The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-10
XLVIILth CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. January 0, 1891.

cENAIE.
Mr.. ANTHONY offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Foreign Relations to
inquire as to the cXpe6iency OF such legis.
lation as shall enable the Executive Depart
ment to protect our interests against gov
ernments which have prohibited or re-
strained the importation OF healthful meats
from the United States. AT the suggestion
OF Mr.. Van Wyck the resolution lies over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following reso-
luton. which was agreed TO:
ReSolced, That the Acknowledgement be
instructed to transmit to the Senate copies
Of the reports with accompanying papers
made by the different examiners OF the
Department OF Justice concerning the BUSH
ness OF the Courts OF the United States in
Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas. and Texas,
which reports relate to abuses by officers
of said courts and marshals OF said dis
trlcts in the charging, collecting, and ac-
counting-for OF fees. and other abuses re-
ferred to in the report Of Brewster Came
ron, general agent OF the Department OF
Justice, made to said Department january
| ), 1884.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
! the new rules. The first question in order
was the amendment OF Mr.. Hale to the rule
relating to the appropriation bills, to strike
out the clause permitting the reference OF
the District OF Columbia appropriations to
the Senate Committee on the District. This
amendment was agreed to by a vote OF q
yeas TO % nays.
The question recurring on Mr.. Plumb's
amendment referring the appropriation
bills for the different Departments OF the
Government in the first place to the CON-
mittees respectively having charge in the
Senate OF the interests OF those Depart.
ments. il was not agreed to.
All further action on this rule was post
Doned until after the consideration of the
/ next reserved rule, which was No. 2G
This is a rule which de,ignates the standing
committees Of the Senate proposed. The
rule proylde, for the Committee on Inter
nal Improve nents TO consist OF nine sena'
! tors, to WI III shall be referred all subjects
relating to the improvement OF the rivers
and barbors, and also the river and harbol
BILL
MIR. Vest moved to strike out this pro-
vision.
! The debate on this rule and Mr.. Vest:
motion to strike it out occupied the re-
mainder of the time until 4 O'Clock, when
without reaching a vote, the Senate wen
! into executive session, and when The door
re0pcned adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPR EsENTATIVES.
Sir. KassOn, OF Iowa, offered preamble
and resolution reciting that certain foreign
| Governments with which the United State
| have commercial treaties securing TO thu
United States the treatment assured TO TIT
most of the favored nations In regard Il
the importation Of American produce ant
manufactures have, in apparent violation
such treaties, prohibited the introduction
OF certain food products OF the Unltet
States under regulations not appliedto lik'
products OF other nations. and directin:
the Committee on Foreign Anairs to IN
quire into the facts and report what legisIa
ton or other action should be taken b.
Congress or the Executive to secure du'
observance OF such treaties and protect th'
rights OF United States citizens IN respec
thereto. whether by retalintory Legislation
or otherwise. Adopted.
Mr.. DeustG, Of wisconsin, offered /,
resolution directing the Committee OF
| Commerce TO investigate the alleged reasons
for the exclusion OF American pork iron
Germany and France, and TO recommend
such legislation as may be warranted by tn
facts.
Mr. Browne, Of Indiana, moved to refer
the resolution TO the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, but on motion OF Mr.. Reagan, o
Texas, It was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Commerce.
! The regular order being demanded th