The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-15
FORTY.sEyENTH CONGRESS-.

THE bill for the conversion or redemption
of $40 refunding certificates passed the Senate
on the Sd. II authorizes the secretary of the
Treasury in his discretion to redeem, mt the
market price, the balance of the certificates
(about s50000Ol, which are redeelnable with
either coupon or registered bonds, but have
not been presented to be put into out
were introduced; To bridge the Mis-
sis-ippi at Memphis; to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury TO apply surplus
the bin extending national bank franchises a
special order for the 18th inst. was lost
postmasters' salaries of the the third, fourth
and fifth classes, the amendatoTY bid, and
several measures, for the erection of public
buildings passed.
A MESSAGE from the President, vetoing
the anti Chinese bill, was read in the Senate
on the 4th The vital objection of the Presi-
dent Is to the twenty years suspension of inn
migration, which he CONSTITUTES MS virtually
prohibitory and therefore vio,ative of the
spirit if not the letter of the negotiations up
on which the treaty was based, and as a
breach of national faith. The message calls
attention to the propositions made by the
United states Commissioners on this point
and counter propositions on the part of
China to show tnat the understanding OF the
latter country in the agreement which was
ultimately made was that immigration would
be limited or restricted to a reasonable peri
passports is specifically mentioned as undem-
ocratic and no tile TO the Constitution. The
message and bill were temporarily laid on the
table aud ordered printed. In the House
the army appropriation bin was taken up and
the compulsory retirement clause was strick-
en- out and replaced by proviso that IS years
service shall entitie an officer or soldier TO a
place on the retired list if he applies for it, If
81 years old he goes on the retired list in any
case. Several appeals We're made from the
Chairs rulings and the House adjourned be-
fore the questions were decided.
MR. MILLER introduced a new Chinese
immigration bill, with ten years limit, in
the Senate, April 5th. After some discussion
the vetoed Chinese bill was taken up. Mr..
Bayard answered the Presidents OBJECTIONS
TO the bill 4 vote on motion to refer the
bill was lost-lS 10 b. The question was then
put on the passage of the bill over the veto-
lost, - to u, not the necessary twO-thirds.
1.-The House took up the army appropria-
ton bill and {. q Chair ruled THAI the clause
transferring QuarteUlnaster's department.
claims to the court of claims must be elimin-
ated. Mr.. Blackburn gave N ftiCe OF a re-olu
ton t. investigate the manner of passing on
these claims in the department., which Gus
tom, he h ri evidence, say ored OF blackmaH.
A discussion followed in which Messrs. Reed
and Cox had a tilt. Tho bill finally passed
with little change.
THE bill approprIating $50, 900 for the i'm
mediate relief of the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Indians passed the Senate on the 9th.
The bill to fix a day for the meeting of eec
tors tor President and Nice-President, and to
provide for and regulate the counting OF the
and the decision of questions arising
thereon, was further discussed and
passed by viva vote.
The Indian Territory bill was made
unfinished business, and the Senate, after
executive session, adjourned till the l0th-.---.
In, the House bills passed app'opriating $780,
600 for the purchase of seed Tor the sufferers
from the overflow of the Mis- -issibpi. and
$4,000 to continue the work on the " ashing-
ton monument. The tariff commission bill
was discussed and three Chinese immigration
measures were introduced. a motion to ad-
iourn over until Monday was voted down.
THE bill relieving from The charge OF de-
sertion soldiers in the volunteer service dur
ing the late war on proof that they served
faithfully until the expiration of their term
of enlistment, or until the 1st of May, 1855,
but who failed to be mustered out and re-
ce've an honorable discharge passed the
House of Representatives on the eth. MIR.
Washburn, of Minnesota, submitted a
conference report on the bill to authorize the
construction of bridge across the Missouri
River within five miles of st Charles, Mo.
Agreed to. Mr.. Haskell, OF kansa-, advocated
passage of the tariff commission bill. AID
when ne had concluded his speech the House
took a recess. The evening session was tor
the consideration of pension bills.