The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

| nesday, the 2nd. The bill will now become a
law as soon as it is approved by the president
The amendment gives an additional justice to
Washington Territory. This Is the second bill
Ono Of them, doubling the number of the legis-
latnre of Dakota, is now law.
The President on Wednesday sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate:-Lebarron B.
Colt, Rhode Island, United States Judge First
judicial circuit; Charles Cane. Illinois. chief
Menomonee, Wis, and Charles w. Howes,
Rock Island, Ill.
The senate confirmed the following nomina-
tons. Watson G. Squire, Washington territory,
governor of Washington territory; Gilbert A.
Pierce Illinois, governor of Dakota; Henry s.
Neal, Ohio, solicitor of the treasury; Samuel A.
I.asch, Pennsylvania, secretary OF New Mexi-
co.. David P. B. Pride Idaho, secretary of
Idaho; Jesse W. George, Washington territory,
United States marshal of Washington territory:
Oregon. Postmasters-Ernst O. Brauns. Tracy,
Mimi, Henry o. Bassford, Austin. MINI.
In the senate Mr.. Van Wyck, committee on
public lands, reported favorably the joint res
olution prohibiting the secretary of the in
terror from certifying or patenting any lands
to railroad corporations until congress shall
have acted upon any bill or report from
committee favoring the forfeiture of such
lands.
an the senate Thursday, the Fitz John Porter
bill failed to pass over the presidents veto the
vote being ~ to "a. The Chinese bill has
passed without amendment as it came from the
house by vote Of 43 to - The fortifca-
ton bill passed, with an amendment increas-
ing the amount 100000 The Atlantic & Pa
cific railroad land grant forfeiture bill passed,
but amended in such shape as to leave the
lands undisposed of until the legal proceedings
prescribed by the act are terminated
In executive sessions the senate confirmed
the following nominations. John F. Morgan,
chief justice of the supreme conrt Of Idaho:
John w. Lacey, Indiana, chief justice of the
supreme court Of Wyoming; Clarence Pullin,
New Mexico, surveyor general Of New Mexico:
lie moneys, Olympic, Washington Terri
of the land Office at Natchitoches,
La; Felix G. Clark, register Of the land
office at Des Moines, Iowa; Rowsell G. Wheel
en- Indiana, agent for Indians at Pima agency,
Arizona; H. Wheeler Combs maryland, general
appraiser of merchandise, Baltimore; William
FL. Stevens, Nevada, smeter and refiner of the
United States mint, Carson City.
Consuls-George J. Bromley, California,
K. Brown, New Jersey, Algiers; Robert H.
Davis Pennsylvania, st. Paul De Loando; F.
W. Horsefield, Iowa; Trieste, Joseph A. Jones,
Massachusetts,, Alden; Amos F. Learned, New
York, Sydney, N s. W.; H. A. Shakelford,
Pennsylvania, Nantes; L B. Smith, Maine,
Curaco.
The senate passed without amendment the
house bin anlendatory of the anti Chinese act
of May 1885. The bill which passed the house
on the Sd ult., imposes additional restrictions
upon the landing of Chinese laborers in this
country, and is directed to the exclusion of
skilled and unskilled Chinese laborers, whether
subjects of China or any other foreign power.
The same restrictions that are imposed upon the
| landing of Chinese arriving from China or other
foreign countries are made applicable to Chi.
