West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-15
NLVllIth CONGRESS-.
First Session.


To authorize the erection or "a public build.
ing at san Francisco. Authorizing tho Sccic.
tury Ot the Treasury 10 CNamin- Certuin
vouchers, claims said to hc due Missour. by
the United states. 4 biil TO grant the right of
way through Indian Territory To the Southern
allotment of lands In scvornlty Go indians
ON the several reservations. no
branch Homo for volunteer disnhlcl soldIc,s
w ono OF the states uf Arkansas. Colorado.
huutu', Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri or N,-'
hrasko. To amend the pCusion Laws 10 nu.l
tRoriHc the secretary uf War To- audit the.
S,a,ms i n, Gl tHG state OF south Carolun forNrms
the salary OF the Judge of the Uuitod states.
District Court for Nevada &c S5,ooo. Instead OF
5000, Senator Fair introduced joint rcso.
luton FOR tho appropriation ot II sufficient
s"Idicrs hurled sSm%NS no Eor ..9%G r.Smoi9s Of
dlcrH Cemetery nt Carson City. The senate re-
sumcd confederation OF its unfinished bust.
ncss, nc,ng the method provided uy the bill,
reported from the Committee on Private
!oud Claims, for settling Incomplete titles to
lahl, acquired hy the United states from.
Mexico. An extended Gchutc cusucd. With.
out action, the Scuoto wont into executive.
session und then NdJuuyurl
NOusE.-A him for tho erection OF.
a. pHn.S building NJ ~ smith, to
Voo'' hS S-V!S@ nv;r,r', Wa4 r%9orri H2l rcfrrSl
liuincs from the Committee un Apnroprin.
lions reported back to the House n nm for
nc payment of the rebate on tobacco, with the
StnNlo nmchumcnt'. The uwvndmouts wcro
Concuired In, with the addition OF nm uuim.'
pprtNht House am, ,udmcnt MIR Young
thnlmNu oi tue Committee on Expenditures
IN the Interior Department reported a. rcsolu..
ton authorizing that Il committee TO mvcsti-.
Creek, sond II suh.commiurr OF ave iromhcrs|
70 iot SprnEs to rursuc the Investigations
Mr.. DorehCnor from tho Commfti,c e ON iudi.'
clnry reported "A hll granting copl iiQhts to.
citizens oi foreign co4ntlics Placed on the
House calendar. Tho House went into Conn.
lnittc9 OF tho Whole, Mr.. tohb. lof Ind)'
VA tn" Ghoir, on hill to cstubllsh "a
tho report, which isN Ncry oNhuustIvo state.
mont OF the circumstances, which mako n adj
NiNnbly Tor Congress to- lCgirlNte uptp tho sub!
tcct oI pluutupncumoulu umoug cntt'c. RirI
Hatch OF Mo, Chairman uf tho Cummittc on
Agriculture, explained tho provisions of the
bill The committee. hc suid. Ind mot with
piihcuity IN hmmonISIng tho power which be-
lonPcd % tho Federal GotCruncnt and tho
power which belonged t. the StutCs, over uri-
Natc property within thCn lorGcra Alter
the House adjourned.
WAsu1NGroE, February -SENArr-Thn
bill approprating $,,I5-O for Ito completion
of tho Capitol terraces and ptpirWnys com
ncctcd herewith was pntscd. B,ii, reported
favornbly and placed on tho cN.,n9Ur: Pro-
Niding for the suppression aud q, c,tiIlntion of
plouropncumonin nnd other contagious dlsJ
cascs of domostic animals 10 provide for
executing treaty stipuntiOng relating to tho
Chiucsc Bills introduced and referred were:
liy Mn Logan-To incrcase tho efficiency
sherrGGm Ibid before The scpoto Vtho
unhnshcd husiness OF yesterday, being tho
McNlenn Land Grant Title h'l. This was de-
Datcd nt Kreht, lengtb,s and -FoveIal nmond-
| BifSpftys .nroposed and rcIcctcd. An nmondncnti
frUn the lin1itUtfon rsf-,t 10 tlie, threa
yChra within which clnns have TO bc present
rd NIL Winors, married women md persons
n0h compQs noRfS. without notion. tho sem
9tc went into executive iossion, nnd then adj
JounCd,'
s.HOUsE, Bills introduced hnd referred: Au.'
