The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-05
XLVIIth Congress list Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, a prll 4.
Messrs Conger, Frye and Mcpherson were
constituted conferees on the life saving service
bill
Mr.. Sherman, from the joint committee on
library, reported proposed amendment to the
appropriation bill appropriating $50, 0O0 for the
purchase of set of records and proofs Oh
cases of the Supreme Court of the United
States belonging to the estate OF the late Sena-
tor Carpenter.
Mr. Anthony, from the committee on print
ing, reported a substitute for sthe bill to pub
lish the official report OF the Gniteau trial. 1t
provides that the manuscript of the report
shall be furnished without cost to the govern
ment Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Miller of California, from the commit
tee on foreign relations, reported favorably
with amendment the Senate bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua.
At the request of Mr.. Window permission
was given by the Senate to low any member
of the foreign relations committee to present at
any time the views of the minority of that
committee on that subject.
Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on public buildings, reported favor
ably bill for public building at Poughkeep-
sie N. Y.
Immediately after the reception Of the Pres
ident's message vetoing the anti-Chinese bill
at l.. 15, the President pro tenn suspended busl-
ness to lay the communication before the Sem
ate and direct it to be read
The reading of the message by the secretary
was listened to with marked interest and at
tention. The vital objection of the President
is to the 20 years suspension OF immigration
which he CONSTITUTES as virtually prohibitory
and therefore violative of the spirit if not OF
the letter of the negotiations upon which a
treaty was based and as breach of national
faith. The message calls attention to a
proposition made by United States commits
sioners on the point and the counter PROPOSE
ton on the part of China to show that the I'M
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ment which was ultimately made was that
immigration would be limited or restricted to
a reasonable period.
The President then points out other features
of the act which in his opinion can be modified
to advantage. The system of personal regis.
tration and passports is specifically mentioned
as undemocratic and hostile to our institutions
and he alludes to the omission of the act to
make any provision for the transit to
China of Chinese subjects now residing in
foreign countries, to which subject the Presi-
dent adds, his attention has been called by the
Chinese minister. The message refers to al
legged benefits to its industries derived by the
Pacific slope from the presence of the Chinese
as heretofore expressed. He has apprehensions
of an injurious effect upon American COM
merce with China of legislation of the charac-
ter of that proposed unless carefully guarded
and without naming any specific period of sus-
pension suggests that the length of the term
should be an experiment. The message and
bill, on motion of Mr. Farley, were ten porari-
ly laid upon the table and ordered printed.
Mr. Teller asked the paesent consideration of
the House bill admitting free of duty articles
for exhibition at the coming Colorado exposi-
ton.
Mr.. Anthony hoped the request would be
granted in view of Mr.. Tellers probable i'm
mediate retirement from the Senate.
Mr. ingalls, (sotto voce)-"Though lost to
sight, to memory dear" The bill as indica ted
was considered and passed.
HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. White of Kentucky, asked
leave to offer a resolution directing the speak
to request the return by the Senate OF the bill
passed by the House yesterday to amend the
internal revenue laws. He was proceeding to
state his reasons for this course when, he was
cut off by an objection from Mr.. Springer of
Illinois.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the committee of ways and means, reported
back bill admitting free of duty articles in
tended for the national mining and industrial
exhibition to be held in Denver the present
year. Passed.
Mr.. Chalmers of Mississippi, introduced a
bill amendatory of the apportionment bill pro-
viding that no Congressional district IN State
shall contain 10000 more population than
another in the same State unless such excess
is necessary to prevent the subdivision of
county, but in no case shall the difference in
population exceed 10000; and still the State
Shall CUmply Will bulS law. h6pT6SoHbdtlt6 S
to the 4Sth and subsequent Congresses shall be
elected from the same district which elected
them to the 3S Congress. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts
resolution was referred calling on the. secre-
ry of the navy for a statement of the amount
expended the last fical year in Boston navy
yard.
The Senate bill was passed for the sale of the
military barracks at Savannah
Mr.. George Bingham of Pennsylvania, chair
man OF the committee on post offices, reported
a bill to modify the post money order system.
Calendar.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin offered an amend
ment providing that in computing the length
of service for additional pay for time of service
on the retired list shall in no case be comput-
ed, or shall any additional pay be given.
Mr. Henderson under instructions from the
committee on military affairs moved to strike
out the compulsory retirements clause and In
sert proviso that whenever an officer has
served 80 years either as an officer or soldier in
the regular or voluntees service, and he shall
if he make application to the President be
placed upon ike retired list; if he has. served
40years or is 62 years of age he shall be placed
on the retired list. Provided this shall not APP
ply to Generals, Lieut.. Generals and the pres
ent Major Generals of the army.
Mr.. Butterworth moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the last provision.
Mr.. Butterworth's motion to strike from Mr..
Henderson's amendment Excepting clauses'
was agreed to and the amendment as amended
inserted in the bill in lieu of provision origin
ally reported.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg an amendment was
adopted providing that any supernumery Off
Ger may be honorably discharged at his own
request with receipt of one years pay and al
lowances for every five years of service. But
no officer shall receive more than three years
pay and allowance.
Mr.. Bragg raised point of order against the
clause transferring to the court of claims now
pending in the quarter master generals depart
ment. After long discussion the chair decid-
ed SO much of the clause as merely provides for
the transfer of claims was in order, but held
that section which regulated the manner in
which the court of claims should act in deter
mining claims submitted to it was not in Or
der.
Mr. Reed appealed fIom the first position of
the decision, Mr.. Hiscock from the latter part,
and Mr.. Towdsend from the decision in toto.
Pending action on appeals. The committee
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