The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-28


unul O'clock. session having been ordered
for tonight for the consideration OF labor
bills but a. the journal showed the absence
Of a quorum this motion was ruled oft OF
order. Mr.. Mills moved 10 adjourn, and on
standing vote the motion was carried. The
yeas and nays were ordered but the ordering
vote was subsequently rcconsidercd, and by
virtue OF the standing vote the house adj
iourncd.
SENATE AZ = o'clock on the 18th the
senate went into executive session and Il was
Thought the Fuller ease would Oc taken up ~
once. but instead the senate spent three hours
considering the nomination Of Samuel !.
/ Bigclow 10 be district ntforncy OF New Jersey
Senators fdmunds, EVarts, and some others
I opposed the confirmation vigorously, and IL
ease was not considered. senator BLAIR I'M
I PRODUCED bin declaring that hereafter no
+ alien shall he admitted 10 naturalizationuntil
after he shall have been a resident OF the
United states during the five years imlnedi-
ately preceding HE application for natiir~
alizaflon papers. nor until hc shall prove
by two reputable witnesses that during
these five years lac has behaved n q person
OF good moral character aud shall also, IN
the presence OF the Judge, speak, read, and
write the English language with such intelli-
gence and facility as 10 prove that he has the
capacity 10 transact ordinary business in That
/ language, and by It's use 20 become well I'M
i formed In the principles OF the constitution
! and the duties of an American citizen. No
naturalized person. the hill provides, shall
exercise the right OF suffrage for one year
after receiving hls naturalization papers.
Judges are forbidden 70 try more than twenty
naturalization eases per day, and false swear
/ Ing In such cases J. declared TO be suffiricn
cause for the forfeiture Of the persons right
% suffrage. The following bills Mere
taken from the calendar aud passed. The
senate bill amendatory Of the act OF June
Is. 1883, as 10 postal crimes. declaring nom
mailablc all matter on any part Of which. cx-
terror or interior, indecent, lewd, defamatory
1 or threatening delincaii0ns epithctS, or lam
guage is written or printed. The House bill
supplementary 10 the Pacific railroad acts,
with amendments. This l. the bill passed by
the House on the Sd Of March requiring the
/ Pacific railroad companies To construct, MAIN
tam, and operate telegraph lines and TO afford
equal facilities 10 all connecting telegraph
( lines. The amendments merely strike out
the word construct" wherever II occurs.
! Mr.. Chandler modified the resolution offered
by him on the 18th OF June directing inqui-
/ rles into the election OF senator Gibson Of
! Louisiana and ON motion OF Mr.. blackburn
/ the credentials Were taken from the table and
I placed on file. The resolution was lald on
/ the table. The Senate passed the House bill
fixing the age Of consent for females In all
| Territories at 10. The offense under that age
Is termed rape, punishable with five years In
the penitentary.
lioUsE.-Thc House on the 10Th disposed
1 Of a little minor business this morning and
then went into Committee OF the Whole on
I the Mills tariff bill. The pending amend
ment was that offered by Mr.. Mills restoring
Z the present rate OF duty on tobacco. II was
/ agreed 10 without division. On MOTION of
/ Mr.. Spinola { y. W the present rate OF duty
was restored ON pipes. p,pe-boWls, and all
smokers articles not otherwise provided for.
/ The next paragraph tlken mp for cOn,idera-
ton was TINT imposing duty of 80 per cent
ad yalorem on bonncts. hats, and ho0do COM
| posed OF hair, Whalchonr. or any vegetable
material. Mr.. Lchlbach IN. j. moved 10 u-
crease the duty 10 30 per cent. The motion
was lost "a % ~. Mr.. I.chlhach then offered
An amendment liking the rate OF duty ON
pearl buttons at cents per line per gross,
I English measurement. ReIcctcd-S3 TO 6T.
This closed the discussion aud consideration
of the bill In committee OF the whole and
upon motion OF Mr.. Mills il was reported 20
the House with favorable recommendation.
Its further consideration has been postponed
until IL 80 Saturday morning. Mr. Dibble
| O.. C.), a. a question of privilege, called mp
the Allentown publIc-building bill and the
presidents veto message. The report OF the
committee was read recommending that the
bin be passed Notwithstanding the veto. The
House refused TO pass the bill over the veto
| yeas l4l NAYS, Shot the necessary two
Il thirds vote In the Affirmative. The House
l then took recess until o'clock, the even
ing session 90 bc for the consideration
\ OF bills reported from the committee on mil
itary affairs. The only bill OF public inn
portance passed by the House evening was
\ one providing that the army shall be paid
monthly whenever the Secretary Of War
shall so direct The previous question was
ordered on the bills retiring Gen. William
\ II. (Baldy) Smith with the rank OF Colonel,
Gen. A. Il. Smith with the rank OF Colonel,
and Gen. w. w. Ayeril with the rank OF
/ Captain, and providing aid To State homes
for the support OF disabled soldiers and sail
orr, but no final action was taken. The bill
approprlating 100000 for the erection Of a
| monument 10 the memory OF the victims Of
British prison ships at Fort Grelhe, Brook
4 lyn, ". Y, was advocated by Felix Campbell
and Mr.. Spinola Of New York and Mr.. Caruth
Of Kentucky, who convinced NIL members
present except Mr.. kilgoro OF Texas, that
| the bin was proper one; but MIR. kilgore
raised the point OF no qurom, and call OF
the House was ordered, disclosing the fact
| that there were but siNty-ono members pres
ent Andother called of the House was Inn
mcdiately ordered, but without action upon
the pending bill the House at 1850 adjourn
ed
SENATE After the secret SESSION on the
! Goth, Mr.. sherman gave notice that he would
/ ask the senate to resume the consideration
OF the fisheries treaty on the 2lst. The bill
was reported and placed on the calendar for
the erection Of public building az Chicago.
Mr.. Dolph called up the bil To prohibit the
coming Of Chinese laborcrs into the United
/ States. Pending debate the Senate adjourned
lIousE.The first business before the
House on the roth was the bill coming over
| from the nights session appropriating $2J0,-
600 10 aid state homes for disabled vollin-
tecrs. Mr. kilgore (rex.l moved TO amend
by reducing the appropriation 10 100000,
Mr.. Gilgore's amendment was then rejected
and the bill (which was Senate bill) was
passed Mr.. Blanchard la submitted the
conference report ON the river and harbor
bill. Agreed to. II increases the total APP