The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-25
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.


cruisers: also an amendment VTOpOSeu ny
Mr.. Payard requiring the secretaries of war
and the navy and the gun foundry board to
report to the next session OF Congress plans
and estimates for a gun factory to complete
guns from six inches TO sixteen inches cali
Der. The Scnate took u the bill to estab-
lsh uniform system of bankruptcy through
out this country. sections constituting the dis
tirct Cour,S OF bankrupt ", and providing
for the appontm mt OF commissioners IN
bankruptcy to have all the powers of a mas
ter in Chancery, and supervisors i'll bank
ruptcy to examine into the administration OF
proceedings Were reed to. The postotnce
Appropriation bill was reported with nearly
$3,5C0,0UO added. Asamandel by the Senate
committee it provided for total approprla-
ton of $40, 400. which is S5,&i5 $50 in ex-
cess of the amount APPROPRIATED last year,
md S /, i.g 800 in excess OF the amount called
for by the bill when it left the House.
A bill was reported favorably TO provide
for commission ON the subie,t of the alco-
iJUor traffic The House Joint resolu-
ton providing that certain books b9 fur
nisbed t. the Cine nnati law library was
amended and Iasscd he Bankruptcy bill
was further considered and much progress
was made.
The Senate agreed to the resolution direct
ing the judiciary committee to inquire
whether Paul Strobach, who's, nomination for
marshal of the Middle and Southern districts
of Alabama was re ected by the Senate, and
who is now performing the duties OF that
office. is entitled TO occupy tho office.
1900 The Senate took up the
bonl,1rintcv Hill Amendments were
offer, d by Mossls. George, Hoar, ingalls,,
most of which were n reed TO The bill was
read to the end and substantially agreed to,
several amendments, however, being indica-
ted to be- ma le when the bill is reported from
committee of thr whole. The bill to pro-
vide n norton of the great reservation OF the
Sioux natl MS of Indians into separate reser-
yations and secure the relin Iushment of the
Indians title to the remand r was passed:
Mr. Wilson offered n resolution declaring
that it is competent for Congress, by law,
TO prevent freight poolinr agreements among
railroads, and by his request it was tabled,
in order that he might ask unanimous CON
sent on calling it up to make a speech. Mr..
Skaters bill to forfeit tn, unea1ned land
grants OF the Northern Pa lite railroad, and
amandnent Ito TO- the at,e e' Mr. Co l,rell in
40 1ncad a b;iI 10 rrnN.ido for tba annoin t,nent
Of Niesouri Rivar ,onnissio, to a,tv into
efrect Mans fo,, the irnnrovement of the river
on e. b p1"9 rot vio u '0
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;ncraoll;no tho Observation-Disclosures about e E01 ,
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amount o1lowoi fo,. nost,nastnrs' salaries from
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House.
Mr. Turner introduced n hill rncitinr that
the bondholders and millionaires have paid
no tax on incomes to support the government
for over twenty wears. That taxes should bo
imposed. and that there should be no favored
class: and providing that an income tax of
three per cent. on over s. 900 Ave per cent
on over $4,000 AMI ten Der cent on over
100000 be coll -cted. "A bill was intro
duced by MIR. Dorsheimer authorizing
the President to appoint and
retire John & Eremont with tha
rank of maior-general. A similar bill was
introduced in the Senate by Mr. sherman
MIR King introduced a bill to place agricul-
tural implements cotton ties, hannels blank
cts. knit goods, and some other articles on
the free list A resolution was passed di-
recting the committee on agriculture TO in
vest gate the reported Introduction of the
foot-and-mouth disease into Maine.
The interest m1nifested in the tariff till
on the opcnng of the Il ate was not renewed
on the second day of the discussion, III. at
tendance in the galleries being s nail Mr.
Rus II, of Massachus It's spoke in opposition
to the bill, his remarks, like those of Mr.. KEEL
ley n the previous day being chiefly devoted
to the upper labor of Europe. Mr.. Blount,
of Georgia spoke in support of the bill
Consideration of the pension appropriation
bill was resumed. Alter an hour of general