Huntsville gazette., 1884-02-09
NEWS AND NOTES.
Summary Of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

T. +be Senate on he 10Th the bill repeal
,.n the timber-culture law was placed on the
l7.naar. A resolution instructing the Postal
car,,,ittee to inquire whether telegraph
toc,rs had been affected by stock dividends
c9Eathtc western Union Company was laid over.
eeberman's Y r solution on the Virginia and Mis-
esi.snni elections was adopted after br1ef
ss.ssSnrsson. Resolutions 8 p rOpriating Sll 900
e;,rnrovements above the Rock Island ar
lul III ,1F inquiring as to the exre liency of
sdnittinf all printed re ding ma ter 70
.be Ma IS free, and to appropriate SdIp,-
tne w 81 rhe Crow Indan we. Q adop-ed. The
gyo,Ye 10 aeco rebate bill p ssed. The bill re-
1rnrdi9g tides to Mexican In lis was dis
garuua5 without action n ne House a
cus'tGt ust,tion was adorted to hol 1 the funeral Of
r5r0k IT, Wsckev in Repre- sentative Hall on the
SSi.h Rlls were N roiuced in prOfuslon for
srif charg g. puulic Uuil lings, bridges, pen
gnns and relating to currency and labor top
Sc Mr. HopkinS offered resolution to In
il.as,+irate the charge of attempted corruption
cadn nv ex-Speaker keifer against General
povnto1. CCrrespondence between keifer
mi Rovntoa was re5d and committee was
finally appointed to investigate.
[x the mate on the 3)th petitions were
,rosenteG asking for the passage of law
- nrohibit the sale of liquor in the District OF
Columbia and the several Territories:
The conference report recommending tnat
10 Senate recpde from its anne 1dment pro-
iSinG that only volunteers be sent on the
Grpely relief expedition was taken up. Mr:
salisbury suggested that if the Secretary OF
the Navy hai grudge against any oihcer
bn conld crafty it by detailing him Tor thls
nerilous service He hoped the Senate would
not recede Mr.. Hale took a contrary view.
Before a decision was reached the hour
arrived for adjournment to attend Represen-
tative Mlckey's funeral IN tne house q
resolution was adopted extending the scope
of the Hot Springs investigation. oeveral
bills were introduced and referred BUSINESS
was then suspended and the members or Dotn
branches of Congress aSsembed 10 attend In9
funeral services which were helu III tne Han
of the House.
In he Senate on the 31st petitions for
prohibitory liquor laws were presented from
a dozen States The Senate refused TO concur
in the committee report on the Greelv bill:
and new confereeS were appointed. A Dill
was introduced to relieve cOmmerclal Jravel-
ers of license taxes. A message from the
Presid sat called attention to discriminarons
againstnur comm erce in Cuba and Porto RICO.
Mr.. Platt's re outlon for inquiry as to cost or
telegraphic correspondence was agreed TO.
The bill relatnr to Mexican land grant titles
was debated with mt action, and the Senate
adjourned to Monday. In the house
resolution of inquiry as to the certification OF
10000 acres of land to the Santa Fe Road was
adopted. A hill passed forfeiting numerous
railroad land grams in Mississippi, Alabama
Louis lana and Arkansas; also the bill forfeit
ing the Texas Pacific grant. message from
the Secretary of State giving information re-
garding the restriction of American meat eX-
ports " "a ordered printed.
THE Senate was not in session on the 1st.
'. In the House bill was introduced pro-
hibiting the removal of empOyes of the
House, except for cause. during vacation.
The Fitz John Porter bill was taken up. Vol
trd advocating and Calkins opposing it.
Phelps followed, favorin its passage. Bou-
tele protested against it en- behalf of his State
and many members of the Fifth Army Corps
tPorer'S with which he se.ved. Laird made
an eloquent appeal in behalf of his old COM
mander. Henley also favored the bill and
criticised the action of Cutcheon for casting
imputations on General Grant and then strik-
ing gthem cut Of the record. Several other
speeches were made in opposition to the bill,
and Ex-Governor Curtin of Pennsvlvania
closed the debate in its favor. The bill
passed-lSi to IS. Adjourned till Monday.