River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY. APRIL %.

Hoase-A bill was passed authorizing the cree
ton of light for the tower Of the Chicago water
works crib.
A resolution was adopted requesting the COM
missioner of agriculture to inform the house
whether any portion of the United States Is
adapted to the growth OF Chincona. -,
The house resumed consideration OF the bill
providing for judicial ascer.anmeDt of private
claims
Mr.. Springer ridculed the statement
recently made by Camp to the effect
that there were rebel war claims to the
amount of millions ready TO be dumped
into congress if the democrats should gain con-
troll, and declared if there was any party waiting
the advent of the democratic party. Unto power
with the expectation that any rehef sTar claims
would be paid that party would wait in vain.
He asserted that while the democrats were in
power no rebel claim ever had been passed:
Mr.. Bragg opposed both pending bills, but ex-
pressed himself as favorable to the bill sending
the proper 10 proper court for proper trial
and for proper judgment. lie denounced the
Bowman bill and the house substitute. After
further discussion Bragg moved that the original
Bowman bill, as amended by Holman, be COM
mtted to the Judiciary committee
The vote resulted 81 to So, but Bowman raised
the point of no quorum, and the matter went over
until Monday.
MONDAY, APRIL "a.
iSenate-Ths being bill day, tn, ntire session
was devoted to that purpose. An executive ses-
sion was held. Adjourned.
House-The bill passed appropriating $4,000
TO be expended under the direction of the secre-
tary of war, and to be Immediately available
for the removal of distractions from Hell Gate,
N Y.
Under call of the states many bills were intro
duced and referred.
A resolution was introduced by Cox, of New
York. relating to the American peace congress.
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resolution declares that congress approves OF the
invitation and it's object, and advises an extension
of the invitation to the Dominion Of Canada
and that in consideration OF the object OF the
proposed congress there be considered and pro-
posed scheme for trade and reciprocity among
the nations of North and South America and the
Dominion of Canada, with view to harmonic
the said nations and D ominion of Canada in mu-
tual relations of trade and commerce.
A large number of bills were introduced. Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, April 25.
.Seaate-On motion of Sen. Miller Coli who
reported it, the house bill TO execute certain
treaty stpulations relating to the Chinese, was
taken up, and the senate committee amendments
up to the last sections IA and l5) were agreed to
as read. Upon reaching the amendment striking
out the I4th section, which prohibits any state OF
United States court from admitting Chinese to
citizenship Sen. Farley insisted that the section
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assumed il was not necessary, but he knew, not
withstanding the prohibition statute on the sub
iect, that courts had naturalized Cinnamon. He
wanted now a specific enactment on the point
The amendment of the committee to strike out
was rejected and the section retained-yeas 20
NAYS 81.
By committee Amendment striking out the
18th section, which defines the words Chinese la
borers,n wherever used in the act to mean bott
skilled and unskilled laborers, and Chinese en-
ployed in mining, was carried by 20 to Is. The
vote was a party one except that Miller (Col)
Jones New and Cameron (Wis) voted with thu
democrats.
House-Mr Cox, of New York, offered the fol
lowing resolution substitute for the Robesor
| resolution: That the president Of the United
States be requested to comm unicate to tins hons,
any additional correspondence with the British
government on file in the state department in ref
erence to the alleged imprisonment of citizens OF
| the United States in Ireland, and that the pres
dent be requested to continue his efforts for th'
prompt release or trial of any citizen who may
now unjustly be imprisoned in ireland, by the gov
eminent of Great Britain.
| The debate continued and was closed by Robin
son, of New York, who withdrew his resolution
and the substitute offered by Cox was adopted
without division.
| WEDNESDAY APRIL s6.
| .Senate-The political disability bill was lai(
aside without action and the senate resumed
consideration OF the Chinese Dill.
/ Sen. Slater said he would remind the Massa
chusetts senators that the people of the Pacf,
coast were of the Caucasian race and descend
/ ents of men of Massachusetts, whO threw over
| board tea on the Boston harbor. They had re
claimed that beautiful land from wilderness, ans
they would not surrender it.
/ Sen. Hawley reiterated his unconditional hos
| tility to the measure.
Sen. Edmunds moved that an amendment de
| fning the words "Chinese Laborers to mean per
| sons who are usually engaged in manual labor
After executive session adjourned.
House-Mr. Calkins called up the contested
election case of Lynch vs.. Chalmers, from the 6tl
district of Mississippi.
Nj Randall raised question of consideration
and the house decided-yeas 1856, nays 99-t
| consider it. The report was then read.
| The reading of the report consumed an hou
and a half, and at its conclusion, Pettibone, o
Tennessee, took the floor in support of case of tn
| contestant Lynch.
| Mr.. Anterior of Ohio, made long argumen
| in favor of the minority report declaring Ohal
mers entitled to the seat.
| Mr. Moore, of Tennessee in advocating the seat
| ing of Lynch protested against the shilly shally
milk policy of the managers OF the republican
party in the house. If it had any managers h
insisted OF vigorous policy in regard to the con
tested election cases. warning his party friend
that unless they did simple justice and that soon
1 to the republican contestants who had almost lit
orally fought their way to the doors OF this house
1 the fortieth congress would be the hands OF {
round majority of bourbon dem ocrats.
The matter then went over until Tomorrow
Adjourned.
| THURSDAY, April 81.
lSeaate.--Sherman introduced bill to regulate
the coinage of silver dollars. 1t fepeals so muci
of the act of February %, 1878, authorizing tn
coinage of standard silver dollars and resortint
it's legal tender character, directs the purchas
| and coinage into standard silver dollars of no
less than two millions in silver bullion per month
The bill directs the purchase of bullion from tim
to time and its coinage only when in the opinion
| of the secretary of the treasury further coinag
| of such dollars is demanded for public use ant
| convenience. Referred. The senate then tool
up the anti Chinese BILL but did not take final ae
| tion ON single amendment The conference re
port on the postoffce appropriation bill was sub
m:tted and adopted. The disputed item concern
ing special mail facilities on trunk lines fixed thu
| appropriation at 5000 900 and provides sale
| facilities are to be extended as far az practicable
to the principal cities OF the United States. Ad
journed.
| House Consideration of the Lynch Chalmer
contested case from Mississippi was resumed ant
| argument made, but final action was not taken
| A message from the president was received re
citing that the state of affairs in Arizona called
| for immediate action The message was referred
| to the military affairs committee with privilege
of reporting at any time.
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