Morris tribune., 1882-03-30
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY MARCH 20.

SENATE.-The senate during the morning
hour lad under consideration bill to increase
the tftioiency Of the life. saving service; and al
though Messrs. Sherman and Morgan opposed II
Messrs Conger, Ferry and McPherson quickly
came to the rescue and showed the benefits to
be derived from having efficient, well paid
surfmen to render aid to distressed mariners.
After lengthy speech by Mr.. Beck on the
tariff the senate shortly after o'clock went in
to executive session, and as the judiciary com-
mittee had returned the name OF Judge Blatch
| ford with favorable recommendation it wal
supposed that he would be promptly confirmed
| For some reason, however, the nomination " a
| not taken up, the senate occupying the time il
! discussing the nomination of Master Seabury Of
of the navy to be naval constructor.
House Under the call of states 157 bills
| and resolutions were introduced, mostly of {
private character Mr.. c. r. DeGraf present
| cd the joint resolution Of the Iowa general as
| sembly asking general legislation to authorize
and require suits to be brought by the
| United States to cancel patents issued inadyer
| family or void for want OF novelty This hal
| special rsla ion to patents brought mp by Wash
| related to barb wire
TIE house finally got into contest that pro
| trscted the session until midnight. 1t was tht
| old story OF fruitless struggle with minor
| ity not inclined to do any business. Reed
wanted one week from tomorrow set for the
court tor the distribution of the Geneva aware
| fund The democrats refused to vote and lef
| the house without quorum
TUESDAY, MARCH Il.
SENATE Among the reports submitted in
he senate Wa, one by Mr. Logan from the COM
nittee on military affairs unfavorable to the
| petition to be placed on the retired
ist of General Alfred Plessanton, a famous cav
Try commander of the late rebellion.
| Mr.. Hale presented protest againet the ad
nistion Of Dakota as ate until Ler record is
| 1urged of reputation. with which it is charged
| n the matter OF The Yankton county bonde is-
sued in aid OF raili DAD in that county, upon
| which 30 interest payments have been made
| Mr.. Mcmillan attributed the complaint to tho
'act that teastern capitalists had bsea subje cted
| 20 some delay in rciurLt upon some or their
| western Investments.
| The following bills passed: Tho house bill
t0establ a railway bridge across the river
| between Minnesota and Wisconsin; the house
bill aboIisting the Fort Abercrcmbie military
reservation (embraciog lands along since aban-
| ioIod); the senate bill te remeGT the defects
| n the law OF last year Tor the sale OF the re-
| nainder Of the O:O) and Missouri reservation,
Earsas and Nebraska passed with an amend
uent protecting the rights Of those who may
! not have novel
| Mr. Pendleton offered on amendment to the
| constitution providing for the election of post
masters and other officers by the people.
Senator Sawyer presented the me Orial OF
the legls ature Of Wisconsin in favor of the
government depositories for the savings of the
industrial Glass; also joint resolution of the
-ame legislature in relation 10 the claim of the
sFate Of Wisconsin sgainst the United States for
| swamp aid oVertl0Wed lands.
ROUSE Mr.. Gibson had read telegram
from New Orleans stating that the supplies fol
tfferors received from tie war department
we're exhausted, and 300,0 more rationt
we're reeded
Mr. Leeden % from the committee On terri
| orie', submitted o minority report signed by
Lseden, Mills and Richar,'son Is. O. upon the
bill for the admission Of Dakota as a state. he
lrg IN opposition thereto. Committee or the
| whole.
TIE Chinese question was then urged at con-
siderable longfh by Butterworth and Mr. Hook
= OF Mississippi, the latter Of whom opposed
The pending bill in brilliant Grafton, which
carried him deserved round of applause upor
ica conclusion
Mr. HutterWorth commented on the evils fol
lowing from unrestricted Chinese immigrati lion
asserting that both the republican and demo-
cratic par les in convention assembled declared
sGsinstit James Gal field, volci g the bes
he country, voicing By its religion and philan
| tlropy, hsd declared Chinese immigration Ar
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22.
