The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-30

WASHINGTON, April 20. 1882.
SENATE.
The Senate was not In session to-day.
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SENATE.
| The Senate was not In session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
! A message from the Senate announced
! the passage by that body, with amend
menfs. OF the House bill to execute GER.
tain treaty stipulsiions relating TO the Chi
nese-
MIR. Page. Of California, moved the con-
currence OF the House in the Senate amend
ments.
MIR. Hooker, Of Mississippi, objected on
the ground that II was not wise legislation
10 act upon such an important measure
without some time being given TO consider
the amendments.
Mr.. Page then obtained an order feT the
printing Of the bin and amendments, and
gave notice that Ire would ask for the re-
consideration Monday.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, OF wsscon-
sin. resolution was adopted authorizing
the Committee on Foreign Affairs to send
/ n subcommittee % New York for the pur-
pose Of examining witnesses in the Chilli
. Peru investigation.
The House then resumed the considera-
ton OF the Mississippi contestee-election
case OF Lynch rs. Chalmers, and the pre-
vious question having been ordered, Mr.
Calkins, OF Indiana, took the floor 10 close
the debate. He promised his argument
with a brief review OF the present condi-
ton of the colorcti race. Old fallacfes and
sophistries were gone, and to-day the idea
that all men are created equal before the
law was the accepted doctrine OF the re-
public.
Except the Chinese" suggested Mr..
Buchanan, OF Georgia.
Mr.. Calkins: Whenever the Chinese as
a people, shall stop their system OF servi-
tude, no man on this side OF the chamber
will refuse them the fellowship OF mankind.
Turning to the consideration OF the case,
Mr.. Calkins exhibited a map OF Mississippi
to show the gerrymandering which had
been resorted 10 in order TO throw large
majority OF the col0red people into the
shOe-string" district, and some good-na-
tured colloquies ensued as TO the system OF
redistricting i'm vogue in Indiana and Ohio.
Mr.. Calkins spoke nearly two hours, and
was frequently applauded by his party
friends. In conclusion, he reviewed the
benefits granted TO the colored people by
the Republican party, and assured that
people that the party would continue TO
educate them, and, standing by them in
each advancing step in civilization, would
invoke Gods blessing upon them and their
children.
AT the conclusion of his speech he was
greeted with loud and long-continued ap-
plause on the Republican side and in the
galleries. in which a large number OF col
ored men were assembled.
The vote was then taken on the rcs0lu-
ton Of the minority OF the Committee on
Elections declaring Chalmers entitled 10
retain his seat Ii was reiected-ayeS, lOf;
noes, 125--a party vote. About thirty pairs
were announced on this vote.
The question then required on the first
resolution Of the majority declaring that
Chalmers was not entitled to a seat.
At first there was disposition shown on
the Democratic side 10 refrain from voting
on tbs question, and on the first roll-call
not moro than twenty Democrats voted
among them Randall, House, Tucker, Car
Isle. and Holman. This, however, was
enough to make a quorum, and upon the
second rOl-call the remaining Democrats
east their votes in the negative.
The resolution was adopted-yeas, l2i;
nays, II.
The second resolution declaring Lynch
entitled 10 the scat was agreed to-yeas,
1915; nays, 50.
Mr.. Lynch then appeared at the bar Of
the House, escorted by Mr.. Calkins, and the
oath Of Office was administered to him by
the Speaker.
Mr.. Caswell, OF Wisconsin, presented
the conference report on the poSt-oilice APP
preparation bill, which was agreed TO.
A conference committee on the fortifica-
ton appropriation bill was appointed, and
the HOrSp at $40. adjourned.