The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-11
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,



TUESDAY. February 28.-McMilIan, pursuant
to Jolnt-resolutlon of the legislature of Min
nesota, introduced a joint-resolution fixing the
head of navigation of the Minnesota River in
that state. The post-route bill was then
passed. -. The senate then took up the Chinese
immigration bill to carry into effect the treaty
by suspendlng the coming of Chinese laborers
for twenty years after sixty days succeeding the
passage of the act. 1t allows them to come
during these sixty days, and those who were in
the country at the date Nov. II, 1880, to go
and come at pleasure. The bin does not apply
TO Chinese officials or their servants, and also
excerpts from suspension Chinese merchants,
travellers, students and teachers, who, in COM
ing and going are to be registered at custom
houses and are to produce passports from the
Chinese government showing they individually
belong to excepted classes. The time at which
the treaty takes effect is optional with China or
the United States, and the preamble to the bill
recltes that ID the opinion of the United States
the coming of Chinese laborers endangers
the good order of certain localities in its terri
| tory" Miller addressed the senate on the pro-
visions of the bill After an executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 1.-McDnI presented
resolutions of the Iowa Legislature praying that
the patent laws be so amended as to prevent
unjust eXactions. Vest introduced a bill to
prohibit the issue of bank notes or currency by
national banks that may be organized or re-
ferred. The Chinese bill was again consid-
cred and Hoar spoke against the measure.
Kellogg introduced a resolution that the COM
mIttee on education and labor be instructed to
report bull making appropriations which,
when combined with the revenues derived from
local taxation and income from local funds,
VIII be sutclcntto give all children of whatever
race or color, III al states and territories, All
opportunity TO secure a good common-scheol
education. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 2.-The senate took I'D the
Chinese bill and Grover spoke in its advocacy.
Hoar replied that he was in favor of admitting
to citizenship all foreigners who renowned for
egn allegiance and who were fit for it in char
acter and Intelligence and were attached to our
government. Farley denied that the people of
Caltorma had oppressed or maltTeated the
Chinese. After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 3.-Discussion of the Chinese
bill consumed almost the entire day .Ad-
journed till Monday,
House.
SATURDAY, February 25.-Reed, from the
committee on rules, reported a resolution for a
select committee of nine to consider all ques-
tons relating to woman's rights. Adopted
ll5 to o5-nearly party vote. -. The house,
after session in committee of the whole
passed the postoftice appropriation bill. Ad-
jOurned.
TUESDAY, February 28.-The bill repeating
the discriminating duties on tea and coffee
products OF the possessions of the Netherlands
was passed. =. Calkins. chairman Of the com
mlttee on elections, submitted the report of
| the committee on the contested election case of
Campbell VS.. Cannon, accompanied by a reso-
luton declaring neither the contestant nor con-
Jestee entitled to the seat. He also submitted
| minority report declaring Campbell entitled
! to the seat, while Moulton submitted a further
| resolution signed by Anterior, Davis I'll. }.
| MOulton and Jones (Tex.). declaring Cannon a
| duly elected delegate to congress. The reports
| were laid on the table for future action. The
| military academy bill was then passed Rob-
inson, of New York, by request, introduced a
| bill to organize National Labor League Rail-
| way Company of America for the purpose of
| constructing, operating and maintaining a
| railway from the Atlantic to the seaboard tc
| Chicago, st. Louis and Council Bluffs Ad-
| iOurned.
| WEDNESDAY, March IA resolution dismiss.
| ing the contested election case of Lanier vs.
| King, Fifth District of Louisiana, was adopted.
| The house went INTO committee of the whole
| page, Cal, in the chair on the Indian appro-
| priation bill. The total amount of the appro-
priation recommended is "a. 500. 203, an increase
| over last year of 1851, 600, and a decrease OF
| 1921, 900 from the estimates. After debate the
| committee rose and the bill was passed. Ad
| journed
| THURSDAY, March 2.-The contested election
case of Mcdowell versus George (Orcgon) wa:
| dismissed. -. The house went into committee OF
the whole on the consular and diplomatic ap
preparation BILL which appropriates 81, 1913, $50
being SO, 900 less than last year, and $115 900
| less than the estimates. An extended debate
followed, and the committee arose without
| action.
FRIDAY, March 3.-The house spent the day
in committee of the whole on the private calen
dar. .. Before resolving itself into committee
| the house passed the bill reducing the license
fees of masters, chiefs, engineers and frst-clast
| pilots Of steam vessels from SO to S1.5O anC
chief mates, engineers and pilots of inferior
| grade from IS to Is cents.