Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-23
CONGRESS-.
Proceedings Of the NatIonalBody.

Proceedings Of the NationaiBody.
Dec. 1S.-The Senate was not in ses.
sion.
The House ordered a conference ON the
bill authorizing the employment Of mail
messengers. The bill was passed provid-
ing an additional Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court of New Mexico. Mr..
Morrison moved to go into the commit
tee of the whole to take up his tariff bill.
Lost-149 to 154, Speaker Carlisle voting
In the affirmative.
Dec. 20.-In the Senate petitions were
received favoring q reduction in the tax
on oleomargarine. A bill incorporating
the Atlantic and Pacific ship railway was
made a special order for the second
Tuesday in January, and the Pacific
Railroad funding bill was made special
order for the same day. The Backbone
land.grant forfeiture was made q special
order for the second Wednesday in Jan
uary. A number of bills and resolutions
were passed, including the House bill for
the relief Of the survivors Of the Jean.
nette. Mr.. Blair introduced q bill in
creasing the pension of the soldiers and
sailors who have lost both arms. A num-
Der Of committee appointments were an
nounced. A bill to incorporate the Win
sor Hotel Company, of the District Of
Columbia, with 80, 000, 900 capital, was
passed. At $3.50 p. m. the Senate went
into executive session, and shortly after
wards adjourned.
In thu Hnttua a raoOlutinn xyao adNata1
calling oil the Secretary Of the Treasury
for his authority for retiring one and
two-dollar U. s. notes. Under the call
of States, bills and resolutions were in.
%troduced, including one for q holiday
recess from December % to January 4.
The bill to change the duty on Sumatra
tobacco was defeated-yeas 80, nays 1856.
An attempt to pass q bill limiting the ju.
risdiction of U. s. Courts in patent cases,
and protecting manufacturers, purchas.
ers and vendors, was defeated by a mo.
tion to adjourn at 4:30 p. m.
DEC. Elm the Senate, commuica.
tons and petitions were presented. A bill
was reported and passed fixing the charg,
for passports at one dollar. A dcfcienc,
bill for the Public Printing Bureau, was
passed. A resolution to discharge tn,
Pensions Committee from further consid
Grafton of the pension arrcarages extern
sion bill, was objected to and laid over
The resolution for holiday recess from
December 22to January A, was agreed to
The interstate commerce report was
called up. Senator Wilson, of Iowa
spoke, and after a short executive ses
sion the Senate adjourned at 3:05 p. m.
In the House, the concurrent resolu'
ton for q holiday recess was agreed to.
The Senate amendment to the bill for the
relief of the Jeanette survivors was con,
cured in. "Reminiscences were present.
ed against the free ship bill. The Indian
appropriations bill was reported. Thurs.
day, January 20, was set aside for con
sidering resolutions in respect to the
deaths of Congressman Arnot, Bach and
Dowdney. The Military Academy ap.
preparations bill was reported and refer.
red. The army appropriation bill was
passed. The invalid pension appropria.
ton bill was reported and referred. Sen,
ate amendments to the urgency defci.
ency appropriation bill was concurred in,
and at 3:45 p. IN. the House adjourned.
Congress adjourned Tuesday until
Jan. 4th, 1887.