Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-07

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! Referred.
Public business was then suspended, and
( the House proceeded to the consideration
/ of the resolutions expressive of the regret
! of the House at the death of W. A. Dun
/ can. the late Representative from Pennsyl-
Vania.
! In the Senate January 9th, Senator
/ Merrill from the Committee on Finance, re
/ ported with amendments the House bill for
/ the retirement ana re-colnage OF the trade
| dollar. Senator Cameron OF Pennsylvania,
/ from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported faVorably the bill to authorize
/ the establishment of a retired list for
| non-cOmmissiOned officers and priVates
/ of the United States army who have
/ resolution was agreed to requesting
I the President, if not compatible with
/ the public interest, to communicate to
/ the Senate the correspondence between
| the United States Government and the
Government of Liberia respecting the
arbitration between the latter country and
| Great Britain upon the boundary line be-
/ tween Liberia and Sierra Leone, and the in
| structiOns given Admiral Shufeldt as umpire
in the matter, etc. Senator Hale presented
! the conference report on the Naval ApprO-
priatiOn bill, and the report was accepted
and adopted.
In the House, on the 9th, the District of
! Columbia Appropriation bill passed. Mr..
Chase rendered his resignation as Repre-
sentative from Rhode Island. Laid on the
table. After a brief general debate on the
Army Appropriation bill, the bill was read
by paragraphs for amendments. When the
paragraph for the pay Of the army was
reached, McCOmas offered an amendment
authorizing the retirement of General Grant
(althOugh not specially naming him) with
the rank and full pay of a General. Ruled
out on a point Of order raised by Mr.. For
ney, who has charge of the bill. After
being slightly amended, the bill passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, several mes
sages were read from the President, trans
hitting information heretofore called for
in regard to the landing of foreign cables
in the United States, the awards of the Ven
eZuela mixed commission, and the status of
the Oklahoma lands, which lands, the
President maintains, cannot under existing
treaties be opened for settlement
An Executive session was held at which
consideration Of the Nicaragua treaty
was resumed.
In the Honse, Jan. %, Mr.. Clay from the
Committee on Presidential Laws, reported
the concurrent resolution providing that
the two houses shall assemble in the hall
Of the House at noon on February II, 1885,
pursuant to the requirements of the Con
stituiOn and laws relating to the election
Of President and Vice President, and the
President of the Senate shall be the presid- /
ing officer.
Mr.. Paige offered a resolution reciting |
that no official notification had been made !
to the House Of the resignation of j. S. |
Robinson, now Secretary of State Of Ohio, /
as Representative of the Ninth District of /
Ohio, and directing the Committee on Elec- |
tons to investigate and report upon the |
status Of Robinson as a member Of this /
body. Adopted.
Mr.. SlOcum, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported back the resolution !
requesting the President to transmit to the |
House copy of the recent appeal of Fitz |
John Porter, together with accompanying |
papers. Passed.
The conference report of the six months |
appropriation bill was sgreed to.
Mr.. Cox, of North Carolina, presented the !
credentials of J. W. Reed as member elect |
from the Fifth district of North Carolina to |
succeed A. NJ. Scales, and Mr.. Reed took the |
oath of Office.
The House proceeded to consider the /
Land Grant bills on the calendar. The first /
bill on the calendar was to declare forfeited |
certain lands in Michigan granted to aid /
in the construction of railroads. The ques- /
ton of consideration was raised and the /
House refused (yeas 80, nays 1872 to con- |
slider the bill. similar question was 1
raised againt the next bill, to forfeit the |
Marquette q OrthnOgOn land grant, and the |
House refused (yeas so, nays 1871 to con !
slider this measure.
The River and Harbor Appropriation |
bill was referred to Committee of the /
Whole.
Mr.. McCOmas, offered q resolution, which /
was adopted, reciting that julius r. Santos |
an American citizen, who was long an in /
structOr in the University Of Virginia, but /
recently merchant in Bahia, has been i'm /
prisOned in Ecuador, since November, 1884, /
for alleged completely in the rebellion, and /
1er uY1H
that it is alleged he is innocent, and direct |
ing the Secretary of State to inform the |
House OF what measures have been taken, /
and what further action he intends to take /
to secure the release or speedy trial of San |
tos.
{. In the Senate on the 18th, Senator Pen
dletOn presided.
Senator Harrison, from the Committee |
on Military Affairs, reported adversely on !
the bill introduced by Senator Cullom to /
facilitate promotions throughout the army /
by retiring from active service, on their |
own application, officers who served in the /
war of the rebellion. UallendRTed.
Senator Sherman, from the Committee /
on Liberty, reported resolutions approving /
the order OF exercises prepared by the
Washington Monument Commission, and 1
charging the officers of the Senate with /
authority for carrying out such. Agreed to. /
In the House, Jan. %, Mr.. Clay intro /
duced the concurrent resolution re ating to +
the assembling of the two houses for |
the purpose of counting the electoral vote, /
which was agreed to.
After several bills had been offered and 1
referred, the House went into Committee of /
the Whole for the purpose Of considering /
the River and HarbOr Appropriation bill |
pending debate on which, the committee /
rose, and the House adjourned.
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