The examiner., 1882-03-04
FORTY.SEYENTH CONGRESS.
Sen0Ge-

resolution was offered by MT. Oall which
 at his instance. was tabled to be printed, recit- ing that the interests of peace between nations, the obligations and rights which are reciprocal between the United States of America and all the ot CT peoples and governments of the Americas, as well as the commercial interests of the people of the United States, render it proper that the government of the United States in some proper form adopt meas ures to settle the controversy between Chili and Peru, and prevent the forci- ble dismemberment Of Peru; and that 8 congres,. to be convened in Washington city and com sosed of representatives from the peo- ples and governments of the different North, South and Central Americas, for the purpose of agreeing upon some just m~thod of settle ment of all questions now existing or that shall hereafter arise between the governments, would be wise and beneficial measure --l@s-. y Mir. Lapham presented D resolution of the New York legislature upon the necessity for Q tax ill tho form of head money for the, inspec- tion of hundreds of thousands of emigrants landing from foreign ports in New York har- bor, and urging up. .n the Senators and Repre- sentatives from New Yolk to favor law to protect the State from the care and expense which belong to the unwise importation of per sons who in many cases are paupers, criminals, lunatics too much affected with disc ses an permanent physical and intellectual disabi ity to secure their own support. The House ap- portionment bill was passed. - The bill placing General Grant on the retired list of tho army, with pay accordingly, was passed by vote of 35 yeas to r nays. A int resolution appropriating s100, ,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in the Mis- sissippi valley was passed without debate
 In a resolution offered by Mr. Bayard the committee on foreign relations was authorized to make inquiries in regard to facts brought out in the Chili Peru correspondence. The imm ediate deficiency bill was passed with 8 number of amendments, most of which in- serted additional appropriations. Among the added items were one of $60,0 900 for ex- penses of the Garfield and Burnside funerals, and one of s1O, 900 for the repair and purchase Of instruments to observe the transit of Venus and one increasing the item for additional clerk hire in postofices from SIS, GOO to $150,- ,- 000
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 MT. Hewitt, rising 10 a question of privilege, said his name had been used without his knowl- edge or consent by MT. Shipherd, of the Peru vian company. He was authorized to say the same on behalf of Mir. August Belmont MT. O'Neil introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of war to transfer to the Fairmount Park Art association 100 condemned bronze cannon, for the erection of an equestrian statue to the late James A. Garfield. .. The bill to promote the efficiency of the life-saving service and to encourage the saving of life from ship wreck was passed. ... The Japanese indemnity brief history of the fund. In August 1se4' every claim which the United States had against Japan had been paid to the last dollar. Yet fifteen days later the government bad en- tered into joint agreement with Great B itain. France and the Netherlands to silence the bat teries of some rebellious princes in Japan. The only part which the United States had taken in that expedition was to send one ship with seventeen men and one Parrot gun. It had received for this service the modest little sum of s787.- OO0, which now, with accumulated interest. amounted to 1,770, 564, and the honor of the nation required that it should be returned. The ! rules were suspended, and the bill passed amid applause. 4N 5- -se s~e =. .Jii3i5Illfs