Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-12-24
CONGIsEssIoNAL SUMMARY.

DEC. 15-Senate Bills passed: Re-
moving the political disabilities of Gen
a r Lawton; granting pension to Ju-
ia ID Grant; granting the franking priv
llege to the same.
Mr. Hoar addressed the Senate on the
presidential succession bill.
Mr. Frye called up the report of the
on joint rules and lengthy
debate ensned, in which the alleged
drinking habits were freely aired while
discussing a rule prohibiting the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in the Senate
wing OF the Capitol.
Bills introduced: For the admission
# Dakota as state of the Union; to
pension soldiers of the Mexican war.
Resolution offered Providing that the
100000 appropriation for Improving
Cleveland harbor be made available for
construction of an eastern arm to the
breakwater.
House Resolution offered: Providing
or holiday recess from Tuesday, De-
,;ember p until Tuesday, January D.
The report of the committee on rules
was submitted and brought out lengthy
debate: pending vote on the question
IF adopting the report Of the committee
the House adjourned.
DEC. 16-Senate Resolutions offered:
Authorizing the committee on terrific
ries to inquire into the alleged organiZa-
ZION of Legislature in Dakota; calling
on the secretary of the treasury to trans
nit certain claims.
The presidential succession bill was
discussed at length.
Bills introduced: Relating to pensions;
to provide for the payment of bounty of
The United States army; to provide for
the free and unlimited coinage of the
silver dollar; to provide for determining
me inability of the President.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
House-Bills passed-Removing the
political disabilities of Gen A K Law
ton.
Resolution offered: Providing fOi
change in rules relative to leave to
print.
The discussion of the proposed revis
iou of the rules was then taken up and
strong debate was held in which
Messrs Randall and Hiscock were the
speakers.
DEC. 1T-Senate-T credentials of
John H Mitchell, senator-elect from Or
-gon, were presented and Mr. Mitchell
sworn in.
Bill reported: To fix the day for meet
ing of presidential and vice presidential
electors, and reg eguiating the counting of
The vote.
The presidential succession bill was
hn Anf M
Ednunds amendment doing away with
4 new election, was passed without d.
vison.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
House-The subject of changing the
rules was again taken up. Messrs Long,
McMillin. McAdoe, Kelley, Love, Hatch,
Randall, Gas ell and Phelps engaging In
the debate. The neur of having ar
rived, at which vote was to be taken,
me proposed revision was read by claus
es for amendment Those offered by
Messrs Springer and Payne were lost,
and pending an effort on the part of Mr.
Springer to abolish the committee on
expenditures in the departments, the
House adjourned.
ing a pension to Mrs Julia d Grant.
Petition presented: Protesting against
any arrangement with Great Britain by
which Canadian fish might be admitted
free of duty.
Resolution offered: Relative to pay
ment of import duties.
Bills introduced: Making it unlawful
for senators or representatives to re-
commend or solicit appointments to Of
lice; in relation to the departments of
the army IF the United States; to pay
citizens of Louisiana certain money in
IDENTITIES.
Joint resolution offered: Paying to the
widow of the late Minister Phelps one
years salary in addition to all legal ala
Iowances.
House-The cosnideration of the re
port of the committee Oh rules was resu'
med and provoked much debate, several
amendments being voted down; finally
the report of the committee on rules
was adopted with but minor amend
ments.
Resolution adopted: Providing for
holiday recess from Monday. December
21, to Tuesday, January 3.
Bill passed: OTdntlns peuSlou W MiS
dlia ID Grant.
DEC. I9-SeRate-Nut in session.
House-Resolution adopted: For the
creation of select committees on the
election of President and Vice President
of the United States, on reform of the
civil service, on shipbuilding and ship
owning interests, on alcoholic liquor
traffic, and on ventilation and acoustics
of the House.
Bills introd uced: Referring to the
President the controversy between the
United States aud FenZuela, granting
pensions to soldiers Of the Mexican war,
increasing pensions of The survivors OF
the war of 1872 and granting arrears to
persons pensioEed by special act.
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