Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-12

there would be $3.50, 100000 in silver IN the
treasury vaults by August, 1856, and he IA
yored the Immediate suspension Of coinage
he believed the government morally bound 10
redeem the trade dollar at its face value. Mr.
Blair OF New Hampshire made two unsuccess-
ful attempts during the day TO secure consid-
Grafton Of the anti-foreign contract labor bill
After executive session the Senate adjourned
HoysE-Mr. Atkinson of Pennsylvania
from the Committee on Railways and Canals
reported bill for the survey OF water route
TO connect Lake Michigan with Detroit river.
Committee OF the whole Mr.. Mutchler OF
pennsylvania, from the Committee on Civil
Service Reform, reported adversely the bin
prohibiting the removal OF Union soldiers OF
dependant relatives In the civil service
except for cause. House calendar
The House weAt into committee OF the whole
on the River and Harbor bill Mr.. King of
Louisiana, defended the appropriation for the
Improvement OF the Mississippi River and favor
ed the levee system. Mr.. White OF Kentucky,
Thoughts the pending bill contained larger
percentage OF appropriations for trout streams
than did the bill OF 1882 which was vetoed. NJ.
Horr OF Michigan. while conceding that the bill
had been carefully prepared, thought Congress
should stop dumping money into Galveston
harbor until 1t knew what IL was about. The
committee then rose and the House adjourned
AT ) O'Clock the House met In evening session
and went into committee of the whole to con-
tinue consideration Of the river and harbor
Dill. Less than eighty members were In at
tendance at the beginning OF the session. The
point OF no quorum was raised and the House
adjourned.
FEB. 5-SKNATE-Mr. Sherman of Ohio in
troduced bill TO provide for striking medals
10 commemorate the completion OF the Wash
ington monument. Referred. The bill pro.
yides that one medal shall be given each sena-
Tor, representative and governor OF state or
territory, and that 10 600 medals shall be struck
on for sale to the general public at cost. Van.
WICK OF Nebraska offered the following reso-
luton which was unanimously agreed to.
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Interior
inform the Senate what amounts were due
the United States December 81, 1882, from the
Union Pacific Railroad; also, what amounts
have become due from that date until Deem
Der 81, 1854, according TO rule laid down In
the decision lately made between the United
States and said road In the Court OF Claims,
also whether the annual settlement was made
February !, 1885, as provided In the Thurman
act The bill for the redemption of the trade
dollar was then taken up
HoUsE--Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania from
| the committee on rules, reported an amend
ment to the special "ten objections" rule so as
| 10 provide that the objections shall not BE
called for until after n ten-minute debate.
| After further debate the amendment TO the
| rule was adopted. Aas esoution directing
the secretary OF the tire ury To inform the
House the total amount OF expenses incurred
| uhuSI VIC 'aW plONluluS lOT Lne appointment
| OF deputy marshals, chief supervisors and su-
pervisors OF elections, and IN what states the
money had been expended, was adopted.
| FEB. 6-sENATE-A resolution was offered
| by Mr.. SeNell Of New Jersey calling on the
secretary OF war TO report TO the Senate
| whether any plans or preparations had been
matured by the engineer corps Of the army
| or by the war department for defending
| the harbors on our sea coast and lakes by
torpedoes or otherwise IN case OF sudden war
with any foreign power, and II torpedo sta
| ttons had been established or are content plated
for such defense. Referred. Mr.. Palmer
OF Michigan obtained unanimous consent
| to deliver some remarks on the wom-
an suffrage constitutional amendment.
| twas agreed that tie Senate shall meet az IL
a. IN. on aud after Monday next The bill to
| regulate the fees OF pension agents and attor
reys was then taken up and after discussion
was passed without division. The consular
and diplomatic bill was then called uD and
passed. The chair then laid before the Sen
ate the anti-sDver coinage bill, but without
| further action the Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors re-opened, ad-
iourned, leaving that bill as unfinished ousi.
ness for to-morrow.
H0UsR-The Senate bill was passed amend
ing section 4434 OF the revised statutes by
adding proviso that boilers, when construct
cd OF iron or steel plates net exceeding 5l-100
inch In thickness To- which the heat Is applied
on the outside Of the sheet may In the dis
erection OF the secretary Of the treasury be
| authorized and used In steam vessels navigat-
iug the Atlantic or Pacific ocean, salt water
| bays or sound and the great lakes. Consider
alton Of the liver and harbor bill was then
resumed. The committee then rose aud the
! douse took recess until y. m, the evening
session 10 be for the consideration Of pension
bills. The House at the evening session passed
twenty'six pension bills Qnclu ling one grant
Ing pension OF $40 each to the minor children
of the late Lieut.. Kislingbury, and one In
creasing 10 $50 the pension Of the widow OF
Commodore Ftllebrown) and adjourned.
FEE. 7-SENArE-A new set Of credentials Of
VIM. NJ. Evarts, senator elect from New York,
were presented and filed. Mr.. Cameron OF
Wisconsin presented Joint resolutions OF the
legislature OF Wisconsin urging congress 10
purchase the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi-
gan canal; also joint resolution relating 10
the purchase OF the Portage Lake canal. Mr..
Sherman, Of Ohio, from the committee ON
| library, reported q joint resolution, which
passed, accepting the offer made tho govern
ment by Vim. Ii. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Grant
OF swords, medals, bronzes, paintings apd
other articles presented to General u. 8. Grant
by various governments Of the world as tokens
| OF appreciation of his illustrous character as q
soldier aud statesman. The resolution express
| es the thanks OF congress to Mr.. Vanderbilt
and Mrs. Graut, and provides that the
articles be placed in charge of the Librarian OF
| Congress, the Secretary Of War, however, to
receive them for safe keeping until proper
| repository may be provided for them In the
Congressional library. The Chair named
| Messrs. Hoar and Pendletou as tellers on the
part OF the Senate In the count Of the electoral
| vote on Wednesday next. Several private
bills were passed, among them one granting a
| pension to Margaret q. Halpine. A bill to in
crease the pension Of the widow Of Major Ger.
| Geo. II. Thomas gave rise to some discussion.
The House bill would give her 1000 a year.
The majority OF the Senate committee recon-
mend only $1,000, but the minority of that
committee favor the larger amount. The dis
| cussion was participated in by Messrs.
Culom. Blair, Platt Cockrell,
Mitchell, Plumb and Miller OF California.
The bill was passed as 1t came from the House,
making the pension 81 600 year. Mr.. Van
| Wyck OF Nevada moved an amendment to one
OF the private pension bills, providing that all
soldiers widows or minor children who, by
| the visiting law, are or may become entitled to
| IS month SHALL In future receive $l2. Agreed
to. Mitchell Of Pennsylvania moved to add to
| the bill further provisions Of the Mexican pen
| sion bill namely: First, that In considering
cases Of dependent parents IL shall be sufficient
to show that such parents are without other
means OF comfortable support than their own
manual labor or contributions from persons
| not legally bound for their support; second,
| that proof that the applicant was regularly
mustered into service shall be presumptive
evidence OF soundness at the time, but subject
TO rebuttal; and third, that no person SHAH be
entitled to more than one pension at time uu-
less specially declared by act OF congress. The
amendments were agreed to- A bill was passed to
restore Theodore Ten Eyck TO his rank In the
army and place him on the retired list. The
bill was passed. IL does not include pay for
the term he has been out of the army. After
executive session the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-After several Intellectual attempts
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