South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-31

/ plll was passed. alter be NJ consider
ably amended Il bin MAS reported
TO prevent the introduction oi conta-
( gIous diseases in the United States
The House speat The entire session
on the Chinese bill, Messrs McLane
OF Maryland. and Tucker, of Virginia.
making torcible speeches III favor oil
the bin
In the Senate or the 23rd the tariff
commission bill was discussed, but an
effort to reach vote on ii failed. A
brief executive session followed, after
which the Senate adjourned. In the
House the consideration OF The Chi
nese bill was resumed. Messrs. Rich-
ardson, Sherwin, IIazleton, Page and
others spoke in support OF the bill,
and Nessrs. Morse, Dunnell Ortiz and
others IN opposition. In his remarks
Mr.. Page, OF California, charged that
the bill was being opposed by power
iul railroad corporations, which WAS
denied by Mr. White. Of Kentucky.
An amendment reducing the period
OF rsiension OF immigratiomfrom 20
to 10 years was defeated. yeas 100.
nays i3l. y large number of a.
mendments were then offered and vo-
ted down. The bill WAS then passed
as ii came from the Senate-ycas IG7,
nays %.
The Senate OF the 9th resumed
the consideration ofthe tariff commits.
sion bill. Mr. Miller, of New York,
spoke IN favor of protection, and pre-.
dicted that ut the next congressional
election Il score protectionist repre-
sentatiyes would he elected from the
South. After brief speech from
Mr.. Sherman il WAS arranged that
general debate on the bill should close
at four o'clock Tuesday. after which
amendments may lie offered under
the five minutes rule. The Senate,
after Il brief executive session, ad.
journed until Monday. The House
WAS occupied on the private calendar,
u spent two hours Oh the bill referring
10 the Court OF claims the claims OF the
captors oftnc ram Al5emarle. It was
finally passed. The House held an
evening session for the consideration
OF pension bills on the private culeh-
dar. At the evening session the
House passed anumbcr OF pension
bills, ani adjourned until Monday.
In tie Senate, on the 2Tth, Mr..
Davis, OF this State, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported back.
with amendments, the agricultural APP
preparation bills. The bin for tie
admission OF Dakota INTO the Union
was sent back to the committee Oh
territories, with the protest o. Mr.
Hale, recitiug alleged reputation IN
one OF the counties OF the Territory.
| The tariff commission bill was further
debated and an agreement arrived al
to vote OH the bill tomorrow. House
bill granting pensions to The widows
of John Tyler, James x. Polk and
Jas. A. Garfield was adopted. In the
House, The postofice appropriation
bill, with Senate amendments. was re-
ported Under the call Of the States
a large number Of bills were intro
duced, among them one to create the
Office OF Assistant Secretary of the
navy, and another TO incorporate the
National Railroad Company. 4
number Of bills relating othc District
of Columbia were passed.
In the Scratc on the 26tI a BIN
was passed TO facilitate the PAYMENT
of dividends to the creditors Of the
Nreedmen'8 Savings Banl; and Trust
! Company. a resolution offered by
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