Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-27
WASHINGTON.
ANOTHER GOOD DAYS WORK BY
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-scnator Sargent called
up the concurrent resolution declaring that the
provisions of the existing treaty between China
and the United States, allowing unrestricted
emigration to this country from China might
easily be modified 80 as to subserve the best in
terests of both governments, and inviting the
attention of the executive to the subject.
Passed.
A bill amending the revised statutes in rela-
ton to judicial powers and functions Of con-
suls passed.
Senator Sargent submitted resolution in
structing the committee on judiciary to en-
quire into the expediency of limiting the juris-
diction of United States courts SO as to relieve
the pressure of business therein. Agreed to.
Senator Spencer, from the committee on
military affairs, reported favorably on House
joint resolution granting the use of tents to
the soldiers reunion to be held at Des Moines,
III. Passed.
Senator Oglesby, from the committee on pub
lie land, reported favorably on House bill to
provide for the publication of notices Of con-
test under homestead presumption and tree
culture acts. Passed.
At the expiration of the morning business
consideration was resumed of the bill provid-
ing q permanent form of government for the
District of Columbia, and after debate, the
sixth section, providing for the election of a
delegate to the House of Representatives. was
stricken out, motion of Senator Edmunds
by vote of yeas 49, nays 30.
The House provided for the election of a
council and the Senate committee amended the
section so as to elect q delegate to Congress
instead of council. The section having been
stricken ont there will be no election in the
district.
An amendment that no pavement shall cost
more than $500 per square yard, was adopted,
and contractors are required to file adequate
bonds. The sections abolishing the board of
police commissioners, and the board of school
trustees, and transferring their powers to COM
missioners of the district, were agreed to. Also
the section abolishing the sinking fund COM
missioncrs, and transferring their powers to
the treasurer Of the United States.
The section continuing the board of health
led to long discussion, during which Senator
Beck, referring to the personnel of the board,
said one member was a homeopathic and went
with his belladonna and other pellets. An
other believed in cundurangO, and no one knew
what else. Laughter With these doctors
he thought we might have good many funerals,
and very few sick poor. Renewed laughter.
They would be a very dangerous set of men if
together in sick room.
Senator Merrimon referred to the public
schools and said he had learned that twenty
five or thirty members of Congress sent their
children to the public schools here. What
right had they to do so. The government paid
them five thousand dollars per year for their
services, and they paid no taxes in the district;
therefore, they had no right to send their chill
dren to the public schools.
Senator Edmund's motion to abolish the
board of health was then rejected yeas 49, nays
rs.
Pending further discussion of the bill Sena-
tor Christiancy introduced a bill to amend the
act of March Sd, 1875, to determine the juris-
diction of circuit courts of the United States,
and to regulate the removal Of causes from
State courts, and also making further pro-
visions IN reference to the removal of causes
from State courts to circuit courts of the
United States. Referred to the committee on
Judiciary.
A6iOurned