The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-25
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.


The chair laid before the senate letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury trans
hitting a report of Special Agent Spaulding,
in relation 10 the fraudulent importation OF
Chinese into the United States, Referred.
Among memorials presented and referred
was one by Mr., Evarts, consisting of resolu
tons of the chamber of commerce of New
York city, earnestly impressing upon Con
gress the Importance to the rapidly growing
commerce of that city of the construction OF
the proposed bridge across the Arthur Kill,
between New Jersey and Staten Island, and
urging the passage Of the bill pending before
Congress authorizing the construction of such
bridge,
Mr. Van Wyck offered the following reso
lution:--
Resolved, That the committee on public
lands be directed to examine the nature and
extent of the alleged use and destruction OF
timber ON the public lands adjoining the line
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad, particularly
by the Montana Improvement Company, by
what, if any, additional legislation is neces'
sary to protect timber on the public domain,
and power to send for persons and papers
Among the bills introduced We're the follow
ing; By Senator Hoar (by request to extend
the general land and mining laws of the
United States over the territory OF Alaska.
Lit reserves the rights heretofore acquired by
citizens of tho United States and also the
rights of native tribes to such lands as they
hold and occupy, and appropriates 100000
to establish land Offices and pay the salaries
Of land officers. eAlso by Senator Hoar by
reduest) To facilitate the settlement and de
velopment of Alaska. lit provides for an
exploration and survey OF line of railroad
from the northern boundary of the United
States through British Columbia to a desira-
BILE harbor on the southern coast of the Alas
boz In nnR abriner Son If antbpr,-
ICES the President to negotiate with the gov.
ernments of Great Britain, Canada and
British Columbia for facilities for carrying
on the survey, but provides that the work IN
the territory of the United States shall pro-
coed while awaiting the result of the nego-
tiations. The survey is to commence near
Spokane Falls, and thence north on the east
ern side of the Rocky Mountain range. 1t
appropriates 100000 for the survey.l
Senator Sherman reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations bill providing
for the payment TO the widow of the late
Minister Phelps TO Peru of a sum equal to the
salary of her husband for one year.
The resolution was agreed to-
The chair laid before the senate the new
electoral count bill,
Mr.. Hoar addressed the senate on the bill.
The present condition of the bill, Mr., Hoar
said, in regard to counting the presidential
vote, would render it almost impossible to
count the vote in case of any serious differ
enCe or difficulty, without some special rule
at the time of the actual count That con-
stituted a serious public danger and it was
our duty to provide against it,
The bill was passed without division.
The urgent deficiency bill was received
from the house of representatives with the
information that certain of the senate
amendments had been concurred i'll by the
house and others disagreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Allison the bill was re-
fcrled TO the committee on appropriations.
The chair laid before the Senate a letter
from the seer! tary of the treasury, transmit
ting report from the supervising
architect of the treasury, regarding
appropriations for repair, etc, of Ger
tain public buildings. Referred Also,
! concurrent resolutions of the LegiS ature of
| Virginia, protesting against the proposition
t. place for, ign iron ores on the free list. Re
| ferred.
Mr. Allison called up the urgent deficiency
| bill and the Senate concurred with the House
of representatives that some of the items
making up the sum expended for the funeral
of General Grant were not properly of an
| urgent deficiency character As to the
Block Island cable, Mr.. Allison had the secre
tarv of the Senate read letter from Mr..
| Endicotr secretary of war, stating that that
item was of an urgent character, and the
fotildtP
the item be retained in the bill. The senate
so ordered Vie remaining Senate items
were also insisted on.
1 On motion of Mr.. Blair, the Senate passed
without debate, the bill providing for com
mission of five persons TO investigate the
alcoholic liquor traffic, its relations to revenue
and taxation, and its general, economic
! criminal, moral and scientific aspects in con
nection with pauperiSnn, crime, social vice
] ,,,,lI il, hoo nd thn orr al hI
| people The bill provides that the commits
sionerS shall be appointed by the Pre- ident
| with the consent OF the Senate That all OF
the commissioners shall not be advocates OF
prohibition, and that they shall serve without
salary.
The Senate on like motion of Mr. BlaiI
passed with debate the bill providing for the
study of the nature ofalcholic stimulants and
narcotics and their effects on the human sys
tenn. The bill applies to schools in all the
territories and the District of Columbia and
to the military and naval academies and Ind
ian schools.
Mr.. Logan called up his bill to increase the
efficiency OF the army
The resolutions reported by Mr.. Edmunds
from the Judiciary committee expressing the
Senates condemnation Of the attorney gener
al for refusing to furnish papers called for by
the Senate was taken up
! Mr.. Van Wyck offered as an amendment
to the re 5olu tons the following: And in al
such cases of removal the matter of con1ir
nation shall be considered in open session Of
the Senate"
Mr.. Sewell, occupying the chair, remarked
g." The amendment will lie printed and liz
oycr."
| Mr.. Coke called up the bill to establish {
national live stock highway and to promote
commerce in live stock between the states
The bill sets apart for 10 years as such high
way the public lands i'll Range A. along the
| east line If the state of Colorado, it being {
| fractional range averaging about two mile
in width. The bill was passed
Mr.. Dawes called up the bill authorizing
the president to appoint Lieutenant William
p Randall, u S. N, lieutenant commander
and to place him on the retired list with sucl
rank. The bill was passed.
| Mr. Blair then called mp the bill reported
| by him from the committee on pensions TO
the relief of soldiers of the late war, honor
ably discharged after six months service
who are disabled and dependent on their owl
labor for support, and of dependent parent
of soldiers who died in the service or from
! disabilities contracted therein