Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1882 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

HOUSE. Washington, March 4.—A bill eissed proving for the holding of a rm of the district court of the United States at Wichita, Kansas. Mr. fiiscock presented the confer* ence report on • the immediate deficiency bill. He explained the bill. As it now stood it increased the appropriations made by the house $230,000. The report was agreed to. Mr. Horr,* from the committee on bommeree, reported the bill to prevent the shipping from foreign countries of Adulterated food -nd drugs into the United States. Placed on the calendar. The house went into committee of the whole on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill. Consideration of the bill was concluded and it was reported to the house. The previous question was prdered on the passage of the bill, but ho further action taken. Adjourned. f, -v -• j * * \ SENATE. Washington. March 6.—Mr. Allison presented a memorial of the lowa legislature in behalf of a bridge over the Missouri above Omaha. | Mr. Ingalls reported from the fjudiciary committee the original bill to establish a Uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, embodying what is commonly known as the “equity system,” conferring the jurisdiction upon district courts of the United States to hear matters in bankruptcy upon petition. Mr. Teller reported favorably the house bill to pension Mrs. Garfield, with gfi .amendment including Mrs. Polk ahd Mrs. Tyler. The amounts specified are SB,OOO a year from September 19, 1881. Mr. Garland offered a resolution of inquiry, addressed to the military committee, as to the propriety of increasing tne one hundred thousand appropriation foi the purpose of distributing subsistence s'ores in aid of the relief of laboring classes in districts overflowed by 'he Mississippi and its tributaries. The Chinese bill was taken up and Mr Slater advocated it The day’s discussiou closed by Mr Dawes being awaided the liooi. Mr. Allison submitted the conference report on tin, immediate deficiency bill. Adopted. Adjourned HOUSE. The speaker announced unfinished business to be for consideration, the consular and diplomatic * appropriation bill, on the passage of which the Srevious question was oidered Salur • ay. s Bills were introduced. By Mj. Hewitt, of Alabama—To restore to the pension roll the names of persons dropped by reason of participating in or aiding the rebellion. By Mi Washburn, of Minnesota— Repealing the law allowing ihe preemption of public lands. A night session was ordered Friday for coosideiation of the pension bill. Mr. Jacobs of New York, introduced a bill to egulate the exportation of articles made ,n imitation of butter and cheese. It requiries such articles to be distinctly marked with the word 'oleamargariue,” “susine,” “butterine,” oi such «*ther word by which the articles may be known or designated. SENATE. Washington, March 7.—Mr. Sherman reported from the finance committee the following original ijill: That all*certificates of deposit issued undßr the provisions of the act of February 26,1879, entitled an act to authorize the issue of certificates of de~posit in aid of refunding the public debt, not presented for conversion into 4 t>er cent, bohds of the acts of July l4i 1870, and January 20, 1871, on or before the Ist of July, last, shall be converted only into registered bonds of said loan; provided, however, that the treasury of the United States may redeem at market rates at any time under such regulations as the secretary of the treasury may prescribe, any such outstanding $lO refunding certificates, with accrued interest to date, on presentation of the assessments, such redemptions to be credited to the sinking fund. Placed on the calendar. The finance committee was discharged from consideration of the bill to cheapen transportation on railroads. , Mr. George introduced a resolution authorizing the secretary of war to furnish temporary shelter to sufferers by the Mississippi overflow. Passed. The Chinese bill was again taken up, and Mr. Miller, of California, called attention to the recent popular demonstrations in California and Nevada in behalf of the bill. Mr. Edmunds defended the principle upon which the bill was based. After an executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE. The senate bill appropriating $20,000 for the erection of a statue of Chief Justice John Marshal passed. The house went into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and Mr. Kasson called up the tariff commission bill. SENATE. Washington, March B.—Mr. Garland Introduced a bill for the construction, completion, repairing and preservation, of levees on Ihe Mississippi river. Temporarily tabled subject to his call. Mr. Jackson reported the original bUt appropriating $2-5,000 to continue the improvement of the Memphis harbor. The bill for a commission on alcoholic Jigqwyfslfic cams up, and Mr. Bayard’s motion, to commit it to the finance -was rejected. The Chinese immigration bill wps

