The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Bills were reported favorablv authorizing
the postmaster general to prohibit the de
livery of mail to lottery companies and es-
tab ishing the times aud places for holding
the terms of the United States district court
for the northern district of New Nork....
Bills were introduced to create the pllot SER
vice of the Urited States. The Senate con-
sdered the bill providing for bureau Of
statistics, without action. In executive
session the Senate considered the Mexican
treaty.
The commercial treaty with Mexico was
ratified by a vote of forty-one to twenty,
or lust one vote more than the requisite two
thirds ma iority A bill was introduced by
Mr.. Miller, of New York, to suspend for two
years the coinage of silver dollars. Mr..
Logan introduced a bill to give pensions to
defendant relatives of deceased soldiers.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced dill to provide
for the establishment of a forest reservation
in Montana The committee on education
and labor reported favorably on the Morrill,
educational bill. 1t provides for setting
apart the net proceeds OF land sales and an
nually sum of money equal to one half of
the receipts from the Pacific railroads for
public education. Ny. Jackson pro-
posed constitutional amendment
making the presidential term six
years, and making the President in
eligible to reelection Referred to the
committee on judiciary. Mr.. Miller, of
New York, said the Senate committee on
agriculture were in favor of passing the
House pleuro- pneumonia bill, after amend
ing it so as to provide that if the authorities
of State in which disease exists fail to take
steps to stamp them out the President shall
prohibit the expor; alton of cattle from that
State . Mr.. Sewell spoke in favor of and
Mr.. Wilson against the Fitz-John Porter
bill.
After speeches by Messrs Logan and Man
derson against, and Mr.. Riddleherser in ia
41,a e., 1iaf ,ffN ra1
John Porter. the bill was read third time
and passed by vote of 81 yeas TO p nays.
1t was discovered after the announcement of
the vote that the preamble to the bill had
not beeo passed. The preamble was then
passed. The bill authorizes the President to
appoint Porter to the position of colonel i'll
the army of the SAM grade and rank held
bv him at the time of dsmiS a, and also in
his discretion to place General Porter on the
retired list as of that grade. General Porter,
however, to receive no compensation or al
lowance prior to his appointment under the
act.
The Senate had long discussion over the
bill appropriating S2j, 900 to stamp out the
foot and mouth disease among cattle in Kan
sas. Many Senators opposed the bill on the
ground that Congress had no power
to appropriate money for such pur
pose, and that it had not been shown
that it was beyond the ability O
the State of Kansas to deal with the trouble
Mr.. Ingal attacked the State rights doc
trine which, he said, had been preached
against the bill. No action was taken on thu
bill. A bill was introduced to authoriz,
the secretary of the treasury to establish
number of additional life saving stations OF
the sea and lake coasts of the United State
49,. Mr.. Bowen introduced bill to reduce
the postage on second class mail matter |
provides that after October |. 1884, the rat
of such postage shall be one cent a pound
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