Morris tribune., 1884-04-09
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Our Men in Congress and the Meas
ures They Propose.
Bills Introduced, Amendments Of
fered, Resolutions Adopted, Me-
MORALS Presented and Dis.
cuSsiOns IndulGed in.

cussions Indulsed in.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 29.-Appre-
tensions of a protracted session of congress
are freely expressed, and night sessions to ex-
pedite final adjournment are beginning to
be talked of in the house, and must soon COM
mence if adjournment before August is to be
had. There are six special orders now exist.
ing in the following order, viz: Retiring
the trade dollar (now pending), the Dingley
shipping bill, the congressional library bill,
the bill to settle private land claims. and
bills from Mr. Eaton's presidential election
committee. Besides these there are over 300
bills on the general calendar and the
committees are at work preparing to report
other bills.
WASHINGTON CITY, March S1-In the SELL
ate, the chair presented a communication
from the attorney general, stating that his
force of employees was too small to supply
promptly the voluminous papers called for,
and asking for more help. Favorable re
ports were made on bills for the erection of
public buildings at Chattanooga, Opelousas,
and Portland. A petition was presented
asking compensation to citizens of Kansas
for property destroyed in the Cheyenne raid
of 1878. Mr.. Platt explained the provisions
of his bill to organize the patent Office in
separate departments. David J. Brewer
was confirmed as judge of the Eighth dis
trict.
In the house, the committee on public
health reported back a resolution directing
an investigation as to the adulteration of
food and drugs as not within the province of
hIlt IL raoanrr,ittaH hy-
of III to 116. A resolution was offered by
Mr.. Nichols, requesting the Sherman COM
mittee of the senate to inquire into the cir
cumstances of the riots at Cincinnati
Bills were introduced to grant right
of way through the Indian ter
ritory for the Pacific & Great
Eastern road; to make Oakland, CAL,
port of delivery; to repeal the internal rev.
enue tax on tobacco and the distillation of
apples and peaches; to equaize the taxation
of foreign and domestic insurance companies,
and to appropriate 100000 for sufferers by
the overflow of the Mississippi. Robert
Smalls was sworn in as a member from
South Carolina. Mr. Bland led the debate
on the trade-dollar bill, and urged the un-
limited coinage of silver.
WASHINGTON CITY, April LIN the SEN
oVO, q tIICLllO1 " c1S IL w
Webster, an American citizen, asking to be
secured in the ownership of a half million
acres of land in New Zealand bought from
native chiefs before the British took posses
sion. A bill was reported for ascertaining
suppressing the Bannoci1 and Nez Perce
outbreaks. Bills were introduced to
regulate the letting of mail contracts in
nd fo 10
Gates legal tender. The bill for the relief of
the Jeanette survivors was passed. Coke
argued against the education bill. Gems.
Grant and Beale were rendered the courtesy
of the floor.
In the house Of representatives bills were
favorably reported for the naturalization of
she descendants of aliens who served honor
ably in the army; authorizing the service of
processes of Federal courts within the limits
of Indian reservations; to provide for the
inspection of live stock, hog products, and
dressed meats; to forfeit the Marquette
& Ontonagon land grant; to prohibit
contracts for the labor of federal prisoner,
and to pay government employees wages with
held in violation of the eight-hour law. The
bill to redeem the trade dollars was passed,
by 1S9 to 46, after the erasure of the fourth
section, which provided that they should
be counted in the compulsory coinage. The
special committee appointed to investigate
the charges made by ex-Speaker Keifer
against H. V. Boynton reported that they
were not sustained by the evidence.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2.-In the sem
ate, the chair presented corrected credentials
of Henry B. Payne as senator from Ohio. A
resolution was offered looking toward refer
ence to an umpire of the question whether
the treaty of 1919 with Spain has been fully
carried into effect by the United states Bills
were passed to refer to the court of claims
the bill of William G.. Ford, of Memphis, for
fifty bales of cotton seized by the govern
ment in 1865, and to refund to John F. Wal
worth 1850 for seizure by Gen. Banks at
New Orleans. The unusual debate on the
education bill closed the session.
In the house of representives, memorial
from bondholders Of the Northern Pacific
road was presented, praying to be heard be-
fore the public lands committee in regard to
the proposed forfeiture. A recess of fifteen
minutes was taken to receive Gen. Grant,
who leaned on crutch at the clerks desk
and was introduced to members by Speaker
Carlisle. A message from the president was
received, recommending an appropriation of
100000 for the protection of levees on the
lower Mississippi
WASHINGTON CITY, April 3.-In the SEN
ate, Wilson presented joint resolution of
the legislature of Iowa, asking immediate
steps to recover unearned portions of rail
road land grants. A petition was received
from 5000 citizens of the western states, ask
ing for pension Of at least So in money for
each honorably discharged soldier and
sailor of the late war. Favorable re-
ports were made on bills to erect a
public building at Sacramento and
to authorize the bridging of the Cumberland
at Nashville and the Missouri at White Cloud.
The library committee was instructed to in
quire into the expediency of purchasing from
the Lewis family the sword worn by Wash
ington when he resigned his commission.
When the education bill came up, Pendleton
opposed it, Beck made political speech,
Williams advocated the measure, and Hoar
and Harrison outlined amendments which
they propose to introduce
The house of representatives adopted a
joint resolution authorizing thel loan Of flags
and bunting for the fair at Richmond in aid
of disabled Confederate veterans. The secre
tary of the interior was authorized to inquire
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and others in Oregon in 1S47 Forty-six
pages of the Indian appropriation bill were
disposed of.
WASHINGTON CITY, April AIN the
senate, bill was reported for the appoints
ment of commission to mark the boundary
line between Indian Territory and Texas.
Logan presented a petition from the Chicago
board of trade against the further coinage
of silver dollars. Lapham in
troduced bill to authorize the
reappointment and retirement of
disabled officers honorably discharged from
the regular army. Jonas submitted joint
resolution making an appropriation Of $780,
600 for the protection of leeves on the lower
Mississippi. Speeches ON the education bill
were made by Bayard, Gibson and Morgan.
Butler will propose an amendment that the