West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.


lowing bills, petitions ETC.. were introduced
and referred:
BY Mr.. Pugh, bill fixing salaries OF the
Commissioner of Education snd Commission
or Of Labor at e., 900.
By Mr.. Van wyck, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution relating TO the cleo
tiou of United States Senator.
BY Mr.. Plumb. b n concerning transfer OF
the stock OF railroads engaged in inter State
commerce.
BY Messrs Vest ani Ransom, petitions
from tobacco manufactures in ST. Louis, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lynchburs
and other cities, protesting packing OF cut
tobacco.
BY Mr.. Evarts, remonstrancs against th,
Establishment Of marine hospital on station
Island.
The Senate adopted MIR. Van Wck's reso.
luton offered yesterday, calling for infor.
nation as to the apportionment OF money
by the Missouri River Commission
House bill was piesed relieving Lieutenant
Myron Du ilap. of the Fourteenth New
York Artillery OF the charge OF dosertion.
Mr.. Blair offered a resolution, which was
adopted, ins.ructing the Committee on Fl
nance to inquire into the propriety OF report.
ing bill providing rebate on all importeJ
materials, Incorporated with domestic mate.
rails or converted into other articles and ex.
ported TO foreign countries for sale.
The House passed bill making Hartford
Conn, aport of entry instea Of Middletown
al'o, Senate bill amending sections 45i6 apc
RapiCal Stafn II d. a.
payment of n pension out of the Naval Pen.
sion Fuud TO every person who served
as an enlisted person in tn,
navy or marine crops, and the bill is desig.
ned 20 cover the cases Of those who actually
rendered the same service as appointed pett,
officers, although not actually enlisted
On motion OF Mr.. Wise OF Virginia, the
House pas ei Senate bill providing that AL,
mirals Rowan and Wordsr may, after forty
year, service b. retired on their own appli.
cation with the ighest psy Of the grade tc
which they belong
FRtDAY.-Tbe $ ,nate passed the repeL Of
IN, tenure OF Office acs, passed the House bill
sx ending this fres-delivery service, bill 20
retire and rec Din the trade dollar, and bill
extending the operations Of the postal-note
system, making postal note for less than 3
dollars payable anywhere. at any money
order Office, and issuable fro n any point, for
3 cents
The bin passed by the Senate TO day for
tho retirement and recoinag, OF the trade
dollar provides that until July /, 1887, Uni
tel States trade dollars IL not defacsd, mu.
tilatsd or STAN )ed, shall b. received IN ex.
change for a liks am ount d d)llar for dollar,
Of standard silver dollars of ths Ulibei
States. They shall not be paid ou; but at
the expense of thu Unitel States shall be
transmitted - the coinage mints and bs re,
garded and treated as silver bullion; and at
their bu lion valus shall bs deducted from
the amount OF bu lion required, an shall be
recon I'd into standard silver dollars, provld-
ed that the amount - be 80 deiucsed shall
not exceed $500, ,OO0 In any month.
This Sundry Civil Appropriation b,iny
again under consideration IN the House OF
Representatives. Mr.. Negley, OF Peunsyl.
van'a, esked unanimous consent TO strike
from the bill the paragraph providing that
no person shall be eligible 20 position or en-,
ploymsnt In the gov srnment or management
Of any $ )ldiers' h h1ms who is interested in OF
connected With, directly or indirectly, any
railroad brewery, mercantile house, manu-
factory OF dram-shop or distillory in tn.
State where such home IL located.
Mr. Atkinson, OF Pennsylvania moved Il
recommit the bill with instructions 20 the
Committee on Appropriations to report 1t
back with an amendment Increasing from
16 900 dollars 10 9. OO),O0O the appropriation
for outdoor relief OF persons entitled 20 ad-
mission 70 the Soldiers Fl Hjmss. Lost Yeas
125; nays 1877. The bill was then passed.
the Senate then took up this unfinished
business OF yesterday, being ths bill TO re-
peal the Tenure of Office net, and without
further discussion the bill was passed--yeas.
30; nays, %.
SATURDAY.-The vote on the motion %
take up Morrison's bin was:-Yeas, 149;
1ays. 154.
Twenty-six ID smocra's voted In the rega
Tvs. OF these New York contributed five.
Bliss, Merrlmsn, Miller, Soriggs Stablneck.
r. Pennsylvania FIVE. Boyle, Curtin, Er.
neutro Randall and SnowIen; Ohio sew,
IN FJrau, Gedles. Lsfevre, Seney, Warner
wilkins aud Campbell, louisiana four,
| Say ,Irion, st. Martin and Wsllsce; New
Jersey two. Green AM McAdoo; Illinois two
Lawlsr ami Ward; Alabima one, Martha.
Tho only Rspublican votes fcr the bill e ims
rom Massachusetts and Minnesota Hayden
and Stone Of the former State. and Nelson,
Strait. Wakefield AMI White Of the latter
g,ting f.r consideration. r. j. CImpbelI.
Pindar and viele, OF N,w York, Flndlay, OF
Maryland, and Stons and Hayden Of Massa-
husetts, who at last session vo.ei againss
he consideration Of tho bill voted in the az
irmative. James, Of New York, who nt last