then proceeded Mr. Platt spoxe in opposition to the bill. Mr. Ingalls moved an amendment postponing the time at which the act shall take effect until sixty days after infori&ation of its passage has been eommunicated to China. Mr. Bayard referred to the importation of ChlneSb as traffic in human flesh as abominable as the world had eyer seen. On motion of Mr. Bayard the amendments were adopted to make the second section read as follows: '“That masters of vessels of whatsoever nationality who shall knowingly Ose suoh vessel to bring within the jurisdiction of the United States and permit to be lauded any Chinese laborers,” etc. The question then recurred on the amendment offered by Mr. Farley, that hereafter no state courtor United States court shall admit Chinese to citizenship. Adjourned. HOUSE. Mr. Han is reported the bill authorizing the construction of vessels of war for the navy of the United States. Referred to committee of the whole. The bill authorizing the purchase of the Freedmans’ bank, at Washington, and appropriating $250,000 therefore, passed. Senate bill was passed directing the secretary of war to pay over to tbo society of the army of the Cumberland $7,500 to aid in the erection of a statue or monument to General James A. Garfield. senate. Washington, March 9.—A resolution was passed instructing the secretary of state to ascertain the cause for imprisonment by the British govern ment of Daniel McSweeney, a citizen of the United States and late a resident of California. * Tne calendar was taken up and the senate bill for a commission on the alcoholic liquor traffic was further debated. The pending amendment, that not more than three of the five members of the commission shall be of the same political party, was agreed to. Mr. Bayard moved to require that not more than three shall be Prohibitionists. Agreed to—yeas, 32; noes, 16. The morning hour expired and the Chinese bill came up. Mr. Hawley spoke in opposition to the tiill, ana was followed by Mr. Jones. The question then recurred on the final passage of the hill, and Mr. Edmunds closed the debate. A vote was then taken and the bill passed—yeas, 29; hays, 15. Adjourned. HOUSE. The bill was reported for the admission into the Union of the state of Washington. Referred to committee of the whole. The house then went into committee of the whole on the agricultural appropriation bill. The committee'flnally rose and reported the bili| to the house and it passed. Adjourned.

SENATE. Washington, March 10. The chair submitted responses by the secretary of war to the resolution calling for Information as to the additional works necessary at the falls of the Ohio river to coiinm-te the improvement there to m- vh the intersts of commerce of that nvnr. Mr. Coekrell bait ivad a letter from the merchants’ ex haiige of St. Louis, urging the assistance of the government to be continued iu view of the discouraging reports received from the inundated districts. The resolution was passed. The bill for a commission on the alcoholic liquor traffic came up and was discussed upon the pending amendments. M„ Bayard said the suppression of pure alcoholic stimulants would increase the use of opiates and drugs. The bill was then reported to the senate from committee of the whole and the number of the commissona fixed at seven in order to diverse the sentiments on the temperance issue might be sufficiently represented, and the time within which the commission shall report was fixed at eighteen months. The bill then passed. The bill provides for the appointment by the president and confirmation by the senate of a commission of seven persons, not moie than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to be advocates of prohibition, to hold office not exceeding two years, who shall investigate the alcoholic traffic, its relations to the revenue and taxation and its general economic, criminal, moral and scientific aspects in connection with pauperism, crime, social vice, publio health and general welfare, and who shall inquire as to the principal results of license and prohibitory legislation. The commissioners are to serve without salary and report within eighteen months after the passage of the act. An appropriation of SIO,OOO is made for their expenses. HOUSE. The speaker laid befpre the house four memorials of citizens of Utahone from 10,967 young ladies, one from 18,035 young men, one from 15,000 women and one from 12,878 men—for the suspension of further action on ail bills relating to Utah, and for the appointment or a commission of honorable and unprejudiced men and and women to inquire into and determine upon the stat£ of affairs in chat territory. At the night session seventy-seven pension bills were passed and the house uutil Monday. , .• f -1 Try - r 77T .i The Consolidated 1 Linseed Oil company, is holding wswejal secret meeting at*Chicago. Fifty-five houses Me icpresented.