St. Landry democrat., 1882-04-01
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


THE Chinese bill occupied the whole SEES
sion of the House of Representatives, March
Is. Mr.. Moore, of Tennessee, made a strong
Brumm claimed that every Chinaman in the
country kept out an honest German or Irish
man.
THE tariff commission bill was discussed
in the Senate, March 20, Mr.. Beck replying to
Morrill,, and going literally into the labor
features of the present tariff effects. The bill
was laid over. protest against the passage
of any free leaf tobacco bill was presented.
In the House message from the President
was received and referred announcing
that troops were sent to Omaha on au.
thority of the Governors application in order
to protect the state from domestic violence.
The Senate bill making further appropria
tions for flood relief was reported with rec
ommendation that the House recede from
amendment authorizing of part of the
money to strengthen levees agreed to. In the
day for the consideration of the Geneva
award bill. small minority refused to vote,
thus breaking the quorum.
AMENDMENTS to the House bill creating
additional life saving stations were discussed
in the Senate, March q, after which Mr.. Morgan
urged the necessity of prompt tariff revision
by a committee of Congress in preference to
commission. Mr.. PendletOn proposed an
amendment to the Constitution ma king post.
masters. Uufged States Marshals and judges
and Clerks ofEhe United States Courts cleo
tive. Bills were passed: To establish rail
Minnesota and Wisconsin; abolishng Fort
Abercrombie military reservation; to remedy
defects in the lay OF last yea, for the sale OF
srvation in Kansas and Nebraska. with an
amendment protecting the rights of those of
the tribes who were not to have been re-
moved. .......In the House, the resolution
was adopted making the Geneva award bill
special order for April ii. When the Chinese
bill came up. Mr. Butterworth. of Ohio, COM
mented on the evils flowing fromunrestricted
immigration, asserting that both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties, in convention
assembled, had declared against it. He did
grave of this Republic, "Here lies the great
and generous people who lost their own
freedom in attempting to give liberty to all
the world" Laid over. A minority report
sented opposing the admission of Dakota.
THE consafar and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill. with an amendment increasing by
$4,000 the amount set apart for State Depart
ment contingent expenses, passed the Senate,
March %. In the Honse the Secretary of
War was calFad on for information as to what
further 1ooaeelief is required The Chinese
bill was taken up and Mr.. Washburn advO:
Gated it as a means OF preventing the great
est Of all dangers-the degradation of labor.
Mr.. kasson gave notice of amendments to
place the bill Gin harmony with the history
of the country" An allusion to the fugitive
slave law brought retort from Mr. Ham
mond. Of Georgia. An amendment was Of
fered limiting the operation of the law to ten
years instead of twenty.
IN the Senate, March 90, the bills in rela-
ton to the Venezuela award were indefinitely
postponed. The resolution for a recipr ocity
treaty with Mexico was referred to Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. The Indian appro-
priatiOn bill came from committee, with
amendments increasing the aggregate
amount to 81 ,s07 300. .....In the House, debate
on the Chinese bill was resumed. Mr.. Rich
ardson, of South Carolina, and Mr.. Wise, of
Pennsylvania, spoke in favor of the bill. and
Mr. Morse and Mr.. Joyce opposed it.
Many maspbers gave their views upon the
measurss and finally Mr.. Page brought the
debate 60 a close. In the course of his re-
marks he said he witnessed scene the other
day-he saw one of the lobbyists of corpor-
alton wallSsn and congratulate member
who had desseunced this bill "The Six Chi
nese Companies, through their agents in this
city, swarmed in every corridor of the Capt.
tol, and had for weeks He knew two rail
road corporations that had united to defeat
this bill. a number of amendments were re-
jected, and the blu finally passed by vote of
ere