Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.


TUESDAY. February 28.-McMilIan, pursuant
to jointresolution of the legislature of Min
nesota, introduced joint-resolution fixing the
head of navigation of the Minnesota River in
that state. The post-route bill was then
passed. The senate then took up the Chinese
immigration bill to carry into effect the treaty
by suspending the coming of Chinese laborers
for twenty years after sixty days succeeding the
passage of the act. It allows them 70 come
during these sixty days, and those who were in
the country at the date (Nov. II, 1890, to go
and come at pleasure. The bill does not apply
to Chinese officials or their servants. and also
| excerpts from suspension Chinese merchants,
Travellers students and teachers, who, in COM
ing and going are to be registered ct custom
houses and are to produce passports from the
Chinese government showing they individually
belong to excepted classes. The time at which
the treaty takes effect is optional with China or
the United States, and the preamble to the bill
recltes that in the opinion of the United States
the coming of Chinese laborers IS endangers
the good order of certain localities in its terri
tory" Miller addressed the senate on the pro-
visions Of the bill. After an executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 1.-McDnl presented
resolutions of the Iowa legislature praying that
the patent laws be so amended as to prevent
unjust eXactions. :. Vest introduced bill to
prohibit the issue Of bank notes or currency by
national banks that may be organized or re-
organized aEUef Une lSC OF July, 1857. lie
ferred. The Chinese bill was again consid-
cred and Hoar spoke against the measure.
Kellogg introduced resolution that the COM
mittee on education and labor be instructed to
report bill making appropriations which,
when combined with the revenues derived from
local taxation and income from local funds,
Will be sufficient to give all ch1ldren OF whatever
race or Color in all states and territories, an
opportunity to secure a good common-schsol
education. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 2.-The senate took up the
Chinese bill and Grover spoke in it's advocacy.
Hoar replied that he was in favor OF admitting
to citizenship all foreigners who renowned for
eign allegiance and who were fit for it in char
acter and intelligence and were attached to our
government. Farley denied that the people Of
California had oppressed or rnaltreated the
Chinese. After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 3.-Discussion of the Chinese
bill consumed almost the entire day .Ad-
journed till Monday,
House.
TUESDAY, February 28.-The bill repeating
the discriminating duties on tea and coffee
products of the possessions Of the Netherlands
was passed. /. Calkins, chairman Of the COM
mittee on elections, submitted the report of
the committee on the contested election case of
Campbell VS.. Cannon, accompanied by a reso-
luton declaring neither the contestant nor con-
testee entitled to the seat. He also submitted
o minority report declaring Campbell entitled
to the seat while Moulton submitted q further
resolution signed by Anterior, Davis Gn.),
Moulton and Jones CTex.), declaring Cannon a
duly elected delegate to congress. The reports
were laid on the table for future action The
military academy bill was then passed. Rob
inson, of New York, by request, introduced a
bill to organize National Labor League Rail
way Company of America for the purpose of
constructing, operating and maintaining a
railway from the Atlantic to the seaboard to
Chicago, st. Louis and Council Bluffs .Ad-
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, March Ia resolution dismiss
ing the contested election case of Lanier VS..
King, Fifth District of Louisiana, was adopted.
The house went into committee of the whole
page, CAL, in the chair on the Indian appro-
priation bill. The total amount of the appro-
priation recommended is 81 920, 203 an increase
over last year of 1851, 900, and decrease of
! 1921, 900 from the estimates. After debate the
committee rose and the bill was passed. :. .Ad-
| jour1led
THURSDAY, March 1.-The contested election
case of Mcdowell versus George (Oregon) was
dismissed. The house went into committee of
| the whole on the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, which appropriates 81, 1913, $50,
being $12, 900 less than last year, and $115, 900
| less than the estimates, An extended debate
| followed, and the committee arose without
| action.
FRIDAY, March 3.-The house spent the day
in committee of the whole on the private calen-
| dar. Before resolving itself into committee
the house passed the bill reducing the license
fees of masters, chiefs, engineers and firstclass
pilots of steam vessels from $40 to $1.50, and
chief mates, engineers and pilots of inferior
grade from SIS to rs cents.
SATURDAY, March 4.-The contested election
case of Smith vs. Robinson, from the Sixth Dis
trict of Louisiana, was dismissed. The balance
of the day was spent in committee of the whole
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. An amendment consolidating the missions
of France and Spain and Germany and Austris
was rejected. :. Before the house resolved it
self in committee, Reed presented protest O.
numerous bondholders of Yankton County
Dakota, against the admission of Dakota as
state.