The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-06-12
Summary Of its Work for the Past few Days

Mr. Beck, of KY, presented n memorial
from the Southern exposition OF LOUISVILLE,
KY, askins for an Appropriation of 1000 on
account OF government exhibits.
Mr.. Vooraees, OF Ind, presented memorial
from citizens OF Indiana praying that Gen. Johr
G. Fremont be placed on the retired list OF
the army.
Mr.. Allison Of Ia, reported from the appro-
priations committee the House Joint resolution
appropriating 500, 600 for the relief OF the
food sufferers and recommended the appro-
pria ion of the unexpendcd b lance Of the ap-
preparation made for the Ohio foo suif rers,
about $4,000. That amount would supply
about 400, 600 rntions.
After some debate, the Senate amendmentA
reducing the amount to about 100000 was
agreed to.
Mr.. Hale OF Me. submitted the conference
report on the agricultural appropriation bill
He stated that the House had yielded TO the
wishes of the Senate relating to the appropria-
tions for the cultivation OF raw silks and eX-
pc iments regarding the extraction of sugar
from Sorghum while the Senate had recedej
on the ilcm relating to artesan wells, not
being able to convince the members Of tho
House committee of its utility. Agreed to.
Th- District OF Colme!ia appropriation bill
was passed.
Mr.. Dolph Of Or, introduced a bill requiring
all United States steamers or sailing vessels
carrying passengers 10 DO provided with self
righting and scll-bailing lilc-boats of Tic Dick
inson pa!cat.
The Garland bill, providing for making
census Of marriage and divorce, and the House
bill, fixing the r:re OF postage on mail uattor
ofthe second ella when sent by persons o'her
than the publisher or news agent, were passed.
The latter MS it came from the House fixed one
cent rs the rate of postage on newspapers
weighing three ounces or less. Mr.. Maxey OF
Tex, explained that the Senate committee on
postolces d found .ome OF tho large news
papers over three ounces aud had therefore ex.
tended the newspaper limit oi weight ior one
cent postage to four ounces.
These bills were also passed: Providing for
the payment Of $500 to the heirs OF Consan-
tine Brumidi for services i'll the embellishments
of the rotunda the capitol making the cities
of Tacoma and Seattle, W. T., ports OF delivery;
providing for the return to the owners celiain
articles of jewelry, p rtrats, slver-ware, ote,
C ptured during the war; for the relief OF thu
Protestant orphan asylum at Natchcz, Mias.i
providing for the execution of article oi the
supplemental treaty of November IL, 1880. be-
tween the United States and China for tho sup
preston of the opium trade; granting lands in
severalty to the Nez Perce Indians oil idaho
and the allied tribes residing upon the Grando
Ronde Indian reservation.
The Hawley bill extending the provisions Of
ed ,arch 3. 1865. so as to .ent;tle to the ,l,rce
months nav proper, provided for therein, tho
heirs or 'egal Representatives OF all officers OF
volunteers specified therein, who were killed
or who died in the service between March 3
and April 10, 1865" was also passed..
uouse
Mr. Collins of Mass, from the Judiciary
committee, reported joint resolution pro os-
.;pn
Tbe RIGHTS of c.t;zeps of the Tinted s,,,cs m
vo,,. shalt not h, ab,idged bv the ITni,ed states
or h,, INV, :, 4ta ON occ,7nnt q, not;,;,y
The Hon o went into comm;ttce of tho whole
u, The lagislative annronr;at;on Iii,
The nronos;,on ri repeal the act os,,I,;.l;,,
en assay Office in ST Ton;s aronso,, a c.noS
do I Of indignotion among tb. ,nembc,s Of ,bo
Missouri delegation and tbe a.t;on Of ,hc an-
nronr;at;ops co,nmittse in roenna,,,e,J;,c I.
wns severely denounceI Mr. Rnrns. o, Mo-.