thoriLing the purchase Of snug hgrbors for
disabled Ecamcu For the cstubiishmuut of al
lt .NtI
uf the western StutoP. a resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of state
which foreign Ministers. Cousulg or Agents
of the United states to any forci II country
have been nbscut from thCir post of duty
since January !, lss2. tho longth of such alb
scnCc, and also whether salary had been paid
Committee &C. of tho The whoc Mr. CoHb in 't'1 The
Chain, on the "PlomOpncum Iinl. After
lengthy dcbnlc the committee rose and tho
House adjourned.
WAsmNGTON, February r. SEN.rE. .- A
resolution was offered asking the President
20 prevent The delivery OF senior Carlos Ar
Rucrs tho Cuban patriot now I'm prison at
Key WCei. Mr. Beck offered "a resolution
directing an inquiry into tho cause of the
removal Of john Dudley, q cOlorcd porter
heretofore on tho rolls Of tho Scudt" Tho
debate on the Mexican aud Grant IltC Ijill
was resumed.
HOUsE--A resolution was adopted Gcclar-
ing vacant the pogition Of stcnoErlphcrs to
t"hmiliCcF. a bil was i0yornby rcpOrtcd
constituting u bureau OF Navigation in the
Treasury Department. Tho MOmuu's Suft
lrngn Committee amendment was lost by a.
party vote. An amendment denying thc
privileges Of the floor 20 cz.mcmhcrs of tho
1 IIou.0 was also lost. Tho Committee ON Wnys
md Means will hold daily sessions 10 hcnr
from persons Interested Iu thc Tariff iilli
Tho senate Southern OutrpEcs Cummlttcs
VIII decide tomorrow whom to roo tG M'ssis.
fippi. a bil was pussod on motion 0f Nir.
iouott, chguginR the name of The National
Lafayette Bank Of Commerce, OF Cincinnati.
10 the National Lafayette Bank.
WAsniNoTON, February S.--SENATE. Mr..
Iryc reported tho row thirulug bin ngrcod
upon by tho Committee OF Commerce. entitled.
- Bil 10 Remove Ccrtsiu Burdens from
American Merchant Marine ana Encourage
tho Foreign Carrying Trade" The following
bills were introduced nna rofarFcI. BY Mr.
Ii.l, Providing for the rca1iusfmrnt of COM
pcnsation for transportation Of mails ou
r9hrond routes. By Mr. Fnr, Tor
John Robcrts. IS. ucaiart a. co.. b. 8. A"di.
hu-0u ana E Pcurod. pu of Nr.ldn trsat-
iur commission whose du.y b. hgU bc 10 inL
quIIc into nud report upon ihn m4tofIAI. i'm.
uustriul and intellectual prOgr..s made by Tho
cDlorcd people oi ihc Cuitol States since 1856,
0nd making appropriation for sluu. 49, Mr..
smith 10 dirile Hiuosoto into iwo Jodrui
DHirIct- Mr. Hu." called tp tHr cOulofcuro
report on lii' Greedy relief expedition. 1bo
NcNiclu LpuI Graut TITLES BIu Was passed.
senate HdI'ururd until MONDAY.
lIoter-A IS Joint ro oluton was poasod nu.
tents etc.. for th. Hfth uuuual Reunion Of tho
fnidirr- and .I'. pfthr hoIfhwo. g. Ut Chica-.
an tbc dclth of wcndci f6iIipi Vas rcf.rr"T'
lIr. tt5uD introduced % lII repeating alI iu-
v,l xxx, ,..l, m "u ''.,, I. i"narr'. hci.tfnIl
ON tho GronIy Hcli.f riI, announcing further
I.fI.nting almi. ions f1 thc floor was
amended hv excluding cN.-nrHtors from that.
prYHrgt ls 90 20. Nr Kendall. froun thc
NAVAL Apponr.5'ions 8..L anl roge nouoe
tl.' ~ would IC CHiIlI TOP uckt Tuesday.
The royor. Of uc Committee on Rules