St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-11
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the House of Representatives, Feb.
,5th.Nr. Reed, from the Committee on Rules
renUffed a resolution for select committee
of nine to consider all questions relating to
wOman's rights. Adopted--115 to s. nearly q
party vote. Mr.. Page moved to amend the
Post office appropriation bill by striking from
the clause appropriating 100000 for necessa
lines an" sne w5 psi" aof ank I'm nes trunk
az to leave it in the discretion of the
Postmaster-G General to secure special facili
ties on any mail lines. Mr. Bland objected to
the appropriation. characteriZing it as a cor
ruption fund, conending that the money now
given to Vanderbilt and Jay Gould should be
used in theextcndingof the star route service.
Mr.. Atkins said MI. James reformed and cut
down the mail service on small star routes,
but increased the pay to a raiload company
$4,000 forthe transferof one car from one train
10 another. He had enabled one company to
realize an extra profit of $4,000, and it was
hnte1tAat the man who held the majority of
the stuYk OF that company had started a ma
tional bank, and Postmaster General James
was to be the President with large salary.
Was there any connection between these
facts: The debate closed, and Mr.. Pages
amendment was rejected without division.
The amendment authorizing the Postmaster
General, in case of the sub letting OF a mail
contract on arrOuteS, to declare the orig
fnal contract forfeited and to enter into CON
tract with the sub contractor, was agreed to
yeas, ll2: nays, -. The bill then passed
SECTIONS of the Post-route bill were
adopted by the Senate, Feb. 18th, and the bill
passed. The House resolution rendering
thanks to the HonE James G. Blaine for the
appropriate address delivered by him in the
Garfield memorial exercises was, on motion of
Mr.. sherman, taken from the Presidents table
and cOnculred in. On motion of MIR. Allison,
the Senate insisted upon its amendment to
the immediate deficiency appropriation bill,
and Mes rs. Ellison, Plumb and Beck We're APP
pointed conterees. The Chinese Immigration
bill, tn carry into effect treaty by suspend
ing The coming of Chinese laborers for
twenty years after sixty days succeeding the
passage of the act, was then discussed. Mr..
Miller, of California. who introduced the
measure said that substantially the provi-
sions OF the bill had been before the Senate
more than Once-had passed both Houses,
and but for the veto would be law; therefore,
it was again presented under circumstances
equally imperative but in an unobjectionable
form-a request for modification of the
upon Immigration. The bill was in
formally laid aside to permit action on
House bill to furnish impressions of
card invitation to the Garfield memorial serv-
ices, which was passed. In the House, bills
were passed: Repeating the discriminating
duties on the tea and coffee products OF the
possessions of the Netherlands; appropriate
ing Sl0H 900 for continuingt the improvement in
Galveston harbor; authorizing the construc.
keithsburg, Ill. Mr.. kasson made a motion
for consideration of the tariff commission, but
subsequently withdrew It and the House went
into committee on the Military Academy ap-
preparation bill, which also passed. The
Speaker announced MesSrs. Hiscock, Robe
son, and Cox IN. W conferees on the imme-
date deficiency bill.
Mr.. HoAR opposed the Chinese measure,
in the Senate, March 1st, asserting that the
right of every human being to go wherever on
the surface of the earth he may get an honest
living, without interference of the govern
IA anti &c
the golden rule and the sermon on the
mount. The House passed the Indian
Appropriation bill. Total amount of
appropriation recommended $500, POS.
an increase over last year of
$35I, 600, and decrease of 1921 600 from
the estimates. In lieu of the appropriations
for Interpreters in detail, as heretofore, they
are provided for in gross at $40 900, the Secre-
tary of the Interior being authorized to en-
ploy and distribute them in his discretion,
and at salaries not exceeding $500 per annum.
The number of agents is reduced from sixty
seven to sixty. The expenses Of commits
sion of citizens serving without pay are spe-
Gifted in detail.
MR.. GROVER advocated the Chinese bill,
in the Senate, on the 3D. Mr.. Farley, replying
to points made in the speech of Mr.. Hoar,
quoted from Senator Morton's minority re-
port in 1876 on the Chinese in California the
conclusion of its author that this class could
only be protected from prosecution and out
rage by our giving them suffrage and citizen
sufficient to ensure their protection. He
then asked of Mr.. Hoar squarely wheth-
err he Endorsed this sentiment and fa-
vored enfrancisement and naturalization of
Chinese. Mr.. Hoar replied that he was in
favor of admitting to citizenship all foreign
ers who renowned foreign allegiance and who
were fit for it in character and intelligence,
and were attached to our Government.
The House went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. Rice of Massachusetts in the chair, on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
which appr6riates 81, 1888 $50, being $l2 600 less
than last year, $ll5, 900 less than the estimate.
Mr.. Whitthorne of Tennessee, in a speech,
commended the foreign policy of the admins
tration of President Garfield, the steps taken
by Secretary Blaine to modify the CLAYTON
Bulwer treaty, and his attempt to bring about
an understanding between the Powers repre-
senting the American people in American
Governments in regard to questions purely
American. In the course of the discussion
Mr.. Orth (Ind.) spoke from the Democratic
side of the Chamber, and he was frequently
interrupted by MFR. Hewitt IN. W and Messrs.
Stackslager and Holman Qnd.), but the sub
ject Of the Interruptions and replies thereto
were inaudible on the Republican side on &C.
count of great confusion. When order was
restored Mr.. kasson took the floor. He ex-
pressed admiration for Whtthorne's speech,
but criticised it as not being accurate.