The bee., 1884-06-28
SUMMARY OF CONGr 1SS.


Consideration of the Utah bill was resumed
Various amendments were proposed and de-
hated. some of which were adopted and some
rejected Debate was participated in by
Beck, Call. Slater. Dolph, Brown,
Maxev. Lapham and Mcpherson. Among
the amendments offered was one by Mr..
Hoarto strike out the clause abolishing woman
suffrage ia Utah. which was rejected 10y a vote
of Il yeas TO 81 nays. All amendments being
disposed of. the bill was read third time and
passed by vote of 33 yeas to ID nays.
The Senate passed bills to prevent the i'm
portatiOn of tea dust into the United tateS and
to equalize the rank of United States naval
academy graduates. The Mexican pension
bin was considered further without action.
Mr. Blair offered an amendment to the SUM-
dry civil bill, to provide that there shall be APP
propriated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. S-S00.0J0 ITO pro-
mote the proposed exposition of the agTicul-
tural and mechanical capabilities Of the col
ored races of the world, to be held in the Ex-
position building in the city of Chicago, in No
Yember, 1885.
The legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations 1t appropriated
S2l G4I.2J9. an increase over the House bill
OF 81 057, ,4O2. and a decrease from the eSti-
mates OF S26042. The principal changes from
tie bill as agreed upon by the House were an
increase of Sl000J0 for salaries and ex
penses of collectors and deputy col
lectors of internal revenue: of $4,000 for
salaries of agents, surveyors and storekeeperS
IN the internal revenue service, and an in
crease in the number of employees of the diff
ferent branches of the government from S,202
to S.159. This increase In the employees in
cluded 255 in the pension office ana ninety in
the general land office. Secretaries for Sena-
tors were also included in the increase. and
an appropriation of 900 was made for the
payment OF their salaries.
House.
Mr. MILLER, of Pennsylvania, offered, as
a question of privilege. resolution declaring
James r. Chalmers entitled to the seat from
the Second district of Mississippi. Mr..
Thomson, of Kentucky. raised the question
of consideration and the House refused to con-
slider il now. Yeas. 6S; nays, 169 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 IN 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 crime pun
ishable with fine and imprisonment for any
master of 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 work1nen 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 be construed as prohibiting any indi-
vidual from assisting any member of his
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 in
the case of Hallet KilbouTn against Sergeant
at-Arms Thompson that it was best TO let the
Judgment obtained by Kilbourn for false im-
prisonment stand without further litigation
and recommending that an appropriation be
made to pay the amount for Thompson.
The Ohio contested election case of Campbell
against Morev was decided in favor of the
contestant, who was thereupon sworn in.
Mr.. Mutchler, from the committee on civil
service, reported bill to repeal the yenure of
Office act. House calendar
The committee on appropriations reported
! the slndry civil bill. 1t appropriate I'd So
! gSS $50 The estimates were S30, ,346 994. The
amount in last years appropriation bill was
/ SIS. 3.1l3, ,404 80 The electoral count bill was
considered without action.