Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1882 — CONGRESSIONAL [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL

SENATE. Washington, April 11.—The senate took up the bill allotting to southern Utes agricultural lands in or near Unitah reservation, Utah territory, instead of those provided for them on Plata river, and in its vicinity in Colorado and New Mexico. Mr. Sewell presented a petition of i)7B army officers, praying for the passage of a bill for compulsory retirement at the age of sixty-two years. Among the signatures are the names of Brevet Major General’s Howard, Crook, Hazen, Wilcox, Stanley, McCook, Newton and Mackenzie, Brevet Brigadier Generals Brackett, Bradley, Bro >keand Tompkins, Colonels Andrews and Wood, twenty-seven lieutenant-colonels, seventy-two majors, 271 captains, 367 first lieutenants and 226 second lieutenants- Refer-ed to the military ■committee. The Indian Territory railroad bill was again discussed without action. After an executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE. The following bills were reported: By Mr. Page—To execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese. House calendar. The bill reported by Mr. Page limits the term of suspension of immigration lo ten years, and provides the act shall go into effect sixty days after its passage. The Republican members of the committee voted solidly for the ten year clause. Mr. Willis and the minority of the committee desire a suspension of fifteen years and will file a minority report. Mr. Page will, on Monday next, move a suspension of the rules to put the bill on its passage. Mr. Waite, from the committee on elections, reported a resolution in the contested election case of Badey vs. Barbour, of Virginia, declaring Barbour entitled to a seat. Laid over. The house went into committee of the whole on the tariff commission ■bill. The committee on appropriations was instructed to report further measures of relief that should be extended to sufferers by the present floods on the Mississippi rD'er and its tributaries. Adjourned. senate. Washington, April 13.—Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, presented a }>rotest from the central branch of the and league, of America against the imprisonment of American citizens in Ireland. Referred. The bill for the adjustment of claims growing out of the destruction of the United States private armed brig General Armstrong, in Pori Royal, in 1814, passed. Mr. McMillan, from the commerce committee, reported favorably the bill authorizing the secretary of war whenever he has good reason to believe that ai y railroad or other bridge obstructs navigation by reason of difficulty in passing the draw openings, to require additional safeguards at the expense of the bridge corporations. House bill to rectify the duties on coflee and other products of the Netherlands, which has been amended by the finance committee to repeal the discrimination duty ot 10 per cent, on all products of countries east of the Cape of Good Hope when imported from places west of the Cape was considered. The time at which the repeal shall take effect is *xed at January 1, 1883. The bill was then passed as amended by the committee. The Indian territory railroad bill was again taken up. The amendments offered by Messrs. Plumb, McMillan and Saulsbuiy v. ere accepted and the bill pas ed -yeas, 31: nays, 13. The bill appropriating $6,000,000 for the improvement of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers was made uufinIshed business for to-morrow. Mr. Plumb, from the committee on appropriations, reported without amendment house bill appropriating SBO,OOO to supply the deficiency for the current year for the subsistence of Indian trines. He explained t hat the bill was substantially identical with the one recently originated in and passed by the senate, and was made necessary because the house declined to recognize the right of the senate to originate the measure. The bill passed. Mr. Plumb, from the same committee, reported without amendment house hill to supply deficiencies the current year of $70,000 for printing' stamps, etc., for the revenue department, and $25,000 for the manufacture of paper for the treasury department; also, $150,000 to continue the work on Washington monument, the latter appropriation being for the nt xt fiscal year, and to enable the person in charge of the work to make ids contracts for the coming year at this time. Passed. Mr. Harmon called up the house bill to authorize the building of a bridge across the Mississippi at or near Keithsburg, Illinois. Passed. house. > On motion of Mr. Geddes, of Ohio, senate bill was passed appropriating SIO,OOO for the erection of a monument over the grave of Thomas Jefferson. The house went into committee of the whole on the tariff commission bill. SENATE. Washington, April 14.—Mr. Maxwy, from the committee on claims, reported favorably with amendments tße bill to appropriate and apply the ambaht Impropriated by the aet of Msrrbf 1077, to pay certain southern tosil ebmraetors. The regular order was passed over, and Mr. Voorhees addressed the senate upon the resolution introduced by him. declaring the conduct of the

state depai tment in relation to the arrest and imprisonment ny tne emisu authorities of Daniel McSweeny and other American citizens is in violation of American law. Mr. Sherman remarked that the statute which’protects the rights of foreign born citizens been passed by the Re{ üblican i arty, ana that party has established the right of expatriation. Upon his suggestion the resolution of Mr. Voorhees was referred to the committee on foreign relations. with the view to an inquiry into all the facts of the case. house. A minority report on the anti-Chin-ese bill was presented. It states the minority determined not to report the fifteen year bill, but go over to Page’s motion, thThe house went into committee of e whole on the private calendar.