The Penn's Grove record., 1882-05-20
WASHINGTON LETTER,

Now that the tariff question, whicl
has consumed so much time, is dispose
Of an inventory may be taken of the bu
mess Congress has in hand. There ar
evidences of preparation on the part o.
members for an early adjournment
When the House begins to hold even
ing sessions it is a pretty good sigr
that thoughts of home and the nomin'
ting conventions are troubling tbs
minds of Representatives. There are
now more than six hundred bills on The
different calendars OF the House await
ing action. That is to say, out OF the
thousands of bills introduced at this SIS
sion this number has received some at
fteDtion from the commuters aud been
put in line for consideration. There
are also one hundred aud seventy-eigh hit
bills on the S~praker's table that have
passed the Senate and await concur
renee of the House.
The business of great public interest
10 be doue before adjournment will BE
confined TO the general appropriation
bills, the special orders, and the Ways
aud Means Committees bill to reduce
internal taxes There are four special
orders-the bill to make the Commits
sioner of Agriculture a Cabinet officer,
the bill for a distribution of the Genesa
award, the bill for the erection OF q
library building, and the Grape bill to
extend the charters of National hanks.
It is taken for granted that all the large
appropriation bills must and will be
passed-including the Notorious anno-
al swindle the River and USrbor bill
and the chairman of the Appropriations
Committee could under the rules insist
upon continuous consideration of these
bills until disposed of but il he were
to do so a p~ercipitate ADJOURNMENT
would follow their passage, leaving I'M
done much business that ought to be
doue. There are also several contested
election cases which may disturb TIE
equanimity and plans of the House
when they come up. This glance at
the situation shows the prominent inter
ests to be considered, and whatever may
come of them it is obvious that if Con-
gress is to adjourn this summer only a
comparatively small portion of the bills
ON the calendars and on the Speakers
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
by signing the new Chinese bill, which
is now a law. The bill was drawn with
a view to meeting the objections x
pressed in the veto of the first bill, but
as it did not do 20 fully many Demo
Gratis especially expected another refus-
al TO approve. However, it is to be hop
ed that this will settle the much-vexed
question for a time at least. As it o
stands, the law suspends for ten years
the immigration of Chinese laborers,
whether skilled or unskilled or employ.
ed in mining. 1t proves for a system
of certificates, to he issued on the idsn-
LITIGATION of Chinese persons now living
in this country or who may hereafter
arrive here under the provisions of the
law authorizing them to come. The
naturalization of all Chinese IL express
ly forbidden. Various fines and penal
ties are imposed upon the masters of
vessels who shall bring unauthorized
Chinese persons into this country, and
upon any person who shall forge altar,
or make fraudulent use Of the certif-
Gates to Chinese who are allowed resi-
dencs in the United States. There is
no infringement npon any OF the rights
of China as defined in existing treaties.
The deople of California will probably
he satisfied with all these features, I'm
less they may object to the shOrtness Of
the term during which immigration is
to be suspended.
The rotunda Of the Capitol vas the
scene tie other night of such a brilliant
affair as has not been witnessed there
but once before since the a The
tea-party for the benefit OF the Garfield
| Memorial Hospital was a great success
from every point of view, and 1t lie sell
dom that 20 much of the beauty and
fashion of the Capital is brought togeth
er upon any occasion. The most dis
tipguish-d people OF the country were
present including the President and
| Cabinet. members u 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 Mem
beers of Congress assisthd in arranging
them in place. Nearly three thousand
tickets were sold at a dollar each and
the profits from other sources were con
siderable. Upon the heels OF this city
has been very much given over to a dis
play Of mourning. The Naval Observa
tory has been draped for Rear-Admiral
Rogers. the Post Office Department for
FxePostmaster General Maynard, and
the city buildings for Engineer-Com
missioner Twining.
Dox PEDRO.
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