Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-01
FoRTY-sEvENTa CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2;

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.
 SENArE-Mr Windom, from the Committee Foreign Relations, reported that his committee be and 1t is hereby instructed to inquire into all the circumstances concerning the alleged loss abstrac tion from the office of the Secretary of State of tain papers and documents mentioned in the message of the President sent to the Senate the 26th day of January, A. D. 18S2 and report thereon with such recommendations as may appear to it proper in the premises and that it inquire into all the circum- stances of the alleged action of the diplomatic repre- sentatves of the United States the republics of France aud Peru. It went over under the rules
 The usual post route bill was taken up and passed
 At half-past two o'clock Mir. Miller, of California delivered address in support of the bill to enforce the treaty stpulations relative to Chinese immigra tion. He urged that the Congressional action pro- treaty.
 MT. Grover offered an amendment that wherever Chinese laborers mentioned in the bill it should include skilled and unskied laborers of every kind
 At the conclusion of MT. Millers speech MT. voor- lay aside unfinished business to consider the bill pro- vidng for the erection of new Congressional libra
 The Senate wsnt into executive session at 41O and adjourned at 4:25.
 in executivi session the nomination of Conkling as associate Jus ice of the Supreme Court and Sargent minister to Germany were placed on the calendar without objection. They will come up for action at the next executive session. probably tomorrow
 HoUsE.-Mr. Atkins in his seat during the discussion of the military academy bill, and called attention to a paragraph in the New York Times which referred to himself and others having ap- peared in his remarks Saturday the advocate
 
 of MT James and his contracts with the railroads, and proceeded to say that he much surprised af paper should have thus charged He had thought from the published letters of MT. James to MT. Van he had made upon MT. James. If he was wrong he pained to have thus wronged any man by public private nsinuatons against his character. But 50 far as the charge that hs was favorably dsp sed to- ward or in any way iA eollusion with Star route thieves it was brazen and infamous untruth and one to which the editor has not the courage to stand Mr. Hiscock replied that he had always recognized Mr. Atkins as opponent to any fraud upon the gov ernment but was surprised at his attack upon Mr. James Saturday, and hs must not be surprised if his friends smarting under the accusations reort ed in kind.
 Messrs. Rland Mills and Neal, whose names were | also mentioned in the same paragraph and in the untrue and unjust, MT. Neal saying that he had not even spoken upon the bill
 The military academy appropriation bill was passed It appropriates $32800 for the support of | the academy.
 MT. Robinson, of New York, introduced bill au- l thorizing the organization of tine National Labor l B Thurber' SicboIas Muller Thomas Kinsela, Samuel Barlow, William H. Gr.ae A. B. Mullett, of | New York, and number of other names of New York; Illinois, Nebraska Iowa and California as a national board of commissioners to manage the pro- posed The bill fixed the capital of the proposed company at forty million dollars The proposed roau New York to Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha Colorado, Utah. and to San Francisco and proposes to give each | of Missouri within fifty mics of each side to aid in it's construction. It also authorizes pressio9 tae 9' of business caused by the ~ with drawal and destruction of the national currency to | hire reasonable number of men to work upon the road MT. Robinson took the precaution to add that | the bill was presented by request
 planation ana regarding % the charge of the New York TSTles that he had appeared supporter Of Star route thieves saying that he had always followed the nents of those thieves, and the charge that he had appeared their champion friend was unjust and | untrue
 | The House adj burned at 4:30 p.