Press enter after choosing selection

Congress

Congress image
Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
December
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The forty-M'veiitli Congren nsaembled at doob laat Monday. genatoi Wisdom wal i i i 11 and the ft.llowiiig bilis ven introduced: By )fr. Gftriand Mem., Ark.), tor the appointment of a comtnUwion to investigóte ciKsiions of taiiil' and h laws; by Mr. Beek (Dem., Ky.). retirIng trade dollars and reoolntng them into fundan! süverlollars; by Mr. Miller ilti p., Cal.), treaty stipulations relative to Chinese; by Mr. Oonger (Rep., Mk-li.). topromote tin efficiency of the lile wrln vin; by Btr. Wlndoni (Rep., Minn.), to Incorpornte the Garlield memorial hospital; by .Mr. Logan (Kop., 1H-). to pkoa Grant npon the retired list (if Ihe arniy. The Hooae was then notllted that the Senate had organizad. TbeHoOM wils Hun Oalltd tO order at ïioon by clerk of the Home Adam. RoO called anowed S89 representativa present. In orgtataiBg the House Mr. Keifer m the Republican eaiulidatc for tpeaker, Mr. Rand&ll, Democratie noininee and Mr. Ford Greenback candidate. Of the 285 rotei cast Mr. Keifer (Rep., Ohio) reeetred 1 13 and was dedared elected. Bfeaan. Bandall and Hlseock eacorted Mr. Keiler to the ¦peaker1! ehalr, where he took the oath of offloewblcb wasadminlstered by Mr.Kelly of rennsylvaiiiii as the oldeat membel In the point of service. All the fiepublio&u noniinees for house Offloan were electeü and iwon i". 'l'liese offleers are Bdward M. l'herson, Pa., clerk; Col. Geo. NV. Hooker, Vt.. sergeant-at-anns; Walker P. BrownlOW, Tenn., dooikeeper; Captain Harry BherWOOd, Mieh., iiost-master; Hev. Fredériek I). l'owns, WaihfaifltDDi cliaplain. All of these offloeri were nominated at the Hepubliean eaucni held last Saturday. Xo preat minuut of work was dmie on Tuesday. In the HottM seats were drawn and that body lias adjourned until Friday to allow the speaker to make up bh comniittees. The Presidents message was receiveil and read In both houses. A bilí was introducid into the Senate irranting the t'raiikinu; privilege CO Mis. Gariield. Mr. Teller (Rep., Col.), introducod a bilí to eetabllsh a board of public education and to aid in the mimioi i ojt vulilie schools of the United Stat. vs. It appropnatesand apportions $10,000,000 annually amonfr the several ItaM and territorio aecording to the number of tbelr resident popuUtton over 10 years of age who cannot read. the ainount 10 apportioned to be appliedto the education of ehüdien between the ages of (i and 18 without destinetion of sexor color, the appropriations to continue until January 1, 1894. President pro tem. Davis announced that lie would uphold the administration reservinf; all rtgbta to criticise It whenever he ¦W tit. Thls is interpreted as ineaning that he will nearly always be found willi the Republicans.

Article

Subjects
Ann Arbor Courier
Old News