Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-01-31
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-


Mr Anthonys resolution relating to re-
str1ctlons by foreign countries on the impor-
tatlon of American meats was discussed
After being amended in two OF three points
Ine resolution was agreed to. 1t instructs
the committee on foreign relations to in
quire and report what legislation Is
needed to protect our interests against
governments which have prohibited or
restrained the Importation of meats from
the United States, and also to report wha
determinations are made against exports
from the United States by the tariff laws of
the principal countries of Europe ami
America, especially France, Germany. Mexi-
co and Brazil, and what legislation is needed
4 A bill introduced by Mr.. Hale provides
that no discrimination shall be made in the
medical service of the United States against
any regular school OF medicine d. Several
petitions asking for the opening up Of the
Oklahoma lands lands to settlement were re-
ported adversely
Mr.. Sherman offered long resolution pro-
v1ding for an investigation by the committee
on rriS ileges and elections into the recent Do
htlcal disturbances and tragedies at Dam
Vile, Va, and in Copiah county, Miss The
resolution went over until the next day, on
motion of Mr.. CockreIl, Of Missouri who
suggested that Mr.. Sherman might in the
meantime d more Tecltals to it. Mr..
Sewen from the committee on military af-
fairs. reported favorably the bills for the re-
III.
Mr. Logan's absence, said there would be a
minority report. "A resolution by Mr.
Mr. Wyck calling on the attorney-general
Tor information about the condensation
route cases, the reasOnableness of
such compensation, and his reasons for pay
ing the same, was agreed to. IA bill per-
mlttlng Lieutenant L. K Reynolds, of the
navy, to accept from the emperor Of Austria
the decoration of the royal and imperial
order of Francis Joseph, in recognition of
MS heroic conduct in rescuing the crew Of an
Austrian bark, was attacked by Mr.
Plumb, who said that the man who
carries a commission of the United
States in his pccket ought to be sat
istied with 1t. Messrs. Morgan, Bayard and
Hoar defended the bill, and it passed .. Mr.. .
Buffers resolution providing that each Sena-
tor, not a chairman of a committee, shall
! have clerk, or secretary, at a salary of
81, 0CO a year, to be paid out of the contingent
fund OF the Senate, was agreed to by vote
OF thirty to thirteen Mr.. Merrill reintro-
duced his bill Of the last Congress providing
for the setting apart of the net proceeds of
the sales of public lands and sum equal to
half the amount paid into the treasury year
ly by the subsidized Pacific railroa is, as an
educational fund to be apportioned among
the States and Territories
The joint resolution for the relief of Lieu
tenant Greely was passed. As passed the
as much money as he deems necessary.
An amendment was adopted providing
that the men who go on the ex-
pedition shall be volunteers. Mr.. Sher-
man introduced his bill of the Forty
seventh Congress for the preservation
of the woods and forests of the national do
main adjacent to the sources OF the naviga-
bic rivers and their affiuents in the United
States. b. Mr.. Miller, of New York. intro
duced bill authorizing the President to pay
back to China the balance of the Chinese
indemnity fund the specific claims having
all been satisfied. In executive session
there was an acrimonious debate between
Messrs. Edmunds and Butler while consider
ing the nomination Of Emory Speer for
United States district attorney for the north
ern district of Georgia.
Mr.. Hoar called up his bill providing for
the performance of the duties of the Presi-
dent in case of the removal. death, resigna-
tion or inability of the President and Vice
President. 1t was read three times and
passed. In the contingency named, it 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 seen etary Of the treasury, and in case of
the ineligibility of that officer, then in the
secretary of war, and So on successively in
the attorney postmaster general,
secretary of the navy and secretary of the in
terror. ltprOvides whenever any such officer
is thus intrusted with the presidential duties,
if Congress shall not be within twenty days
of assembling, he shall forthwith issue a
proclamation convening 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. 1t provides
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 go 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.