Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1882 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

‘ HOUSE. Washington, June 17.—The house went into committee and resumed consideration of the river and harbor bill. Several amendments were offered some of which were adopted and others rejected. The bill then passed—yeas, 119; nays, 47. Mr. Robeson, from the committee on appropriations, reported the naval appropriation bill. Ordered primed and recommitted. Adjourned. SENATE. Washington, June 19.—Mr. Pendleton presented a protest from the Board of Trade of, Cincinnati against the House b'll to amend the patent laws. The senate, on motion of Mr. Conger, took up the house bill to regulate the carriage of passengers by sea. Passed without dissent. House bill to exte ad the charters of national banks came up as unfinished business, with Mr. Hawley temporarily in the chair. A message was received from the president transmitting from the secre tary of the interior a draft of the bill to enlarge the Pawnee Ind an reservation iu the Indian territory. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, June 19.—Bills introduced : By Mr. Kelly, to abolish the internal revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes. By Mr. Washburne, authorising the removal of obstructions from the navigable waters of the United States. By Mr. Rosecrans, to prevent discrimination in transportation over the Pacific railroads. Mr./Williams, of Wisconsin, under instructions from the committee on foreign affairs, moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution accepting the invitation of the British government to the United States government to be represented at the international fishery exhibition in London, May, 1386, and appropriating $50,000 for the purpose. The joint resolution passed. Adiourned. SENATE. Washington, June 20.— House joint resolution authorizing the secretary of war to erect at Washington’s headquarters at Newburgh, New York, a memorial column and to aid in defraying the expenses of the centennial celebration to be held in that Bills appropriating $300,000 for the extension of the executive mansion passed. The extension is to be erected directly south of the present building, similar to it in exterior and connected with it by a broad corridor, and with accommodations for 4he egress of a large crowd of visitors. Two years will be required to complete the extension and during its progress the occupancy of the present building will not be interrupted. The presiding officer, Mr. Davis, of Illinois, in presenting the credentials of Henry B. Anthony, re-elected as senator from Rhode Island, said that for the second time In the history of the government, a member of this body had been chosen for the fifth consecutive term, and expressed the hope that Mr. Anthony would .be blessed by Providence with health and happiness during his remaining years. House bill to enable national banks bo extend their corporate existence was taken up. After discussion the bill was recommitted.

HOUSE. Washington, June 20. The house—yeas 154, nays 30—passed the senate bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to examine and report to congress the amount of all claims of the states of Texas, Colorado, Oregan, Nebraska, California, Kansas, and Nevada, and the territories of Washington and Idaho, on account of money expended and indebtedness incurred in repelling invasion and suppressing Indian hostilities. Mr. Young introduced a bill amending the law relating to internal revenue. Referred. Mr. Updegraff, of lowa, chairman of the committee on the law respecting the eleotion of president and vice prerident, reported a bill “to fix the day for the meeting of electors for president and vice president; to provide for and regulate the counting of votes and decide questions arising therefrom,” as a substitute for the senate bill on the same subject. Adjourned. SENATE. Washington. June 21.—Mr. Mahene called up the senate bill providing for public buildings at Lynchburg. Abingdon and Harrisonburg, Virginia. The bill had been amended by the committee on public buildings to provide for only one building at Harrisonburg at the cost of $50,000. ’ The consideration was then resumed of the house bill to enable the national banking association to extend their corporate existence. The section before the senate was one authorizing them to issue gold certificates. Mr. Allison submitted a copy of the bill recently repealed from the commerce committee for the construction of what is known as the Hennepin canal, which he intends tooffhr as an amendment to the river and harbor MIL Mr, Hill, of Colorado, submitted an amendment to be offered as a general deficiency bill, authorizing the payment of $2.60 per diem and mileage eight cents per mile to witnesses in the star route cases from west of the Missouri river, and appropriating a sufficient sum to pay the same.

HOUSE. Washington, June 21.— The speaker being absent this morning the house was called to order by Burrows, of Michigan. Mr. Reagan rising to a question of privilege stated that the bill passed Monday to regulate immigration was not in the shape in which it was intended to pass. The committee on commerce had intended to pass a substitute for the original bill, but by mistake a wrong draft had been sent to the clerk’s desk. A resolution was adopted requesting the senate to return the bill to the house. The bill as passed charges the cost of returning paupers, criminals, etc. to the nation to which they beong, while the substitute charges it to the steamship companies bringing them over. The house resulted the consideration of the bill for the erection of a congressional library building. During the debate Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, created a sensation by charging that the measure embodies a lot of eastern parties interested in the proposed site on Capitol hill. The house then went into committee of the whole (Mr. Camp in the chair) on the bill to reduce internal revenue taxation. Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, submitted a conference report on the military academy appropriation bill. Agreed to. Mr. Williams, of Michigan, from the committee on judiciary, reported! a resolution directing a recommittal of the bill allowing Nebraska additional representatives. Adopted. SENATE. Washington, June 22.—The president pro tern presented a communication from Joseph F. Smith, president of a convention of the citizens of Utah transmitting an application for the admission of that territory into the union as a state, with a copy of the proposed constitution. Referred. Mr. Allison reported favorably the house joint resolution appropriating $30,000 to continue the Arctie exploraration on the near shores of Lady Franklin bay, and the scientific observations at Point Barrow, Alaska, during 1883. Passed. Mr. George presented a resolution upon the request of the citizens of Vicksburg, of Italian birth, granting permissiop for the erection of a statue of Garibaldi in the national cemetery at Vicksburg. House bill to enable national banks to continue their corporate existence came up. Several amendments were introduced and voted down. The bill was reported to and passed—yeas, 34 ; nays, 13. Adjourned. HOUSE. . # Washington, June 22.—The house went into committee on the bill to reduce internal revenue taxation. After discussion the bill went over without action.