Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-06-19
CONuRESb.

mttte6 OF tue WnOle Wtro aRfcou "
The consideration OF the bill forieitng I
the New orleans, Baton Rouge and {
Vicksburg land grant WAS postponed
until Tuesday next, and the House went
into committee Of the whole on the river
and hsrbOr bill. In the cnufse OF us
confederation, Mr. HobliiIell md
offered an amendment sppropriatins
1900. 900 foi copstTnc' ion of the Chesa
peake aud Delaware slip csusl. 1t was
ruled out on pn'ut of order. Duripg
the present session Of Congress the House
has passed bills providing for the for
tai,ure OF nearly TO- 00O, 600 scies Of un.
.nsd Iailroad land grants. The lsnds
are in Oregon, California, Ar'z1rs, New
Mexico, Tex as, adisn territory, Miss,uil
Arkansas, Mississippi, Alahama and
Lou 'sisps
WAsnISGToS, JuEe IL la the Senate
the Mexican Pension bill vas taken
up. After discussion, Mr.. lugaiis
moved as IN amendment Seuat
bill No being the hill irt'odncif hF
MIN en- the first day OF the present ses
sion, emapdiug the srrears OF the Pension
sut SO AZ to provide that all peosious now
or hereafter granted bg reason OF death
occurring from csusesa originating in ser
vice since March 4,h, 1861, or in c1nee
uuepce OF wounds or injuries re '-ivei or |
disease contracted since that ta'c shail
begin from the date Of death oT diacharge; |
and n the consideration of all claims for |
pensions the soldier on whose account |
the claim il made shall be oOnolusively |
presnmed to have been sound aud fret
from disease on entering the service.
After iurther debate, without reaching
any oo1ousiou, the senate vent into
| execu tive sestiOp, a. d when the doors
were reoIH' sd Adj0u-ned
WAsnIsaroS, June 13. In the Senate
message was received from the Presi-
dent transmitting report OF the
Secretary Of State relating to the latest laws
OF the Mexican republic creating or modify
| ing the zona libra regarding the importation
| OF merchandise. Committees OF conference
| were appointed on the Consular and Diplo-
matte and Ponsion Appropriation bills, Pend
| ing the consideration OF bill to refund
| certain taxes to the state OF Georgia, it was
| discovered, on motion to recommit the bill,
| that no quorum was present The Senate
| thereupsn. journed until Monday.
| WAsHlNGToN, June 1t The Senate
committee ou public buildings reported
favorably hill increasing the appropria-
ton for public buildings at Krie, Pa. II
| provides that the expenditure shall not
| exceed 5000, 900. The Utah bill was con
sidered aud Mr.. Brown (Gs.) made a long
speech in reply to one recently made by
| Mr. Hoar. In the course OF his remarks
Mr.. Brown ventilated the history OF New
England as regards the kidnapping ard
selling Of slaves, &c. Mr.. Hoar gave
notice that he would ask the Senate to sit
oul the bill to-dsy, A message was re-
oeived from the Housa relative to bill
In the eng rosa m'ntu, enr, liment of which
all error had been made Mr.. Ingalls,
said he could not permit the occasion to
pass without calling attention TO the fact
that at least eight or ten times this ses-
sion Congress had been called upon to re-
psss, or amend by concurrent resolution,
bills that lad been imperfectly enrolled
or engrossed. either in the House or
Senate He expressed the teli,f that II
wa very dsustrous msthOd NJ legisla.
tiou, aud there was evidently sOmew hu, q
a serious fault that shuuli To corrected.
After au exacut We se4riup the SendI
: adjourned, s..
WAsHlNGToN, Jure II In the Senate
Mr.. Brown, as a question OF privilege
: replied 20 structures made by Mr.
