Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsnISGroS, February I.
SENATE
Chinese ImmiRrntion.

Mr.. Hamlin, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported back Senate
bill to restrict the immigration Ot CHI
nese to this country, and the committee
was discharged from further consldera-
ton. lie then reported back House
bill for the same purpose, and asked that
the committee be- discharged from ITS
further consideration, but that the hill
be placed on the calandar, with the re-
quest that lac give notice that when the
bill came up he would move its indeii-
mite pOstpOnement,
Mr. Sargent gave notice that lac would
call the bill up for consideration on
Wednesday, and spoke of the import
ance Of the subject to the Pacific coast.
Epidemic Diseases.
Mr.. Harris, from the Select Commit
tee, To inquire as to the best means of
preventing epidemic diseases, re-
ported bill Ia prevent the introduction
Of contagious diseases and to establish Il
bureau of public health. Placed ON the
calendar
Pensions.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
bills ON the calendar, and the following
were passed:
senate bill to extend the provisions of
the act OF June 3, 1874, in regard to prize
money To all fleet officers; House bill
granting a pension 10 Julia Watkins,
widow ui Thomas III. Watkins, late cap
tain Company B, Purncll Legion. The
above bill lcd to some debate, during
which Mr.. Voorhees, said that the Com
missioner Oi Pensions had expressed
the opinion that the hill granting arrears
OF pensions did not apply to pensions
specially gramted-only 10 those granted
under general laws.
Mr. Davis, Of West Virginia, said he
understood it would take thirty-luur
millions Of dollars to pay the arrears ul
pensions in the eases now on thC roll,
and there were lOO, 900 vet tu 20 un the
roll, some ol which would receive ~ 900
ur Sl,2OO mrcaragc. Although there
were great many deserving persons,
he thought Congress had gone too Tar.
lie believed the hill granting arrcdragcs
ui pensions would take SjO,OUO,OOO from
the treasury. The Commissioner OF
Pensions had said that twenty per cent.
of the pensions were lraudulrutly paid.
Mr.. Beck said the commissioner Of
pensions told the Committee on Ar-
preparations that 20 per cent ut all the
pensions nov paid were fraudulent.
lie inquired il the Committee un Pen
siuns was aware ol that fact and il any
steps had been taken 10 remedy the
evil.
MIR. Ingalls,, chairman ol the Commit
tee ON Pensions, replied that thr COM
mittrr had been So informed, but Con
urrSS had not sustained the committee
i'm the measures brought forward tu pre-
vent the wrongs. The pension bureau
had been making efforts year after year
to detect the fraudulent eases, and last
year, through the efforts Of the bureau,
SjOO, ,OOO had hscu saved,
Migration of Colorod People.
Mr.. Window called up his resolutions
i'm regard tO the migration ot COlOrcd
people, and spoke IN favor thereof.
Lady Lawyers.
Mr. Mcdonald moved to postpone
pending and all prior orders for the pur-
pose ui taking up the House hill to re-
hrVc certain legal disabilities at women.
Agreed Ia, ayes, III nays, ~. the bill
provides that ANY woman who sail
have been member of the highest
court oi any State or territory, orul the
supreme Court Of the District OF Col
umbia Tor the space oi three years and
shah have maintained a good standing
before such court, and who shall hc "A
person uf good moral character, shall,
ON motion, aud the production Of such
record, he admitted to practice before
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Alter discussion the hill passed without
amendment; yeas, 10; nays, ~.
The Till having passed as 1t came
from the House. now goes To the Prrs-
dent iur his signature,
After Executive session, Senate al
iuurned.