The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-06
F0rty.Eighth Congress.

TUESDAY, January 29-The senate, by a
vote OF thirty-three to twenty nine passed the
Sherman resolutions for an investigation OF the
alleged outrages in Virginia and Mississippi
A bill appropriating SO, 100, 900 to supply def.
ciencies on account Of appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, in regard to
the rebate on tobacco, was passed. The bill
providing method for settling incomplete
titles to Mexican land grants was discussed at
length. but no decision was reached. The
house unanimously passed resolution provid-
ing that the funeral of the late Congressman
Mackey OF South Carolina be held in the repre-
sentatives' chamber to-day, at one o'clock A
large number of bills were introduced. res
olution was adopted calling for an investiga-
ton into the charges made against General H.
" Boynton by ex-Speaker Keller.
WEDNESDAY, January 30.-In the senate,
Mr.. Blair presented petitions of several thou
sand citizens of the District of Columbia and
the territories Of Washington and Idaho pray
ing for the enactment of laws prohibiting the
manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquors within
the limits Of the district and territories. The
senate then took up and debated the confer
ence report on the Greedy relief expedition,
withdrawing the volunteer" clause. At one
O'Clock the chair announced that the hour had
arrived for senators to attend the obsequies OF
Representative Mackey, and the senators in a
body left the chamber for that purpose. When
they returned, the senate adjourned. In the
tition OF twelve hundred and eighty-three ship
masters and American sailors Of the port OF
New York and of one hundred and eighty-seven
ex-shipmasters and Sailors praying that the
marne-hospital service be not crippled by ad-
verse legislation. Mr.. Young of Tennessee re-
ported resolution empowering the committee
on expenditures in the interior department. in
its investigation of the work on Hot Springs
Creek, to send for persons and papers, and to
send government sanitary engineer to Hot
Springs to inspect the work, and report whether
the plan in accordance with which it is being
done will be hurtful to the health of the adj
cent town. Mr.. Holman of Indiana off cred an
amendment, which was agreed to, directing
the committee also to investigate the general
management of the government property at
Hot Springs, embracing leases made, and all
matters connected Herewith Mr.. Hewitt OF
Alabama offered a resolution making the bill
granting pensions to certain soldiers and sailors
OF the Mexican war special order for Tues
day, February 5. The hour of one o'clock hav-
ing arrived, public business was suspended.
THURSDAY, January 31.-The senate refused
to concur in the report of the conference com.
mittee on the Greedy relief BILL and new con-
ference committee will be appointed. The res
olution directing an investigation into the cost
OF Geographic correspondence was adopted.
An adjournment was taken until Monday next
1.-THE house, by a vote of two hundred and
fifty-nine to one, voted to forfeit the Texas
Pacific railroad land grant Eight other rail-
road land grants were also forfeited.
FRIDAY, February 1.-The house of repre-
sentatives, by vote OF one hundred and
eighty-four to seventy-eight, passed the bill for
the relief of Fitz- John Porter