Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-04-29
w ashington Notes.

Washington, April 2l.-The senate
foreign affairs committee has stricken
ont Of The Chinese bill which passed the
house Monday, the section which for
bids the naturalization of Cinnamon,
and the section which fOrbids immigra-
ton Of skilled Chinese laborers. Pacific
coast senators say they will make a
strong effort to rcinstate those sections.
and the action Of republican senators in
caucus this morning indicates that they
will support the bill rs it passed the
house Pacific coast men are naturally
indignant that eastern merchants are
signing petitions against the Chinese
bill, and threaten to boycott all eastern
merchants who sign such petitions.
The latest startling rumor is that
James q. Blaine is TO he appointed min
lister to England. Nobody need believe
the report who does not wish TO-. He
informed delegation of Indiana gentle
men, yesterday that he was going to
Europe May Both and could not lecture
for them.
The president has signed the follow
ing commissions: Henry c. Hall. min
lister resident to Central America; Ed
ward +. Burton, superintendent of mint,
San Francisco; Thos Adamson, consul
III Panama.
Mrs. Scoville stated to-day that she
intended to prepare IA petition TO the
president for a Communication of Gui-
tcau's sentence to imprisonment for life.
and travel around the country lectur-
ing and circulating the petition for
signatures.
A bill was reported to the senate to-
day by Cutler as a substitute for pend
ing measures in regard to the establish
ment Of Il government for Alaska II is
entitled "a bill for the organization of
The territory of Alaska, and providing
for the establishment of a civil govern
mcnt therefor" 1t provides for the ap.
pointment of a governor in whom shall
be vested executive power and authori
ty in and over the territory; for secre-
tary who shall be ex-ofEicio treasurer,
and prescribes that the judicial power
Of the territory shall be vested in the
supreme court and four inferior courts
that the governor, chicfiustice, surveyor
general and marshal all Of whom are
provided for by the bill, together with
Il collector Of customs for the district.
shall for the first year Of operation Of a
territorial government, be established a
legislative council with the governor as
eX-otlicio president. 1t provides further
that Sitka shall be the seat Of govern
ment Of the territory that the territory
shall be entitled to delegate in the
house Of representatives who shall enjoy
privileges similar to other territorial
delegates
In the house Cassidy New obtained
unanimous consent to have considered
4 bill amendatory Of the United States
mining law SO as to allow NONRESIDENT
adverse claimants 10 make certain affi-
davits in eases Of application for patents
through their agents or attorneys in
fact. He stated that the object of the
was to place nonresident
applicants for patents and adverse
claimants ON equal footing in proceeding
relative to the acquisition Of United
States patents to mineral lands. 1t
makes no change in the law further than
in the matter Of procedure in certain
cases. 1t was more in the nature of a
convenience for nonresident mine own
ers than anything else The bill was
passed.