase of SNS,-
$50 over the appropriation for the current
year and S93S, 626 less than the estimates....
The House passed Il joint resolu-
ton for printing 100000 copies of the report
of the commissioner of agriculture for 1854.
1.-The conference report on the agrlcul-
tural appropriation bill was adopted -. The
House committee on elections decided by nine
to one to report in favor of Chalmers in the
Mississippi Chalmers Manning contested cleo
tion case, and by seven to four in favor of
Wise in the Virginia Massey-Wise case.
bill was reported to prohibit the confr-
nation, certihcation and patenting of UNI
earned land grants. Bills were also reported
regulating the form of bills of lading; reguat-
ing the expectation of articles made in imita-
ton of butter and cheese; establishing a port
Of entry at Salamanca, y. y. The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was amended in COM
mittee of the whole and reported to the
House