Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-19
FOrtY..SeYenth Congress.

TUESDAY, April 1.-THE senate passed a bill
restoring Captain Corbn of the navy to the active
list, to take rank next after Commissioner Nicho-
son. The Indian Territory railroad bill, granting
the right of way to the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco Company, was discussed at length, but no
action taken In executive session Sterling p
Rounds was confirmed as public printer. In
the house bill was passed appropriatng $4,000
for the subsistence of certain tributes in the In
dian Territory. The post-ofiice appropriation bill
was considered in committee Of the whole, and
some of the senate amendments were concurred
in. The amendment restoring the ranking priv
ilege was rejected, and the bill will now go to a
conference committee for adjustment OF the dis
agreeing amendments. The debate on the tariff
commission bill was resumed.
WEDNESDAY, April 12.-The principal portion
OF the senate session was devoted to the further
consideration of the Indian Territory railroad bill
but no definite action was taken. :. The house
non-concurred in all of the senate amendments to
the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
with one exception, and also in the amendments
to the fertilization appropriation bill A new
ant-Chinese immigration bill was introduced by
Mr., Page Of California, limiting the term of sus-
pension of immigration to ten years. A bill was
also reported authorizing the taxation by states Of
United States legal tender notes on an equality
with gold and silver coin, so long as they are re-
deemabe in coin by the treasury. The tariff
commission bill was further discussed, Messrs.
Hubbell, Dunn, Townsend, Epson and Updegraff
participating in the debate.
THURSDAY April 13.--The Indian Territory
railroad bill was passed in the senate by vote OF
thirty-one to thirteen. The bill to rectify the
duties on coffee and other products of the Neither
lands, amended 80 as to repeal the discriminating
duty Of ten per cent on all products of countries
east Of the Cape of Good Hope when imported
from places west OF the Cape, was passed. bill
was also passed appropristing $50, 600 to supply
deficiency for the current year In the subsistence
account of the Arrapahoe, Cheyenne, Apache and
other Indian tribes. A bill was introduced pro-
viding for the construction of railroad from
New Jersey to California direct. .. Nearly the
entire session OF the house was occupied in dis
cussng the tariff commission bill.
FRIDAY, April 14.-In the senate petition of the
New York Board OF Trade was presented protest.
ing against the passage of any law prohibiting Chi
nese immigration. Sixty pension bills were passed.
and Mr.. Voorhees, spoke at length in favor of his
resolution in declaring that the conduct of the
state department in relation TO the arrest and i'm
prisonment OF American citizens in England Is In
violation Of American law and derogatory of the
honor OF the United States. bill was intro
duced authorizing the sale OF the CLarlestown
maynard. An adjournment was taken until
Monday. The principal portion OF the house
session was devoted to the consideration of the
private calendar, several bills thereon being
passed The one for the relief OF Edward B.
Armstrong, however, was defeated, after n pro-
| tracted debate.
SATURDAY, April l5-The senate was not In
session. The house devoted the entire session 10
speeches on the tariff commission.