Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-20
HLVIIITH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, January 10, 1885.
SENATE.

This being the day fixed by the Senate
for delivery of addresses in memoriam
of the late Senator Anthony, the chap
lain, Rev. DR.. Huntley, made fitting
illusions to that senator and emphasized
the lessons to be drawn from the exam
pie furnished by the life of the distin-
guished dead.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Coke to establish and regulate
the quarantine of livestock trail and
TO regulate commerce between the States
as to live stock.
On the conclusion of the morning
business Mr.. Aldrich offered the follow
ing resolutions
Resotred, That the Senate has heard
with profound sorrow of the death of
Henry b. Anthony, late senator from
Rhode Island.
ReSolred, That the business of the
Senate be now suspended to enable his
associates to pay the proper tribute of
regard to his high character and distin-
guished public services.
Feeling eulogies, some of them elo-
quent. were delivered by MeSsrs. Al
drich. Edmunds, Bayard, Pendleton,
Morrill,, Garland. Hoar. Butler, Ingalls,,
Hawley, Henderson, and Sheiiield.'
Among the warmest and strongest tri-
butes to the personal character and
official and political integrity Of their
departed colleague were those Of the
Democratic Senator's Bayard, Butler,
Pendleton, and Garland. At the con-
clusion of MIR. Shcfiield's remarks Mr..
Aldrich's resolution was adopted and
the Senate adjourned.
iIonse Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury transmitting an estimate
for an appropriation for $4,000 to meet
the incidental expenses of the United
States naval vessels attending the
Worlds Industrial Exposition at New
Orleans. Referred.
Under the call OF States, bills. &C.,
were introduced and appropriately re-
erred, as follows:
BY Mr.. Slocum, of New York : Re-
solution requesting the President TO
transmit to the House copy Of the
recent appeal of Fitz-John Porter, with
accompanying papers.
MIR. Ward, of Indiana: Amending
the act to prevent tho introduction of
contagious diseases. (This is the bill pre-
pared by the National Conference of
health ofiicers).
BY Mr.. BlouRt, of Georgia : To en-
force the collection of taxes on distilled
spirits in bonded warehouses. Ii di-
reefs the Secretary of the Treasury i'm
mediately on the expiration of the
three years allowed for the payment of
such taxes to proceed to collect the
same, Notwithstanding any action which
may be begun after said time for its ex-
portation.
Mr.. Hit, Of Illinois, under instruc-
tons of the Committee on Foreign At
fairs, moved TO suspend the rules and
pass Senate bill providing for the exer-
else Of the jurisdiction conferred on the
United States in places outside of their
territory and dominion, and repeating
the Revised Statutes from section 403S
TO 4l3O inclusive. The reading of the
Till consumed an hour and half, and
then the motion was seconded by vote
of 81 to 81.
Mr.. Hit explained that the purpose
Of the measure was to perfect the laws
regulating the extra territorial jurisdic-
ton of the United States. Ii was
digest and arrangement Of the present
statutes.
Messrs. Cox, Of New York, McAdoo,
and Holman opposed the bill, and Mr..
Curtin spoke in its favor.
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was lost---yeas. l49; nays,
l04-not the necessary two thirds yo-
ting in the affirmative.
The next committee on the list was
the Military Affairs Committee, and it
being understood it would bring for
ward the Grant retirement bill, Mr..
Lowry, of Indiana, interposed mo-
ton 10 adjourn, and the yeas and nays
were ordered.
AT this moment the Anthony rcsolu-
tons were received from the Senate,
and Mr.. Chaco, Of Rhode Island, asked
that the yeas and nays be dispensed