The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-18
Oon9ressiona
SENATE.

Call then addressed the Senate upon
the Chill Peru matter. The latter
is present by his pending resolution /;
fav0rs = settlement by the United States,
and recommends Congress to secure
some Just method Of settlement Of all
questions between them, claiming that
our commercial interests were to he
substantially benefited by IN interven-
ton to prevent the disintegratiOn and
practical extinction Of Peru.
Upon the conclusion Of Calls re-
marks, the Postal appropriation bill was
proceeded with. HOlnan's amendment
relating to sulrcOntr2cts giving rise to
discussion. The House provision IL that
whenever the star route contractor sub
let's his contract ut q profit. the Depart
ment may annul it and make q new
contract with the sub-cOntractOr for the
annual pay given him hy his employer.
The Senate Committee makes this aI-
ply only to contracts heretofore made,
and directs the Postmaster General to
make the transfer in his discretion.
etc. Mr.. Mcmillan moved to strike out
the first part of the Committee amend
ment, ~ as to make the provision APP
plic;lble to contracts already made, hut
not closed.
ADJOURNED wlthOu, action.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Mach 14.-BefOre the
final passage of the anti.polygamy bill
in the House to-day, Cassidy, of New.
said he subscribed to every word uttered
regarding the fundamental principles of
lOcal government but argued this was
an exceptional casr. All were agreed
that polygamy should he extirl,ated but
if these two sections were stricken out
the bill would he worthless. The youth
the law Of the land rs well as other pes)-
pie. Polygamy must be made dis,eput-
able among the people Of Utah and this
could not be done as polygal,lists occu-
pied all the elective Offices in the Terri
tory. There was gsNhl deal OF senti
mentality brought into this question
and it was said that man had the right
to worship God ~ he saw tit hut he de-
nied that Mormon religion rs prOnlul-
gated by the lecherDus element Of Utah
was religion anywhere under the face Of
the un. He denounced it rs Inst as pros
titutiOn carried Oh and promulgated Ivy
the leaders, apostles and chief s..ril)es Of
the Mormon church. Cassidy was list
cletl to attentively and his remarks was
several times interrupted with applause.
Immediately upon the passage If the
anti-pOlyganly bill the Legislative day Of
yesterday was closed and that Of to-day
opened ut $50 p. H., with prayer by the
chaplain. The reading Of the journal
having becn postponed until tomorrow
the House on motion Of Page Of Gala,
proceeded to the consideration of the
Chimes. bill and the substitution Of the
Senate Till for that If the House.
CCl. Kclrs Of Ind, addressed the
House ut length. He concluded the
Government right to limit the emigrl-
ton ofChinese who will not and cannot
assimilate with the mass Of the people
of this country. They came for special
purpose and no other.
The reading Of the journal was post
l,onctl and the Anti-Chincse bill sul'sti-
tutinS the Senate bill for that Of the
House. was taken IN.
Calkins advocated the bill. The mat
ter then went over for the day. Page
Gala holding the floor.
On motion Of King (l.a.)a resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of
War for an cstinlate "a To the number Of
persons made destitute by the overflow
vt the Mississippi river and it's tributa-
RIGS now receiving subsistence under
his instructions and ~ to the time for
which the necessity fur giving assist
ance will continue. Adjourned.
At 1873 p. m. Page obtained unani-
nous consent to dispense with the
morning hour and then asked unani.
NOUS consent t:,a: 10 Senate Chinese
l'hl be taken from tn. speakers table
! and substituted for the House hill.
Rice. Mass. objected but OH being in
formed by Page that the bills were sub
stantially similar he Withdrew his oh
lection and the desired substitution was
made. Tie hill was then read in full.
at the conclusion Of the reading Of
the bill Page stated that he would pre-
Ter IL speak tomorrow and would there.
fore yield to Calkin~ of Indiana. who
there,lp tO.,k the floor in advocacy Of
the bill. At $40 Calkins il still speak
ing. He has briefly hut clearly present
! ell many 1T the Fundamental arguments
against Chinese immigration and has
read considerable testimony taken hy
the Congressional committee. He
closed with an eloquent aI,pea! for the
protection Of American labor from the
blighting effects Of unrestricted Chinese
immigration, and the House then at
five adjourned till tomorrow.
All Quiet at Omaha.