The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-07
THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
HONDA Y.

In the I. S. Senate on Monday the
chair presented the credentials of John
c. Spooner, elected L. 5. Senator from
Wisconsin for six years from March 4th
next, and of George G. Vest, reelected
U. S. Senator from Missouri. Also
message from the President, stating the
government of Corea desired the services
OF one or more American military Off
GERS as instructors for the army Of Corea,
and recommending tue passage by Con-
gress Of Il concurrent resolution author
iziug the President TO comply with the
request. \ memorial was presented
from the Michigan Legislature urging
Congress to pass the bill prohibiting the
importation of laborers under contract,
and the bill for the purchase of the Por-
taGe Lake and Lake Superior ship canal.
In the House, number of bills and
resolutions were introduced under the
call of states and referred. Among them
was resolution by Mr.. Belmont, of New
York, requesting the secretary of state
to inform the House whether or not any
representations have been either formally
or.inlormally made to this government
by the British government, growing out
of the use of dynamite in London, if
such demonstrations have been made in
writing them to transmit complete copies
OF all communications that have passed
the two governments on the subject of
these representations, Or communications
that have been verbal, then the state
ment of their tenor and purport. The
rules were suspended-yeas 113, nays rs
and a bill was passed increasing to
81, 800, coo the limit of the appropriation
for the public building at Pittsburg.
TUESDAY.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr. Miller,
of New York, presented the credentials
of VIM. NJ. Evarts, elected senator from
that state. Mr.. Hoar remarked that, in
his Judgment, certificate from the gov
ernor of state simply saying that the
person named was duly elected SENATOR
ETC., for the given term, was sufficient
according to the usages of the Senate and
the laws of the United States. The chair
(Mr. Edmunds) said that the papers read
did not contain any certificate from the
governor, as required by act of Congress-
The papers were referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Mondays session of the House was
continued until ten minutes past two
o'clock Tuesday morning, when, the MEM
bers beng wearied of ''iilibustering.
motion to adjourn was carried. When
the House reassembled at the usual hour,
the Senate amendment to the House con-
current resolution for Joint session for
the counting of the electoral votes (in-
creasing the number of tellers) was
agreed to. A bill was passed regulating
the forms of bills of lading ard the duties
and liabilities of shipowners and others.
Mr.. Holman, from the committee on ap
propriationS, reported back a resolution,
which was agreed to, requesting the sec
retaGy of the treasury to transmit to the
House : list Of the persons on the rolls
OF the department as special agents on
1st November, 1884, and I'd February,
1885.
| WEDNESDAY.
III the Senate, OIL Wednesday the chair
asked unanimous consent, which was
given, to invite to the floor the Chief
Justice Of the Dominion of Canada, who
was in the capitol. The Senate, on mo-
tion OF Mr.. Morrill,, by vote of 81 to %,
decided to take mp the House bill for the
retirement and recoirage Of the trade
dollar. The bill. as amended by the Sen
ate, provides also for the suspension of
the coinage of the standard silver dollar.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to strike out the see
tion suspending the coinage of the stand
ara dollar. Mr.. Morrill, addressed the
Senate at length upon the silver question
| MessrS. Mcpherson and Beck also spoke.
Mr.. Bowen, of Colorado, secured the
floor, whereupon the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors
were reopened adioured.
In the House, Mr. Mutchle-, of Penn
Sylvania, frGm the committee on civil
service reform, reported adversely bill
prohibiting the removal of Union soldiers
i'll the ci"ll service except for cause. Mr.
Money, of Mississippi, from the commit
tee on post-otiices, reported a bill to re-
duca postage GU mailable matter of the
second class. 1t provides that the pos
tage on publications of the second class,
when sent by the publishers to bona .fde
subscribers shall be one cent pound or
| traction CneTSoI.
| THURSDAY.
| In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Van
| Wyck offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the secretary of the
| interior to inform the Senate what
amounts were due the United States on
| December 31at, 1882, from the Uni)n
Pacific railroad Also, what amounts
have become due from that date until
| December 3lst, 1884, according to the
rule laid down in decision lately made
| between the United States and said road
in the court of claims. Also, whether
the annual settlement was made Febru-
airy, /, 1883, as provided in the Thurman
act The trade dollar retention bill was
taken up and discussed by Messrs. Bowen
Bayard and Beck. Pending its consider
atiGn the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Randall, of Penna ,
from the committee on rules, reported an
amendment to the special ''ten obec-
tions" rule, 50 as to provide that the OBJ
ectioGs shall not be called for until the
ten-minute debate has proceeded. After
some discussion the amendment was
adopted. The river and harbor bill was
considered in committee of the whole.
The Legislative appropriation bill was re-
ported, and referred to the committee of
the whole.
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