The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-02-27
XLIXTH CONGRESS-.
First Session,

from the Secretary of the Interior to res0-
luton calling for certain papers was received
and referred. A number of petitions were
presented. An amendment to the House bill
to increase the pensions Of soldiers widows
was submitted. A bill was favorably reported
est ablishing two additional land districts In
Nebraska. Mr.. Hawley presented biIl look OK
deeded to ae Settlers sn The may committee
on Post-ofices and Post Roads
r ported tavorably and the Senate passed
bill granting the franking privilege to Mrs.
Julia d. Grant A reso ution was agreed to
calling upon the Secretary Of the Interior for
full information of the number, names and
duties of special agents employed in land
educational bill was resumed and continued
until 4:lO p. m, when the Senate went into
executive session and at AIRS p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE. A resolution was reported requlr-
ing detail d statement of the requirements
OF the Government In cities where 1t is pro-
posed to extend the limit of cost for public
buildings. Under the call Of States, a num-
Der of bills were introduced and referred,
including the Morrison tariff bill,
an spanti aat Ghine penso S Of and $500 oil.
year to the widow of the late General Han.
cock. Mr.. Little, of Ohio offered a bill di.
recting an inquiry into the propriety of pub.
| fishing revised edition Of the medical and
| surgical history of the rebellion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16,-SENATE.-A petition
| of citizens of Savannah was presented pray.
| ing for a repeal of the silver coinage act
Senator Mason offered a resolution calling
neys in Virginia A favorable. report was
made on the House bill author zing the
assignment by the Secretary of the Treas
ury of clerk to act as IRE asurer of the
| United States in the absence of the Treasurer
or Assistant Treasurer. An amendment
Uniting the detail to sixty days was agreed
to, and the bill recommitted for further
amendment. The educational bill was then
| taken up jackson, MaXey, Blair and Hawley
speaking.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted request
ing the Judiciary Committee to answer GER
tain questions in reference to the law au-
thorizing the Attorney General to bring suits
to cancel patents. Mr.. BANDS free coinage
bill was adversely reported and placed on the
calendar. A bill was reported from the Com
merce Committee authorizing the cOnstruc-
ton of the B. & o. bridge across the Arthur
kill, at New York. A bill was reported favora-
bly, to compel all vessels of the United States
t. carry mail when offered by u s. officers.
| The bill authorizing the loan of the Govern
ment exhibits to the New Orleans Exposition
was talked over the morning hour for the
Porter bill was discussed by Wheeler for and
Cutcheon against, until 5o'clock, when re-
cess was taken until p, IN. The night SEES
sion was ordered to debate the Fitz-J John
Porter case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. H-SENATE.-Bills In.
troduced: In aid of education In the States
Providing for the erection. of suitable monu
ment at Washington, d. c., to General u. s.
purpose indcated, and nd provides for com
mission of three Senators and three members
OF the House of Representatives to contract
for the monument; Referred. Bills
creased Of ts ae'h0re CAPITAL the stoc IN
of the Citizens National Bank of Louisville
KY, to sum not exceeding one million dol
lars; to provide for the settlement of the es
State of Kansas The bill providing for the
allotment of lands in severalty to the Indiana
was taken up, but at O'Clock 1t went over
and consideration of the Education bill wa!
resumed. Without further debate the Sen
ate agreed to the amendment proposed by
the Education Committee striking out thu
special appropriation for school buildings
An amendment proposed was also agreed t.
without debate providing that none Of tn,
money appropriated by the bill should be
paid to State until Its Legislature shOult
accept the provisions of the bill. Mr.. lnRall
moved an amendment to limit the money
going to each State to its proportion of illit
crates between the ages of ten and TWEEN y
one He thought it proper to make thi
| limitation bee, use the object of the appro
priatioD should be to reach and remedy TIL
ignorance that was mediable-not tina
which was irremediable. The number of per
sons constituting the class of remediabl
, iliterates in any State should be the onl
class that would entitle the State to proper
ton of this money.
HOUSE. Bills were reported granting tn
franking privilege to Mrs. Grant: accepting
grant for the construction of the Illinois am
Missis ippi River Canal, and increasing tn
pension for deafness. Bills were passed pre-
viding allowances for money order clerks
reducing the charge for money ORDERS an
) protecting homestead settlers The Fit
John Porter bill was debated by Kelley
, Thomas, Curtin and Weber At 3:10 p. m. tn
, | House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S--SENATE.-A number O
petitions were presented and referred. Anon
, these was one TO abolish the Presidency.
!. report from the Judiciary Committee wit
I resolutions, was presented by Senator &c
I munds, which condemned the action of tn
: Attorney General in refusing certain pareI
called for, and declared it to be tn
duty of the Senate to withhold II
. advice and consent to proposed removal @
, officers in cases where papers are withheld
l Consideration of the educational bill was n
| sumed. Messrs. ingalls, and Coke oppose
the measure and Mr. Riddleberger supper
, ed it Mr.. Evarts took the floor, when, o
e motion of Mr.. Allison, the Senate went int
ex cutive session, and afterwards adjourned
. HoUsE.-Mr. Findays appointment on tn
: Banking and Currency Committee was al
! nounced The Committee on Pacific Raj
roads to pay the United States the amour
pa d by it for surveying lands granted. TIL
r Atlantic and Pacific railroad land graz
, forfeiture was considered until the e.
y piration of the morning hour, whe
the Fitz John Porter bill was take
. up in committee of the whole. Messrs Phelp
y of New Jersey, Curtin, Pennsylvania Wa
ner, Ohio, and Bragg, Wisconsin, spoke
j, favor of the BILL the latter closing the debat
q Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan, spoke in oppos
ton. A motion to recommit and strike o,
e the salary clause was voted down-l73 to II
e The bill finally passed-yeas, III; nays, II
AT 5:l5 p m. the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l --SENATE.-An /
qury in regard to the killing of CAPITA
s Crawford by the Mexicans, embodied in
Il resolution, was referred to the Committee {
" Foreign Affairs AT Up. m. Mr. Evarts spoil
r on the Blair educational bill, being follow,
4 by Ingalls,, Wilson and Harris The deba
~ was closed by the latter for the da,, and
Il 5:l5 p. M the Senate went into executive sc
e sion. adjourned at $40 p. m.
V HoUsE.-Mr. Kelley pa obtained leave
have printed in the Record a review of Il
l. testimony in the Fitz John Porter case.
|. proposition by Mr.. Wheeler (Ala), to print
Il review of Hollis review was objected to
Mr.. Steele Qnd) A joint resolution, tendt
e ing the thanks of Congress and Il
v presentation of a medal TO- JOSEF
;; Frances, was passed On the first bill on +
" private calendar Mr.. Scott pa offered
amendment which gave him an opportuni
to deliver a silver speech, defending the q
ministratiun. He was followed by Mr.. &c
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