The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-18
Forty.seventh Congress First Session.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1882.


WASHINGTON, April II, 1882.
SENATE.
Mr.. George VI. Chilcott qualified as SEN
ator from Colorado, to succeed Henry NJ.
/ Teller.
The bill recently reported by Mr.. KEEL
logg, from the Commerce Committee, for
deepening the canals and improving the
navigation OF the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers, came up as the regular order. The
! bill provides that the work is to be carried
on by the Secretary of War upon the plans
Of the Mississippi-River Commission, and
appropriates Sj,000.000 for the Mississippi
and 81 100000 for the Missouri river. An
extended debate ensued, and pending a
motion for an executive session the bill
went over till tomorrow.
/ Executive session.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On motion OF Mr.. Robson. of New Jer-
/ scy, a resolution was adopted providing
/ that on and after April 18th the daily hour
OF meeting of the House shall be II a. VI.
Under the call of States the following
bills, etc. were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana: Appropriate
ing 100000 for the purchase of seed cane
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
BY Mr.. Frost, of Missouri: To repay to
Great Britain the undishibuted balance Of
the Geneva award.
The Elections Committee reported in
favor of the contestant, Blsbee, in the case
Of the Second Florida district.
Mr.. Grape, Of Massachusetts,, under in
structiOns from the Committee on Banking
I MI - tn
and adopt resolutions making the bill TO
enable national banking associations to eX-
tend their corporate existence the special
order for the 2jth of April. After long
debate vote was taken. and the motion
was defeated-yeas 14S, nays S9--not the
necessary two-thirdS in the affirmative.
Mr.. Fisher, Of Pennsylvania. under in
siructions from the Committee on Coinage,
Weights. and Measures, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill authorizing the
receipt Of United States gold coin in eX-
change for gold bars. Agreed TO.
MIR. Rice, of Massachusetts, under in
structions from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, moved TO suspend the rules and
pass Senate bill for the relief OF the heirs
If the owners, officers, and crew OF the
/ brig General Armstrong. Agreed to
ayes, 1856; noes, 35.
/ Mr.. Harris, OF Massachusetts, under
/ instructions from the Committee on Naval
/ Affairs, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution providing for night scs-
sions until further notice on Mondays and
/ Wednesdays for the consideration Of bills
authorizing the construction OF vessels OF
war for the United States and providing
for permanent construction funds for the
navy. This started little discussion.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, opposed fix
ing any time for the consideration of those
bills until the resolution of inquiry which
he had offered early in the session had been
answered by the Secretary of the Navy.
That resolution looked TO the acquisition
by tine House of information without which
il was absolutely impossible for the House
TO engage in an intelligent consideration OF
either of those bills.
There was one thing which must precede
the reconstruction of the navy, and that
was the reconstruction Of the Navy Depart
ment.
MIR. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, opposed
the resolution, holding that il was incum-
bent on the House, before legislating on
the subject, to know what was likely to be
the policy OF the new Secretary OF the Navy,
because If his policy was TO be like that OF
some of his predecessors the House would
owe il to itself and country to withhold
the appropriation.
Mr.. Harris. of Massachusetts, in reply TO
Mr.. Hewitt, stated that the information
called for was so extensive that it would
take all the force of the Navy Department
TO collect it by the close OF the session.
Mr.. Springer also thought that the Navy
Department should be reorganized before
the work Of reOrganizlng the navy should
he entered upon. He was opposed to be-
ginning policy that would cause the ex-
penditure OF a million dollars to build
ships of war in time OF profound peace,
the country being at peace and not de-
string to cultivate arts OF war. lie was
opposed 10 a large standing army or
large navy.
Mr. HardenbWgh, Of New Jersey, in
quired whether the navy OF the United
States was strong enough for this country
10 demand the release Of American prison
ers abroad.
MIR. Springer replied that if the United
; States demanded their release they would
be released. 1t was the moral power OF thu
Government that would secure the releas,
of the American prisoners in Ireland.
Finally the motion was lost-yeas, 145
nays, 9l-not necessary two thirds in thu
affirmative.
Mr.. Page, OF California, under instruc
tions from the Committee on Education
and Labor, moved to suspend the rules anC
nut upon its passage the anti-Chinese bill
with the ten-year period Of suspension O.
immigration.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Bragg, o
Wisconsin, rising 10 parliamentary ques
ton, inquired how il was that the bill Il
execute treaty stipulations, TO regulate i'm
migration, and affecting the naturalization
laws. came to be reported by the Commit
, tee on Education and Labory
The Speaker: Because the subject wa
rcferrctl to H."
Mr.. Bragg: al suppose under the ruin.
OF the Chair that whatever goes in mus
come ouf.v
/ Mr.. Willis. of Kentucky. announced hi