The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
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The Senate insisted on its amendments to
the Fitz John Porter bill and tho pleuro-
pneumonia bill, which w1re rejected b
the House. :. Tho committee on pensions
reportol favorably, with an amend
ment, the house bill granting pensions to tho
soldiers Of the Mexican war. The amend,
ment provides that no such officer, enlisted
man. or willow shall be entitled to the bene
fits Of this act unl' IS dep nlent In whole or
ance from oilers for support. Considera-
ton OF tho shipping bill was resumed, and 1T
was finally pa d with amendments.
The Senate tCoi up tie In Ian appropria
tion bill and Mr.. Dawes briefly recaptu'a
ted its provisions The estimates for the year,
he said, hal been ss,4 6,s99l The amount
OF the bill as 1t came from the HOUSE had
been $780, ,3S93l. The amendment; pro
posed by the Senate increa Q the amount 10y
&757, ,4l3. 66, making the total amount reporte l
10 the Senate for the Indian service Tor the
coming year 30 2l3, S02.01. This amount ex-
ceeds the In lian bill OF last year by $40, ~
the chief element Of which increase, Mr..
Dave, said, was tho amount for Indian
schools
House.
The bill appropriating 81, ,00),OOo rs n loan
tl the New Orleans exposition came up. Mr..
Holman strongly opposed the bill, declarinI
that Congr, 81 hal no constitutional power TO
loan money to private corporation. Mr.
| Potter took similar ground, The bill was
| passed Il! to "a. The secretary OF the IN
terror submitted supplementary estimate
OF k272 go for additional clerical force III the
| office Of the commssi oner OF pensions: IA
| bill reviving tho patent laws was introduced.
The Hous, passo the bi l granting so u
| 10 the widow OF General Francis 7. Blair Tor
has an aha nl'g ~ IQnl IN tTOl ia
| during the war. AMI increasing her pen,i 4
| io 40 A month Most the day was spen
| I'm debate on two bill :, one approp;iatinl
| sGCOl for tie relief of Willis n. Arno d o
Henderson, Tenn which was reported ia
yJrab Y bv the comm ttee on war claims, TIL
other tor the relief OF Hiram johnson an
forty six other persons Il the same pace
which was repJr.ei adversely. The no u
In committee finally s.b tituted tine Johnso
iii tor tie Arnold bill ,
Mr. Cox. of New York introduced bill
plare General Grant on the n tred list. Bll
were also introduced 10 restrict the ownersh
OF real estate in the Ter itories TO 4 Lens
the United stat s; 10 reIeal internal revent
taxes on tobacco and brandy, and wine mad
from fruit; and t. repeal prc-eml
tion and timber culture laws. MI
Hewitt il oluccd bill amending th
tariff. The bill provides for simpliiyin
the admin s.rutiol oi tho custom li"S. "
ton and c It o goo Is are not to pay hlsht
rate Of duty than forty per C mt ad valorell
hemp, jute anl ilax; an thlty per cen.
wool AMI voolenS, than seventy per cent
carpets and carpeting, than Tn rty-iive p
cent, earthenware, glassware and metal
than fifty per cent On chemicals, wood, pr
visions, books sundri's (othcr than pre- o
g. ones, aud sugar, tho.eslal be levied nine
pr cent. of The dlti snow imposed, and t
bacco shall pay a, hty per cent of t 'e dut
now i'm Ns!d The bill II ake' reduct ols
the iron schedule, an n number of add'tio
i ~ the Tree list