The Mineral argus., 1884-07-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

passed without amendment as IL canle lfonl inc
house by a vote of 43 to II The f~Ortiica-
ton bill passed, with an amendment increas-
ing the amount S200,OM. The Atlantic 4 Pa
. cific railroad land grant forfeiture bill passed,
but amended in such a 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.
Washington Berry, California, receiver of pub
lie moneys, Olympic, Washington Terri
tory; William Boult Louisiana, register
La; Felix G. Clark, register of the land
office at Des Moines, Iowa; Rowsell G. Wheel
er, Indiana, agent for Indians at Pima agency,
Arizona; H Wheeler Combs, Maryland, general
appraiser of merchandise, Baltimore; William
H Stevens, Nevada, smelter and retiner of the
United States mint, Carson City.
Consuls-George J. Bromley, California,
TEN Tsin; Henry May Brint, Callao; Archibald
K. Brown, New Jersey, Algiers; Robert II.
Davis. Pennsylvania, st Paul Dc Loando: +.
W. Horsefield, Iowa; Trieste, Joseph A. Jones,
Massachusetts,, Alden; Amos F. Learned, New
York, Sydney, N. S W.; II. A. Shakelford,
Pennsylvania, Nantes; l. b. Smith, Maine,
CuracO.
The senate passed without amendment the
house bill ~amendatory 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
nese arriving by land routes, the purpose Of
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
Tn 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-
ican members of the committee, to present the
report to the house.
The following nominations we're sent to the
senate on the 4th: John 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 John
NJ. 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 II. NJ.
Byrnes, consul general ut Rome; r. c. Viii
liams, consul general at Havana; Ward
McAllister, Jr., California, United States
Judge of the . district of Alaska; f.
w. Haskell. Iowa. United States attorney of the
district of Alaska; AT. 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
land Office, Bismarck, Oak. Minor w. Bruce,
register of the land Office NiObrara, Neb.
COnfiTmatiOns-C q. Belknap, California,
agent for Indians at the Tule river agency,
Cal William A.. Newell, New Jersey, Indian
land Office, Neigh, Neb. Andrew Railson,
Minnesota, receiver of public moneys at Red
wood Falls, Mimi Jacob Austin, Mime
sofa, receiver of public moneys OF Fergus
register of the land Office at Boise
City, Idaho; Ramon o. 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 public money, Greenwood,
Springs, Col. Robert S. Gardner, West Vir-
ginia, Indian inspector; Felix G. Clark, regis
ter land Office, Des Moines, Iowa; Clarence
Pullen, surveyor general, New Mexico; John
b. 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: II.
Allston, Shackleford, Pennsylvania, consul of
the United States, Nantes; Leonard 4. Smith,
consul of the United States, Caraco. Roswell
g. Wheeler, Indian agent at Penna agency.
Arizona; George Bromley, California. consul
of the United States, Tien Tsin; Archibald X.
Brown, New Jersey, consul of the United
States at Algiers; Henry Brent, consul of the
United States at Calais: Robert II. Harris.
Pennsylvania, consul of the United States at
St Paul, De dorado; Joseph A. Jones, Massa-
chusetts Consul Alden, VIM. II. Stevens,
Nevada. melter and refiner mint, Carson
City; Wheeler Coombs, Maryland, general
appraiser of merchandise, Baltimore: I. w.
HOrsefeldt, Iowa, consul United States at
Treset, postmaster, Edwards S. 0verb, Men
Ominee, WIS.
Nothing Was done in congress Saturday but
% sit around and wait for reports from con-
ference committees. According to the Con-
gw~essional 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 psacticed upon posterity by ignoring
the calendar, and continuing what is
known as the legislative day from
~ o'clock Thursday noon to l o'clock Saturday
msrning, and crowding the proceedings of
two days into the journal of one. The senate
was more honest, but not quite so patriotic, for
it's record of proceedings shows a session on
the Fourth of July. The senators in
dulged themselves in a little fun, but kept
their departure from the strict line Of
senatorial decorum confined within an
executive session were a large bust
mass was transacted as follows: II. M. Grimes,
register of the land Office, North Platte, Neb. I;
James r. Hayden, receiver of public moneys,
Olympia. W.. T.: postmaster. S. l. Berkeley.
Missouri valley, Iowa; Ii. N. Beach, consul
general of the United States, Ecuador; Clement
Carpenter, Ohio, secretary of legation of the
United States, Chill; Chapman Coleman, first
secretarY of location of the limited Stntas Pnk-