Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-08
FORTHWITH CONGRESS.
The Senate.

me SGN0tes
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Senator Hamlin, from
the committee on foreign relations, reported
back the Senate bill to restrict the immigration
of Chinese to this country, and the committee
was discharged from further consideration. He
then reported back the House bill for that pur-
pose. and asked that the committee be dis
charged from further consideration, but that
the bill be placed on the calendar. With the
request, he gave notice that when the bill came
up he would move its indefinite postponement.
Senator Sargent gave notice that he would call
it up for consideration Wednesday next, and
spoke of the Importance of the subject to the
Pacific coast.
NICARAGUA CLAIMS.
Senators Hamlin, Conkling, Kirkwood,
Eaton and Morgan were appointed the select
committee. under the resolutions of Senator
| Matthews, to examine claims of citizens against
Nicaragua.
! EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
Senator Harris, from the select committee to
| inquire az to the best method of preventing
epidemic diseases, reported bill to prevent
| the introduction of contagious diseases and to
| establish bureau of public health. Placed
| on the calendar.
Senator Matthews, from the select committee
to inquire as to the best means of preventing
the introduction of epidemic diseases, reported
joint resolution authorizing the committee
to sit during the recess of Congress, and to re-
tain the services Of three experts, who shall
visit Havana and such other places as the COM
mittee may direct to inquire into the history
of yellow fever. The joint resolution also re-
quests the President to invite the concurrence
and cooperation of the Spanish government
into the examination, experiments to be
made in furtherance of international COM
merce and the sanitary interest of men. Placed
on the calendar
THE CALENDAR.
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 8, 1873, in regard to prize money to
all feet officers.
House bill granting pension to Julia Watkins
widow of Thomas H. Watkins, late captain of
Company B, Purnell Legion, Maryland. The
above bill led to some discussion, during which
Senator Voorhees, said the commissioner of
pensions expressed the opinion that the bill
granting arrears of pensions did not apply to
pensions specially granted, only to those grant,
ed undel the general laws.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, said he un-
ueIsVoou tu1' IL "ouiu Jake %olUOO,OOU 10 pay
arrears of pensions in cases now on the roll,
and there were 100000 vet to go on the roll,
some of which would receive 81 1000 or $1,000
arrearage. Although there were a great many
deserving pensions. he thought Congress had
gone too far. He believed the bill granting
from the treasury. The commissioner of pen
sions had said that 20 per cent. of the pensions
had been fraudulently paid.
Senator Beck said that the commits
sioner of pensions told the commit
tee. on appropriations that 20 per
lent. He inquired if the committee on per-
sions were aware Of that fact, and if any steps
had been taken to remedy the evil.
Senator ingalls,, chairman of the committee
On pensions, replied that the committee had been
so informed but Congress had not sustained
the committee in the n! measures brought forward
to prevent wrongs The pension bureau had
been making efforts year after year to detect
fraudulent cases, and last year, through the eff
forts of the bureau, half million dollars had
been saved.
PRIZE MONEY.
Senator Cockrell made motion to reconsider
the vote on the bill in regard to prize money to
the feet officers, which was passed this morn
ing. He said it would take 100000 or $780,
0OO from the treasury.
LETTER CARRIERS.
Senator Ferry submitted an amendment to
the postofice appropriation BILL which recently
passed the House, fixing the pay of letter car
rers. Referred.
COURTS.
Senator Conkling, from the conference COM
mittee on the bill providing for holding terms
of circuit and district courts of the United
States for the district of Colorado, submitted a
report, which was agreed to and the bill
passed.
WAR CLAIMS.
The Vice President then laid before the Sem
ate the unfinished business, being the proposed
amendment to the constitution of the United
States. prohibiting the payment of claims of
disloyal persons for property injured or de-
stroyed in the late war of the rebellion.
Senator Edmunds, who is in charge of that
measure, consented that it be laid aside in
formally, in order that Senator Window might
address the Senate, in accordance with pre-
vious notice.
CoLORED MIGRATION.
Senator Window then called up his resolu-
ton in regard to migration of colored people
and spoke in favor thereof but he did not ask
for any action on the resolution and IL re-