Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-01
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. %.

chair.
Memorials were presented by Mr.. Anthony
| from the city council of Providence, for the
| improvement of the. harbor of that city.
/ By Mr. Cockrell, endorsing the recommen-
daton for fire proof building for the ma
tional museum and library.
/ Mr. Window, from the committee on for
( eign relations. reported The original resolu-
I ton. which he said covered the subject mat
( ter of Mr. Bayard's resolution OF Friday last.
and the matters then referred 10 by Mr.. I'd
uiunds II i AS follows:
! Resolved, That the committee on foreign
7 relation. be, and is hereby instructed TO IT,
quire into all the circumstances concerning
/ the alleged loss OF abstraction from the Of
/ fee of the secretary of state, of certain pa
/ pers and documents mentioned in the mes
sage Of the President sent 10 the Senate the
26th Of January, and report thereon, with
such recommendations a. may appear TO il
proper in the premises and that il inquire in
I 10 all the circumstances OF the alleged action
OF the diplomatic representatives, Of the L.
/ =. at the republics of Peru aud France, in
/ being personally concerned in any contracts
or arrangements of public or private grants
Of either OF said countries, or with corpora
/ tons or associations having relations with or
asserting claims against, or grants derived
from either Of the same, ard also whether
any member of Congress. or any other Of
ficer Of the United States, has had any per
J sOnal interest or concern in ans OF the mat
tiers before mentioned, and report thereon
7 with such recommendations may appear
to il proper in the premises.
Resolved, That for the purposes named in
the foregoing resolutions, any three mem
bers of said committee shall constitute Il
quorum.
I Resolved. That laid committee have power
to send for persons and paper, in regard 10
the before mentioned inquiries, and that il
have leave to sit during the sttings OF the
Senate
Resolved, That the expense incurred in
the execution of the foregoing resolutions b.
paid on the certificate OF the chairman of
said committee, out OF the appropriation for
conlingeSt expenses.
Mr.. ingalls, suggested As they were impor-
tant and not fully understood, the resolutions
lie over and be printed, 50 that the Senators
could see them as ordered. and the subject
went over for the day under the rules.
Mr.. Beck offered resolution. calling on
the secretary of war for an itcmiZed state
ment of how. by whom, and under what ey-
gencv or orders the annual appropriation of
500, 900 for the year ending June 30, 1882,
for army officers had been expended in eight
E months. and whether the estimate of So, 900
winch was asked Tor Nv them to meet the de-
ficiency will be sufficient for the remaining
four months with his reasons for assuming
that this amount will suffice. Adopted.
ON motion of Mr. Anthony. the library
committee was instructed 10 inguire into the
axpadinprv of rurcLasipo tho naunrs If Major
General Nathaniel Greene
The committee toda, discussed the Allison
hill to establish a reserve fund for the re.
demption of United States notes and to au-
thorize the issuance OF gold certificates. but
reached no action
The Senate committee on foreign relations
a-reed Ia report hack the nomination of ex-
Senator SARGENT rs minister 10 Berlin
The po.tolice anpropriation bin was re-
ceived from the House and referred to the
committee on appropriations.
! Ipon the close of the morning hour the
Chinese bill came M As unfinished business
but Mr. Miller in CHARGE nf the hill temnor
iar,Iv welded tba a,nr to Mr. Forty upon the
urucnt anneal of th,. latter tn allnw the
House most rnute hill 70 he considered The
most route hill was then pro,ead.d with and
the amendments of the Senate committee
read and agreed TO.
The House resolution rendering thanks to
Hon. lanes G. Blaine for the apnronriote
address dal;v.rej nv him in tho Gar6.ld mo
r,,,r;,I ..,,,ro;,as vas ,ai,a, e., H., p;
dents table and concurred in.
The sections in the most rou,e' hill "a
amended were adopted and the bill then
passed
The Senate then took mn tba Chinese in,
migration bill TO carry into effect treaty. nv
suspending the coming of Chinese Iaborers
for twenty wears after 60 DAYS succeedin,, the
massage of the act. II allows them tn come
Jurip, th.so eo Jo,s ard thoso ,h1, ,,,,r -,
the countrv At the date of the treaty Nov
Il. 1850. > TO 90 and come at pleasure. The
bill does not apply to the Chinese officials or
their servants, and also excerpts from sus
pension Chinese merchants. travellers. SIN
dents and teachers. who in coming and going
are To be registered at the custom bonses
and are to nroduce nassnorts from tho Cb;'
nos, Iovernment shown, nv ;rd;v;d,oii,
, belong TO the excerted class The lima ~
which the treaty takes effect is optional with
- ,i ti,i H.. ''''u "a.
fS;.,I So, w., sue upl''lo" ~ ''le
,"''1u ''''es t,'e cunning VI 'hinese iaoor
eis ti'uanstrS the goou order oI certain To-
caIltie- IN ITS territory