Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-24
CONGRE5B.

In the Senate yesterday week Mr..
Miller IN. 70 introduced bill
ITO provide means for the sup
precision and sxurpation Of pleuro-
pneumoniA and other contagious diseases
among domestic animals" He sstd SIT
contained the views Of the Cattle Breeders
convention" II WAS read twice and re-
fsrred to the committee on agriculture.
Mr. Plumb. by request, submitted joint
resolution for = prohibitory amendment
TO the Constitution OF the United States.
Referred to the committee on education
and labor. Mr.. Beck submitted an
amendment 70 Mr.. Anthony's resolution,
relating to the exclusion from Euro-
psAn countries OF American hog
produots, 80 as to extend the
scope Of the ing uiry to what disorimina-
tions are made against exports from the
United States by the tariff laws Of the
principal countries OF Europe aud
America, especially France, Germany,
Mexico and Brasil, by reason OF CONNER
cial or other special treaties with more
favored nations, "and to report the cauaes
which led to such discrimination, the
efforts, If any, that have been to remove
them. and with legislation II any, Is
necessary to place the United States on
an equal footing with mors favored
nations; this Legislation, however, rot TO
delay the work Of the committee on the
first branch Of their quiry." The
amendment, at the request of Mr.. Beck,
was ordered to be printed. Mr.. Beck
| introduced bill authorizing the removal
Of distilled spirits from distilleries TO
| special bonded warehouses, under oe-tsin
circumstances. After an executive ses.
sion the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II The chair laid
before the Senate to day several memo
risls from the public health association
| relating to the health Of the United
| States, and one from William Pitt Kellogg,
now 4 member OF the House Of Repressn-
| tativs, denying all imputstions
| against him contained In recent
| documents transmitted to the
| Senate by the Secretary Of the Interior,
relating to the transfer OF the land grant
| Of the Texas Pacific railroad to the South
ern Pacific railroad, and asking an inves-
tigstion OF the charges.
| Petitions were presented by Messrs.
Blair, Morrill,, Frye and Bsyard from the
| WomRn's Christian Temperance Unions
OF New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and
Delaware praying for the appointment oi
4 commission of inquiry on the liquor
| traffic.
| Mr.. Van Wyok introduced a bill
"to seonre reasonable rAteeot trans
portatiou to the people over railroads
aided by the issue OF United Statet
bonds aud public lands" This bill, Mr.
Van Wyck said, "he desired to introduc,
as q substitute for the bill Of similai
character introduced by him few day
ago. The first bill was limited In it
scope TO the Union and Central PaoiA,
railroads. The present bill extends tn,
regulating provisions therein contained
to all railroads In the United State
which had received government lands.
Mr.. MCPHERSON introduced bill provid
ing tor the issue Of circulating notes Il
national banks to the full face value o
the bonds deposited. The Senate at
p. m, went into executive session, ant
at 45 adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l8-Ths chair lait
before the Senate message from tn
Pfeeident transmitting for the considers
tion Of Congress communications fror
this Secretaries of War and the Navy Of
Il
for Lieutenant Greedy and hi
party, and recommending immediat
action, as the situation of the party mus
now be most psrilous; also the oorrespon
dence relating to the execution OF tn
Chinese exclusion act, ss asked for b.
the Senate In resolution of the 7th inst
At u 3b the Senate went into xeou
, tive session.
l al II
, received. Mr.. Miller (Cal frol
the committee on foreign relations
reported the bill relative to th
a execution of the supplemental commel
! cial treaty of November, 1880, bstwee
, the United States and China conoernin
the opium traffic. 1t prohibits the In
a portstion of opium into the United Stats
from China and its expectation from th
United States to that country. 1t WI
placed on the calendar. After an exeot
q tive session the Senate adjourned unit
a Monday.
n WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-In the sens'
q to-day the following petitions were pr,
ssnted By Mr.. Hale, from the Portlan
# (he board OF trace, praying for sue
"a legislation as may check the rapid ,decliI
a OF the American merchant marine b
n Mr.. Logan, several petitions of ex-solde
"a OF the Union army, praying for the pas
"a age OF suos laws as may give ex prisoner
OF var the benefit Of the public lands.
h Mr.. Van Wyck introduced res
=. luton providing that any furth,
a debate on the Mexican treaty be hs
: with open doors. Objection was made
, it's reception, and the chair ruled 1t to
/ out of order to present such resolu,ie
= in open Senate.
A. Mr.. Van Wyck appealed from Il
h decision Of the chair and, on motion
"a Mr.. Edmunds, the Senate resolved
close the doors at once 20 discuss Il
appeal. So at p. m, the doors we
. closed.
a The ruling OF the chair was sustain,
NJ by the Senate in secret session. 0bje
a. tion was then made to the Immediate co
a siderstion of the resolution even in seer
ia session. 1t went over for one day und
the rule. The doors were then reopene
"A Bills were presented from II
. House making all public roads and higl
;, ways post routes, and enabling II
a. United States courts, iu cases whe
ra patents have been obtained by fraud,
a annul them on the application of IL
a Attorney General. Mr.. Rdmunds iutr
| uuctu q Ullt 10 amend tne RGt Rrantil
"A aid for the construction of railroad al
"a telegraph line from the Missouri riv
AZ to the Pacific ocean, aud to secure
y. the government the use of the sar
a. tor postal and military and 9th
ar purposes, approved July lat, 1862, a,
81 the bills amendstory thereof, one
n, which provides for the settlement of h
al claims of the United Statss, and to secu
~ to the United States the indebtedness
!, the companies to them" Mr.. Edmun
said the act had been prepared by II
commissioner of railroads Its obie
Ia, II possihle, to bring to terminals
sd the controversy, which appears to be PIT
petual, between the United States al
"a these railroad companies as to what tn
~ should pay In; and 10 provide Tor ope
,f ing up the transactions by g NJ
- arrangement on long bond to take Il
n. place of the obligation Of i
companies to repay the Unit
States; to provide legal seouriti
sa for such repayment, aud mstho
lie for the enforcement thereof" N
ne Gibson, (Lnuisiaua) offered a resolutio
~ which was laid on the table, to be call
90 up hereafter, instructing the commit
We on foreign relations to ASCERTAIN al
De report what disorimin ations have be,
IN made by foreign governments against Il
as people OF the United States by means
W tariffs, steamship subsidies, speci
og reciprocity treaties, or otherwise, Il
-, committee to report such recomme