St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

-. The House, soon after being called to or.
der, went into committee of the whole on the
bill amending the Chinese immigration act.
After an exhaustive debate and the defeat of
several amendments the committee arose and
reported the bill to the House, and it was
passed. Yeas, 1874; nays, Ii. The negative
votes were cast by Adams (of illinois,, Brewer
tof New York; Brown (of Indiana, Everhart,
Henderson lot lllinois.l Hit, Kean, Lyman,
Price, Rice, Skinner lof New York; Smalls
and Spooner.
IN the Senate on the 9Th the agricultural
appropriation bill was favorably reported;
also the House b Il to adopt international reg
ulations for preventing collisions at sea; also
the bill granting pension to the widow of
General Judson Fitzpatrick. Bills were
vent the acquisition of real es-
tate by aliens; 10 restrict aliens
and foreign corporations in the ownership of
land; to grant the Gulf, Colorado L. Santa Fe
Air Line Railroad the right to construct
bridges over navigable watercourses. The
shipping bill was taken up and occupied at
House the Virginia contested election case of
O'terral VS.. Paul was called up. After con-
siderable debate vote was taken
entitled to his seat which was lost-yeas, 81;
nays, 40. A resolution seating O'Ferrall was
then adopted. Mr.. Laird Introduced bill
granting patents OF lands to any Pacific Rail
road which shall complete Its road within
thirty days from the passage of the act. The
tariff bill was considered in the evening SeS-
sion.
In the Senate on the 9th Senator Vestre-
ported favorably the bill for the erection of
public building at Detroit. Memorials favor
ing the suspension of the coinage of the silver
dollar were presented by Senator Bayard and
others. A bill was introduced by Senator
Cockreu TO facilitate the negotiation of bills
of lading and other commercial instruments.
The free bridge bill across the Potomac River
was then taken up and a substitute Tor
the original bill offered and passed. Mr..
Vance addressed the Senate in support of
Vests amendment providing for free ships
-. In the House the morning hour was dis
pensed with and the tariff bill taken up IN
comm1ttee-of-the whole. Speeches were made
by MeSsrs. Brown of Pennsylvania, Townsend
Gibson Randall Blackburn, Eaton and Others
the debate being closed by Mr.. Morrison.
There was an excited scene when Mr.. Con-
verse moved to strike out the enacting
clause. The motion prevailed-l59 to 155.
In the Senate on the 7ah bill to place
General Grant upon the retired list of the
army was introduced by Senator Edmunds
and referred. Bills were also introduced to
create the Quillinette land district in Washing
ton Territory; to provide for adjust
ment of accounts of workmen, I'M
dressed the Senate on the bill to declare
forfeited the land grants Of the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge u Vicksburg Railroad Company.
The shipping bill was taken up. In the House
q number or bills reported from various COM
mittees were referred. The Senate amend
ment to the bill repeating the iron-clad
oath was concurred in. The bill for the |
relief of FitZ-John Porter, with the Senate |
amendments; was considered, and the amend
ments were non-concurred in. The Senate |
amendments were non-concurred in in the bill |
establishing bureau OF animal industry. The |
bill passed donating part OF the abandoned |
mill airy reservation at Fort Smith to the city |
of Fort Smith, Ark, for the benefit of the
public schools.
In the Senate on the h messages were |
received from the House announcing nom
concur ence i'll the pleuro pneumonia bill and I
the Fitz-John Porter bill and committees of |
confer ence were appointed. The bill granting
pensions to soldiers OF the Mexican war was re-
ported favorably from he Pensions committee /
and placed on the calendar. The shipping bill |
was then taken up. MIR. McPherson's amend |
ment cutting of compensation for the return
trip of ships that may take out the United /
States mail was rejected A motion to strike /
out the section providing for foreign mail pay
was lost The House bill, as amended,
then passed. .;.... In the House bills
were reported to enable National
banks to change their location and
name and to increase their capital stock; aIl-
thOrIzing the appointment of q Missouri River
Commission; to amend the patent laws. The
House went into committee of the whole ON
the state of the Union The bill appropriating
81 0jU,uu0 for the Worlds Fair at New Orleans
was taken up and passed.
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