Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-07
CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Jan. oU.-ln tno oopn'o
Mr.. Blair presented petitions OF Several
thousand citizens of the District OF
Columbia and the territories Of Washing |
ton and Idaho praying for the enactment
of laws prohibiting the manufacture
or sale of alcoholic liquors
Within the limits Of the district and terri
tories. He expressed his regret that the
large number OF these petitions whioh,for
years, lad been coming 70 Congress
from the people had 30 little
result. Prohibition, not only LAB
prevention of crime and pauper-
lam, but IS factor In the economic ques-
tions of the day WAS fast forcing itself on
the attention Of statesmen, and would do
80 more and more with the progress OF
tims.
The petition WAS referred to the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia.
The conference report on the dreely
Relief bill WAS discussed, pending
which the presiding officer announced
that the time had como for par
tioipating in the funeral ceremonies over
the remains of Congressman Mzokey, OF
South Carolina. Tbs senators left the
chamber In body for the purpose, and on
returning, some time after, an adjourn
ment was agreed to.
WASHINGTON, Jan 3l.-In the Senate
this morning flood Of petitions was pre-
scented from q dozen or more states pray
ing tor prohibitory liquor laws in the
District of Columbia aud the territories
The petitions were referred to the COM
mittee on education and labor.
Mr.. Blair introduced bill to pay
to government employees wages hither-
to withheld In violation Of the
eight hour act. Mr.. PlAtt introduced
bill to relieve commercial travellers from
license taxes. Mr.. Plstt's resolution, In
troduced on Wednesday, directing the
committee on post Offices to inquire into
the cost OF telssrsphio correspondence
WAS taken up and agreed to. The con.
ference report on the Greedy relief bill
WAS, after discussion, rejeoted-yeas rs,
| nays 27, and q new conference was
| ordered. Mr.. Hale introduced bill
authorizing the retirement of naval Off
GERS after 80 years of service. The bill
| providing means Of settling the inoom-
| plete titles TO Mexican land grams was
| discussed. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The chair laid
before the Senate the message OF the
| President which WAS laid before the
House Of Representatives on Friday,
transmitting the report Of the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs on the subj.ct Of
right OF way Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kes & St. Paul Railway Company,
through the Lake Traverse Indian
reservation; also communication from
the Secretary of the Interior transmitting
letters from Rufus Hatch relating to the
lease for hotel sites in the Yellowstone
Park, aud from the officer in charge OF
roads and bridges in the same PARK. re-
latine to the condition of such roads and
bridges.
Resolutions were presented from the
Ohio legislature favoring "a tariff
for revenue, limited ito the peoes.
stiles Of the government economically
administered, and 80 adjusted in Its
application as to encourage industries al
home, to afford protection to labor, but
not to create or foster mopOpolies." Bile
were reported favorably and placed on
the calendar as follows: To punish the
counterfeiting Of foreign bonds, notes and
other securities to establish 4 uniform
system of bankruptcy Che Lowell bilD;
to establish a bureau OF labor statistics
to make eight hours days work IL
government workshops, and provide fol
the gathering of statistics with
a view to ssoertainiDg the results o.
the eight hour system compared
with the ordinary system; to protee
employees in foreign aud inter-stat,
commerce and providing for payment o
wages for legal holidays to laborers il
government employ. The Mexican Lane
Grant Tit.es bill WAS discussed, psndin,
which the Senate went into executiy,
session and soon afterwards adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5--In the Senate to
day the Ftz John Porter bill received
yesterday from the House OF Represen
tatiyes was to-day referred to the Senat
Committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Allison introduced bill providing
, for a branch soldiers home in one Of tn
states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas
i Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri or Nebraska
1t was referred to the committee o.
, military affairs.
. Mr.. Sherman called up the bill reoentl
introduced by him to suspend the opera
t tion of the section of the revised statute
relating to Gusno Islands. Debate fol
I lowed, participated in by Messrs. Shel
| man and Ransom, in favor {
the bill, and by Messrs. Salisbury
4. MoPherson and Conger againt
a it. The opponents of the bill grounde
b their opposition upon the need OF AFFORD
8 ing the farmers of the United States tn
0 advantages of cheap guAnos those
8 favor OF it oontending that these guane
o by themselves were not adopted for ou
| lands.
!. The bill relating to the guano island
3 was subsequently passed.
Mr.. Ingalls,, from the committee @
IS Indian affairs, reported bill givir
t the right OF way through IL
:: Indian Territory to the Southern Kans,
d Railway Company. The bill reported /
If Mr.. Baysrd from the committee c
!, finance, providing for the issue of ciro,
/, lating notes to National Banking Associ
,f tiOns, was made the special order {,
}, Wednesday, February 18Th, at 2 o'clool
r The bill to settle the titles of oerts
m Mexican land grants was considere
pending which the Senate went into 9,
% ecutive session and soon afterwar,
10 adjourned.
!, House Of Representatives.
N WAsHINGroN, Jan. 80 Public busine
a. was suspended in the House at o'olo,
,e and arrangements were made for Il
Of funeral ceremonies Of Representative
r w. Mackey OF South Carolina.
A. Mr.. Hatch, from the committee
.r agriculture, reported the bill to ests
lish bureau of animal industr
n and to prevent the spread
' contagious diseases among domest
,s animals. 1t was placed on the Hou
Al calendar. Several other reports we
7, made from committees, after which bus
" ness was suspended willis the membs
al OF the Senate and the funeral prooessio
III bearing the remains of the late Repr
le tentative maokey arrived in the ha
I'd The cuttin WAS placed in front of Il
a. speakers desk. and religions servic
I. were conducted by the Rev. X d. Hut
= Icy and the Rev. Rush R Sqippen of t
Unitarian Church. When the servic
IL We're hoishsd, the House adjourned.
n. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-At the eoncl
IT. sion OF the morning hour, the House pr
,v ceeded to the consideration of busine
n. on the House calendar, precedenos bsir
NJ given to bills reported from the commit
1a on public lands.
In The first bill taken up was that deola
r. ing forfeited certain grants of land ma
bs to certain states to aid the constr uoti
al of railroads. A Senate amendment tt
no bill appropriating $50, 600 for support
iii destitute Indians in Montana, increasi
v the amount to $100, 900, was non co
CURED In. The bill declaring forfeit
,n certain lands granted in aid of raiiroa
l.