Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1882 — FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

The Senate conferees on the Naval Appropriation bill reported au agreement on the stb inst. The report was accepted and the bill passed. The sum of $33,000 was appropriated for the mileage of Senators who attended the session convened Oct 10, 1881. The President sent in the following nominations: Joseph W. Johnston, of. Virginia, Collector of Customs, for the District of Newport News, Virginia ; Joseph B. Mitchell, Surveyor of Customs for Yorktown, in the District of Newport News. In the House tho Senate amendment to a joint resolution for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Persia was concurred in. The use of the rotunda and adjacent rooms in the Capitol was granted the Garfield Monument Committee of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3. The Senate amendments to the bill relative to steam vessels were agreed to. A report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs detailed the reasons why no demand could be made on Shipherd for his papers relative to the Poruvian claims. A message was received from the President regarding alleged American citizens imprisoned in Ireland. They are three in number, and have been offered freedom on condition of leaving the country. The Secretary of the Navy was instructed to institute an inquiry relative to the loss of the Jeannette. The conference report on the Sundry Civil bill was agreed to. Bills were passed by the Senate, at its session on the-7th inst, to pension the widow of Gen. Ramsey, to repeal the export tax on tobacco, to allow employes of the Senate an extra month’s pay, to appropriate $60,000 to supply the deficiency iu fees of Distnot Attorneys, to convone a court of inquiry as to the loss of the Jeannette, to create a seleot committee upon American ship-building, and to bridg9 the Mississippi at the mouth of the Upper lowa river. Mr. Brown offered a resolution of thanks to John F. Slater, of Connecticut, for donatiug $1,000,000 to the causo of education in the South. A resolution was adopted for an investigation into labor strikes. An attempt was made to secure a sine die adjournment, but it failod. The House did nothing except to lingei out the day, in the hope that the Senate would adjourn. On Tuesday, the Bth inst., at 3 o’clock p. m., Congress finally adjourned. That day in the Senate, Mr. Wmdom submitted a report in regard to the use of* money to defeat the Bonded Spirits bill. A bill wag passed to transfer to the Garfield Memorial Hospital certain property of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home. Mr. Pendleton secured the adoption ol ’a vote of thauks to the presiding officers. Hon. David Davis, Messrs. Anthony and Bayard were appointed a committee to notify the President that the Senato was ready to adjourn. A request by Mr. Morrill that the Tax bill be passed by unanimous consent was received on the Democratic side with aeris ion, and the Senate adjourned sini dio. The House of Representatives, aftei listening to the reading of the journal, took a recess to noon, and subsequently extended il to 3 o’clock. Messrs. Hiscock, Carpenter and Atkins were appointed a committee to wait or President Arthur, who informed them that he had no farther business for Congress. Several ineffectual attempts were made to pasß Senati bills. Speaker Keifer returned thanks for gen crops treatment, and tho'members left hastilj for their trains.