The Portland daily press., 1882-03-07
XLVIIth COngress-lst Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.

Mr. Morrill, of the finance committee re-
ported adversely upon the following;
To establish branch mint OF the Unlted
States at Omaha; to authorize the payment OF
custom duties in legal tender notes. Placeo
on the calendar.
Mr. Morrill, reported faYoraby athe House
bill to repeal discriminating duties on tea ana
coffee the products of the Netherlands.
Calendared. He also reported favorably the
House Joint resolution in behalf of the Amer
ican company of reyisors Of the New Testa-
ment for the return and remission OF duties.
Passed.
Mr.. ingalls, reported from the Judiciary conf
mittee an original bill to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the United
States embodying what is commonly known as
the 'sequity system" conferring jurisdiction
upon the district courts OF the United states 70
hear matters in bankruptcy upon petition.
Mr. Vest from the committee on commerce
reported favorably with amendments the bill
to incorporate the Interoceanic Ship Railway
Company and for other purposes, accompanied
by a written report and evidence taken before
the committee He said he would ask for the
consideration of the bill the 10th inst II orders
now having precedence were then disposed o.
Calendared.
Teller responded favorably the House bill to
pension Mrs. Garfield with amendment includ-
ing Mrs. Polk and Mrs. Tyler. Amounts spec
fled are $4,000 year from Sept. 10, 1881.
Gayland offered resolution OF inquiry ad-
dressed to the military committee as to the pro
priety os Increasing the $100,O approprlouon
for the purchase distribution of subsistence to
aid in relief of the laboring classes in the dis
trict overfowed by the Mississippi and its trib-
utaries.
After few explanatory remarks by Garland
the resolution was adopted.
The Chinese bill was then taken up as untin-
ished business and Slater advocated the BILL
Cameron of Wisconsin supported the mea-
sure. He believed ethics the Anglo-Saxon or
Mongalian race would ultimately possess the
Pacific slope.
Mr.. George emphatically endorsed the bill as
a clear and direct, not secondhand or round
about protection of American laborors.
Mr.. Call favored the bill although he did
not share in any apprehension OF Mongolian
invasion.
At this point Allison submitted conference
report on immediate deficiency bill which was
adopted.
The debate then proceeded and Mr.. Brown
against the bill argued that twenty years sus-
pension being practically an Inhibition of i'm
migration was yiolative of the spirit if not
letter of the treaty.
Mr. Teller said he would vote for the bill be-
cause he was opposed to the Chinese coming
here.
Mr. Dawes was awarded the floor and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the unfinished bust
ness to be the consideration of the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill in the passage OF
which the previous question was ordered Sat
urday last, and Holman of Indiana moved to
recommit the bill with instructions to the COM
mittee on appropriation to strike therefrom all
provisions in regard to ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotentiary, etc. Motion
lost, % to II and bill passed.
The following was introduced and referred.
By Mr.. Beford of Colorado resolution recit-
ing the miseries inflicted upon the Jews in
Russia and declaring that the people of the
United States protest against the spirit OF the
persecution revived in Russia, asserting that
Hebrews are loyal citizens and subjects and re-
questingithe President to submit to his Imperial
Majesty. the Gar, the friendly assurances of
the peoplesof the United States, and to request
him to exercise his power in the name of hui
manity to protect his Jewish subjects from vio-
lence of their enemies.
By Mr. Dingley, to place American ship
ping employed in foreign carrying trade on
equal footing with vessels of other countries
engaged in the same service.
By Mr.. Gambler, to equalize the duties on
sugars and molasseS.
By Mr. Mckinley, for printing $4,000 copies
of the memorial address of James &. Blaine.
By Mr.. Kelley, to abolish discriminating du-
ties and to enlarge the free list.
By Mr.. ReeG for the erection of a public
building at Saco Me.
On motion of Mr. Brown the rules were sus-
pended and a resolution adopted ordering
night sessions for every Friday until further
notice for the consideration of the pension
bill.
Mr. Gambler offered resolution which was
referred directing the committee on foreign re-
lations to inquire into the alleged injustice and
extortionate fines and charges imposed on the
American schooner Louisa Bliss by the Span
ish authorities at Porto Rico.
Mr.. Dibbell moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill repeating so much of clause six of
section 3244 of the revised statutes. relating to
the sale of leaf tobacco as imposes fine or PEN
atty on farmers and producers of leaf tobacco
who may sell the same to customers and pro-
viding that hereafter allsfarmers or other pro-
ducers of leaf tobacco shall be allowed to sell
their own or their tenants production without
license or penalty.
Considerable opposition was developed and
the motion was lost, not necessary two-thirds
voting in the affirmative.
The Speaker announced the appointments of
Mr.. Barbour of Virginia in place of Mr.. Wise
of Virginia on the committee on census, and
Mr.. Wise of Virginia on the committee on war
claims.
Adjourned.