Senate. life saving service bill con
sumed the greater part of the days session
Fac diplomatic sppropropriation bill passed
Tns senate committee amendments to tn
diplomatic appropriation bill make sp clt
provision for minister resident and consula
general at BOLIVIA, for charge d'affaires
Portugal, Paraguay, Uruguay and Swil2erlan
and for secretaries to legations to Russia, Aus
tria and Italy: also fot consultates at Panam
and Aspiuwall, the latter of which th
house proposed to consolidate. In
ey,sti0e order of the classification OF consul
atee appropriated in detail, instead OF in the ae
eregate The total of the latter, then, is re
due ID about S8 900.
E,pate combinations: Samuel Blatchfort
New York, sssoci .te Judge Of the United State
supreme court. Uaited states consuls: Jas.
gu,n.r. Michigan, at Amherstburg, Gan.
Ch6s Enro, Michigan, Windsor, Ont
HoUsE The Chinese bill was taken up an
ur Washburn spoke in its favor, claiming ths
tbs continuance of Chinese immigration woul
bring about the greatest Of all danger, the de
trading of labor. He commended there was
snaiosy between immigration from Europe an
lat of China 1t was The part of wisdom NJ
q degrade labor, but to bring labor and cap
al III accord
Mr. Kasson, Of Iowa, spoke in opposition
| Though the latter said he would favor it wer
. sae term of +. sriction reduced to ten year,
|
fsct.
THURSDAY, MARCH %.
SENATE "A bill was introduced for the q
mission of Washington territory as state. II
tariff commission bill was discussed. The II
dian appropriation bill, with provisions for IL
support and education OF the Sioux in Dako
| was reported The following nomini
tons we're received from Il
president: John II. smyth, North Carolin
, minister resident and consul general OF tt
United States to Liberia; Emory p Beauchaml
, Indiana United States consul at St Gall; JAIME
!. W. Wilson, Missouri, United States consul
Three Rivers, Quebec.
Tue greater part Of the executive session vi
, consumed in a contest over the nomination
: Thomas N. Cooper as Internal revenue collec
Gsross IF the Ss ss'n canFaaSn a1sfras Si NGT
earnestly opposed by the, two Mort
Carolina senators ON The ground that the al
pointment is obnoxious to them aud to a msjo
ity OF the people OF the state. The vote r
!, sulted-yess %, nays "a; but motion to r
consider the rejection was imme diately entere
and all efforts to lay the motion on the tab
WAS successfully resisted by resort to ihbuste
ing tactics, and The senate adjourned withol
fi0al action
HOUSE Debate closed OH the Chinese bi
Mr.. pannell speaking sgaingt it. Kassor
amendment reducing the period for restrictit
l
to l31. The bill finally passed IN the ssu
shape in which 1t came from the senate, u
vote being 167 to 65. Mr.. Washburn vot,
: aye and Mr. Dnnnell nay, while MI. Strait d
not vote. Some sensation was caus
, during the debate of Mr. Page Of California WI
said he Witnessed scene the other day VIII
!, he saw one of the lobbyists OF o corporate
! walk in aud congratulate member who b.
: denounced the bill. Tho six Chinese comps
les, through tlleir agents in this city, swarm
= in every corridor in the capitol, and had
: weeks He knew two railroad corporations hi
united to defeat the bill.
FRIDAY, MARCH n.
: sENATE.-Mr. Vests bill to prohibit the les
of bank notes or currency by national ban
was reported adversely. The life saving sc
vice bill passed A bill was reported appr
pria ing 5000, 900 for the improveme
Of the Mississippi and 81 ,000.0 for 7
Missouri rivers. Mr.. Miller, the paper maxi
senator OF New York, spoke on the tariff col
mission bill and in favor OF protection, durl
which Mr.. Morgan interrupted him with 7
mark upon wood pulp, which precipitated
interesting discussion.
HousE.--Mr. R1bins0n OF New York hint
stro lgly at q contemplated effort to impea
, Minister Lowell for not 'ating proper action
garding the imprisonment of American ciizs
in Great Britain. The day was chiefly spent