The Portland daily press., 1882-04-18
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.

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| WASHINGTON April II.
The credentials of Geo. M. Chilcott, aI
pointed by the Governor of Colorado as Sena
| tor to fill the vacancy until the next meeting
| of the Legislature, caused by the resignation Q
| Henry M. Teller, were presented. Mr.. Chill
| colt was qualified and took his seat.
Mr.. Ingalls, from the judiciary committe, re
| ported with amendments bill introduced BY
Mr.. Plumb in December. to declare certain
lands granted to the Pacific railroad subject tt
taxation Tabled temporarily with notice BY
Mr.. McDill that he would ask to speak on the
subject Thursday.
Messrs. Allison and Beck were excused from
service as conferees on the Indian appropria-
tion bill.
The bill recently reported from the COM
merce committee for deepening canals and i'm
proving navigation of the Mississippi and Mis-.
souri, rivers. came up as regular order. Ii
appropriates six millions. An amendment by
Mr.. Garland increases the appropriation to
fifteen millions. The bill was discussed at some
length, but went over without action.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted providing that on
and after April 10Th the hour of meeting OF
the House shall be II O'Clock a. m.
Several bills were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Murch of Maine introduced q resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation as to whether in his estimates for
ETC., such estimates were based on the eight
hour law
The committee on elections submitted a
majority report in the contested election
case OF Bsbee vs. Finley from the second dis
trict of Florida declaring Bisbee emitted to the
seat. Laid over for future action.
Mr.. Grape Of Massachusetts under in struc-
tions from the committee on banking and cur
rency. moved to suspend the rules and adopt
resolutions making the bill to enable national
4txs-
existence a speci Il order for the 2Sth of April.
Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania inquired
whether, if the bill were made special order,
the gentlemen would permit certain amend
mentS.
Mr.. Grape assented.
Crapo, Haskell of Kansas and Flower Of New
York, the latter urging the necessity OF an
early consideration of the bill.
The motion was defeated, yeas 14S, nays So
not the necessary two-thirds.
Several petitions were presented and refer
red.
A number of minor bills were passed under
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Page moved to suspend the rules and
pass the anti Chinese bill with ten year period
OF suspension of immigration. This provoked
long and very noisy discussion during which
angry feelings were manifested on both sides.
Mr.. .Willissp spoke in favor of the bill and when
he finished, Mr.. Page who was entitled to Is
minutes for debate instead OF consuming that
time demanded a vote. He had no sooner de-
clared his intention not to speak when Mr..
Rice claimed the floor to speak against the
measure, but was not recognized by the
Speaker who stated he had recognized Mr..
Willis as opposed to the bill as that gen tleman
had demanded second on the original motion.
Several members while favoring the bill ad-
vocated Mr.. Rice's right to be heard in opposi-
tion to it and animated colloquies ensued be-
tween the Speaker and Messrs. Kenna, Ran
dali, Cox and others,
The Speaker ruled that the remaining 10
minutes were under the control of Mr.. Page
and that gentleman then took the floor in sup
port of the pending bill. He was followed by
Mr.. Kasson who said he had opposed the
former bill but would support this measure in
the hope that in ten years it would be known
whether that policy should be continued. After
another scene of confusion incident upon an
other attempt of the opponents of the measure
to be heard the rules were suspended and the
bill passed yeas 201, nays 81
The House at 6 20 adjourned after havi ing
been for All hour and a half in state of ex-
treme turmoil and confusion.