Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-07-03
CONGRESS.

JUNE 25-Senate- reconsideration of
the Legislative bill was resumed, and
amended by striking out the clause con-
solidating and recognizing the collec-
tiOn districts.
House-The amended Hewitt tariff
bill was reported from the committee
on ways and means, and referred to
committee of the whole.
A bill was passed authorizing the es-
Itablishment of branch soldiers homes
in Arkansas. Colorado Kansas, Iowa,
Minnesota, Missouri or Nebraska, the
location to be decided by the board of
managers of the Soldiers Home.
The Chalmers Manning contested case
was then taken up and Mr. Chalmers
seated.
JUNE 25-Senate-The House bill was
passed extending to water transpOrta
tios routes the provisions of the statutes
hitherto applied to land routes only, re-
garding the immediate transportation of
dutiable goods.
The Legislative Appropriation bill
was then taken up. slightly amended
and passed.
The river and harbor bill was report
ed and ordered printed.
House-Senate bill was passed author
izing the construction of y bridge across
the Missouri at White Cloud, Kas.
Several bills were reported from COM
mittees and placed on the calendar.
The bill to forfeit the land grant to
the backbone railroad of louisiana was
taken up. The vote en- the passage of
the bill resulted yeas II, nays 12l. Be-
fore announcement of the vote Mr..
Lewis, who had voted in the Affirmative,
changed his vote to the negative and
moved reconsideration. Mr.. Ellis
moved to table that motion, and pend
ing this Mr.. Lewis moved to adjourn !;
lost. Lewis and White, of New York,
resorted tofilibustering tactics and finally
secured an adjournment.
JUNE 27-Senate-Ths McGarraban
land claim bill was reported adversely
and placed on the calendar.
A joint resolution providing for the
settlement of accounts with the Mobile
& Ohio railroad was passed.
Bills passed: Authorizing an extension
of the Chesapeake g. Ohio railway to a
yolnt on the military lands of Fortress
Monroe; granting the right of way
through Indian Territory to the South,
ern Kansas railroad.
The bill furfeitiHg the unearned land
granted to the Atlantic & Pacific Rail-
way Company was taken up. A long
debate followed, but before any action
was taken the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned.
House Conference reports on the
Pension bill granting right of way
through the Indian Territory to the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
were agreed to.
Mr.. Forney submitted a conference re-
port on the Army Appropriation bill.
The report was agreed to and a further
conference ordered. The House then
went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar, but rose long
enough to table the motion to reconsider
the Louisiana backbone railway for
feiture bill.
The House then proceeded to the csn+
sideration of private business, and bills
were passed to relieve certain soldiers
Of the late war from the charge of de-
sertion. and for the relief Of Myra Clark
Gaines.
JUNE 2S-Senate-The gei eral def
cheney Dill was taken up, ana on nOttOn
of Mr.. Sherman, an item of $3.50 was
added, to enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to reimburse the amount paid
for expenses of the Commission appoint
ed to go to Louisiana in 1877. The bill
then passed.
The House non-concurred in the Sen
ate amendments to the legislative bill
After considering the business reported
from the committee on labor in COM
mittee of the whole, the House ad
journed.
JUNE 3O-Senate took up the House
bill to limit to two years the time with
In which prosecutions against persons
charged with violating the internal rev.
enve laws. 1t was amended by substi
tuting three years for two, and passed.
In the House, Mr.. King introduced a
bill appropriating 100000 to prevent
the introduction of cholera in the Uni
ted States. In committee of the whole
of the fOrtifcation bill was
resumed to the hour of adjournment.