The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-20
FoRTY-sEyENTH CONGRESS.

The Dill Tor aliof ment of lands to Indians
passed the Senate on the 9th The bill to
constitute maiority'of the Supreme Bench
q quorum was discussed without action Also
the Missis Sippi River Improp ement bilf -.
In the House a bill passed appropriating $50
600 for removal OF He'll Crate distractions.
Resolutions were introduced calling for cor.
respondence relating to the Paris monetary
conference; approving the invita- ion to the
American peace congress Bills were intro
dnced: Abolishing taxes on tobacco: al,nro-
p1fating si,ooo00o for presidential mansion
at Washington: for new Mississippi River
force OF the District was debate at length.
the discussion taking a political turn, The
bill finally passed
THE bill to permit grain brought by Cana
dian farmers to be ground at mills in the
United States passed the Senate on the 25th.
Consideration OF the Mi iDpi River I'm
provement bfll. appropr ating So 00o $40, was
resumed, al pending aIiendnentst to increase
tie appropriation and apply part of the mon
ey for the benefit of the leVee system were
withdrawn. and the hi passed by Il viva VOC
vote without objections. On motion of AIR.
Miller (Cal), who reported it, the House bill
to execute certain treaty stipulations re-
lating to the Chinese was taken up and
the senate committee amendments up to
the last sections, II and Is, were agreed TO
as read. Upon reaching the amendment
striking ont the 18th section. which prohib-
its any state or Tn ted States Court from al
init ting Chinese to citizenship, Mr.. Farley
ms sted that the section should be retained.
He said taI the committee had a>sum d
that 1t WAS not necessary, but he knew that
notwith tan ling "a prohibition of the stat
ute on the subject courts had naturaliIed
Chinese. lie wanted now a specific enactment
on the point. The amendment of tae com
mittee to strike ont was rejected and he sec
ton was re- ained-yeas, 26; nays b. The
committee amendment striking out the
18th section, which defines the words Chi
neSe 1abOrerS" wherever used in the ACT to
mem both skilled and unskilled labOrprs. and
Chinese employed in mining, WIS carried BY
yeas, 90; nays, Is The vote was party one,
n nf m Nf faaIf f<R,-, -,
Jones, OF Nevada, and Cameron, of Wiscon-
sin, voted with the Democrats. tire
House, the bill passed horizing the Sioux
CITY and pacifc Railroad to bridge the
Missouri. The resolution for Information
regarding the Paris monetary cont renee
was adopted. Also resolution inqurn :,
into the Speakers action in owing
the official stenographer. comm mi
cation from the. Third Auditor stated
that 1924 900 was due the State of Missouri
on account of war claims The House re-
fused tn consider the Lynch Chalmers
election contest, Mr.. Robinson made
ing imprisonment of Americans abroad. A
substitute offered by Mr. Cox was adopted. 1t
calls on the President to continue his effor s
prisoned Americans.
THE Chinese bill came mp in the Senate
on the 26th and was discussed by Messrs.
Slater and Hawley. Mr.. Edmunds moved an
amendment defining the expression. Chinese
lahorers as persons usually engaged in man
ual labor In the House the Lynch Cham
berS election contest was considered, and
both majority and minority reports read.
There was some political talk and the bill was
laid over.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Sherman
introduced bill directing coinage of stand
ard silver dollars only when demanded for
public use and convenience. The motion to
take up the bill to punish the llnlawful Ger
tification OF bank checks WIS lost by a tie
over the political ,di~abilties bill, alter
which the Chinese bill was taken UP and de-
bated, without actor. I'm the Ho ,se, Mr.
report on the ii G. saA ing service bill. The
amendment recommending the pension fea-
ture was adopt d. Ihe .Lyneh-Chaimers
election contc-t W cons dered; argument of
both contestants was heard and the case laid
over.
TIE House bill for holding elections in
West Virginia passed the senate on he 2sth
The conference report on the life saving
service bin was adopted. The bin to reduce
fees on shipping was exported favorably The
action. Consideration of the Chinese bill was
resumed, the question being upon con.
curing in the amendment striking Out
the fifteenth section, which con-
strues the words Chinese laborers' to mean
both skilled and unskilled laborers. The
section was ret ained-yeas 20; nays, .. The
negative vote WAS made up Of Democrats,
with Miller of Calf Drnia, Jones of Nevada
CbiIcott and Cameron of W isconsin, Davis Of
Illinois, voting yea with the Republicans.
The several amendments being rejected the
bill pasSeS-yeaS, b: nays, Is. Adjourned
till Man 1..... In the House, resolution was
adopted reciting the recent Apache outbreak
in Nrizona. and calling on the Secretary of
War for Information as to the number of
United States soldiers now in the Territory,
and whether he m litary force now stationed
there il sufficient to grant full protection to
the people Consideration OF the lynch
chalmers contest was resumed. Mr.. Robson
argued that the House had the right to de-
eide the election regardless of the state court
decisions. Mr.. Carlisle characterized this
as the very definition of arbitrary power,
but held that on no other principle could
the contestant obtain a seat. No vote was
reached.