The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-27
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

senate.
| Mr. Plumb, from the committee on appro-
| priations, reported the army appropriation bill
| to the Senate. As agreed upon by the com
mttee the bill appropriates 1888, 40. being
| an increase over the House bill of S2J5.OOO,
and a decrease from the estimates of $500
| 653. The Senate debated, without action,
| the resolution providing for an examination OF
| New York banks. Senate amendments td
the postoffice appropriation bill were insisted
| upon. =. The Utah bill was further debated.
An angry controversy took place between
! Senator Brown. of Georgia, and Senator
| Ingalls,, of Kansas, during which both were
called to order 10y the chair. The trouble
grew out of Senator Ingalls, charging Senator
| Brown with having interpolated sentence
in the printed records in some remarks made
| by the latter derogatory to the former Mr..
Brown replied to Mr.. ingalls, remarks of the
previous day concerning Mr. Browns revision
Of his speech as it appeared in the Record.
ately planned insult. There was a sharp re-
ply from Mr.. Ingalls,, who insisted that the
| Record was intended to be an exact verbatim
report, and should not be changed.
Consideration of the Utah bill was resumed.
Various amendments We're proposed and de-
bated, some of which were adopted and some
rejected. Debate was participated in by
Messrs. Bayard, Vest, Ingalls,, Hoar
Beck, Call, Slater, Dolph, Brown,
Maxey, Lapham and Mcpherson. Among
l.
Hoar to strike out the clause abolishing woman
suffrage in Utah, which was rejected by vote
of Il yeas to 81 nays All amendments being
disposed of. the bill was read third time and
passed by vote of SO yeas to - nays.
The Senate passed bills to prevent the inn
portation of tea dust into the United states and
10 equalize the rank of United States naval
academy graduates The Mexican pension
bill was considered further without action.
Mr.. Blair offered an amendment to the sun
LOT lnt elnan
propriated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $500, 900 "to pro-
mote the proposed exposition of the aGricul-
tural and mechanical capabilities Of the col
ored races of the world, to be held i'll the EX
position building in the city of Chicago, in No
vember 1855.
House..
Mr. Deuster of the foreign affairs commit
tee, introduced bill to prevent and punish
the prosecution, under the protection of the
United States, of fraudulent claims against
foreign governments. The bill provides
penalty of fine and imprisonment similar to
that prescribed for making or presenting
fraudulent claims against the United States
Mr.. Lowry. from the committee on cleo
tons. submitted n report on the contested
election case of Campbell against Morey, de-
claring the contestant entitled to the seat
Laid over for future action.
The House agreed to the conference report
on the FitZjohn Porter bill. striking out of the
bill the words together with all the rights,
titles, and privileges and inserting the
words provided that the said Fitzjohn
Porter shall receive no pay, compensa-
ton, or allowance whatsoever prior to
his appointment under this act in
stead of the following words in the bill
But this act shall not be construed as au
thorizng pay, compensation, or allowance
prior to his appointment under IT,. The
deficiency appropriation bill was passed, an
amendment by Mr. Randall aimed against
political assessments being ruled out. Mr.
A. S Hewitt presented report from the
committee on ways and means in favor of the
bill to carry into effect the new treaty with
Mexico.
Mr.. MILLER of Pennsylvania, offered, as
a question of privilege, a resolution declaring
James r. Chalmers entitled to the seat from
: Thompson, of Kentucky raised the question
of consideration and the House refused to con-
slider it now. Yeas, IS; nays. 16J The Ohio
contested election case of Campbell against
Morey being called up, the question of con-
sideration was raised by Mr.. Thompson. of
Kentucky, and the House also refused to con-
slider it.
Mr. Hopkins. from the committee on labor,
called up the bill to prohibit the importation
. and migration of foreigners and aliens under
contract to perform labor. 1t makes it I'M
lawful to enter into an agreement or contract
with any foreigner or alien to perform labor
or service of any kind in the United States or
to prepay the transportation or i'll any way
assist or encourage the importation or migra-
ton of any alien or foreigner under contract
or agreement, parole or special, or express or
implied: 1t declares all such contracts void
and of no effect. 1t makes it n crime pun.
ishable with fine and Imprisonment for any
master of a ship to land such aliens or for.
eigners, so under contract, in any United
! States port. The act is not to apply to con.
tracts for skilled worSmen in any new indus
try not at present established here, provided
that skilled labor for that purpose cannot be
otherwise obtained; nor professional actors
lecturers or singers Mr.. Jones, of Wiscon
sin, offered an amendment, which was
adopted, providing that nothing in this act
shall he construed as prohibiting any ind
- vldual from assisting any member OF hi.
/, family or any relative to migrate from any
foreign country To the United States The bill
was then passed without division
/ The committee on the judiciary reported il
the case of Haliet Kilbouln against Sergeant
alarms Thompson that it was best to let the
judgment obtained by Kilbourn for false inn
prisonment stand without further litigation
and recommending that an appropriation b,
made to ay the amount for Thompson
The Ohio contested election case of Campbell
, against Morey was decided i'll favor of tn,
contestant, who was thereupon sworn in
Mr.. Mutchler, from the committee on civil
service reported bill to repeal the enure OF
Office act. House calendar.