The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Dill TO restrict immigration OF Cnlnese WAS
taken up. It provides that no master Of vessel
owned by any citizen OF the United States shall
take on board at any foreign port any number Of
Chinese exceeding fifteen with intent to bring
them to the United States, under penalty OF 800
for each passenger in excess of fifteen; such pen
atty to become lien on the vessel.
After considerable debate Mr.. Conger desired to
submit an amendment excepting shipwreCked
Chinese, but objection was made by Mr., Cox IN.
" and Mr. Luttrell.
Mr.. Garfield desired to submit an amendment
that the bill should not take effect until after due
notice had been given to the Chinese Government
under the rules Of international law.
Mr.. Cox IN, W objected.
Mr.. Garaeld-The bill is palpable violation Of
International law, and was gotten up rather for
party purposes than out Of consideration for the
interests Of the workiDgmen.
Mr.. Cox (N.Y) and others objected to further
debate.
The bill was passed by the following vote
YEAS.
Messrs Acklin, Aiken, Aldrich, Atkin, Briley,
Baker Qnd.) Baker IN. ", Banning, BayDe, Bee
be, Bell, Benedict, Bricknell, Blackburn, Blair,
| Bliss Blount, Boone, Brentsne, Brewer, Bright,
Buckner, Cabell. Caldwell IN. Y Caldwell (Tennl,
Calkins, Campbell, Chalmers Cook, Clarke (Ky),
Clark (Me y Cabb, Cole, Covert, Cox (0,), Cox IN.
W, CraVens, Crittenden, Cummings, Davidson,
Davis (Cal.), Deering, Dibrell, Dickey, Durham
Eden, Elan, Ellis, Ellsworth, Errett, Evans Qnd)
Evns, Ewing, FELTON,, Finley, Fort, Foster, Free.
man, Garth, Ganse, Gibson, Giddings, Glover
Gunter, Hale Hamilton, Hanna, Harmer Harri
son, Hartzell, Hatcher, Hayes, HaSleIon Henkle,
Hewitt IN. W, Hewitt (Ala), Herbert HisCock
Hooker, House, Hubbell, Hunton, Ittner, Jones
IN. H), Jones (Ala), Keightley, Kenna, Ketcham
Killnger Kimmell, Knapp, Landers, Ligon
Lockwood, Luttrell, Mackey, Maish, Majors, Man.
ming, Martin, Maham, Mcmahon, Metcalf, Mills
Money, Morse, Muldrew, Neal, 0Neil, Page, Pat
tenon Call, Peddie, Pollard, Potter, Pound, Rea
Reagan, Reilly, Rice (0) Robertson, Robinson
(Ind.), Ross Ryan, sapp sayer, Scales, shallen.
berger, Singleton, StemOns Smith (Ga,(, SOuthard,
Sparks Steele, Stenger, ThrockmOrtOn, Townsend
(O), Townsend Ills), Turner, Turney, Vance,
Van Voorhees,, Walker, Ward, White Qnd }, Whit
more, Wiggington, Williams (Ala,), Williams (or,)
Willis (Ky.), WilletS, Wilson, ,MWIen, Wright
Yeates, YOung-156.
NAYS.
Bacon, Bagley, Banks, Bisbee, Bouck, Bragg
Briggs, Bragden, Bundy, BHrch, Burdeck, Cain,
Gambler, Cannon, Caswell Chittenden, Clark Qa)
Conger, Grape Cutter, Danford, Dawson, Dunnell,
Dwight Eames Hardenbergh, Harris (Msss) Har-
ris (Ga), Hart, Hendee, Henderson, Humphrey,
Hudgerford, James, Jones (o) Joyce, LathrOp,
McCook, MCGOWAN, MITCHELL MerrimOn, Morgan,
Norcross, oyerton, Patterson IN. W. .Phelps, Pred
more, Pugh Robertson, Randolph, Reed, Rice
(Mass) Robbins, Robinson (Mass.), Sampson, Sex
ton, sInmlckson, smallS Smith (Ps,), starin,
Stephens, Stewart, Strait, Swami, Thompson, Tip.
ton, Townsend IN. ~, Wadleigh, Warner, Watson,
Williams CWis,), Williams (Del.)-72.
After taking up the Posto6ice bill Mr.. Baker
(Ind) moved to increase the appropriation for
mail transportation by railroad from SS7l5,O60 to
100000 After short debate it.WRs adopted
yeas SO nays 76.
Mr.. Chalmers submitted an amendment In
oreasing the appropriation for transportation on
steamboats, from $3.50 900 to 100000 Agreed to.
Withuot final acton the committee rose,
Mr.. Durham introduced joint resolution call.
ing on the Secretary Of State for detailed state
ment Of the expenditures made by the Govern
ment at the Paris Exposition. Passed.
Mr.. Aldrlch asked leave to offer resolution di.
reeting the Committee on Public Buildings aud
Grounds to inquire into the method Of construct
ing public buildings with view Of finding wheth.
er any abuses are connected with the same, OBJ
jected to.
Mr.. Scales asked leave to offer resolution di
recnng the Committee on Indian Affairs to inves.
tigate the recent escape Of the Cheyenne Indians
from their reservation and their subsequent
slaughter by United States troops.
Mr., Cook objected,
The session for tonight on the leVee bill was
abandoned and postponed until this day week,
and the House adjourned.