The Worthington advance., 1882-03-30
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
MONDAY MARCH 20.


tariff the senate shortly after O'Clock went in-
to executive session, and ~ the Judiciary oom
mittee had returned the name OF Judge Blatch
ford with favorable recommendation it ",
supposed that l.e would be promptly confirmed
For some reason. however, the nomination wa
not taken up, the senate occupying the time i,
discussing tho nomination OF Master 1eab,lry d
OF tho navy to be naval constructor
House Under the call Of states l57 billl
and resolutions were introduced, mostly OF
private character. Mr.. G. r. DeGra1 preeent
ed the joint resolution Of the Iowa general rs
sembiy asking general legislation to authorize
ana require suits to be brought by tn.
family or void for want OF n0veky. This Ls,
special rela ion TO patents brought up by Wash
bnrn. Moen t. Co., and others, which patent
related 10 barb wIre - , - -
Tie house finally got into 4 conte4t that pro
tracted the session rnt,l midnight 1t was III,
Old story OF fruitloss struggle with minor
iy not inclined to do any business. Ree(
wanted "ne week from tomorrow set for ttlt
consideration OF tho bill to re-establish til.
conrt Tor the distribution Of the Geneva aware
fund. Tho democrats refused to Vote and Ief
tie hOuse without 4 quorum
TUESDAY,, MAhcn IL
SENATE .-~Amoog TIC reports submitted il
he senato MRS one by Mr. Logan from the COM
petition TO bo placed on the retired
iss OF General Alfred pIessanton, famous cav
Ilry commander 81 tils late rebellion.
MIR. Hale presented 3 protest against the ad- :
nlssi)n of Dakota az safe until her record il
'urged Of repudiation with which it s charged
IL the matter Of the Ysnktou county bonds is
Wod in aid OF raiIo Old in tina: county, upon
which no interest payments have been made.
Mr.. Mcmillan attributed the complaint to :ho
soi that es tern capitalists h I'd been subj cted
o soma delay in lstuln. Hpon some oe their
rs stern nvo.tElents
The following bills Passed: The house bil
to estsb!ls(. railway bridge across tho river
t',,wetn u stinnesotA anA Wisconsin,; tue house
bill GtoliaEirS the For. AbercrC,nGie military
reservation embracing Iau1s long slncs alan
'o'eu); tho eenate bill 10 remedy the defects
" the law O! last year ior the salo OF tie To-
nsin'tor OF the 90, and Missouri reservation,
KarsSs aud Nebraska, passed with All amend
'nel!t p'o:cctlng the rights OF those who may
act have nloye1.
constitution providing for the eieorioa of post
Enas:crs and other officers by the people
S:nato', Sawyer presented the me orisl O.!
tho leEit'ature o! Wisconsin Ia favor of tli6
gov, rnaent t'eposi.o-ios for the e.vings g! the
'''c'atrial Glass; also 4 Joint resolution of toe
;.rss legislature in relation 10 the claim of tho
State of Wisconsin against the United States for
swamp aid over1lpwed lands.
House. Mr.. Gibson had read telegram
;io'" Eow Orleans etating that the supplies for
-in orers received from tie war department
,ru exhausted, and 800, 900 more ra,iors
were needed.
M Leeden % nom tie committee Gu tar1i-
1ur!c*, submitted Il minority report signad by
!,eeden \; Lis and Richardson Is. C. J upon tha
u!ii for the acEi :sion OF Dskota az state TO-
wEcle. - wv
TIE Chinese question was then urged 81 con
siderable length by Eutterworth and Mr. Hook
# Of Mise:s >.pyi, the latter of whom oppceed
lis pending bill il a brilliant Grafton, which
sarl'ed him deserved round OF applause npon
its corcllsiol..
tir. Eutterworth commented CD the evils fol-
loving from unrestricted Chinese immigra ;ion
sssocting that both the republican ana demo-
crat!,: Par is in convention assembled declared
aGsinetit James 4 Galtield, volci-g the best
thought OF his time, voicing the humanity Of
&c country, voicing by it's religion and philan-
Wi.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH y.
