Iron County register., 1882-03-16

......The House passed the Indian Appropria-
ti1n bill T05a %ount ea Of appro
Increase Increase over last year Of $751;
GOO, and a decrease of 1921 ,0G0 from
the estimates. In lieu Of the apprepriatisons
are provided for in gross at $4,000, the Secre-
tary of the Interior being authorized to en-
and at salaries not exceeding $iOO per annum.
The number of agents is reduced from sixty
p%t5ou o nav
CITED in detail.
Mr.. GROVER advocated the Chinese bill,
in the Senate, on the I'd. Mr.. Farley, replying
to points made in the speech of Mr.. Hoar'
quoted from Senator Morton's minority re-
conclusion of its author that this class could
only be protected from prosecution and out
sufficient to insure their protection. He
er he indorsed this sentiment and fa-
vored enfranchisement and naturalization of
Chinese. Mr.. Hoar replied that he was in
favor of admitting to citizenship all foreign,
ers who renounced foreign allegiance and
who were fit for it in character and intelli-
gence, and were attached to our Government.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Rice of Massachusetts, in the chair,
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
900 less than last and sll5 900 less than the
estimate. Mr.. Whitthorpe of Tennessee, in a
speech, recommended the foreign pO1cy Oh
the administration of President Garfield,
modify the, Clayton Bulwer treaty. and
standing between the Powers repre-
senting the American people in American
Governments in regard to questions purely
American. In the course of the discussion
Mr.. Orth Qnd) spoke from the Democratic
side of the Chamber m m and he was ah9 fre9nenty
Stackslager and Holman und.), but the sub
ject of the Interruptions and replies thereto
count of great confusion When order was
restored Mr.. kasson took the floor. He ex-
pressed admiration for Whitthorne's speech,
but criticised it as not being accurate.
THE bill making Denver port of deliv-
cry passed the Senate on the Sd. The discus
sion of the Chinese bill was resumed, and Mr..
Farley continued and concluded his remarks.
He spoke of the vital interest of the question
to the people of the Pacific slope. He claimed
that the general Government owed this legiS-
latton to the people under the conditions
guaranteed by a Republican form of gov
States, under the decision declaring the
que ordinance in San Francisco unconsttu-
tional, had not the power to project their la
boring communities in earning livelihood.
He contended that the intrOductiono of Chinese
into the South would bring about war of
He added that the disastrous competition to
which white labor was subjected by Chi
nese immigration in California would not be
tolerated in any other State, and that as. to
a certain extent, that State had been
peopled by men from Massachusetts and
other. New England States, the Sena-
tors from that section should be will
ing to aid in amelOrating that condition of
affairs. He believed it to be better to have
wall of fire between the United States and
China than to permit immigration to contin-
ue. A motion for executive session prevailed
and the bill went over until the 9Th. ....... In
the Hoase. Mr.. Gibson introduced bill MAX
ing an appropriation of S., liz, 900 for the con-
struction repair, completion and preserva-
ton of certain works on the Mississippi River,
in accordance with the recommendation,
plans, etc, of the Mississippi Commission.
Referred.
IN the House of Representatives, March
4, the report on the immediate deficiency bill
was agreed to, increasing the appropriation
S256 O01 The election contest of the Sixth
Louisiana District was dismissed. The con.
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill was
taken up in committee of the whole and Cox
acter. Consideration of the bill was conclud.
ed and it was reported to the House.
BILLS to establish branch mint at Omaha
and to authorize the payment of customs in
legal tenders were reported adversely in the
Senate, March 9Th. The bill repeating duties
passed, and the resolution for remission of
duties on the revised edition of the New Tes-
lament was adopted. Mr.. Vest introduced
bill for bridge across the Missouri, near
jefferson City. The Chinese bill was taken
up and discussed without action. In the
the b ana
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 the re-
bellion. The bill to repeal the law imposing
q fine on farmers for selling leaf tobacco to
consumers was taken up under a motion to
suspend the rules and pass it. Opposition
was made on the ground that the bill, though
lust to the farmers would injure the manufac-
turerS who have stock on hand, and the mo-
ton was lost.