Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, APRIL "a.

MONDAY, APRIL "a.
c..a,e--This being bill day, thu ntire session
was devoted to that purpose. An executive s~s-
s;on was held Adjourned
Io,se-The bill passed appropriating $50 00G
% he expended under the direction of the secre-
.ory 81 war, and TO be Immediately available
For tn. removal of Instructions from Hell Cat,
N. Y. go
duced aud referred.
Ycrk relating to the American peace congress
and it's extension for the purposes of trade The
resolution declares that congress approves Of the
invitation and its object, and advises extension
of the invitation to the Dominion Of Canada
and that in consideration Of the object of the
proposed congress there be considered and pro-
posed a scheme for trade and reciprocity among
the nations of North and South America and the
Dominion of Canada, with view to harmonize
the said nations and Dominion of Canada in mu-
tual relations of trade and commerce.
A large number of bills were introduced. Adj
burned.
TUESDAY, APRIL %.
Ss,,ate--0n motion Of Sen. Miller Coli who
reported it, the house bill to execute certain
treaty stipulations relating to the Chinese, was
taken up, and the senate committee amendments
I'D to the last sections IA and l5) were agreed to
as read. Upon reaching the amendment striking
out the l4th section which prohibits any state or
United States court from admitting Chinese 10
citizenship Sen. Farley insisted that the section
should be retained. He said the committee had
assumed il was no. necessary but he knew, not
wthstanding the prohibition statute on the sub
ject, that courts had naturalized Cinnamon. He
wanted now n specific enactment the point.
The amendment of the committee to strike out
was rejected and the section retained-yeas %,
navs 80.
BY committee Amendment striking out the
18th section which defines the words Chinese la
y. a. -
skilled and unskilled lahorers and Chinese en-
ployed in mining, was carried by 20 to IS. The
vote was a party one except that Miller Coli
Jones New and Cameron wis., voted with the
democrats.
House--Mr. Cox, of New ork offered the fol-
lowing resolution as substitute for the Robson
resolution. That the president of the United
States be requested to comm unicate to this house
any additional correspondence with the British
government on file in the state department in ref
erence to the alleged imprisonment of citizens of
the United States in Ireland. and that the presi-
dent be requested to continue his efforts for the
prompt release or trial of any citizen who may
now anjustly be imprisoned in ireland, by the gov
eminent Of Great Britain.
The debate continued and was closed by Robin
son. of New York. who withdrew his resolution
and the substitute offered by Cox was adopted
without division.
WEpNEspAY April &c.
Seaate-The political disability bill was laid
aside without action, and the senate resumed
consideration ofthe Chinese bill.
SEP. Slater said he would remind the Massa.
chusetts senator's that the people OF the Pacific
coast were Of the Caucasian race, and descend
ents of men of Massachusetts, who threw over
board tea on the Boston harbor. They had re-
claimed that beautiful land from wilderness, and
they would not surrender it.
Sen. Hawley reiterated his unconditional hos
tility to the measure.
Sen. Edmunds moved that an amendment de-
fining the words "Chinese Laborers" to mean per-
sons, who usually engaged in manual labor.
After executive session adjourned.
House-Mr. Calkins called up the contested
election case of Lynch vs.. Chalmers, from the 9th
district of Mississippi.
Mr. Randall raised question of consideration
and the house decided-yeas 1856, nays 99--to
consider it. The report was then read
The reading of the report consumed an hour
and half, and at its conclusion, Pettibone, of
Tennessee took the floor in support of case of the
contestant Lynch.
Mr.. Anterior of Ohio made long argument
in favor of the minority report declaring Chal-
mers entitled to the seat.
Mr. Moore, Of Tennesse, in advocating the seat
ing of Lynch protested against the shilly shally
milk sop policy of the managers OF the republican
o irty in the house. III had any managers he
insisted vigorous policy in regard to the con-
tested election cases, warning his party friends
that unless they did simple justice and that soon,
to the republican contestants who had almost lit
orally fought their way to the doors o this house,
the fertieth congress would be in the hands Of o
round majority Of bourbon dem oorats.
The matter then went over until to-mol row.
Adjourned
THURSDAY, April 81.
Serate.--Sherman introduced a bill to regulate
the coinage of silver dollars. 1t repeats so much
of the act Of February %, 1878, authorizing the
coinage of standard silver dollars and resorting
its legal tender character as directs the purchase
and coinage into standard silver dollars Of not
less than two millions in silver bullion per month.
The bill directs the purchase Of bullion from tlme
to time and its coinage only when in the opinion
OF the secretary of the treasury further coinage
of such d.llars is demanded for public use and
convenience. Referred. The senate then took
up the anti Chinese bill but did not take final ac
ton ON a single amendment. The conference re-
port on the postofice appropriation bill was sub
m;tted and adopted. The disputed item concero-
ing special mail facilities on trunk lines fixed the
appropriation at $500 900 and provides said
facilities are to be extended tar as practicable
to the principal cities of the United States. Ad-
burned.
House Consideration of the Lynch Chalmers
contested case from Mississippi was resumed and
argument made, but final action was not taken.
message from the president was received, re-
citing that the state OF affairs in Arizona called
for immediate action The message was referred
TO the military affairs committee with privilege
of reporting at any time.