The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-01
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PrOeeedIngA Of the senate and House
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WASHINGTON, February 2s.-In the Sen.
ate to-day, Mr. Window from the Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations, reported the
following:
ResOlred, That the Committee on Foreign
Relations are hereby instructed to inquire
into all the circumstances concerning the
alleged loss or abstraction from the Office
Of the Secretary Of certain papers and doc
uments mentioned in the message Of the
President sent the Senate, and report
thereon with sach concentrations as may
appear proper in the premises, and that il
inquire into all the circumstances Of the
alleged action Of the diplomatic represents.
tives Of the United States at the republics
Of France and Peru, in being personally
concerned in any contracts OF arrange.
ments Of a public or private nature
with the Government Of either OF said coun.
tEies or with the corporations or associa.
tons having relations with or assisting in
the claims against or grants derived from
either Of the same. Also, whether any
member OF Congress or any other public
officer Of the United States has any per
sonal interest or concern in any Of the
matters before mentioned and report there
on with such recommendation as may ap-
pear proper in the premises.
Laid over one day under the rule.
The Senate took up the Chinese Immi-
grafton bill, 70 carry into effect treaty by
suspending the coming Of Chinese labor.
ers for twenty years, after sixty DAYS sue.
ceeding the passage Of the act. 1t allows
them to come during these sixty DAYS.
and those who were in the country at date.
November IL, 1880, to go and come at pleas
ure. The bill does not apply to Chinese
officials or their servants, and also excepts
from suspension Chinese merchants, travel.
lers, students and teachers, who, in coming
and going, are to be registered at the Gus.
tom Houses, and are to produce passports
from the Chinese government showing
that they individually beloAg to the ex-
eepted class at the time the treaty takes ef-
feet
( In the House, Mr.. Calkins,:: Chairman Of
the Committee on Election, submitted a
report Of the Committee on the con.
tested election case'of Campbell vs.. Can.
non, accompanied by q resolution declaring
that kneither the contestant nor contestee
were entitled to aseat. He also submitted
the minority report declaring that Campbell
was entitled to the seat, while Moulton snb-
mitted further resolution signed by Ath.
erton and Davis, of Illinois, Mouiton and
Jones, OF Texas, declaring that Cannon was
duly elected delegate to Congress. The
reports were laid on the table for future
action.
Mr. Richie from the same committee
reported resolution declaring that Call
shall not be admitted as delegate from
Alaska until the Committee on Territories
report thereon. Referred.
Mr.. Kasson made 4 motion for the
consideration Of the tariff commission bill,
but subsequently withdrew it, and the
House went into committee on the
military academy appropriation bill.
The committee, after some personal
explanations, rose, and the military ac-
ademy bill passed.
Mr.: Robinson New York;, BY request,
introduced bill to organize the National
Labor League Railway Company Of Amer.
ica, for the purpose Of constructing, oper-
ating and maintaining a railway from the
Atlantic seaboard to Chicago, st. Louis and
Council Bluffs. It provides for the pur.
pose OF establishing rights in commerce
among States and for the purpose 81 secur.
ing a railway highway under such civil
control as to prevent combinations against
the public good. Centain gentlemen
shall be appointed 4 Commission
under the name OF the National
Board OF Transportation. These gem
tlemen and colleagues are authorized to
issue capital stock OF $40 900 900. The
bill further provides that when the road
has been constructed to Council Bluffs It
may be continued to San Francisco, and ia
aid OF its construction grants to It every al
tentative section Of unoccupied public
lands through which it may pass, for tifty
miles on each side Of the track, in order 70
relieve the wants OF labor depressed by the
contraction Of currency. The worfmen
employed in building the railroad shall be
paid by the Government one dollar day,
and the remainder Of his wages in certifi.
Gates OF Indebtedness, redeemabIe in S-65
bonds Referred.