The Dillon tribune., 1882-05-20
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WASHINGTON LETTER
tEfom our regular Cosrsspondeos.l
WASHINGTON. Nav r,tI, ,Ss

WAsH1SGroS, May 1,th, 1852.
now that the tariff question, which has
consumed SO much time, is disposed of, an
inventory may be taken of the business
congress has on hand. There are eyi.
aences OF preparation on the part of mem.
oers tor an early adjournment, When the
House begins to hold evening sessions It is
a pretty good sign that thoughts of home
and the nominating conventions are trpuh.
ling the minds Of Representatives. There
are now more than six hundred bills On
the different calendars of the House await
ing action. That is to saw, ont of the
thousands OF bill introduced at this session
this number has received some attention
from the committees and been put in line
tor consideration. Thre are also one hun.
dred and seventy-eight bills on the Speak.
er's table that have passed the Senate
and await concurrence of the House.
The business Of great public interest to
De done before adjournment will be con-
fined to the general appropriation bills, the
special orders, and the Ways and Means
Committees bill to reduce internal taxes.
There are four special orders-the bill to
make the Commissioner Of Agriculture a
Cabinet officer, the bill for a distribution of
the Geneva award, the erection Of a library
charters Of National banks. 1t is taken for
granted that all the large appropriation
bills must and will be passed--h lding
the notorious annual swindle the River and
Fiarber bill-and the chairman of the Ap.
preparations Committee could under the
rules insist upon continuous consideration
Of these bills until disposed Of, but II he
were to do SO percipitate adjournment
would follow their passage, leaving undone
much business that ought to be done.
There are also several contested election
cases which may disturb the equanimity
and plans Of the House when thev come
up. This glance at the situation shows the
prominent interests to be considered, and
whatever may come OF them it Is obvious
that If Congress is to adjourn this summer
only compa, ativeiy small portion of the
bill on the calendars and on the Speaker s
table can become laws this session. 1t is
highly probable that adjournment will take
place about the middle of June
The President surprised some people bv
signing the new Chinese bill, which is now
law. The bill was drawn with view to
meeting the objections expressed in the
veto of the first bill, hut as 1t did not do so
fully many Democrats'especiallv expected
another refusal to approve. However, it is
to be hoped that this will settle the much
vexed question for a time al least As it
now stands, the law suspends for ten wears
the immigration Of Chinese laborers,
whether skilled or unskilled or employed
In mining. 1t provides for system of Ger
ti6cates, to be issued ON the identification
Of Chinese persons now living In this coun-
try or who may hereafter arrive here un-
der the provisions Of the law authorizing
them to come. The naturalization OF ali
Chinese is expressly forbidden. Various
fines and penalties are imposed upon the
masters Of vessels who shall bring unauth-
orized Chinese persons into this country,
and upon any person who shall forge, alter,
or make fraudulent use Of the certificates to
Chinese who are allowed residence in the
United States. There is no infringement
upon any Of the rights Of China as defined
in existing treaties The people Of Cali
fornia will probably be satisfied with all
these features, Unless they may object
to the shortness Of the term during which
immigration is to be suspended.
The rotunda of the Capitol was the scene
the other night Of such a brilliant affair as
has not been witnessed there but once be-
fore si"ce the war. The tea party for the
benefit Of the Garfield Memorial Hospital
view, and It is seldom that so much Of the
beauty and fashion of the Capital is brought
together upon any occasion. Tie most
distinguished people of the country were
present including the President and Cabi-
net, members Of the two houses Of Congress
Judges of the Supreme Court, Foreign
Ministers, etc. All the flags and bunting
in the War Department were used in the
decorations, and Members OF Congress as
sisted in arranging them in place. Nearly
three thousand tickets were sold at dollar
each and the profits from other sources
were considerable. Upon the heels Of this
the city has been very much given over to
place of mourning. The Naval Observa.
tory has been draped for Rear. Admiral
Rogers, the Post Office Department for
Ex-P x-Postmaster General Maynard, and the
city buildings for Engineer: Commissioner
Twining. Dom PEDRO.
San Ant0niO Exnress. Edwards keenS n