The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-22
FORTY-EIGHTR CONGRESS.
cnatc Proceedings Yesterday.


FORTf-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. June u, 1884.
Alter the reading of the journal the
Chair laid before the Senate sundry bills
received from the House. Among these
was bill amending the Thurman act re-
lating 10 Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Van Wyck desired this bill to be re-
ferred TO the Committee on Railroads
rather than 10 the Committee on the Judi
ciary. 1t was with some surprise that he
had for the first time learned from the pub
Tic press that the Judiciary Committee had
resolved not 10 act on any bill OF this kind
at this session. He supposed we should
express our Acknowledgements to the press
for having given the Senate this Inlorma-
ton. II would naturally be supposed that
the committee OF the senate would have
made its report first to the Senate itself as
10 whether II would or would not act, and
particularly when this conclusion had been
reached after the conference with the rail-
road Company.
After some discussion Mr.. Van Wick
withdrew his mo,i0n TO refer the bill 10
the Committee on Railroads. and il was re-
fcTred to the Committee on judiciary.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Plumb, sup
ported by MessrS. sherman and Cullom,
the Senate consented 10 allow the Mexican
pension bill TO 20 over till Monday in
order TO take up the army appropriation
bin, the consideration OF which was at
once proceeded with.
The bill was aSScd without giving rise
10 debate. and substantially rs recommend
ed by the Committee on Appropriations.
The committee OF conference on the
shipping bill submitted its report, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on APP
preparations. reported the legislative. eX-
ccutivc, and judicial appropriation bill,
and gave notice that h would call ii up for
consideration Monday or Tuesday next.
Mr. Hill called UP the postal-telegraph
bill, in order to secure q favorable position
for it on Monday, but Mr.. Cullom objected
I to anything that would interfere with the
consideration OF the MeXican-pcnsion bill,
and Mr.. HIPS effort failed
Adjourned.
House OF Representative.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal Mr.. Stockslager, Of Indiana,
moved that the House 20 into Committee
OF the Whole for the further consdera-
/ ton of the bills for the erection Of public
, buildings.
/ This was opposed by members having in
charge other special orders, hut the bulk
( of tie opposition came from the friends OF
what is known as the intcj nal-revenue
, bill, and uRdcr the leadership OF Mr..
/ Tucker, OF Virginia, succeeded in defeat
/ ing Mr.. StOckslager's motion by vote
/ of-ycaS, S. nays, 10.
/ At the conclusion Of the morning hour,
e INN ri
ance was submitted, Mr.. Tucker moved
} that the House 90 into Committee OF the
/ Whole for the consideration OF the bills
raising the revenue.
| Mr.. Thompson, OF Kentucky, inquired
whether there was any such bill on the
calendar.
, The Speaker replied that there was bill
reported from the Committee on Agricul-
/ ture TO encourage the cultivation OF fruit,
which proposed to abolish the tax on
brandy distilled from fruit.
| Mr.. fuckers motion was loSt-yeaS, 80 !;
nays, 1l9.
Unfinished business being the bill re-
pealipg preemptiOn and timber-culture
/ laws and amending the homestead laws,
was then antagcnized by Mr.. Eaton, OF
| Connecticut, with the electOral-count bill.
| The House refused-yeaS, so; nays, HI
! TO consider the unfinished business.
! Pending the determination as to what
special order should be proceeded with Dir,
! SlOcum, of New York, secured the floor and
submitted the conference report upon tire
shining bill. The bill as agreed to is sub
/ stantiallv the same as it passed the House,
though number OF amendments Of impor-
lance were placed upon the measure. The
| Senate recede, from its amendment having
reference to the mail pay for American
steamships, and in lieu thereof a section Is
adopted repeating after April l, 1850, all
! laws recurring American vessels TO carry
mails AT arbitrary rates and preventing the
clearance OF vessels until they shall nave
taken the mail matter on board. The free
shin clauseis stricken from the bill. The re-
mort was agreed to without debate or di-
vision. ,o,.
The House then resumed the difficult
! task OF determining upon the course OF
! business to be pursued.
Mr.. Lewis. OF Louisiana, endeayored
! unsuccessiully to bring up the "Dack-
bone" forfeiture bill.
| Finally Mr.. Eaton came out victorious
with the electOral-couht bill, and Mr..
Hart, OF Ohio, addressed the House in
favor OF the Senate measure.
At the conclusion Of the debate the pre-
vious question was ordered on the bill ana
amendments, but no further action was
! taken.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
the sundry civil appropriation bill, and II
was referred to the Committee OF the
| Whole
Adjourned.