Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-12-10
Proceedings Of Congress.

as the proposal 10 pension NeheIai
Grant.
In the Senate, on the I'd, memo
rial, q joint resolution, from the As
sembly of Vermont, urging Congress
to take control of interstate COM
msrce.
A resolution was offered to inves-
tigate the leases for grazing lands
in the Indian territory. From graz
ing lands, one of the Senators took
to considering the question of gov
ernment cattle and stated that the
government paid $40 for cattle that
are worth sI2. Another senator said
that he knows of one tract of 102,
600 acres of land enclosed by wire
fence in the Indian territory, used IS
a cattle ranch.
In the House on the I'd, II. G.
Smith, from the 7th district, was ad
mitted to fill the resigned place by
John 4. Karson.
4 resolution was offered TO i'm
peach Lot Wright, L. S. Marshall of
tie Southern District of Ohio, on
chargs OF high crimes and misde-
meanors in appointing large num-
Der of general and special deputy
mar.hsls for Cincinnati for the Oc-
tober election.
The inter-stGts commerce bill WAS
called up. Air. Reagan, Of Texas Of
fered resolution for the bill and
proceeded to address the House on
the question, the house adjourned at
the conclusion OF his speech
On the Sd, in the Senate, the com
mission to select Z site for the ped
estii of the Garfield statue reported
a place at the foot OF Capitol Hill at
the intersection Of First and Mary
land Avenue
The resolution calling for an in
vestisatiou into leases made by In
dian tribes in the Indian territory
WIS passad.
4 bill Was passed authorizing the
construction Of OF 4 railroad bridge
across the St Croir river between
Saltwater and Taylor Falls, MINI
Notice was given By Senator that
at al early day he viii press the pas
ssge Of bill, declaring forfeited, IN
earned lands granted to aid in the
construction Of the Oregsn Central
railroad.
A bill wsa introduced to suspend
the coinage Of the silver dollar.
Ii the House, on the Sd, a peti-
don to pension the widow of Como
dore 5. Piilebrower was presented.
The Senate amsndment to the |
House bill forfeiting tho unearned |
land grant to the Atlantic and Paci
&c Railroad Company not coneurred |
il.
4 statement was made that the to
tai appropriation for the support Of
the navy for tbs current fiscal year
was S15,636,164
The question of the discrimination
in frsights IVES discussed when the
Inter State Commerce bill vss brot
before the House, but No re.alt was
reached. Adjourned
On the eth, in tLs Senate, bill
was introduced granting a pension
to General L. 5. Grant.
Senator Cameron submitted the
following resolution:
Whereas, The shipping trade in
American vessels is and has for years
been depressed, and the export trade
IN American produce is languishing
foT want Of i market that might be
reached if the shipping trade was in
the hands Of citizens of the United
States. Therefore
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES Oh
Finance be and Is hereby directed
to enquire whether il would be exps-
dent to expend the surplus revenue
OF the United States, Or any portion
thereof, for the purpose Of reviying
the shipping aud export trade by al
lowing rebate from tariff duties on
foreign goods imported in ships built
and owned in the United States, and
b. also allowing a premium on Amer
lean grown products and articles OF
American vessel, and report by bill
or otherwise.
Ths resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Hill submitted the following
resolution:
Hesoiyed, That IN the existing de-
pressed condition Of the industrial
of the country, and in the
presence Of the great fall which has
taken place. and is still in progress
in the wages of labor, and in the
prices Of the products of farms, work
shops, and mines, the rscommenda-
ton OF the President and the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury that the coinage
Of silver dollars and the issue of sill
ycr certificates shall be immediately
and unconditionally prohibited are
TO create alarm, and there
by aggrnvate the difficulties of the
and that, to the end that
the public mind may be quieted by