The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-10
IN CONGRESS-.
samm.v offs Work for the Past few vays
Senate.


portation routes the provisions OF the -atutes
hitherto applied to land routes only, regarding
the immediate transportation OF dutiabe goods
The Legislative, executive and judicial appro-
prlaton bill was th,n proceeded with. the
pending question being ON the amendment Oh
the Senate committee 10 strike out the clause
permitting distileries MASKING ten bushels or
less of grain per day to be run without store
keepers and inserting instead a provision
amending the Revised Statutes so as to ioroid
collector from hereafter approving bonds oil
grain distllers, the survey OF whose distlileres
shall be for a less capacity than ten bushels OF
grain per day, and so as to forbid under penal
ties the dstilation OF a less daily quantity than
that.
The point of order being raised that the part
recommended for insertion WITS new legislation,
tho chair SO ruled, and the new clause was
not adopt d. The committees recommends
ton to strike out the House clause was, how
| ever, agreed TO.
Mr.. Vest of Mo, offered this substitute for
| an amendment relating to the same matter
| proposed by Mr.. Allison and it was agreed to;
''That the relo rts in the Congressional Record
| shall be an accurate transcript Of the proceed
| ings Of the two houses OF Congress, and that
| no speech she'll be published therein which
was not spoken in the Senate or House, and
| such speeches shall be printed as they were
| actually delivered, except verbal corrections
| made by the author of the speech and by no
| other person; and that when speeches o re-
served by their authors for correction they shall
! be returned to the reporter of the House in
| which they were delivered within one week,
and if not so returned they shall be printed in
the Record from the notes Of the reporter.
| Mr.. Mcmillan reported the river and
| harbor bill with the request that it be printed
| and recommitted; agreed to.
| The chair laid before the Senate a letter from
tho secretary of the navy transmitting volu-
| minous report by Prof j. L. Nourae of the
navy department. upon the Suez canal. 1t gives
| nm account of the commercial and financial
progress of the enterprise to date, together
with complete history of its construction. 1t
| embodies statement Of the recent arrange
ment made with the British ship-owners in
respect TO the reduction of tolls. The purpose
of making and printing the report isto put into
| the possession of Congress and the public such
| information regarding the Suez canal as may
have a bearing upon the subject of u canal
| across the American isthmus. The gross earn
ings of the canal for the last year were
! $4,000 900. The dividends were about l6 per
| cent.
| The Senate passed without amendment this
JOINT resolution providing for the settlement OF
| accounts with the Mobile & Ohio railroad conf
| pany. 1t authorizes the attorney general and
secretary OF war to adjust and finally settle the
| accounts of the United States with the road
| named for property received by that road from
| the United States in 1865 and 1866.
| Mr.. Mitchell of Pa. introduced bill to in
| corporate the national encampment Of the
| Grand Army of the Republic.
The bill granting right of way through Indian
| territory to the Southern Kansas railroad COM
pany was passed.
| Mr.. Voorhees, Of Ind. reported proposed
amendment to the sundry civil BILL appropli-
ating Sl2, OOf for the purchase of copies of the
! original portraits of George Washington by
| Elizabeth BRYAN Johnston, to be distributed to
| public libraries.
Several private pension bills having been
| passed, resolution offered by Mr.. Cameron of
| Pa went over, to discharge the committee on
7 finance from further confederation of the
| House bill providing for the retirement and re-
| coinage of the trade dollar
Nv p,os or Mac, ,,.osor+oa thooontaro,oo
,onort on tho ;n,aiid nens,o,, hill which ,ros
agreed IN
sTbe sen,to tool mn tho hill, fo,fe;,;r, tho
,,ao,noa I,,,as ,,roataa 20 ~, htont;n and
pao';fo oi,raa5 a,',,'or, t. dao1aras fn,fa;tad
an Id n,oa,,. H. ~ f ,,,a,, a,,d iands ~
stations heretofore granted the COMPANY which
are adjacent 10 and coterminous with the un-
| completed portions of the main line of the road.
! and provides for the RESUMPTION by the
| United State of the title to such lands,
| their restoration to the NIB, ,domain and their
| subiection 70 dismissal as though the grant had
| never been made. The Senate committee has
added to the bill provision in effect fixing the
price of the lands TO settlers at SO. so an acre,
Mr.. Morgan of Ala. offered an amendment
| to take the place of the provisions restor-
ing the lands to the public domain It author
ICES the circuit court of the United States for
the western district Of Missouri to hear and de-
ter1nine all questions arising cut of claims to
the lands declared forfeited; directs the United
| States attorney for that district to proceed in
that court in the name Of the United States as
plaintiff against any person or corporation
claiming interest in the lands referred to- so as
| to bring the subject before the court, gives
either party to the proceeding right OF appeal
to the supreme court Of the United States, and
directs that court to advance the case on its
calendar.
| Mr.. Plumb of Kan. spoke in explanation Of
the bill and Mr.. Morgan followed discussing
| its provisions from legal standpoint.
| The Senate discharg d the elections commit
tee from further consideration Of the House bill
| on the electoral count and ordered committee
| OF conference on it,
Tho senote coedo, With tho oors;a.o+;or
| of the yer and harbor hill. The reduction
| proposed by the Senate committee in the
| amount for continuing the improvene7t Of the
| Kentucky river from goa. GEO to Sl75 600 was
| not arr eed to and tLe orieinal SIM was re-
| stored
J. The Senate nassed these hills The TJop7o
bill providing for the establishment Of branch
| soldiers home west of the Missi,sinni. amended
| by substituting The ce,ate bill for the same
n,rnose. Honse hill rel;ev,nr from, tho cbarye
ofdesertion soldiers who served unt;l the ey.
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