) Ingalls, o. Nnuiay, on the formers
alleged iIis2o! tion of passages IN {
t speech in the Cong cas- oHat Record. Aitei
: an acrimonious discuasion b-twesn tn,
I two gentlemen, motion made by Mr.
u Ingalls,, to expupge the words complained
D Of, wss, or motion Of Mr. Sherman, lAit
h on the table. Mr.. Butler's resolution 10
a an inquiry into the condition of the New
j. York banks was discussed and went ever
The Utah bill came mp "a unfinished
p business Psriug its consideration, tn
e Senate adjourned, after an sSreemsn
|, that a vote should he taken this after
! noon al 5 O'Clock.
House of Representative.
WAsuuNGToS, June IL In the Huust
the session of Wednesday wa
- continued, beginning at 10 O'Clock
. the River and Harbor bill beip
considered in committee OF the who'll
AZ II O'Clock ths committee rose and yei
tefdsy's legislative day opened. TIL
House again went into committee on til
River and Ilarbor bill, and, after speedil
." dispOsiDg Of the measure, reported 1t
- the House. Mr.. OltcR (Aia y moved I
- strike out the app cprialiou tor I'll
g, Hsnrepiu osasl aud the melton wa
y agreed to yes5 lag nays lu2 TAo bt
le Wa paastd-y-as 1856, nhyi loI vi
81 Eaton &C Lp.) tLeu called up tie S-nai
"a bill regulating the el.1toIal ruuut, wiz
=, the substitute proposed hy the Hons
~ committee on ths lava r-latius 70 Pres
f. deutia' elections PsI Hing IL coudsid II
A9 tion the Hou >, adjourned.
WAsulSGToS. June l3.--ln the Hous
:, on motion "f NJ Hewitt On Y SOL
- ouIr-ht resolution WAS adopted anthori
l." ing the temporary eN' ihitiln in Il
~. ospi!ol VI u model ct tb- pedestal of II
,,S' Bar.noldi B,gtu4.
ne Un motion OF Mr. Burus (Mo) Il
as Senate amendments TO the Consular AZ
" Diplomatic Appropriations hilla were roi
y, coneurred in,
81 ol 90 motion Of MIR. Fvllrit tobio) IL
N senate amendments 70 the Peusic
ny Appropriation bill were non couourred /
~ Many private bills were reported al
~ placed upon the calendar. Mr.. Priy
~. Gala } then took the loor to conclude Ii
"a, speeoh on the Electoral Count bill.
~ WAsHNuroS, June li.-In the Hou,
N. MIR. Pryor (Cal) concluded a spec
nd begun on Thursday on the Eectoi
,u- Count bill. conference report on the pC
lat OAice Appropriation bill WAS adopted 70
,d ~ items were concerned on which the Scna
-, snd House c0nfGreos had agreed pendi
consideration of the amendments on viii
is' 40. they disagreed recess was taken until eve
HI ing. After passing 10 pension bills in t
-ry evening session the Lousc adjourned.
IN WAslHSuToS, jane 10 In the uou
ere the consideration Of thsl amen
40 ments made by the Senate to the Pc
MS Office Appropriation bill wss resume
and completed. The amendment nc
copcurred in will go to another commit
of conference. Mr.. Hopkins (PA) fri
lb. the committee on public buildings, su
nts mitted report upon the investigation
,m- regard to selection of site for a pub
as. building at Brooklyn. The report
Of accompanied by a reRoluti II deolari
Ted that the charges of corrupt or oollusi
and action on the part OF the Secretary Of I
ere Treasury or some Of his suka-hire
the hav+ not bsen sustained, and king IL
nd the con mitt4o bs discharged from
late furth' confederation OF III. matter.
yer was laid over tor further action. Pa,
he'd Ing col s'deration Of the bills report
ons previously from the committee on Pae
ant railroads, the HOuse adjourned.
WAsHiSGroN June l6-Iu the Hor
among the bills introduced and refer,
WAS one by Mr. FOllett (Ohio) grant
C. l6O acres of public domain to eve
the honorsbly discharged Union soldier a
2 in sailor Of the late war.
flee The committee on elections submitte,
the report on the contested election q
afs. Of Campbell vs.. Morey, declaring the c.
OF testsnt entitled to the sest. 1t was i
day over for future action. The House IL
de- on motion OF Mr.. Randall voted to