The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-09
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.


The greater portion of the days session
was devoted to the bill to establish bureau
of animal industry. and to extirpate conta-
glous cattle diseases. On motion of
Mr.. Coke the disease known as
"Texas fever" was exempt ii from diseases
intended to be included within the meaning OF
the act, s. far as it concerned transporta-
ton to market. An amendment was adopted
to strike out alto cher the reference to the
slaughter of animals, The amount to b. APP
propriated by tie bill was reduced to
$780, 600. The bill to consolidate the bureau
of military justice and the corps of judge adj
vocatcs of the army was passed.
MIR. Edmunds ILL 70 ad lust the accounts
of the Untel States with thu subsidized
Pacific railr ads was favorably report ID M
The bill for the sale of the iowa In ian res
ervation in Nebraska an | Kansas was passed
After debate, the bill to est fish bure III
of animal industry and to exterminate clnta-
gious diseases anon cattle was passed.
The Senate devoted the greater portion of
the session u the consideration of the ship
ping bill A Joint resolution was passed
appropriating S21 600 to pay for the cere-
monies of the Washington monument de1ica-
ton.
Mr. Hewitt reiterated he -tatament made
10y him on he previous Friday that Secretary
Chandler had received $50 l00l for the sale of
condemned VeS-e'S, AMI had not vet turned
the money into the trea uy, as re lured
by law. He said it was de los ted with the
treasury TO he credit of the secretary of
the navy, and he could draw out the whole of
it at any time ON his mere check without
vouchers. He imputed no intention on the
part of the secretary to do any dishonest thing.
But the issue was whether great officer of the
government had obeyed the command of the
law He asserted that the secretary had not.
MIR Calkins, of Ind ana, defended Secretary
Chandler. He said the law re iuired only that
the net proceeds be covere into the treas
ury. The net pro ee1s of the sac could not
be obtained until all e q eliitures had been
settled for, and this hal not Yet been me.
....A AT the evening Sessi- n speeches We're
made by Me. SIS. Wolford, of Kentucky, and
Van Eaton, of Mississippi, in favor of the
Morrison tariff bill, and by Mess,s. Sto m
and LAWRENCE of Pennsylvania, in opposition
to it.
recting the President to demand and enforce
an immediate settlement of Mr. j. f. Vince
locks claim for indemnity for gross outrages
and tortures inflicted upon him by an officer
of the government OF \ele uela. An attempt
was made by the Venezuela oitiC er to eXtort
| from Mr.. Wheelo k a confession of Il
! crime of which he was not guilty ....
| The army bill was reported, and referred to
! the committee of the whole. The amount APP
! Iropriatad is S24 80, $50, which is S4-2 500
| less than the last apprOpria ton. Mes'Is
| Hiscock, Hurd, Morse and Dmgley, and 9TH
ers spoke in the debate on the Morrison lrif
| bill
A report was submit d in the contested
election case of O'Feri all again t Paul de
claring the contestant enttle to the seat.
A postal teegI aph bill was reported favor
| ably. Debate ON the Morrison tariff bill
was resumed.