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30
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March
Year
1882
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March 22. - In the Senate the Diplomatic Approprlation bill was taken up. ïbe Senate commlttee amendments were agreed to. Theee included 590,000 for the contingent expenses ol the Department of State. Mr. Beek moved an amendment requiring bereafter that all commercial agencies, whether pald by fees or otherwise, be specifically enumerated, witb the compensation in each case, ia the annual estimates of the Secretary of State. Agreed to, and the biil pas8d. The House Life-saviug Service bilí carne up. After a long and desul tory debate the salaries of superintendents of distrists covering the more dangerous Unes of coast, aml reported in the bill at $2,500, were fixed at $1,800, and those in districts reported at O2,000, were graded nt $1,500. Laid aaide without action. In Ihe House a resolution was adopted calliug on the Secvetary of War for Information as to what further relief is necessary for the Bafferers f rom the overflow in Mississippi. The Chinese blll was taken up and discussed by Messrs. Washburn, Kaseon, Hauk and Page, who gave notice tbat he would cali for the previous question at 2 o'clock, Thursday. March 23. - Mr. Morgan called up his concurrent resolution declaring for a reciprocity treaty with Mexico. Mr. Sherman said there was opposition on both sides of the Ghamber to all reciprocity treaties and moved the reference of the resolution to the Committee on Foreign Kelatious. Adopted. Mr. Mahone reported favorably a bilí t establish a Bureau of Animal Industry, and prevent thoexportation of diaeased cattle and the spread of coatagious diseases among domestic animáis. The Tarifl Commission bilí then carne up, and Mr. Garland made a speech favoriug the reference of the subject of tarin to members of Congressrathorithan to experts appointed by the President Laid over. In the House a bill was passed authorizing theconstrnction of a bridge over the Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock, Mo. The House then resuined the consideration of the Chinese blll. Many members spoke for and against the bill. The House voled first on the amendment of Mr. Kasson, reduoing the perlod of suspension to ten years. This was rejeoted, yeas 100, nays 181. The amendment limiting it to fif teen years was lont without a count. A large number of amendmenta were then roted upon, but were all lost, without a división being called. The bill tben passed- yeas 167 lia; b 65. March 24.- In the Benate Mr. Kellogg reported a Wil appropriating f6,000,000 for the lmprovement of the narigatlon of the Misaissippiand Missouri Rivera, 5,000,000 to be expended on the Mississippi and $1,000,000 on the Missouri, in accordance wilh tho plans recoininended by the Mississippi Kiver Cominlsslon. Mr. Willlains introduced a bilí to incorpórate the Cherokw Central Raiiroad fe Telearaph Coiupauy. The 1)111 authorlzes the constructiou of a raiiroad and telegraph Une trom Fort Sinitb, Ark., to a point near where the Verdegrla River crosses the line between Kansas and Indian Teixltory. Referred. The 'l'arill Couimission bill vsdiscusBsd by Messrs. Miller, Morgan and Sherman. The general debate oa the bill wlll close Tuesday, after which amendments may be offered under the five minutes rule. In the House Mr. Robiosou called attenlion to the facl that the resolution relative to the imprisonment of Americana in tireat Britain had not yet been acted upon bythe committee and Raid if soinething is not done and our Minister has not demanded hls passport, I shall move impeachment. Mr. WilBon stated the resolution had not been reported back, because the comimttee deslred to obtain all necessary informution. A bill was reported approprlating $(5,8153,000 for the improvtmient of the MlBsissippi River. Reforrert to the committee ot the whole March 27.- In the Senate a bill was paBsed jjnuit ing pensions to the widows of President Garfield, Tyler and Polk. The Tariff Commisslon bill coming up Messra. VanWyck and An. thony ad vocaten a coiumlssion oC congressmen, while Mr. Brown favored b clvilian commission. The Aliricultural appropriation blll, wlth amendinents, was reported back. The amendments ouanged the House items as follows: The appropriation of $25,000 for theexperi mental innuufncture ot sorghuui sugar, and $10,000 for the couttnuation oí experimenta in connection witu the manufacture of sugar from beet and for the cultlvatiou of beets, are reduced to one Item of $10,000 for all suoh purposes. The House prortslons appropnating $20,00i) for investlftating the tiabits of insecto injurious to agriculture, and $6,000 for contiuuingthe exploiation of the breeding places of the Rocky Mouutalu locust, are Consolidated, and the agrgreijate reduced $5,000, and the cuinmittee wholly strik out the House item of $5,U00 for procuring and publishjng data re spectlng the agricultural needs of the country west of the Bocky Mountaius. Tho general appropriation for collecting agricultural statistics is increased from $75.000 to $80,000, and the item for invesligating the subject of f orestry from $7,900 to $10,000. The committee insert $5,000 for resurfacing the roads and wallts of the gricultur&l Department gronnds. In the House bilis were lntrodaced authorizing the Department of Justice to audit the claims of medical experts at the (ulteau trial. It proTldes that tl.e experts shall uot be paid in excess of $25 per day of oach day of actual at tendance. For the appointment of a joint committee of five senators and ten representatlves to proceed forthwith to the MissisBippi Valley I to investígate the present disastrous floods and I to report wbat measures should be taken to prevent a recurrence of the same. Authorizlng the issue of f25,000,000 of fracüonal eurrency, In denominations of twenty-fiveand flfty cents La excbange for a llke amonnt of legal tendere, which shall be cancelled. To establtah a department of industry, wlth a secretary who ehall be a cabinet officer. Appropriating f6,868,000 lor the Improvenient of the Miseisslppl river and for continuing tho works already begun in accordance with the recommendations of the Misslssippl Hiver Commission. To provide for aü Assistant Seoretary of the Nvy. March 28.- ín the Senate tbe Tari ff Commisaion bill was debated till 4 o'clock. The Señale proceeded to consider the umeudinenta to the bill uader the üve minute rule for debate. Auieudments offered by Mr. Vanee, AI lison, Brown, Morgau, Harris and CJarland werevoted dowD, and the üill passed without amendmeut, ayes, 38, uays 15. The bill providftB for B commission of nlne membere,tobe appointed by the President and confirmed by tbe Senate, who are to receive as compensatlon for their services f 10 per day when actually employed, and travelinfj and other necessary expenses. They are to investígate all tbe various questions relatlng to the agricultura), commercial, mercantil?, manufacturiug, uiinIng and industrial iuterests of the United States, so iar as the same uiay be neceasarytotbe establishment of a judlcious tariff or revisión of thn existiog larilï and exisüug system of iuternal revouun Iawe, upon a scale of justice to all interests and is to report to Congress from tiiim to time, and to inake a final report not later than the first Monday in Jauuary, 1888. ín the Houee the l'relinKhuysen-Treecott corresiiondenco was submiltid. The Sccrotary of War iuformed the House Ihat 800,000 more rations weve needed for the sufferers by the flood.

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