The Mineral argus., 1884-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IllSCOCA uCllNG ICu LII dDlt SpeeCl against ll6
bill. New ideas on this weil-worn theme are
scarcely to be expected. The points of his
speech have been covered by previous speak
ers, buthe presented his arguments in a clea.
and forcible manner. His remarks, which occu-
pied an hour and q half, lost much of their
effectiveness by being read from manuscript.
Hurd's speech on the Morrison bill had been
looked forward to with keen interest, not less
by It's enemies than by its friends. Nor did
he d|isappoint them. Applause was most
hearty, even from the Republicans; not in
the approval of the sentiments of the speaker,
but as a tribute to his eloquence. The
crowded galleries joined in these outbursts, no
attempts being made to check them. Several
times the speaker was compelled to pause for
several minutes. Even Judge Kelley, the vet
eraD defender of the protection faith, clapped
his hands in admiration of Fe orator.
The senate passed the following bills: To
authorize the Oregon Pacific Railroad company
to construct one or more bridges across the
Willamette river between Salem and the head
of navigation of the river in Oregon: to release
the estate o fFTank Soule, deceased, late collect
or of internal revenue First district Of Califor-
MIA, and his sureties from liability for the de-
f~alcatlon of q clerk in the collectors office: to
accept and ratify the agreement with the con
federated tribes of Flathead, Kootenay and
Pend d'Oreilles Indians for a portion of their
reservation IN Montana required for use of the
Northern Pacific road. The lands surrendered
comprise 1,43O acres, for which the Indians re-
ceive $4,000, beside S7,625 compensation for
damages to improvements.
In the senate, the bill to release from the OBJ
legation of secrecy the members Of the Fitz
John Porter c"ourt-martial was indefinitely
postponed. The bill to aid in the construction
of a ship canal between Lakes Union and
Washington and Puget sound, Wash, was re-
ported favorably. The shipping bill was de-
bated.
In the house, ON the 1st,a motion of Mr.. Nor
rison that general debate on the tariff bill be
closed at 4 p. m. next Tuesday was agreed to,
and the house proceeded, in committee of the
whole to discuss the bill. Among the speakers
was Mr.. Eaton, a democratic member from
Connecticut, who fercely denounced the meas
ure. The bill was further debated at the even
ING session.
The house, after a long debate, passed the
bill covering defects in the Chinese bill. The
amendments provide for a passport system
substantially identical with that contained in
the vetoed twentv-year bill: all Chinese to be
required, before entering or leaving the United
States, to provide themselves with certificates
containing a detailed description of their per-
sonal appearance, which must be exhibited to
the customs officers at ports of entry or de-
parture; a special Gordon of officers to
guard the frontier of British Columbia, in
order to prevent the unlawful immigration of
Chinese from that country; every constable.
justice, policeman, sheriff and deputy sheriff
along the border to have the power and au-
thOrity of a United States marshal to make ar
rests for violation of the restriction law: the
appelation of merchants" under which so
many Chinese had recently entered the United
States, to be clearly defined and held applicable
not to peddleTs, hucksters, ETC., but only per-
sons actually engaged in business as the word
is popularity understood. The bill passed
yeas 184, nays -. The negative vote was cast
by Adams Qu), Brewer IN. ", Browne Qnd.),
Everhart, Henderson I'LL, Hit, Kean, Lyman,
Price, Rice, Skinner IN. W, Smalls and Spoon
er, all Republicans.
Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska introduced in
the senate a bill to restrict foreigners and for
eign corporations in the ownership of public
lands and any lands in the territories. TIL
full text is:
Be it enacted etc, that it shall be unlawful
for any persons or any associations not citizens
of the United States, or for any corporation or
company organized under authority of any for
eign state, prince or potentate to acquire title
from the United States to a great
Ell quantity of public lands than indi-
viduals of the United States are authorized to
enter under the settlement and Improvement
laws thereof, or to acquire, receive or hold by
deed, grant or trust deed, hereafter executed
greater quantities of land in the territories than
$40 acres.
This bill is intended to protect American
stockraisers and farmers from the invasion of
large English corporations which have acquired
thousand of acres of land in the western ter
rltories for these purposes. Senator Plumb of
Kansas also introduced a bill still more
STRINGENT on the same subject.
The hOnse decided, on Monday, by a vote of
142 to 9S, to consider the contested election
case of O'Farrel (Democrat) against Paul RE
adjusters of Virginia. The minority were
not allowed time to prepare a re-
port j. S. Wise a Readiuster
m from Virginia, fiercely denounced this
action of the Democrats. The minority reso-
luton declaring O'Farrell not entitled to a seat
was lost-Sl to 40. This was a strict party
vote, except that Cook, Democrat, of Iowa, yot-
ed with the Republicans in the affirmative.
The majority resolution declaring O'FarrelI
entitled to the seat was then edopted and
0Farrel took the oath.
The Maryland republican convention re
solved: THAT Hon. James G. Blaine is the
chnicn of fhn Rnnrhlicnnr 81 49,