The Portland daily press., 1882-04-15
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.

A communication was received from the
Secretary of the Interior transmitting draft
Of bill confirming to the Cheyenne and Ar
raphahoe Indians land in Indian Territory, re-
Gently set apart for their occupancy, in lieu OF
other lands.
Mr.. Cameron OF Pennsylvania presented
protest from the central branch of the Land
League Of America against the Imprisonment
Of American citizens in Ireland. Referred.
Mr.. Pendleton moved to take up the Senate
bill for the adjustment of the claims growing
out of the destruction of the United States pri-
vate armed brig General Armstrong, in the
port of Fayal, Azores Islands, in 1874 Car
RED, 81 TO II. The committee amendment,
specifying that the total of the claims to be
PASSED upon .(not exceeding $70,739) is the
amount proved before the court OF claims,
was agreed to. The bill passed-yeas Al, nays
13.
pointed conferees on the post office approrla-
ton bill.
Mr.. Lapham asked for an entry upon the
record to the effect that IL present he would
have voted against the passage OF the anti
Chinese bill over the Presidents veto. He ex-
planned that Morgan with whom, before absent
ing himself, he had arranged a pair ON the
bill, forgot the arrangement and voted to pass
the bill, hence the proprlety. OF the entry ne
desired. An order was made accordingly:
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that he would to-
morrow ask to speak upon his resolution de-
nouncing the imprisonment of American citi-
zens abroad.
The Senate took up the calendar of bills to
which there is no objection, when action was
taken as follows:
The bill to regulate practice in patent suits
was objected to and laid aside for discussion
hereafter.
The bill to provide for the refunding of fees
in all cases of void registration OF trade marks
was indefinitely postponed
MFR. Mcpherson introduced (by requesD,
without committing himself in its favor,
bill for railroad from jersey City direct to
california. Referred to the committees on
Netherlands, which had been amended by the
finance committee, to repeal the dlscrlmlnat-
ing duty of ten per cent. on all products OF
countries east of the Cape OF Good Hope,
when imported from places west OF the Cape,
was considered.
Mr.. Morrill, explained that these products
ara saltpetre, quinine. bark, ivory, opium,
camphor and raw silk; that the duty was origi-
nally imposed for the benefit OF American sea-
going vessels around the Cape of Good Hope.
but that since the construction Oh the oueZ
canal and the diminution in the number OF
our ships so employed, the duty no longer
operated as an advantage. 1t also confilcted
with our treaty with the Netherlands
On motion of Mr.. Bayard the time at which
the repeal shall take effect was fixed at Janua-
ry 1, 1883, and the bill passed as amended by
the committee.
The Indian Territory railroad bill was again
taken up, and somewhat tedious and desuF
tory debate followed.
The pending amendment to require the con-
sent to the bill of the general council OF the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations was rejected
yeas 10, nays 30. Amendments offered by
Mr.. Plumb, Mr.. Mcmillan and Mr.. Salisbury
were accepted by Mr.. maxey, ia charge OF the
bill. which was then passed-yeas 81, nays 10
Mr.. Plumb from the committee on appro.
House bill appropriating $4,000 TO supply a
deficiency for the current year in the subsist-
ence Of the Arrapahoe Cheyenne, Apache and
other Indian tribes. !:
Mr. Beck-We do not concede the question,
but waive it for the time The bill passed.
Mr. Plumb, from the same committee, re-
ported without amendments the House bill ap-
propriatng amounts to supply deficiencies IN
the current year. Passed.
The Senate at o'clock adjourned until To-
morrow. xa
On motion of Mr.. Pettigrew of Idaho bill
was passed to accept and ratify an agreement
with tho Shoshones and Bannock Indians for
| the sale of portion of their reservation in
Idaho Territory required for the use Of the
Utah and Northern Railroad Company.
The morning hour having been dispensed
With the house at IL 40 p. N. went into COM
mittee of the whole (Mr. Robinson of Massa-
chusetts in the chair) on the tariff commission
bill.
Mr.. Updegraff of Ohio concluded his speech
| in favor of a protective as opposed TO free
| trade tariff or a tariff for revenue only.
Mr. Turner of Georgia opposed the pend
| ing bill, and argued in support Ola revenue
| tariff.
Mr. Brumm of Pennsylvania submitted an
| exhaustive argument for a continuance OF the
| present protective poiiby.
The committee then rose.
| S10OOO for the erection of monument over
| the grave of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. Ketcham of New York, from the COM
nittee on appropriations, reported back the
| District OF Columbia appropriation bill. Com
mittee on the whole.
The house then at $50 adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April IA.
Mr. Edmunds, after three weeks absence
| in Florida, reappeared improved in health.
An order for adjournment from to-day until
| Monday was agreed to.
| The president pro. TEN. submitted resoiu-
| tions of mass meeting at Cooper Institute,
| New York, April 3, regarding the rights OF
| American citizens abroad, and said the decla-
| rations of many speakers and of the meeting
| were that the present minister to England
| should be recalled Referred to the foreign
| relations committee.
Several conference committees were ap-
| pointed.
A remonstrance was presented from bust.
ness men of New York against the passage OF
| any law prohlOltlng Onlnese innis ia0n.
| The indefinite postponement OF the bill re-.
| funding fees in cases OF void registration OIL
/ trade marks was reconsidered and the bill re-
| Committed to the committee on patents.
| The Senate took up the consideration OF PEN
| sions bill and passed sixty OF them.
i After disposng of Athis business Mr.. Voor-
| hees addressed the senate at length upon his
resolution declaring that the conduct of the
State department in relation to the arrest and
| Imprisonment by the British authorities of
Daniel McSweeney and other American citi-
zens is in violation of American law, incon-
sistent with the value of American citizenship
and derogatory of the honor of the United