x-i,,r~ IN fif
this latter clause being to prohibit the impor-
tation of this class of persons by way of coun-
tries contingent to the United States. Heavy
penalties are imposed upon masters and own
ers of vessels and all persons who may aid and
abet the landing of Chinese laborers in viola
ton of the provisions of the act
The contest of Mr. Botkin against Maginnis
of Montana was decided by the house election
committee. All of the charges were overruled
and the committee, by unanimous vote, adopted
a report that the contest was unwarranted and
brought on frivolous grounds, and ordered
Messrs. Ranney and Hepburn, leading Repub-
lican members of the committee, to present the
report to the house. 49,
The following nominations were sent to the
senate on the 4th: Io,n a Kasson, Iowa, en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
/ of the United States to Germany; Alphonso Taft
of Ohio, envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipotentiary of the United States to Russia; ohm
M. Francis, New York, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United States to
Austro- Hungary; Lewis Richmond, Rhode
Island, minister resident and consul general
of the United States at Portugal; Samuel b. M
Byrnes, consul general at Rome; r. c. Will
iams, consul general at Havana; Ward
Mc3Alisterr, gr, California, United td States e
W. Haskell, Iowa, United States attorney Of the
district of Alaska; A. Z. Lewis, Illinois, clerk
of the United States court district of Alaska;
Frank S. Perry, New York, associate justice of
supreme court of Dakota; Seward Smith, Iowa,
associate justice of the supreme court of Da-
kota George Turner, Alabama, associate justice
of the supreme court of Washington Territory;
James Janett Pennsylvania commissioner of
labor; Roberts Gardner, West Virginia, Indian
inspector; John A. Rea, Dakota, register of the
register of the land Office Niobrara, Neb.
Confirmations-C. G.. Belknap, California,
agent for Indians at the Tule river agency,
Cal William A. Newell, New Jersey, Indian
inspector; Edward S. Butler, register Of the
land Office, Neigh, Neb; !. Andrew Rai1 b1
wood Falls, Mimi; Jacob Austin, Mime
Falls, Mimi. Edward L. Curtis, Idaho,
register of the land Office at Boise
City, Idaho; Ramon Q. Williams, consul
general United States, Havana; John A. Rea,
register land Office, Bismarck; James S. Hold
ges, register land Office, Leadville, Col James
w. Ross, receiver of publcmoney, Greenwood,
| Springs, Col Robert s. Gardner, West Vir-
ginia, Indian inspector; Felix g. Clark, regis
Pullen, surveyor general, New Mexico; John
Fl. Kinkead, Nevada, governor of Alaska.
The following additional nominations were
confirmed:
Amos F. Leared, New York, consul Of
the United States, Sydney, N. s. W.; John
Jarrett Pittsburg, commissioner Of labor; H.
Allston, Shackleford, Pennsylvania, consul of
the United States, Nantes; Leonard B. Smith,
consul of the United States, Caraco Roswell
G.. Wheeler, Indian agent at Penna agency.
of the United States, Tien Tsin; Archibald T.
Brown, New Jersey, consul of the United
| States at Algiers; Henry Brent, consul Of the
| United States at Callas; Robert H. Harris,
| Pennsylvania consul of the United States at
St Paul, De dorado; Joseph A. Jones, Massa-
Nevada, meter and refiner mint, Carson
City; Wheeler Coombs, Maryland, general
appraiser of merchandise, Baltimore: F. w.
Horsefeldt, Iowa, consul United States at
Treset, postmaster, Edwards s. Overb Men,
ominee, Wis.
Nothing was done in congress Saturday but
to sit around and wait for reports from con-
ference committees According to the Con-
! gressional Record there was no session of the
house Saturday; but according to the recol-
lection of those who sat in the sweat box for
fifteen hours, there was. A deception
was practiced upon posterity by ignoring
the calendar, and continuing what il
known as the legislative day from
IL o'clock Thursday noon to o'clock Saturday
morning, and crowding the proceedings OF
two days into the journal of one. The senate
was more honest but not quite so patriotic, fol
it's record of proceedings shows session OF
the Fourth of July. The senators in.
dulged themselves in little fun, but kept
their departure from the strict line Of
senatorial decorum confined within an
executive session were a large bust.
ness was transacted as follows: H. nj. Grimes,
register of the land Office, North Platte, Neb. !;
James R. Hayden, receiver of public moneys,
Olympia, "; T.; postmaster, s, L Berkeley,
general of the United States Ecuador; Clement
Carpenter, Ohio, secretary of legation of the
United States, Chill; Chapman Coleman, first
secretary of legation of the United States PEEK.
ing, China; Edwin Dunn, second secretary Of
legation at To Koi; consuls, Charles Einstein,
New York, Zurich; ". II. Foy, Lambayeque;
braska, Odessa; Fulton Paul, Bucharest; John
Shredder, San Jose, Costa Rica; J. R. Smith,
1 M;cc;oc;,,y,; Aoupcicr. Gi1ho,% M rxo+k Po1arf