Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1882 — FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

Kt. Logan introduced in the Senate," on 16th inst, a bill to pay Mrs. Abraham Lincoln >16,000 as arreu|of pension for five years, and it was referred to the Pension Committee. The BnnHPi bill appropriating 1540,000 for the eenras passed. The feature of she day mi t sn the resolution for the repeal of the Pension-Arrearages act Mr. Voorhees declared the teOMft* An honest one; Mr. Beck argued agaHft the scheme at .great length, and Mr. l.va<te expressed his willingness to vote >1,000,000,0J0 to the soldiers. In the House, a bill was introduced by Mr. Cullen, of Illinois, to appropriate >IOO,OOO for the construction of Jocks and dams so as to insure six feet of water m the channel of the Illinois river at low water, and also for the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan qaaal to a breadth of not less than 150 feet an#» depth of not less than eight feet from JoheJHo Chicago. Representative Townsend introduced a new national bankrupt law, claims is in every way Stoeridßnto the old one. Mr. Wheeler 'pri.-se|fl| ■ a bill to prevent the introdactionF Of infectious diseases, and Mr. Farweu an act to sweep away bank taxes. Mr. Hazelline handed in a measure for the issue of .fractional currency, and Mr. Williams a proposition for the erection of a monument over the grave of Zachary Taylor. Mr. Garrison moved to pass the MU for the erection of the Garfield Memorial Hospital in the District of Columbia, but a debate of half an hour developed strong objections, and the House refused to suspend the rules. Mr. Garland introduced a bill in the Senate, on the 17th, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase the Freedmen’s Bank property, and Mr. Davis offered a measure fox the retirement of Justice Ward Hunt Mr. Blair presented a bill granting a pension of f 5,000 per year to Mrs. Garfield. Mr. Phimb presented a petition from citizens of Kansas favoring woman suffrage. Mr. Beck continued h's criticism of the Ingalls resolution touching the Pension-Arrears law. He showed that in 1879 the Pension Commissioner had reported that frauds on the Pension Bureau had resulted from the Arrears-of-Pension law. The Sherman Funding bill was discussed. Mr. Plumb argued that the redemption fund for United States notes ought to be diminished. and all bonds redeemed up to the limits of f100,0(0,000. He advocated currency versus bank circulation. Mr. Teller was opposed to the bill because he this “ everlasting tinkering with the finances,” and was in favor of silver coinage. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate : Postmasters —Thomas C. Moore, Metropolis City, 111.; Robert Huston, Braidwood, 111- John B. Hav, Belleville, Ill.; Warner L. Vestal, Storm Lake, Iowa: Lorenzo D. Myera. Columbus, Ohio; Wiliam B. Ling*- Lafayette} Milo Blair, Sedalia, Jfa To be Indian Agents-i-Cyrus P. Lose, of IBinoijLjWhiteJEarth A«n|y, Minn.; Jaedb B. MitcnW), 6f Kansas, Western Shoshone Ageg icv, Nevada. In the House, Mr. Ajmfield offer«jl fc resolution }oE.%committee to investigate internal-revenue abuses in the Sixth district of North Carolina. Mr. Belmont presented a resolution calling for the correspondence relative to efforts to secure peace between Chili, Peru and Bolivia. Mr. Harris called for similar information in regard to the Chiriqui coaling stations. Mr. Robeson called up the report of the Committee on Bules, and stated that the thirteen committees whose membership it was proposed to increase had before them nearly 90 per cent, of all tho business of the House. A prolonged debate took place, after which a motion to table the report was lost A favorable report was made in .the Senate, on the 18th inst., on the bill to permit the retirement of Justice Hunt. A resolution was adopted that the Committee on Public Lands inquire into the administration of the land laws and report recommendations. On his resolution against the withdrawal of silver certificates, Mr. Brown argued at great length m favor of bimetallism. The Sherman Funding bill was taken tip, and Mr. Morgan insisted that the Government can in eleven years take up the continued bonds without drawing a cent from the surplus revenues. Mr. Ferry introduced a bill to fix the compensation of letter carriers. In the House, Mr. Haskell announced that the Committee on Claims bad 600 bills under consideration. Mr. Neal offered a resolution for printing 3,000 copies of the report of the Guiteau trial, for the use of members. In the course of a debate on rules, Mr. Horr said that one-fifth of the session had been frittered away on technical questions. The bill to retire from the United States Su preme Bench Justice Hunt, who has for a long time been totally incapable of discharging the duties of the position, passed the Senate, on the 19th, by a vote of 41 to 14. The President pro tem. submitted the response of the Secretary of the Interior to tlje resolution of inquiry as to the lapsing of the Northern Pacific land grant, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Resolutions from the Legislature of West Virginia were presented, asking that producers of leaf tobacco be not required to take' out a license. After prolonged debate on the 3-per-cent. Funding bill, Mr Ingalls moved to lay the measure on the table. Almost the entire day in the House was spent in discussing the report of the Committee on Bules contemplating additions to numerous standing committees, and tho end of it was that the report, along with the amendments that had been offered, was recommitted to the same committee. A bill to appropriate $5,000 for transporting agricultural and mineral specimens from the Atlanta exposition was passed. Monday afternoon was set apart for eulogies upon Senator Burnside. The Speaker announced that, two additional volumes of the speeches of President Theirs had been contributed to the library. Mr. Bayne reported a bill for a home for indigent soldiers and sailors at Erie, Pa. The House of Representatives went into committee of the whole on tne private calendar, on the 20th, and considered afc bills. The Fortification Appropriation bill was reported! and an adjournment taken to Monday, 23d* Tne Senate was not in session.