Iron County register., 1882-03-23
FORTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS.

A MOTION to refer the liquor traffic COM
mission bill to the Finance Committee was
rejected by the Senate, March sth. The Chi
nese bill was taken up and debated at length.
Chinese laborers to ten years was defeat ed by
a tie vote. Messrs. Hoar and Edmunds opened
little scene which INTRODUCED Messrs ,t, Teller lie
the Declaration of Independence declared
the right of the colonies to establish gov
er people, an idea followed in the
Constitution by, recurring naturaii-
made before the debate closed for the day.
one of which provides that the act shall not
take effect till ninety days after passage.
temporarily repaired on the Mississippi and
to appropriate $4,000 for improvements at
Memphis. In the House an amendment to
the rules was proposed providing that it shall
be in order for that body to go into commit
tee to designate bin which shall be first
considered. The Harris bill for new war ships
was reported. The bill appropriating $25O,0OO
for purchase of the Freedman's Bank passed.
Discussion of the anti ti-polygamy bill was cut
short by motion to adjourn.
IN the Senate, March 9th, resolutions
were adopted instructing the State Depart
ment to ascertain the cause of imprisonment
by the British Government of Daniel Nc
Sweeney, citizen of the United States; in
structing the secretary of War to report the
Michigan Canal, the intention being to con
slider the prOpriety of making the canal free.
The bill for commission on the liquor
traffic discussed and amendments
adopted providing that not more that three
members shall be of the same political party.
The Chinese bill, providing that from and
after the expiration of sixty days after the
passage of the act, and until the expiration
of twenty years after its passage, the coming
of Chinese labOrers to the United States shall
be suspended, was debated and passed.
In the House, Il batch of bills were reported
and referred. several amendments to the
agricultural appropriation bill were adopted,
one OF which increases the appropriation for
purchase OF seeds to Sl32, 900, and the measure
passed.
RESOLUTIONS looking to a settlement,
through convention, of claims against the
Government of Nicaragua and directing the
use of Government vessels to distribute flood
relief supplies were adopted by the Senate,
March 10th. The bill for a commission on al
coholic traffic was taken up, the number OF
the commission was fixed at seven, ana the
bill passed. The tariff commission bill, after
a protractcd wrangle, was taken up and laid
over as unfinished business. In the House
were presented from citizens of
Utah asking suspension of action on all Utah
bills. Among the SignerS were | 900 girls,
Is 900 old women, IL 900 boys and 12,O0O men.
The claim of ChaS. i. Choteau, after Il tedl-
the whole with recommendation that it be
recommitted to the Committee on Claims.
Congress adjourned until the 18th.
CONSIDERATION of the tariff commission
bill was resumed by the Senate on the 18th,
and Mr.. slater advocated free trade. lin
the House, the petition for suspension of ac
ton on Utah affairs was referred. The billfor
a bridge across the Mississippi, below the
mouth of the Chippewa, passed. The
Army bill, appropriatng $29293,5o0, was
reported and referred to committee
of the whole The st. Louis MINT
bill was reported favorably. The Senate bill
to punish polygau was taken up and a long
discussion ensued on a point of order that the
bill must first be considered i'll committee of
the whole, because it provided for the ap
pointment OF salaried officers The point was
oyerruled and the bill went over.