The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
FoRTY-sEyENTH CONGRESS-.

BILLS TO establish a branch mint mt Omaha
ana to authorize the payment OF customs in
legal tenders we're reported adverse y III the
senate March 6lh The bill repeating dnties
on tea and coffee products of the setheriands
passed. and the resolution ter remission OF
q ties ON the revised edti ion OF the New les
lament was adopted MI. Vest Introduced
bill for bridge across the Missouri, near
.yeitti son City. The Chinese bill was taken
suD and discussed without action. ....tn the
House tue consular and diplomatic appro-
pTiation bill passed. a resolution depre-
eating the persecution of the Jews in Russia
was offered. Bills were introduced TO abolish
discriminating duties and enlarge the free
list; to restore to the pension list the names
of persons dropped by ieasonof aiding there
bellion. The bill to repeal the law imposing
n fine on farmers Tor s4ling leaf tobacco 10
cons ,ners taken up under motion to
suspend the rules and pass it. Opposition
was made on the ground that the bin, though
/ Just to the farmers, would injure the manutac-
turers who have stock on hand, and the mo-
ton was lost.
MR. SHERMAN reported from the Senate
Finance Committee, March 18th, an original
bill providing for conversion into registered
bonds OF certificates of deposit i~sued in aid
of refundng the public debt. The bin to pun
ish unlawful certifcation of checks by nation
al bank officers was reported for passage.
resolution was adopted authorizing the use OF
hospital tents tor hood sufferers There was
q spirited debate on the Chinese bull, Dawes
opposing and Edmnnds fayoring it An eff
fort to have the bill brought to a vote failed.
49,. The House passed the bill appropriating
$40 coo for IA sta ne to Chief-Justice Marshall.
The resolution to appoint a committee to at
tend the La ~alle anniversary was tabled. The
tariff comn- sion bill was taken up and on
point of order was placed on the calendar
4 MOTION o refer the liquor traffic COM
mission bill to the Finance Committee was
rejected by the Senate, March Sth. The Chi
ncse bill WAS taken mp and debated at length.
gals's amendment limiting the coming of
Chinese laborers to ten years was defeated by
tie vote. Messrs. Hoar and Edmunds opened
a little scene which introduced Messrs. Teller,
Ingalls,, and Dawes. Mr.. Edmunds held that
the Declaration of Independence declared
the right of the colonies to establish a gov
eminent for themselves, not for 9th
er people, an idea followed in the
Constitution by requiring naturah-
Zation Several amendments were
made before the debate closed for the day,
one of which provides that the act shall not
take effect till ninety days after passage.
temporarily repaired on the Mississippi and
TO appropriate SIS ,00l for Improvements at
Memphis, In the House an amendment 10
the rules Was proposed providing that it shall
be in order for that body to go into commit
tee to designate "a bin which shall be first
considered. The Harris bill for new war ships
was reported. The bin appropriating $50 600
for purchase of the Fracdman's Bank passed.
Discussion Of the anti -polygamy bill was cut
short by motion TO adjourn
IN the Senate, March 9th, resolutions
were adopted instructing the State Depart
ment to ascertain the cause of Imprisonment
by the British Government of Daniel Me-
Sweeney, citizen OF the United States; in
structing the Secretary of War to report the
cost, etc, of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Canal, the intention being to CON
slider the propi1ety ot9nal<ing the canal free.
The bill for a commi- sion on the liquor
traffic was discussed and amendments
adopted providing that not more that three
members shall be OF the same political party.
The Chinese bill. providing that from and
after the expiration of sixty DAYS after the
passage of the act, and until the expiration
of Chinese laborers to the Uni ed States shall
be suspended, was debated and passed..
In the House. a batch of bills were reported
and referred Several amendments to the
Agricultural appropriation bin were adopted,
one of which increases the app OPERATION for
purchase OF seeds to SlS2 900, and the measure
passed.
RESOLUTIONS looking to a settlement,
through convention, of claims against the
Government of Nicaragua and directing the
use OF Government vessels to distribute flood
relief supplies were adopted by the Senate,
March 10th. The bill for q commission on al
cohoIc traffic was taken mp, the number of
the commission was fixed at seven. and the
bill passed. The tariff commission bill, after
protracted wrangle, was taken up and laid
over as unfinished business. ..... In the House
memorials were presented from citizens of
Utah asking suspension OF action on all Utah
bills. Among the signers were ! 900 girls,
Is 900 old women, 1000 boys and Il $50 men.
The claim of ChaS. j. Choteau, after tedi-
Gus debate, was reported from committee of
the whole with recommendation that it be
recommitted TO the Committee on Claims.
Congress adjourned until the 18th.