Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-04-03
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
Senate.

SENATE
A bin was reported favorably for the read
Justnent Of compensation for the Transporter
tan of mails on railroads. ". A bill was intro
duced for the adjudication of pension claims
The bill fixing at s., 900 year the salar-
les Of United States district judges was passed
"A joint resolution was passed providing
for the payment of laborers in governments
employ the same wages for holidays as for
other DAYS
The Senate passed the bill reported from
the committee on Indian affairs for the allot-
ment of land IN severalty to Indians on the
reservations to extend the laws of the States
and Territories over the Indians Bills were
introduced to establish a bureau Of tine arts
in the Smithsonian institution; 70 regulate
the forms Of bills of ladIng, and the duties
and liabilities Of ship-owners and others, and
to provide for the sanitary inspection IN
Egypt Of rags to be shipped to the United
States
The Senate passed Mr. Hawley's bill offer
ng S25,000 reward for the recovery OF the
Greely party, with an amendment exempting
the United States from any responsibility Tor
the party undertaking the task Mr.. Brown
introduced bill to require the payment Of
S55, ,555.4 a in cash to reimburse the State OF
Georgia for expenditures made for the COM
mon defense in 1117 Mr. Palmer, from the
committee on woman suffrage, reported fay-
orably a resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution giving women the right 70
vote.
House.
"A bill reported back and passed, making it
a felony for person falsely and fraudulently
to assume to be an officer or employed Of the
United States The House passed a Senate
bill authorizing the State Of Colorado to take
lands in lien Of the sixteenth and thirty sixth
sections, found to be mineral lands, and TO
secure to that State the benefit OF the act
donating public lands to the several States
and Territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit Of agriculture.
Mr. DOWD spoke in favor Of his bill pro
viding for the retirement and recoiuage OF
the trade dollars. The bill provides that un-
til june l. 1886 trade dollars shall be re-
ceived at their face value in payment OF
all dues to the United States. and
shall not be again paid ont Holders
of trade dollars on the presentation OF
the COIN to any treasurer or assistant treas
urer viii receive III exchange dollar for dollar
standard silver dollars of the United States
The trade dollars received in any national
depository are to be recOlned into stand
ard dollars. The trade dollars are to
be regarded and treated, when received at
the mint, as silver bullion, and their bullion
value shall be deducted from the amount Of
bullion required to be purchased and coined
by the act of February d, 1873. The bill was
unanimously reported by the committee.
Mr.. Miller, of California, reported favor
ably from the committee on naval affairs,
with an amendment, the joint resolution
authorizing the secretary Of the navy to offer
a reward OF 81, 900 for rescning or ascertain
ing the fate of the Greely expedition.
A memorial was presented from the legisla-
tive assembly Of Utah. protesting against leg
islation BY Congress without full investigR-
ton, and making accusations against Cover
nor Murray The Blair educational bill was
debated, Mr. Hampton making an extended
address in its support
Mr.. Anderson offered resolution provid-
ing that Congress should adjourn on the ID
of June 1t was referred to the ways and
means committee AT its evening ses-
sion the House passed twenty three
pension bills Among them was one giving
pension OF $50 per month to the widow of
! MaiorlSeneral James B. Steedman. and
bill granting a pension to Mrs Sarah E. F.
! Seelye, who served as a soldier for three
years under the assumed name Of Franklin
Thompson, and when sick and about TO be
sent to the hospital, deserted to escape the
l detection at her sex