The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-17
WASHINGTON.

/ ending June so. 1sS5. were SIS. 375.616. a de-
+ crease OF = go, 194 compared with the same
I period Of the previous fiscal year.
TIE United states supreme court has af-
Z firmed tie constituuonality of the act of
I congress leyying upon vessels from foreign
I ports tax OF fifty cents for every passen-
/ ger who is not a citizen, the money 10 be
/ used IA taking care OF immigrants.
! A delegation OF southern senators and
7 c0n-ressuen waited upon President Arthur.
/ "Wednesday, and made proposition that he
open the New orleans exposition by touch
/ Ing an electric button IN the white house,
/ the telegraph wlTes being attached TO the
machinery on the fairgrounds.
In response TO the request of Mr. Spring
eF, the Attorney General has sent to the
Committee on Expenditures Of the Depart
meut Of Justice copies Of the core spOnd-
ence on fle ia the department relative 10
the employment of United States Deputy
MarsllaIs at the Congressional election in
OHIO last October, including the correspond
ence with Lot Wright, United States Mar
shal for the Southern District Of Ohio.
The decision Of the United States SUI
prene Court m the case of the Chinaman.
/ Chew IeOu-, renders nugatory the aes OF
! congress passed at the last session supple
mental to the Anti-Chinese law. and gives
any Chinese Ia50rer VINO resided in this
country at the date of the treaty of $50
ami who returned subsequently to his ma
, tive and, the right 70 De admitted again to
! cur shores Withourthe forma ity Of the GER
tihcate now required.
IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
AE. Nimmo. Chief of the Bureau of Sta
tistics, has submitted an annual statement
showing the imports of merchandise. with
/ the rates OF duty and the amounts OF duty
/ collected thereon. 1t appears that the act
OF March ), 1888. reduced the average adj va
/ loren rates as follows: On iron and steel
manufactures thereof, 800 per cent. cloth
ING wool, L.Se per cent; combing wool, s.
81 per cent. carpet wool, 2. - per cent:
manufacturers wool. 2,26 Der cent: and
7 manu- actIE'ers' silk, g. Is per cent The act
MENTIONED raised the average ad va.Orem
RACES as LOLoWSs On sugar and melada. l.
C6 per cent; manufacturers cotton ass
per cent : eartheD and china ware, SO per
cent; glass and glassware, 0.63 per cent;
spirils and wines, 1892 per cent; and malt
liquors. sos per cent.
PROSPECTS or THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Repr sentative Collins. OF Massachusetts,.
has charge of tAe bill reported from the
House Committee ON the judiciary at the
last session OF Congress providing for a new
bankruptcy law. He saws an effort is being
made 10 learn If members who were OpplS-
ed to the measure have changed their minds
since the recent lection. May 70 an effort
was made to consid the bill in the House
under suspension Of the rules or 10 have a
day sci apart for its c0lsid ration. A two
thirds vote was necessary. The vote stood
l3t 10 81, and, OF course. the Obj ct of the
friends OF the bill was defeated. 1t viii be
necessary to secure twenty or thirty votes
from the opponents OF the measure to pass
it. The greatest opposition is from the
South and West. Indiana Missouri, and
Kentucky are almost sOlidly opposed To lie
WITHOUT securing tue neca-ase.-'~- i,yo-tnfrds
vote TO get sbspegs on OF the rules there
i i no. oPe Ior the bill Il IS on the calen-
oar, and IN such position that il viii be
Impossible 10 reach It at so short a session.
An attempt TO suspend the rules will be
made II the early part of January.
RAILROAD IMMIGRANTS.
