Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-03-18
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.

BILLS to establish branch mint at Omaha
and to authorize the payment of customs in
legal-tenders were reported adversely in tho
Senate, March 9th. The bill repeating duties
on tea and coffee products of the Netherlands
passed, and the resolution for remission of
duties on the revised edition of the New Tes-
lament was adopted. Mr.. Vest introduced a
bill for n bridge across the Missouri, near
Jefferson City. The Chinese bill was taken
up and discussed without action. .....ln the
House the consular and diplomatic appro'
priation bill passed. resolution depre-
eating the persecution of the Jews in Russia
was offered. Bills were introduced TO abolish
discriminating duties and enlarge the free
list; to restore to the pension list the names
of persons dropped by reason of aiding there.
bellion. , The bill TO repeal the law imposing
fine on farmers for selling leaf tobacco TO
consumers was taken up under motion to
suspend the rules and pass it. Opposition
was made on the ground that the bin, though
Just to the farmers, would injure the manufac-
turers who have stock on hand, and the mo-
ton was lost.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported from the Senate
Finance Committee, March 18th, an original
bill providing for conversion into registered
bonds of certificates of deposit issued in aid
of refundng the public debt. The bill to pun
ish unlawful certificution of checks by nation
al bank officers was reported for passage. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the use of
hospital tents Tor Hood sufferers. There was
a spirited debate on the Chinese bill, Dawes
opposing and Edmunds favOring it. An ef-
fort to have the bill brought to a vote failed.
| The House passed the bill appropriating
| $780, 600 for a statue to ChiefJustice Marshall.
The resolution to appoint committee to at
| tend the LaSalle anniversary was tabled. The
tariff commission bill was taken up and on II
| point of order was placed on the calendar.
A MOTION TO refer the liquor traffic COM
mission bill to the Finance Committee was
rejected by the Senate, March sth. The Chi.
nese bill was taken up and debated at length.
Ingalls's amendment limiting the comm z OF
| Chinese laborers to ten years was defeated by
n tic vote. Messrs. Hoar and Edmunds opened
a little scene which introduced Messrs. Teller,
ingalls,, and Dawes. Mr.. Edmunds held that
the Declaration of Independence declared
the right of the colonies to establish gov
eminent for themselves, not for 9th
err people, an idea followed in the
Constitution By recurring natural,
cation Several amendments were
made before the debate closed for the day,
one of which provides that the act shall not
take effect till ninety days after passage
Bills were introduced to complete the levees
TO appropriate $4,000 for Improvements AT
Memphis In the House an amendment Ia
the rules was proposed providing that it shall
be in order for that body to go into commit
tee to designate a bill which shall be first
considered The Harris bill for new war ship:
was reported. The bill appropriating $3.50 00t
for purchase of the Freedman's Bank passed
Discussion of the anti -polygamy bill WAS cut
short by motion to adjourn.
IN the Senate. March 9th, resolutions
were adopted instructing the State Depart
ment to ascertain the cause of Imprisonment
by the British Government of Daniel Nc
Sweeney, a citizen of the United States; in
structing the Secretary of War to report the
cost, etc, of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Canal, the intention being to con
slider the propriety OF making the canal free
The bill for commission on the liquor
traffic was discussed and amendments
adopted providing that not more that three
members shall be OF the same political party
The Chinese bill, providing that from ant
after the expiration of sixty days after thu
passage OF the act, and until the expiration
of twenty years after its passage, the comm.
of Chinese laborers to the Unit ed States shat
be suspended, was debated and passed..
In the House. a batch of bills were reported
and referred. Several amendments to tin
agricultural appropriation bill were adopted
one of which increases the appropriation 70
purchase OF seeds to SlS2,0OO and the measur
passed.
RESOLUTIONS looking to settlement
through convention, of claims against tn
Government of Nicaragua and directing tn
use of Government vessels to distribute flood
relief supplies were adopted by the Senate
March 10th. The bill for a commission on nj
coholic traffic was taken up, the number q
the commission was fixed Mt seven, and III
bill passed. The tariff commission BILL aftc
protracted wrangle, was taken up and lai
over as unfinished business. In the Hous
memorials were presented from citizens c
Utah asking suspension of action on all Utn
bills Among the signers were j 600 girls
Is, 600 old women, 1900 boys and 1900 mer
The claim of Chas. p. Choteau, after ted
GUS debate, was reported from committee c
the whole with recommendation that 1t b
recommtted to the Committee on Claims
, Congress adjourned until the 18th.