Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-14

appropriation bill with amendments.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he had observed in
certain quarters the statement that the
Republicans Of the Senate were cndcs-
yoring SO TO direct legislation as TO COM
pei an extra session. He asked Mr..
Allison, the chairman Of the Appropris-
tons Committee. as TO the condition Of
the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Allison said the Military Acade-
my bill was the only bill that had yet
become law, having been signed by
the President. The District of Column
bia bills, the pension bill, and the con-
sular and diplomatic bill, were now in
the conference committee. The army
bill had passed the Senate yesterday.
The Indian bill had Just been reported
by the Senate Committee, and would,
he hoped, be considered by the Senate
tomorrow. That left with the Senate
committee only the agricultural bill,
which would be ready for consideration
Monday. The post-office bill, the le-
gislative, executive, and judicial bill
the naval bill, the ratification bill, the
general deficiency bill, and the sundry
civil bill had not yet come to
the Senate from the House Of
Representatives OF those the post
Office bill was, he believed, now under
consideration in the House. The legis-
lative bill had been reported to the
House and was on the House calendar.
The sundry civil, naval, and fortifica-
ton bills had not yet been reported to
the House Of Representatives from its
Committee on Appropriations. SO far
as the Senate Committee was concerned
Mr.. Allison said he could assure the
Senate that its work was and would
continue to be well in hand. and no de-
lay would be caused by that committee.
If the House Of Representatives would
take care Of the bills there would be no
difficulty in the Senate,
MIR. Hoar, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported
resolution allowing George L. Spencer,
formerly senator from Alabama, 81 ,l32,
being the amount Of his actual and
necessary expenses in maintaining his
title TO his seat.
Mr.. Salisbury said that as a member
of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections he did not concur in the reso-
luton offered.
On objection of Mr.. Cockrell the
resolution went over one day.
An Iowa land-forfeiture bill was
then taken up and discussed till
O'Clock.
Mr.. Hoar, from the conference COM
mittee on the electoral-count bill, re-
ported that the House and Senate con-
ferrees had been unable to agree. AS
the House members of the conference
committee had not yet reported to the
House, Mr.. Hoar moved that a message
be sent by the Senate to the House in
forming the House that the Senate has
received this report. "a disagreement,
Mr.. Hoar said. had taken place in the
first week of the SESSION.
The Texas-Pacific land-fOrfeiture bill,
as the pending special order, was placed
before the Senate.
Mr.. Blair asked unanimous consent
to take up the anti-foreign-contract-la-
Dor bill.
Mr.. Van Wyck declined to yield.
and Mr.. Blair moved to proceed to the
consideration Of the labor-contract
bill.
Mr.. Van Wyck called for the yeas
and nays on Mr.. Blair's motion, and
it was agreed tO--yeas, 30; nays, 10.
The labor bill was therefore taken
up and its consideration proceeded
with.
Mr.. Blair explained that the labor !
bill is the House bill, and is entitled |
" An act to prohibit the importation
and migration of foreigners and aliens /
under contract or agreement TO perform |
labor in the United States, its Terrific
ries, and the District Of Columbia"
1t prohibits any person or company /
from preparing the transportation or
encouraging the importation of foreign
erS under agreement to perform labor in
the United States, and makes void all /
contracts of that character, whether ex-
pressed or implicd. parole or special. The
penalty Ofsl 900 is fixed for any infrac-
ton Of that provision. Shipmasters
are forbidden under the penalty of
$500 to bring emigrants who have made
such agreements.
Another long debate followed upon
this bill. During its progress Mr..
Blair had the Clerk read the letter adj
dressed to the President of the Senate
saying that while the Senate was throw
ing away its time talking about the late
Coniederacy there were bills of the
highest importance awaiting its consid-
Grafton.
Pending debate. and without reach
ing vote, the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House met at 10 o'clock in con-
tinuation of Thursdays session.
On motion of Mr.. Payson Senate
were cOncurred in to pre-
vent unlawful occupation of public
lands.
Mr.. Willis moved that when the
House went into Committee of the
Whole OH the riyer-and-harbor bill all l
lebate on the pending section be closed
N an hour and half.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine. raised the point
hat this motion was not in order, as it
was not competent for the House to
lose the debate on the paragraphs of
he bill which had not yet been read in
The Speaker pro tenn. (Mr. Blackburn
aid that this point would have been
we'll taken if directed against the gene
al appropriation bills and revenue
bills ; but the riycr-and-harbor bill had
been repeatedly held to be neither, and
he Chair therefore overruled the point
If order.
Mr.. Reed appealed from the decision.
After long debate Mr.. Willis moved
o lay the appeal on the table. Agreed
c-yeaeA l2l nays, l04.
And len, though it was two minutes
'ast II, the House adjourned, and was
called to order again in
riday'S session.