The supporters Of the bills to forfeit rail-
road Immigrants are determined to secure
early consideration II possible In the SEN
ate the bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific
grant was reached on the calendar, and it
was set down tOr discussion next Tuesday
In the House Pu5lic-Lands Committee
Henley was instructed to ask the House to
fix day for the consideration OF the North
eru Ptcidc Forfeiture bill. The Senate
Committee on the judiciary viii ask TO have
the Garland bill ON Central Pacific, report
Ell 10 the Senate fJVurahy last session, re-
committed, i'm order thai 1t may be c0nsid-
cred wsih the Thompson or House bill. The
impression is that the s nate Judiciary
Committee vii. recommend the funding OF
the debt oI the Pacific Railroads in accord
ance with the Calies Francis Adams plan
into l0n- 3 per cent bond, Those In
good pos Ion 10 know the sentiment Of the
House say that such measure cannot pass
that body.
a Ntt1hINt StS>ipN-
Il seems to have settled down To a GER
taiuty that this viii be a work ny session,
ana much important matter before the
House and in the committees viii be dis
posed of during TIE winter. Mr.. Buckner
says the BIlldnE and Currency Committee
Will try 10 pass through the House SOM
bill 10 secure the N3tion''-. --...... ---'g
avert G- - ~uilN system and
meet with opposition, but says something
must be done. Whatever action is taken,
however, VIII have TO be before the 18th,
for after that time it win be too late to get
a day assigned. The Interstate Commerce
bill Will possibly not occupy more than two
days. Mr.. Cobb VIII make an effort to
pass some additional l5nd-;ra4t forfeiture
bills. There VIII be an effort made to pass
the Bankruptcy bill. The canal men are
preparing for q fight TO get their hills
thr0U-n Ibis Sos siOn. The harde work
vi be done by those inter sted in the Hea-
nepio, ttte Erie, and the Mary land and Del
aware Canals. Tie NIc2ragu}n Canal men
viii atfemf to have some action taken by
the House for the advancement of their ill-
tcresi- There sill be ali effort made also.
TO pass the Dill restricting the coinage of
the silver dollar.
THE SILVER DOLLAR.
Representative Buckner, Chairman of the
Committee on Banking and Currency, in
u0duced on Monday the following bill to
suspend the coinage Of the silver dollar:
SECTION /, That SO much of the aca en-
tigled An act to authorize the coinage of
the standard silver dollar and restore its te-
gai-tendeT character as authorizes ana III
reefs the Secretary Of the Treasury to pur-
chase from time 10 time silver bullion at
the market price there It, not less tflan s.
OJ0.UO5 WORTH per month and not more than
81 eos, geo worth per month, and cause the
same to be coined monthly rs fast as pIr
chased into standard silver dollars, and
which apprcpIiate5 out of any money in the
Treasury nos Otherwise appropriated sum
sufficient to carry out said provision as to
the coinage OF standard silver be and the
same is hereby SD pended Tor term of
/ three years from the 18th of March, 1855.
SEC. =. 4hdt immediately after the tax
ing effect of this act the President shall or
en- cores Ondenee W! th the governments of
| GTea5 britain. Germany, and the members
Of the i4atlD Union, SO called, and with such
OsheF European and American governments
as he may deem advisable. and urge upon
| them the desire of the Government and the
! people of the United States for the estaD-
/ fishment of common ratio between gold
/ ard silver, and by International agreement
/ securing the GXIty OF the relative money
] valeA h4fusAAi these metals, and whenever
any three European G''"r ,n,urs i,o,DJ-
! ~. ,..oat r,rlTaln, shall concur In tho i'm
I portance and proDCiety Of such internatIon-
| al agreement the President is directed to In
| Vite' q conference at such time and place as
| may be agreed upon Of the delegates from
| the said several Governments OF Europe
| and America.
/ SEC. 5. The President is authorized to
direct any three American Ministers ac-
credited to the courts of Europe TO repre-
/ sent the United States in such conference,
| or he NAV. wand with the advice and on
sent OF tie Senate, appoint not more than
three special Commissioners to attend said
conference. who shall be paid the same COM
/ pensation as provided in the act OF Feb. .,
1878. and the amount necessary to pay said
compensation and the reasonable expenses
of such commission is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated.