Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-16
CONVERSATIONAL PR0CEEDIN GS

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Tho house, after d long debate, passed the
! bill covering defects in the Chinese bill The
amendments provide for 9 passport system
substantially Identical with that contained in
the vetoed twenty-year bill; all Chinese TO be
1. required, before entering or leaving tho United
States, to provide themselves with certificates
containing detailed description Of their per
sonal appearance, which must be exhibited to
the customs officers at ports OF entry or de-
parttire; q special Gordon OF officers TO
guard the frontier of British Columbia, in
! order to prevent the unlawful immigration OF
L 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
I appelation of merchants" under which SO
! many Chinese had recently entered the United
States, to be clearly defined and held applicable
not to peddlers, hucksters, etc, but only per-
sons actually engaged III business as the word
yeas 1874, nays -. The negative vote was cast
by Adams lll) Brewer On ", Browne ind,
Everhart, Henderson tTiL), Fit, Kean, Lyman,
Price, Rice, Skinner IN. ~, smalls and Spoon
er, all Republicans.
Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska introduced in.
the senate bill TO restrict foreigner and tor
eign corporations in the ownership OF publias
lands and any lands in the territories. The
full text is:
Be it enacted etc, that it shall be unlawful
for any persons Or any associations not citizens
Of the Omitted States. or for any corporation or
company organized under authority Of any for
aign state, prince Or potentate TO acquire title
from the United States to a great
or quantity Of public lands than indi-
yiduals 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 L. the territories than
$40 acres
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stockraisers and farmers from the invasion Of
large English corporations which have acquired
thousand Of acres Of land III the western ter
rltories for these purposes Senator Plumb of
Kansas also introduced a bill still mora
strengens on tho same subject,
The liunse decided, on Monday, by vote of
l43 to -, to consider the contested election
case OF OFarrel DemocraU against Paul re-
adjnster). of Virginia The minority were
no, ailoTsa time w to prepare re-
member from Virginia, fiercely denounced this
action Of the Democrats. The minority reso-
luton declaring O'Farrell not entitled to seat
was lost-Sl to Lao. This was a strict party
vote except that Cook, Democrat, Of Iowa, yot-
ed with the Republicans in the affirmative.
The majority resolution declaring OFarrell
entitled to the seat was then adopted aud
O'Farrel took tho oath.
In the Senate, Wednesday, o bill was in
trodneod by Mr. Edmunds u place Gen. U. s.
Grant ON the retired list Of the army. Mr.. Hill
made speech in favor. Of the bill to DECLARE
forfeited the lands granted tho New Orleans,
Baton ROnge 4 Yicksburg Railway company
The discussion Of the shipping bill was re-
sumea, and a substitute for one section was
submitted by Mr.. Vest, and accepted by Mr.
Frye, author of the bill, abolishing all tonnage
dues on United States vessels on entering
United States ports only retaining such dues
on vessels Of foreign countries discriminating
In like manner against the United States.
In fhn hon Ia fy,, 1:1f .t,,
John Porter came up with senate amendments.
Mr.. Slocum moved to non-concur in the sen-
ate amendments. Mr Balm moved concur
renee. Mr. Keifer opposed the bill, declaring
it Unconstitutional Mr. Slocum said
Ohio had attacked Fitz John Porter. The
gentlemen would be glad Of it, because he
would regard what the gentlemen said against
him as compliment, and it would be 50 re-
garded by the country. He (Socun0 had only
been surprised that tbs gentleman from Ohio
had not summoned Charles Garfield and Elder
to sustain his course rs he had done few days
ago. Applause on the Democratic side
and aI r, misses On the Republican sidel
as 70 the injustice to Gen. Porter rather than
the words of Mr.. Kefer or any other party on
the hoor. The motion to refer the bill to the
committee Of the whole WAS lost, and the sen
ate amendments nonconcttrred in
The iron clad oath which was provided for
at the outbreak OF the war and has never been
repealed, although numerous attempts have
been made to strike it from the statue books,
has ut last been abolished. The house on
Wednesday, concurred on the bill which passed
the senate some time ago for the purpose, and
1t only needs the signature Of the president to
become " law. This oath has always been ad-
m!nlstered in congress, and in courts to per-
sons who did not take part in the rebellion,
while those who did have taken what is known
az themodifod oath.
Cenatnr U,n M,,,I- ofc,,ar
which, at, the suggestion of Congor, Was laid
over one day, directing the secretary of the in
terror To withhold the granting Of patents to
or recognizing any claim made by the North
err Pacific railroad adjoining and on account
Of what ia known as the Puyallup branch,
built many years ago, until this congress- shall
take action on the question of the forfeiture of
lands-granted said road A resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of the interior
for information regarding the cowboy who
shot at Black VOLTS hat On Lame Deer creek,
Mont This rofers to the recent ranch burn,
ing by Black VOLTS band
In tho house, Thursday. On motion of Mr.
Ellis all prior bills were set aside and the COM
mittee proceeded to the consideration of the
bill appropriating 81, 100000 for the celebration
OF the worlds industrial and cotton centennial
exposition at New Orleans Mr. Ellis briefly
explained the provisions Of the bill and pointed
out the safeguards which had been established,
for the return of the appropriation to the
After further debate, on motion of MIR. His
cock an amendment was adopted providing that
the sum appropriated shall only be paid on the
treasurer OF the United States being satisfied
that $500, coo has been contributed by the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton exposition. The
bill passed--yeas 1874, nays g.
Among The bills reached on the speakers
table tho 1th inst, WAS tho senate bill to author
re the secretary OF the interior to ascertain
the amount due citizens of the United States
for supplies furnished the Sioux or Dakota In
dams Of Minnesota subsequent to. August
1860, andprior to the massacre Of August, 1862,
md providing for the payment thereof. The
bill was referred to the committee of tho whole
on the state OF the Union AS it is among the
nast bills on this calendar its chance for pas-
sage is exceedingly small
1 The subcommittee Of tho house on Indian az
fairs, having III charge the senate bill to open
4 che Sioux reservation, have with some amend
ments agreed to the bill, and will report it to
h the full committee this week, Tho most i'm
portant amendment is with regard to tho term
Of the treaty with the Indians. That portion
of the bill which provides for the conveyance
OF reservation III feo 10 the Tribe occupying it.
the su bcomnlittae recommend shall be stricken
out lnasmr CHI as the bill provides that the lands
naay 30 allotted IN soveralty to the Indians,
aud that at The end of twenty-five years patents
F shall be issued to the several ;,iloSttta fhev do
Is rot favor pasantIag Any land to different tribes
The other amendments proposed " the cora-
nlttee are 1illInpo.tant, and wish the exception
named, the bill win be reported practically as
it came from the senate g,~]E -
I'D Tho bill granting additional pension to tie
widow Of Gen Fl.Ecis z. Hlatr passed the
house ltSrsnts her IS, ND for her h,ish ana's
services in oraGaning troops and increasing her
pension to $50 month. -
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Et utail republicans passsd resolutions Tor th g
separation OF church and state favoringa pro.
.tectlve tas1F and silver. and gold MS an nnual