The Worthington advance., 1882-03-16

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY, alARcH6.
SENArE.-Mr Ingalls reported from tha in.
dietary committee the original bill to establish
uniform system Of bankruptcy throughout the
United States, embolying what il commoulv
known ~ the equity system. conferrinR 1uris-
dicion upon district courts for the United States
to bear matters in bankruptcy upon petition
Mr.. Teller reported rkvorably the house bill
TO Ps9eion Mrs. Garfield, With an amendment
amounts specified are $5 900 year from Sop.
tenlber 10, 1881.
The Chinese bill came up and Mr.. Cameron
Of Wisconsin, said that in 1879 he voted against
the fifteen passenger bill. but ho would vote fol
the pending bill. When tho immense and over
flowing population of China il considered aui
that the entire cost Of bringing Chinese labo,
frem Shanghai to San Francisco does not ex.
ceed SIS, We must admit that China can, il ne
restriction ba placed NJ on the INN grafton oI
her iaborers, pour thousands Of them iuto the
ports Of California and Oregon. The six Com.
pa0les were now hurryi0g coolies into Orexoa
to construct the Northern Pacific railroad
HousE.-1he consular appropriation bill
passed. Bills were introduced to abolish dis.
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debate on internal revtnno occurred on mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass bill 10 the
lntereeto OF tobacco growers, in which Mr. Kel-
" d nounced the whole system Of inte,nal tax
alton, and said TIE committee on ways and
means (of which he ia u member) would in two
weeks report bill aOolisAing it entirely
Mr. Was hburn introduced The following bill,
which provides:
The p1e~emption lawe OF the United States
relating to the public lan's hereby repealed,
provided, however, thai snch repeal shall not
% construed to embrace special statutes re-
lat1ng to specific reservations OF tracts Of land.
which. to discharge treaty stipnla'ions or for
other purpose separate and distinct froM tue
general law, are required to be sold for cash to
actual settlers or under the provisions Of the
law allowing PEE emption ol the public
lands.
Sec. =. T1at I'LL duly qualified persons who.
prior to the date Of thls act, have in good faith
and in compliance with existing laws made
pre-emption settlements on the publ: lands
sndject thereto. shall be entitled to perfect
their entries and receive patents under sail
laws.
Sec. :. That no person who has made or
shall hereafter make, Il homestead on the pub
lie lands shall be entitled ia avail himself Of
the provisions Of section 2,3Ol Of tho revised
statnses Of the United States, until he shall
have resided upon and cultivated tho land en-
braced III snch entry for the full period OF
eighteen months; provided, however. that IN
casa OF the death Of party who hss made
homestead entry. il shall be competent for hiu
successor in in crest under tho law to make En-
try under said section at any time there
TUESDAY, MARCH I.
SENATE The bill to ,a!ify the agreemen,
with tbs Crow Indians for the sale or 3 portion
of their reservation to Tie Northern Pacific wal
reported favoraby The Chinese bill was con
slierea, but not disposed Of.
The secretary OF war sent to the senate TO-
lay, for the Information OF the committee OF
ro:nnlcrc9, u conn 4!nication Of tho chief Of on
siueers, dated The An inst, and acc ,npalyilt
. copy u a report from Capt. \ Mackenzie o
tile corps OF engineers np0n a survey for
tarbor OF refuge in Lake repin at Stockholm,
WIS.,, Or Lake City. Mimi made in compliance
with. requirements in the river and llarboc &C
Of Marcn j, 1881.
Capt. Mackenzie submits estimates for break
waters 1000 feet and 500 feet in length n
to:h Lake City and Stockholm
House Mr.. Kasson called up the tariff
commission bill, but point was made that i
was not in order, which was sustained by the
speaker. The agli,u!turai appropriation bill
WAS considered, and the discussion soon grew
into general debate upon the tar ill., Mr.
Robson prop os3d from the committee on rules
A~9o''''AOiA
junketing party Of nine senator's and fou5teel
congressman to " to New Orleans III April and
represent tbs gov snt NJ t',o LII .lla ca5-
brstion 1t was voted down withou: loapunc
ion
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.
SENATE The bill for commission on the
alcolol liquor traffic came up and Baysrd's
motion to commit to tie finance committee
was rejected-yeas ~, nays 26. The vote
rt,,'n tho hi, Al,,A ~.
eron Wis voted aye With the democrats, and
George aud Davis (Il' voted no with the repub-
Iicars. Tho bill WAS then read, and pending q
motion bv mr. Davis w. Va to amend 80 as to
prevent the commission from being exclusively
partisan, the morning hour expired and the
bill wae laia aside.
The Chinese immigration bill again came up,
and an amendment limiting restriction to ten
years was defeated by tie vote. There was a
tween Dawes OF Mass, and 1ugsilr
OF Kansas, WHO made sn assault
upon the fenator from Massachusetts. whom
he charged with having misrcpresented him
The day before Mr. Dawes was abseat from
the senate chamber at the time, hut his COL
league, Mr.. Hoar, meehly inc uired il the
gentleman from Kansas had reference to him.
refer to Charles Summers successor, but
Daniel Websrer's.' No vote was
taken. Nj. Saunders Introduced civl. service
reform measure, making many federal eff ces,
cow appointiVe, elective, and providing Tor re-
ln0yals from Office.
House The sppropriatlng $3.50. 900 for
the purchase OF the Freedn,an's bank passed.
A fruitle.s attempt to consider the aena;e anti
polygamy bill was made.
The senate bill pass2d drectingt secretary
OF war to pay over to the society 0f tho Army OF
the Cumberland $1,000 10 aid in the err ct;on
OF . statue Or monument to Gen. Jas. L. Gar
THURSDAY, MARCH 9.
SENATE Amendments to the liquor traffic
commission bill, that not more than five men,
bers OF the commission ahall be Of the same po.
tonsts, were adopted. Tho Chinese bill came
Up again. ana was finally paesed-29 to 15.
The title was amended 60 as to read, can act to
execute certain treaty stipu}ations relating tc
the Chinese" though Hoar suggested "exo-
cute" ought to be stricken out and "violate" ILL.,
passage Of the bill, and the republicans are
somewhat divided, especially New York and
Maine. Mr.: Hale of Maine voted for the bill,
and Mr.. Frv against it Mr.. Miller OF New York
favored it, but Mr.. Lapham was recorded III the
negative. The bill provides that from ana af-
ter the expiration OF ninety daye sitter the pas
cage OF tho act, and until the expiration OF twen-
E-N@"Cos
borers to the United st ties shall DO suspended
aud presc1loes tho ponalty OF imprisonment to
not exceed one year and fine of not more than
1000 against the master OF any yessel who
brings any Chinese labGrer to this country dur
ing that period.
HOUSE Kollty vanly attempted to re-
port bill from the ways and me eans regarding
the expectation, tax free, OF tobacco to adjacent
foreign TO- countries, but AN objection WAS made
Iho agricultural bill, coming up, again served
a. 3 preto1t for a tariff discussion. several
amendments to the bill wore paesea upon,
including one by Mr.: Dunne'l increasing from
20. 600 to 81 900 tho tom for the 1pYestiga-
uon or the saDJoo1 OF forestry. rms bill then
passed Tho bill to establish railway bridge
across the Mississippi river, extending from
point between WabEsAa and Reeds Landing,
M1nn. to point below the mouth Of Chippewa
river, Wiz, was, upon motion Of Representa-
tive Washburh. taken from the committee OF
the whole and placed upon the hous.
calendar; tn! being one step Of progress to-
wards the confederation OF the measure in the
house.