Morris tribune., 1884-06-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
What Our National Solons Have
Been Doing.
Bills Passed and Measures Proposed
In House and Senate-Henne-
pin Canal Project-Notes
and Items.

WASHINGTON CITY, June Gin tn
senate. Plumb reported favorably bill tt
give California 5 per cent. of the proceeds o
public land sales in that state. Beck offereC
a resolution directing the judiciary commit
tee to make report ON the bill providing
for the general removal of political disa
bilitieS. The Mexican war pension bill wa
taken up, and several amendments wer
tabled, but final action on the measure wa
deferred.
In the house of representatives, Golf in
troduced a bill to repeal all internal revenue
taxes on tobacco, and Dingley presented E
measure to amend the national banking law
Bills were passed to authorize the construc
tion of bridges across the Willamette river
and to place Newport News on an equal foot
ing with other customs ports as to dutiable
goods. In committee of the whole, debate
on the river and harbor bill was finished.
| WASHINGTON CITY, June 10.-In the SEN
ate, Logan presented a memorial from q
Cincinnati mass meeting, demanding quar-.
ter section of land for each soldier, sailor OF
marine who served in the Union army. The
consular appropriation was debated in secret
session for some hours.
The house of representatives adopted a
on June 80. In committee of the whole on
the river and harbor bill, Ochiltree secured
the cancellation of the clause appropriating
S23O, 600 to continue work ON Galveston har-
bor, and Holman had an item for the
improvement of the Little Kanawha stricken
from the bill. An evening session was held
for the consideration of Indian affairs.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 11.-In the senate
formation as to the supply of beef to Indians.
Butler presented a resolution for special
committee to examine into the condition of
the national banks of New York city. Two
secret sessions were held to consider the
item of $3.50, 900 in the consular appropria-
ton to cover the expenses of executing the
neutrality act. A vote on the passage Of the
bill revealed the fact that no quorum was
present
The house of representatives, in committee
of the whole on the river and harbor bill, re-
fused to strike out the clause for the con-
struction of the Hennepin canal. Motions
for an increase in the items for the improve
ment of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
were lost, but $4,000 was appropriated for
completing the surveys of the Mississippi.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 12.--The senate
passed the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill and INDUCED in a lively dis
cusSion of the Mexican pension measure
The house Of representatives passed the
river and harbor bill by 157 to 104, after
striking out the Hennipin canal clause.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 13.-The senate
rejected treaty for an international copy
right and patent system which has already
been ratified by twenty-four governments
Nearly the entire session was spent on q bill
TO pay the state of Georgia S35, ,555 for money
expended for the common defense in 1777'
and when a vote was reached no quorum
was present
The house of representatives disagreed to
the senate amendments to the postoffice ap-
bill as to the items for letter
carriers and railway transportation. At the
evening session seventy-six pension bills
were DaSSa6