Senate. Tho life saving service bill con
Tue diplomatic approproptiation bill passed
This senate committee amendments to the
diplomatic appropriation bill make = sp Gift
provision for minister resident and consnlal
general st BOLIVIA, for a charge d'at1aires t:
70! .nGa), Paraguay, Uruguay and switzerlant
an,! fer secretaries to legations to Russia, Aus
til. and Italy; sieo fot consnltates at Psnam'
ho',:o proposed to consolidate. The
ex:,.ing order Of the classification Of consul
stt<, is re- established and allowance for consul
at.s appropriated in desaR, instead Of in the az
gr, sste The total Of the latter, then, is re-
d." I about $A 900.
:; rste c.nfrmations: Samuel Elatchforl
NJ :; York, sssoci lie judge Of the United Sta.ae
sui,rcmo court. United SEates coasul,: Jas.
I1-n,r, Michigan, st Amherstsurg, Can.
Chya nrn, Michigan, vi 1dsor Ont.
EnvsE -~.Ihe Chinese bill was taken up ani
Nr Washburn spoke in its favor, ois lining thai
rho continuance Of Chinese immigration woult
Urirg ainut tho greatest OF al danger, the de.
.ra:liTs of labor He contended there was nc
:,leiogy between immigration from Europe aod
?! ~ If China. +: was the part Of wisdom no.
:e fcc,at,o la'or, hut to bring labor and CAPT
- i, accord
Mr.. Earaon, Of Iowa, spoke in opposition,
lhGrSA ttis latter said he would favor it were
inc term Of restriction reduced to ten years
:d ho offered al amendment to that ef.
I O.
THURSDAY, MARCH 23.
SENATE "A bill was introduced for the I'd
mission Of Washington territory ~ state TIL
tariH commission bill was discussed. The Ia
dian appropriation bill. with provisions for tn.
was reported The following nomina
lions wore received from tn
president John H. Smyth. North Carolina
minister resident and consul general of tn,
United States to Libera Emory r. Beauchamp
Indiana, United States consul at St Gall; James
W. Wilson, Missouri, United States consul a
Throe Rivers, Quebec.
a.
consumed in contest over the nominstion o
Thomas N. Cooper az internal revenue collect
or Of tho Sixth district Of Nortl
Carolina. His confirmation wa.
earnestly opposed by the two Nortf
Carolina senator's on the ground that the ap
poin'ment is obnoxious to them and to ms jor
lty o; the peoDlo OF the state The vote re
anl!ed--yeas 22, nays ~; but a motion TO re
consider tho rejection WAS Immediately entered
and all efforts to lsy the motion on tho tsbl
WAS successfully resisted by resort to hlbuster
ing tactics, and the senate adjourned withou
1inal acton
-HousE Dabato cIosed on the Chinese bill
Mr.. Dunnell speaking againgt it. Kasson'
amendment reducing tho period for restriction
OF immigration to tea years was reJecteJ-lO'
to l3l. The bill finally passed in tho sam
shape in which it came from the senate, til
vote being 1917 to G5. Mr.. Washbugn vote
aye and Mr. Duanell nay, while Mr.. Strait di
not vote. Some sensation was cause
during the debate OF Mr. Page Of California VII
said he witnessed q scene the other day whe
he saw one Of the lobbyists OF = corpora,io
walk in and congratulate q member who ha
denounced tho bill. The six Chinese compk1
les, through tleir agents in this city, swarme
in every corridor in the capitol, and had fc
weeks He knew two railroad corporatioss ha
united to defeat tho bill.
FRIDAY. MARCH ~.
eENA1E.--Mr. Vests bill to prohibit the isau
of bank notes or currency by national banl
was reported adversely. The life saving sel
vice bill passed. A bill was reported apprt
pria ing $4,000, 600 for the improvement
Of the Mississippi aud $1,OOO.O 900 for Il
Missouri rivers. Mr. Miller, the paper lnakin
senator OF New York, spoke on the tariff con
mission bill and in favor o: protection, durln
which MIR. Morgan interrupted him with r.
mark upon wood pulp, which precipitated q
interesting discussion.
HoUaE Mr. r ,binson OF New York hinte
stro ,gly at contemplated effort te impea<
Minister Lowell for not taking proper action r
gsrding the imprisonment OF American ci'ize,
IN Great Britain. Tne day was chiefly spent
business on the private calendar.
After Mr.. Blaine had concluded his eulc
gy of President Garfield, he told frien
that he had feared in the morning that /
would not be able to get through witho,
giving way. When complimented on b
description of a murderer, in the first I
his oration, as being so acurate pi ture
Garfald'a aaeaasinatlon. he said il Waa