The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-02-20
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
Senate.

Grcoly Relief bill and voted TO ask new
conference Mr.. Blair report d favorably
a revised Educational bill: ,,
Resolutions from the legislature OF ONO
favOring tnriT forrevenuc ~ adjusted as
to encourage home industries aud afford pro-
lection to labor hut not tO create monuio-
lies were laid on the table e... he sele't |
committee on library accommodations re-
ported a bill providing for the purchase ot |
lands east Of the capitol grounds Tor "A con-
gressional library building, and approprm-
ting 500, 900 to begin work with. The com
inittee on judiciary reported favorab'y Oh thu
| Lowell bankruptcy bill The committee on
education aud labor reported iavOrably on
| the bills establishing bureau OF labor STA
tistics and limiting day work in the gov
| ernmcnt workshops to eight hours. lhe
| Senate authorized the committee that had
| been instructed 10 investigate alleged elec-
| ton outrapes In Virginia and Mississippi to
send sub-colnmttees 10 various places. Mr..
| Sherman offered n hill TO regulate banking.
The bill providing for the allotment OF
lands in severalty to Indians and to extend
the laws of the States aud Territories over
the Indians was favoraby reported -;
Tie bill s,spending for u further perioi
Of five years the section ot tho REVISED
Statutes, which prohibits the landing OF
guano except for use In til. United
State, from guauo i,laidS under tho
protection Of the United States was passed.
Mr.. Hawley introduced ugaiu his bill OF
the last Congress prohibiting pension agents
from receiving any compensation Tor prose.
cutting n claim beyond the amount allowed
by the commissioner OF pensions and regu-
latIng fees Senator Morrill, introduced u
bill which is practically substitute FOR
Senator McPherson'S financial bill.
Mr. Miller, OF New York, reported iaVura
bly the bl providing means for the suppress
sion ami extirpation Of pleuro-pneumonia
and other contagious diseases among dohes-
, tic animals The Senate, after debate,
va.sed the bill "to provide for the completion
of the capitol terraces and the stairways CON
nectcl herewith The bill appropriates
s771, 1,j'0.9s. . Mr. Miller, of California, from
the committee on foreign relations, reported
a bill amending the anti Chinese act.
The Senate passed the Mexican and Gran
I Titles bill. MIR. Frye reported a bill for tn,
relief of American shipping. Mr.. Vest, 10
5 the minority of the committee, sai'
, that although they acquesced in til
1 that the bill touched the main difficult
which had struck down our commerce.
% Mr. Logan introduced bill creating con
mission to inquire into aud report upon I'll
% ! material, industrial and intellectual progre
o made by the colored people Of the Unite
States since 1863, and making appropriate
for the same. Mr. Rddeberger offered
W | concurrent Tt.OlullOH lOT
M three Senator's and five Representatives
in inquire into the cause of all removals of sui
M ordinate officers of the Senate aud House.
v House.
The House passed the bill declaring 10
he feitnre of lands granted to the Texas Pacii
=, Railroad company under the act OF Congre'
is approved March 3, 1871, and acts suppl
OF mental thereto by vote Of 259 to ]. Thr
he other land grants to Mississippi, two to AL
X bana and one TO Arknnsas, were also declar,
n forfeited The amount OF land affected
the passage of the bills taking away the
, grants Is 2l0J0,OOO acres.
IL, MIR. Dockery, OF Missouri, introduced a b
na, prohibiting the removal of employ OF I
Nv House except for cau.e during the vacatl
Of Congress Referred. Also n rcsolutl
v' y, amending the rules 80 as N make simll
~ provision. referred On motion OF
si5c ~, Randall, of Pennsylvania, the further CO
.oY toY ference asked by the Senate ON the Gre
'ai relief bill was agreed 10, and Mr. Rand
and Mr.. Calkins were appointed as confert
ted ... In commtte on the whole tho
the bate on the Fitl John Porter
'cS, was concluded Mr.. Woliord spoke in favor
nil. and Mr.. Calins in opposition t1 the bill.
ved Phelps defended the bill and Mr.. Boutelle
tee tackled il. After several amendments
tn been made and rejected Mr. Curtin mad
by long speech in favor Of the bill. This clos
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- lS4 yeas TO Is nays passed the bill which
ha stores Fitz John Porter II the army aud a
, vi thorizes the President to place him on the
'sn" tired list.
az Mr.. Morrison introduced his bill for the
Dry duction Of the tariff. Mr.. Eaton introdu(
a bill making II felony for any officer of
J. government To permit his SubordinateS to
tho assessed for political purposes and making
, OF official who contributes money liable to ind
at ment. Mr.. Cox. of New York, introduce
ites bill authorizing the construction of n bri
ida, across the Hudson river, and Mr.. Dorsheil
AZ bill for tho free importation OF coal, l
is. ore and coke, and the products OF Cant
tant Other bills were introduced by Mr.. Lon,
posi- establish u life saving station AT Nay IL
the by Mr.. Weller offering Il reward OF slOC
k. in standard silver dollars to the ma
o,;. owner and crew Of any vessel that res
,nnh' Lieutenant Greely and party during
'p'O by Mr., Anderson, to prevent
sale of Pacific railroads b
gan, they have fully discharged their obliga
with 10 the United States by Mr. Honk
NJ 10 luton directing the committee on educ
iined 10 INQUIRE into the working and manage
with of agricultural colleges In aid of which
\ has have been granted, ani to recommend
he measures as will secure to the
ly of dustrial classes the benefits int
raw hy the act OF Congress.
more Speaker announced few changes IN
House committees. MI. lh0inhS en-
,s ro. Cbaces place on river ana nav :,
3o6 Rockwell the place OF Mr. Mlii'hei M M eS
a3s tion, aud Mr. Eaton .o. ,aS p'nu pnn,nmttoe III
'" Mr.. Dorsheimers foreign copyright
was reported favoraby from the comm
on OF on tho judiciary. =. The joint resolution
Il FOR posing a constitutional amendments pre-
ING for the election of postmasters, rev
@ au collectors and United States district ~ !,
atena news was reported adversely: Inc III u
ship spent some time on tho bill 70 eiaui
com. pleuro- pneumonia among cattle, pu,
s bills action was taken Mt Finnerty lntrou
neral n memorial from the Western Assocl
Press. asking that the postage on newspa
mailed Inv others than the publishers be
'e Mt one cent for four ounces
Z, ap- A resolution reported from the comm
post an foreign affairs by Mr.. Belmont ca
argu mon the President for copies Of corresl
h,g ence and information about eXtrad
', el.ne' treaties and stipulations with Great b
orio" t since 1876. was adopted. A report a.
l,iici' ,ll panying the resolution states that tn
'i'o'' tradition treaty of 1912 with Great b
Ill, IN remains unenlarged and unimprovee
IS tnat covers murder, assault with intent to
II the der. piracy, arson robbery and forger
COINS not burglary, the fabrication and CT
ropor- tion of counterfeit money, bonds
ted py bank notes, embezzlement of public
silver or Of private funds, kidnapping, larct
DC sup any Of the modern commercial crimes.
,e-cen. j., @ House spent long time in debate on
III loi to extirpate pleuro-pneumonia- Messl
;uonal and Potter, Of New York, and othei
IN tne posed the bill on the ground that IL tei
~ the break down the old, well-orderei NV
lieu oil State and Federal powers. NO aVe''