The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-01-27
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the only republican senator that voted nay.
Senator Mitchell called up his bill for the
restriction of Chinese immigration which al
SO asks that all acts heretofore passed, allow
Ing tile Chinese to come to America, be re-
teaied, except 40 far as they do not prohibit
the landing of Chinese diplomats. In his
fpeeeh Supporting the bin he. claimed that the
Chinese were i, ttitt!.ssrcn tt N fhe country. SEN
ator Stewart followed in speetN supporting
Senator Mitchclls views. Senator Stewart
deatsre9 that be had asked Gen. Grant on his
return fisSt'ifi s's tahat around the world, what
was the most remarkable Ting Ne hsd seen in
his travels, and Gen. Grants answer mad teet
that the most remarkable thing he had seen
-as Chat wherever the Chinauan had come In
con.ssht &tf3i tic dew In trading, the China
man had driven Gitti.t tie aew. Senator Stew
art, in making reference to TIE, a'.r'.i,ned
any intention of insulting the Hebrews. he
moved the reference of the bill and Of his res
oution to the committee on foreign relations.
They were referred.
Adjourned:
W1siiiSa4itN. Jan. is:-Thc blll to credit
and to pay to tic scSetaf states aid territories
And the District Of Columbia all iii5f:et taa-
lcctcd itncc- he direct tax act of August, 1861,
was taken up, the question heins on the ver=
bal amendment offered by Senator Hear when
| the bill WAS up some days ago Senator Sher-
| man regarded TIC proposed amendment as q
| mere surplusage, and While he Mss no objec-
ton to 1t, still he preferred to take the NIL
| ttst rs reported from the finance committee,
as prepared st.ii.s years ago by the first comp
troller of the treasury, ana as II twice passed
the senate.
, After general debate, which lasted an
hour Senator Riddlcbcrgcr made motion to
90 into eSetHtiFe sca,i6n; his purpose being
to forward action Oh tie ,iSiii'natioh Of Lamar
The motion was lost by n tie, 26 to 22cc, tHc dt
vision being upon party lines, except that Sen
ator Rddlcbcrger voted with the Democrats
/! A few minutes later he renewed the motion
| stating ,Mat his understanding WAS that there
vas an agreement that the senate s.tu#ld &c
into executive session today. The motion
was lost this time By vote Of 90 to 81 NJ
action ON nomination will be taken until Mon
day:
After the direct taf bill had been discussed
addressed the senate on senat9r Rrown's res
olution to abolish internal revenue taxation
The Blair educational bill was then takcl
up and discussed b. Senator Gray, who op
posed it, He fought Tie rrt,sisii'n in the bill
which required copies of school books to b.
fled with the secretary of the interior. IL
held that the people of the south wanted thei
school histories of the late war to read accord
ing to their beliefs, the same as the northern
people desired theirs to be written, and tha
If the secretary of the interior reported t
congress against any certain book the wave
Of sectional hate would run high.
Senator Stewart offered an amendment t
the bill providing for the Investment of cci
trim funds in the treasury. 1t provides tina
/, any person may deposit, at any mint or assa
Office, gold or silver bullion. and receive Gel
, tiffcates therefor. The price to be paid fo
gold bullion is fixed at 81 for 25 and 81
grains, $40 fine, while the price for silver
to be liked by the secretary of the treasury, o
the 1st hnd 18TH of each month, at the ave-
ri uEG plitC VI sllStl III tuC A>cW 1oh M
. during the preceding fifteen days. provide
that the price shall not exceed an ounce
4 gold for sixteen ounces of the same fncncs
Certificates are To be In denominations of NJ
n less than 81 nor more than 81 600, and are |
be legal tenders, redccmable at any treasul
!. or sub-trcasury. The bullion received is to |
: melted into bars. No more gold or silver ce
:. tiicatcs are to be issued, and those comir
into the treasury are to be cancelled.
gold or silver is to be coined, except to me
obligations expressly made payable in col
> and to meet the actual wants for silver GU
> rcncy among the people. The silver COMA.
act is repealed.
Senator Plumb introduced bill declarir
forfeited all lands, except the right of wa
granted to any state to aid in the constructit
of railroad opposite TO and cotcrFninous wi
the incomrlctcd portion of amy such railro'
: for the benefit Of which lands have hcrctofo
= been granted. The forfeited lands are d
)" clared open to settlement under the hon
stead laws only.
Adjourned till Monday,