Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-08
Fo8TY-sEvENTH CONGRESS,
Senate.

to joint-resolution Of the legislature of Min
nesota, introduced a jcint-resolution fixing the
head of navigation of the Minnesota River in
that state. The post-route bill was then
passed.. The senate then took up the Chinese
immigration bill to carry into effect the treaty
by suspending the coming of Chinese laborers
for twenty years after sixty days succeeding the
passage of the act. It allows them to come
during these sixty days, and those who were in
the country at the date (Nov. II, 19s0), to go
and come at pleasure. The bill does not apply
to Chinese officials or their servants. and also
excerpts from suspension Chinese merchants,
travellers, students and teachers, who, in COM
ing and going are to be registered at custom
houses and are to produce passports from the
Chinese government showing they individually
belong to excepted classes. The time at which
the treaty takes effect is optional with China or
the United States, and the preamble to the bill
recites that in the opinion Of the United States
the coming of Chinese laborers endangers
the good order of certain localities in its terri
tory" Miller addressed the senate on the pro-
visions of the bill. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, March 1.-McDll presented
resolutions of the Iowa Legislature praying that
the patent laws be so amended as to prevent
unjust exactions. Vest introduced bill to
prohibit the issue of bank notes or currency BY
national banks that may be organized or re-
organized after the 1st of July, 1882. Re-
ferred. The Chinese bill was again consid-
cred and Hoar spoke against the measure. /.
Kellogg introduced a resolution that the COM
mittee on education and labor be instructed to
report bill making appropriations which,
when combined with the revenues derived from
local taxation and income from local funds,
will be sufficient to give all children Of whatever
race or color, in all states and territories, an
opportunity to secure a good common-scheol
education. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 2.-The senate took up the
Chinese bill and Grover spoke in it's advocacy.
Hoar replied that he was in favor of admitting
to cltlzenshlp all foreigners who renounced for
eign allegiance and who were fit for it in char
acter and intelligence and were attached to our
government. Farley denied that the people of
California had oppressed or maltreated the
Chinese. :. After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 3.-Discussion 8. of the Chinese
bill consumed almost the entire day .Ad-
journed till Monday.
TUESDAY, February 28.-The bill repeating
the discriminating duties on tea and coffee
products of the possessions Of the Netherlands
was passed. .Calkins chairman of the COM
mittee on elections, submitted the report of
the committee on the contested election case of
Campbell vs.: Cannon, accompanied by reso-
luton declaring neither the contestant nor con-
tCoCCO OAuU1Cu W G11o 66ACs 110 8lSO EuDm1CCeO
minority report declaring Campbell entitled
to the seat, while Moulton submitted q further
resolution signed by Atherton, Davis NI.),
Moulton and Jones (Tex.) declaring Cannon
duly elected delegate to congress. The reports
We're laid on the table for future action. The
military academy bill was then passed. Rob
in@son, @ OF New York, by request, introduced a
way Company of America for the purpose of
constructing, operating and maintaining a
railway from the Atlantic to the seaboard to
Chicago, st. Louis and Council Bluffs. ..Ad.
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, March la resolution dismiss.
ing the contested election case of Lanier vs.
King, Fifth District of Louisiana, was adopted.
Ihe house went into committee of the whole
(Page, CAL, in the chair) on the Indian appro-
priation bill. The total amount of the appro.
priation recommended is $4, ,920, ,2O3, an increase
over last year of 1851, 900, and decrease OF
1922, 900 from the estimates. After debate thu
committee rose and the bill was passed. .Ad
jour.ed
THURSDAY, March 2.-The contested election
case Of Mcdowell versus George (Oregon) wat
dismissed. .. The house went into committee o1
the whole on the consular and diprOmatic ap
preparation bill, which appropriates 81, 1913. .5S0
being $l2, 900 less than last year, and $115, ,O0(
less than the estimates. An extended debate
followed, and the committee arose without
action.
FRIDAY, March 3.-The house spent the day
in committee of the whole on the private calen
dar. Before resolving itself into committee
the house passed the bill reducing the license
fees of masters, chiefs, engineers and frstrclas'
pilots of steam vessels from $40 to S1.5O, ant
chief mates, engineers and pilots of inferie
grade from $5 to Is cents.
| SATURDAY, March 4.-The contested electio,
case of Smith vs.. Robinson, from the Sixth Dis
trict of Louisiana, was dismissed. The balanc
of the day was spent in committee of the who'll
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill. An amendment consolidating the mission
of France and Spain and Germany and Austri
was rejected. Before the house resolved il
self IN committee, Reed presented protest Q
Dakota, against the admission Of Dakota as
state. -.