The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-14
FoRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the House OF Representatives, April !,
amendments to the bill to promote efficiency
of tho life saving service were non concurred
In. Bills passed: To facilitate the payment
Savings and Trust Company; making St.
Vincent. Mimi, port of entry. The army
appropriation bill was debated and read for
amen mr. nrans;on RAISED point Of
pulsory retirement. Mr.. Calkins offered an
amendment excepting from the provision
the general and lieutenant general of the
army, but providing that they may be retired
at the age of sixty-five, at the discretion Of
the President.
THE bill for the conversion or redemption
of $lv refunding certificates passed the Senate
on the Sd. It authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury in his discretion to redeem, at the
market price, tho balance of the certificates
either coupon or registered bosds. but have
not been presented to DO put into out
standing bonds: .....In the House. bills
were introduced: To bridge the Mis-
Secretary of the Treasury to apply surplus
revenue to debt reduction. A motion to make
tho bill extending national bank franchises q
after Q spirited debate. The bill to readjust
p0stmasters' salaries of the the third, fourth
and fifth classes, the amendatory bill, and
several measures, for the erection of public
buildings passed.
A MESSAGE from the President, vetoing
the anti Chinesebill, was read in the Senate
on the 4th. The vital objection of the Presi-
dent is to the twenty years suspension of i'm
migration, which he CONSTITUTES rs virtually
prohibitOry, and therefore violative of the
spirit if not the letter of the negotiations up
on which the treaty was based. and q sn.
attention to the propositions made by the
United States Commissioners on this point
and counter propositions on the part of
latter country in the agreement which was
ultimately made was that immigration would
be limited or restricted to a reasonable peri
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ocratic and hostile to the Constitution. The
message and bill were temporarily laid on the
table and ordered printed. ....In tho House
the army appropriation bill was taken up and
the compulsory retirement clause was strick
en- out and replaced by prOvisO that IS years'
service shall enttle an officer or soldier to
81 years old he goes on the retired list in any
case. Several appeals were made from the
Chairs rulings and the House adjourned be-
fore the questions were decided.
Mr.. MILLER introduced new Chinese
immigration bill, with ten years limit, in
the Senate, April 5th. After Some discussion
the vetoed Chinese bill was taken up. Mr.
Bavard answered the Presidents objections
to the bill. A vote on . motion to refer the
put on the passage of the bill over the veto
lost, @ to 81; not the necessary tw0-thfrdA
The House took up the army appropria.
ton bill and tho Chair ruled thar the clause
Quartermaster's department
claims to the court of claims must be elimin.
ated. Mr.. Blackburn gave notice of q resOlu-
ton to investigate the manner of passing on
these claims in the department., which Gus
tom, he had evidence. sav0red of blackmail.
A discussion followed in which Nessrs. Reed
and Cox had tilt. Tho bill finally passed
with little change.
THE bill appropristing $50, 0ee for the i'm
mediate relief of the Cheyenne and Arapa.
hoe Indians passed the Senate on the 9Th.
The bill to fix day for the meeting of cleo
tors for President and Vice-President, and to
provide for and regulate the counting of the
votes for President and Vice President
and the decision of questions arising
was further discussed and
passed by a. viva vOce vote.
The Indian Territory bill was made
unfinished business, and the Senate, after
executive session, adjourned till the l0th......
In the House bills passed appropriating &c.
900 for the purchase of seed for the sufferers
from the overflow of the Mississippi, and
sl5O, 900 to continue the work on the Washing.
ton monument The tariff commission bill
was discussed and three Chinese immigration
measures were introduced. A motion to ad
journ over until Monday was voted down.