New-York tribune., 1876-05-17
xLIvrH CONGRESSES SESSION.
nnc1n prpnRr nE PROCEEDINGS.

RFGILAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
-,,1 srN,Tp nBnATFs THE CHINESE QUESTION
prpsoxA1ITIFs BETWEEN Mr.. CoNKLING AND
uR EDMUNps-THE HOUSE CONDEMNS THE
GOVERNMENT PRINTER-A SCENE CALLING Fok
PRoTRACTED USE or THE GAVELs
SENATE. WASHINGTON May 16, 1876.
Tn the Senate to-day, the usual batch OF
ett ous from all parts of the country on all subjects
was presented The following were the more important
Against the National Medical Institute bill by Mr. Thur
man Dem. Ohio, and the petition OF A. W. Van schmtt'
civil engineer OF Francisco, Cal, claiming that be
Is the author of invention for removing distractions
10 navigation and that patent is being nfringed by
the Government OF the United States in the Improvement
at Hell Gate New-York Harbor and other places, and
asking that no may be allowed to bring suit Tor COM
The following bills were placed on the calendar
The Senate bill TO amend the enforcement act
I To fc@it certain duties to Peter VIZ eht & sons.
, biu 10 aroend the NaonaI Currency act was ndef-
Intely poSpOned also the Senate bill TO reduce the pun
lie interest provide safe and elastic currency, guard
few bills OF local interest in the West were intro
duced, and Mr.. MITCHELL Rep.. Oregon then called
mp the bin to restrain the immigration OF Chinese and
resolution accompanying MI Mitchell spoke IN suppor.
OF the bill His general argument was the purity OF our
civilization is in danger Of contamination from me
hooding OF the land by degraded ana wleked m 400 G
year. nauralized u the West and none desire
Mr. SARGENT Rep., Cal.l said the people Of Califor,
mia do want them naturalizcd as they would oe ea
OF the Chinese companies. -,
Mr. MITCHELL resumed, and hoped the resolution
for a change in the treaty with China would prevail
ON motion OF Mr. SARGENT, the bill to restrain chi
Immigration was referred err 70 fhe Ren Y
with Mr.. sargents assent moved 1t. reference 10 ue
Foreign Relations Committee.
Mr. EDMUNDS Rep. Vt) objected. as the other Com
mlttee the proper one to consider the suDlect
said he lad made mistake in moving its reference 10
the Commit ee Foreign Relations without consulting
Mr. EpMUNDs said he apologized to the Senator
from Nev-YOr and would endcavOr hereafter TO con
duct himself Senator so as not to make any motion
In the Senate without consulting his friend from New
York COnklng and thus tho matter could be arranged
This bill certainly applied to the regulation OF commerce.
and should go 10 the Committee on Commerce -,
Mr.. CONKLING SAID the senator had employed the
term reel alton He thought it seemed TO be the mission
of the Senator from Vermont to regulate not only com
merce but the Senate and his fellow Senator's u was
not part of the Obligation when rested upon that sen
ator to he alert the suggestion OF his that the D g
nr would not have intcrposed objection had the Sen
aOr from Vermont made any motion TO refer WIN Ie
consent Of the senator Introducing bill; among Mr
Conkngs many faults, chronic habit Of obecing was
not one 1900, ,.,,, .,o,,, from Nav
York had entirely vanqushed him by what ne hau Hl
said He has stated that the ground Of my suggestion
must have been as understand IL that am a chronic
obiector. and that have intcliered with what / ouSi
not TO have interiered With NY EoGd m asI co Ii o
jector 1 agree TO that; believe all the peobie OF
ihe limited states know that BarlIs is win' There
is no objection Had he lElmunds known that the SEN
atOr from NevYOTk had private consultation WIN thS
Senator from California who introduced the bill, and
that that senator did not object to it going to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations he would have said moth
ing In his (Edmundss) opinion it he was allowed 10
have one and he believed he had by the Constitution
Notwithstanding the Senator from New-HorG, he Dill
should 20 TO the Committee Commerce. II the sent
tor from NewYork and his committee were Sy OF ths
Chinese question, he Edmunds) had no objection TO II
going TO toe Committee Foreign Relations. AS Toe
Senator from New-YOrk member or both commit
fees both Committees might report good D ana as ne
mir Edmund5) not member OF either the Dill
couldn't be a bad one liaughtcrI
The bill then referred to the Committee on Foreign
The amendment of the to the senate hill rea-
tive to mtcrments the Congressional Cemetery was
agreed TO and the bill passed
Al l:47 H. m. legislative business was suspended ana
the consideration of the articles OF Impeachment aSdS
" " IellIap Late Secretary OF War, resumed.
The galleries were cleared and the doors closed Before
decision was reached at 525 the doors rcopened
and the Senate adjourned until tomorrow,