The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
wa.hinston and Congressional.

resolution TO rescind all emigration treaties
with the Chinese was voted down In the House on
Monday, all the Republicans bat one voting
The United States Senate on Wednesday passed
| a bill for public building AZ TT. Wayne. The
Chinese bill was then taken up, speeches being
made by-Messrs. Slater Hawley and Edmunds
In the House of Represen tatives "Wednesday
the contested election case of Lynch versus Chal-
mers was callei up and its consideration was or
dered by 155 to So The reading Of the report con
| sumed ninety minutes and some useless jaw toek
up the remainder of day which might have
been devoted 10 some useful purpose.
In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Sherman introduced
a bill repsaling the law which forces the coinage
of 20O0, 700 standard dollars per month. and di.
the Secretary of the Treasury deems it necessary
for public conve hence melton to take up the
bill 20 punish tn unlawful certiicatiog of bank
checks was lost b. tie vote. On measure to re-
peal the section If the statutes prohibiting Con-
federates from hol ling positions in the Army there
occurred the most bitter partisan debate of the
session. Mr.. Edmunds led the opposition. and
Aessrs. Vest. Garland, Maxey and Hampton took
hand in favor OF the proposition. The customary
wrangle took place on the Chinese bill, without
action. The conference report on the Postoffice
appropriation bill adopted, the item for fast
mails for the pricipsl cities being made 5000 COO
In the House of Representatives Thursday. Mr.
Townsend submitted a conference report favor
efficiency of the Hfe-saying service. When the
Mississippi contest d election case came up
Lynch, the colored claimant, made finished ar
gument in his own behalf, while Chalmers en-
decisions
of the Supreme Cour. of Mississippi. A message
from the President was resd, reciting the lawless
acts perpetrated by cowboys Ia Arizona, and rec
ommending that the Army be permitted to coop
crate with the civil authorities Mr. Randall
offered resolutions calling on the Comptroller of
the Currency for his correspondence with the
Second National Bank of Cincinnati as to its or
ganiZatiOn.
The United States Senate was not in session
Saturday. The House adopted q resolution de
claring john Il. Lynch tcOored) entitled ID repre-
sent the Shoestring District of Mississippi in the
House, in place of J, r. Chalmers. Lynch was
sworn in, taking the irou-clad oath.
The Senate Saturday passed the House bill to
fix the time for holding elections in West Nir-
ginia. MI. Conger reported bill repeating the
| tonnage tax on vessels trading with Canada, rs
also TO reduce the hospital to forty cents per
month on each sailor. When the anti-Chinese
bill came up motion to strike out the section 10
regard to skilled and unskIlled laborers was lost
by 20 to % After the rejection of several amend
ments, the bill was passed by 81 to 15
The House Of Representatives Saturday
adopted resolution that tue Secretary of War
furoish Information as to the number of United
States foldiG;s in Arizona, and whether legisla
ton is necessary TO guard lie and property from
destruction by Indians In the Mississippi con-
tested election case. MeFsrs. Hooker and Tucker
supported the claims of General Chalmers, while
Mr. Robson argued against the Supreme Court
OF Mississippi. Mr.. CalkinS demanded the pre-
viOus question: but no vote was taken.
A witress before the Senate Committee investi-
eating corners" and futures in New York
City, testified that sales in wheat alone at the
Exchange, fTon July, 1873, to April 20, 1852, for
spot cash, amounted to S2i4 CO., while sales at
options, puts aud calls, futures and stTa6dles.
amounted to 81 l54. 267, 900. He was strongly op-
posed to the latter way of doing business as it
was demoraliZing. and in no business will so
many financial wrecks be found as among grain
speculaters. He thought there should be law
making 1t a penalty, punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment for any person to engage in the sale
OF products which they never see nor handle.