The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-05-05
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS,

THE bill for the judicial ascertainmeni
of private claims was debated in the House Of
Representatives on the 22d. An amendment
by NJ. Holman. providing that jurisdiction OF
the Court shall not extend to any claim
destruction Of propersV by Union forces 81 dur sa
ing the rebellion, nor to the use of property
| by such forces at the seat of war, nor to any
claim which is now barred by virtue of any
provision Of any law of the United States,
was adOpted-I03 to 81.
THE bill for allotment of lands to Indians
passed the Senate on the s4th. The bill to
| constitute majority of the Supreme Bench
| q quorum was discussed without action. Also
the Mississippi River Improvement bill. $500.
In the House bill passed appropriating $780,
600 for removal of He'll Gate distractions.
Resolutions were introduced calling for cor.
respondence relating to the Paris monetary
conference; approving the invitation to the
American peace congress. Bills were intro.
duced: Abolishing taxes on tobacco; appro-
priating 81 900 900 for a presidential mansion
at Washington; for new Mississippi River
force of the District was debated at length,
the discussion taking political turn. The
bill finally passed.
THE bill to permit grain brought by Cana.
dian farmers to be ground at mills In tho
United States passed the Senate on the 18th.
Consideration of the Mississippi River I'm
provement bill. appropriating 100000. was
resumed all pending amendments to increase
the appropriation and apply part of the mon
ey for the benefit of the levee system were
withdrawn, and the bill passed by viva vOco
vote without objections. On motion of Mr.
to execute certain treaty stipulations re-
lating to the Chinese was taken up and
the Senate committee amendments up to
the last sections, IA and Is, were agreed to
striking out the 14th section, which prohib-
its any State or United States Court from al
hitting Chinese to citizenship, Mr.. Farley
insisted that the section should be retained.
He said that the committee had assumed
that it was not necessary. but he knew that
notwithstanding prohibition OF the stat.
Chinese. He wanted now specific enactment
on the point. The amendment of the COM
mittee to strike out was rejected and the sec
ton was retained-yeas, rs; nays 81. The
committee amendment striking out the
18th section, which defines the words "Chi-
nese laborers" wherever used in the act to
mean both skilled and unskilled laborers and
Chinese employed in mining, was carried by
yeas, 90; nays, %. The vote was party one,
except that Messrs. Miller. of California,
Jones, OF Nevada, and Cameron, of WiscOn-
sin, voted with the Democrats. ....... In the
House, the bill passed authorizing the Sioux
City and Pacific Railroad to bridge the
Missouri. The resolution for information
regarding the Paris monetary conference
was adopted. Also resolution inquring
into the Speakers action in removing
the official stenOgrapher. A communi.
that s,34 900 was due the State of Missouri
on account of war claims. The House re-
fused to consider the Lynch Chalmers
election contest. Mr.. Robinson made
a speech on the resolution regard
ing imprisonment. of Americans abroad. A
substitute offered by Mr. Cox was adopted. 1t
calls on the President to continue his efforts
to secure the release or prompt trial of i'm
prisoned Americans.
THE Chinese bill came up in the Senate
on the Goth and was discussed by Messrs.
Slater and Hawley. Mr.. Edmunds moved an
amendment defining the expression. Chinese
as persons usually engaged in man.
ual labor -. In the House the Lynch Cham
bers election contest was considered, and
both majority and minority reports read.
There was some political talk and the bill was
laid over.
In the Senate, on the. 9th, Mr.. Sherman
a bill directing coinage of stand
ard silver dollars only when demanded for
public use and convenience. The motion to
take up the bill to punish the unlawful GER
tificatiOn of bank checks was lost by tie
vote. There was a lively discussion
over the political disabilities bill, after
which the Chinese bill was taken up and de-
bated, without action. In the House, Mr..
Townsend of Ohio submitted the conference
report on the lite saving service bill. The
recommending the pension fea.
ture was adopted. The Lynch-Chaimers
election contest was considered; argument of
both contestants was heard and the case laid
over.