The Portland daily press., 1882-03-01
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session
SENATE.


ty recommending the purchase OF the FRANKLIN
manuscripts were submitted by the chair.
a memorial was presented by MIR. Anthony
from the city council Of Providence lor tne
Improvement of the harbor OF that city. :,
4 memorial was submitted by Mr.. Cockereii
endorsing the recommendation for pre proof
buildipg for the national museum and library.
Mr. Window, from the committee on Tor
eign relations, reported the original resoiutlon
which he said covered the suBJect hAltsr VI
matters then referred to by Mr.. Edmunds 1t
is as follows
Resol,,ed That the committee on foreign relations
be and it il hereby Instructed to inquire into all tne
circumstances concerning the alleged loss or az
straction from the Office of the Secretary OF State
of certain papers and documents mentioned IN tne
message of the President sent to the Senate the
26th of January and report thereon Win sucI
concentrations as may appear to 1t proper IN tne
premises and that 1t inquire into all circumstances
of the alleged action of the Diplomatic rerTesenua
tiyes of the United States at the repupncs VI
France and Peru, In being personally concerned IN
any contracts or arrangement OF pubic OF prlvaIe
nature with the government OF either OF SAD coun
tries or with corporations or assoclauons haVlne
relations with asserting claims against or grants
derived from eisher of the same; and also WneMer
any member of Congress or any otner ocel ~ ., cme
Germ in any of the matters before mentioned, anu
report thereon with such RECOMMENDATIONS as may
appear to it proper In the premises.
Resolped That for the purposes named IN the
foregoing resolution any three members of the
said committee shall constitute quorum.
ResoIued, That said committee have power to send
for persons and papers in regard to the before mem
toned inquiries and that it have leave to sit during
the sittings of the Senate.
ResblUed, That the expenses incurred in the exc
cution of the foregoing resolutions be paid on the
certificate of the Claimant said committee, out OF
the appropriation for the contingent expens es Oh
the Senate.
portant and not fully understood, the resolu-
tions lie over and be printed so that the Sena-
tors could see them.
II was SO ordered, and the subject went oyer
for one day under the rules.
Mr.. Beck offered a resolution calling on the
Secretary of War for an itemized statement OF
how, by whom, and under what exigency or
orders the annual appropriation OF $200,0O0 for
the year ending June 80, 1882, for mileage Oh
army officers has been expended in eight
months, and whether the estimate OF $52,Oo0
which was asked for them to meet the deficlen-
CIV will be sufficient for the remaining four
months, with his reasons for assuming that
this amount will be sufficient. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Anthony the library COM
mittee was instructed to enquire into. the ex-
pediency of purchasing the papers OF MAJOR
General Nathaniel Green.
The postoffice appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the House and referred TO the
committee on appropriations.
Upon the close of the morning hour the Chi
nese hill came up as unfinished business, but
Mr.. Miller, in charge of the bill, temporarily
Welded the floor to Mr.. Ferry upon the urgent
aupeal of the latter, to allow the House post
route bill to be considered.
The post route bill was then proceeded with
and the amendments of the Senate committee
were read and agreed to. tNo appropriation
Is contained in the bill.)
House resolution rendering thanks to Hon.
James G. Blaine for the appropriate address
delivered by him in the Garfield memorial ex-
ercises was taken from the presidents table
and concurred in.
Sections in the post route bill as amended
were adopted and the bill passed.
Senate then took up the Chinese immigra-
ton bill to carry into effect the treaty by sus-
pending the coming of Chinese laborers for
twenty years after sixty days succeeding the
massage of the act. 1t allows them to come
during these sixty days and those who were
in the country at the date of the treaty (Nov.
II, 1S80,) to go and come at pleasure. The
bill dees not apply to Chinese officials or their
servants, and also excepts from suspension
Chinese merchants, travellers, students and
teachers who in coming and going are to be
registered at the custom houses and are to pro-
duce passports from the Chinese government
showing they individually belong to the except
ed classes. The time at which the treaty takes
effect is optional with China OF the United
States and the preamble to the bill rec1teS that
in the opinion of the United States the coming
of Chinese laborers endangers the good order
of certain localities In its territory.
Mr.. Grover moved to amend by adding a
new section declaring that the words "Chinese
laborers' wherever used IN the act snail d pc
construed to mean both skilled and unskilled
laborers and Chinese employed in mining.
Mr., Farley moved an amendment prohibit
ing State and United States Courts hereafter
from admitting Chinese to citizenship and
repeating all laws in conflict with the act. !.
MIR. Miller, of California, who introduced
and reported the measure, proceeded directly
to the discussion of the general question, leav-
ing the amendments to be considered later
During Mr.. Millers speech four members OF
the Chinese legation entered the diplomatic
gallery. The strangers lhad been sightseeing
Ia the capitol and their visit was not prear-
ranged, for upon being apprised OF the subject
under discussion they Immediately retired.
Mr., Miller spoke an hour and half and at
the conclusion of his remarks the bill was in
formally laid aside.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
When the House met this morning the cham
ber presented its ordinary appearance, the desks
having been replaced and the painting OF the
late President Garfield removed.
Mr.. Skinner, of New York, introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
furnish to Senators and representatives I'M
pressions from the engraved card OF invitation
to the Garfield memorial services on pay ment
of the cost thereof and ten per cent additional.
Passed.
Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana, introduced joint
resolution for the appointment OF committee
of sixteen-seven from the Senate and nine
from the Houserto attend the celebration OF
the 20Oth anniversary of the discovery OF the
mouth of the Mississippi river by De La Sale,
to be held in New Orleans on the 9th of April.
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
A number of bills for internal improvement
were passed.
Several new bills were also introduced and
referred.
MI. Calkins, chairman of the Committee on
Elections submitted report OF that commit
tee on the contested election case of Campbell
VS.. Cannon, accompanied by resolution de-
claring that neither contestant is entitled to a
seat on the floor. He also submitted a minori-
ty report declaring Campbell entitled to the
seat, while Mr.. Moulton submitted a further
resolution (signed by Atherton, Davis of Illi-
nois, Moulton and Jones of Texas,) declaring
Cannon the only elected delegate to Congress.
The reports were laid on the table for future
consideration.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the military academy appropriation
bill, which appropriates $31S,S57.
Mr.. Atkins rose to question OF privilege
and denounced the New York Times for the
charge that he was in league with the Star
route ring.
Mr.. Singleton also denied similar charges,
while Messrs. Blackburn and Hiscock took oc-
casion to defend ex-Postmaster General James
and the late administration.
Mr. Blackburn suggested that the committee
had consumed enough time in discussing Star
route matters, and that it had better return to
the consideration of the military academy bill.
An amendment was adopted appropriating
$4,000 for astronomical instruments TO equip
a new observatory at the academy.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House, when il was passed.
Mr.. Robinson, of New York (by request) in
troduced a bill to organize the National Labor
League Railway Co. of America for the put
pose of constructing, operating and maintain
ing railway from the Atlantic seaboard to
Chicago, st. Louis and Council Bluffs. Re-
ferred.
The Speaker announced the appointment OF
Messrs. Hiscock, Robson and Cox as House
conferees on the immediate deficiency bill, and
pending action the House adjourned.
Mason's Trial.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Surgeon Gibson tes-