The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-26
Forsy-seventh Congress First Session
WAsHINGToH. April -, 1892.
SENATE.

Finance: Adversely on the bin 10 refund
10 the North Carolina Railroad Company
moneys unlawfully collected from il hy the
United states. Placed on the calendar.
After the close 81 the morning business
the senate resumed the consideration OF
the Mississippi-rivor Improvement bin, APP
propriating sG.000,000. All pending amend
ments 10 increase the appropriation and
apply part Of the money for the benefit %
the lcyee system were withdrawn, and the
bill passed by a rira COce vote without OBJ
lection.
After a struggle for precedence The Sem
ate took up the House Chinese bill. the
first question being on concurrence in the
numerous amendments reported by the
Foreign Relations Committee.
All OF the committee amendments down
10 the two last sections fourteenth and iii
tccnth) were agreed 30 ms read. The COM
mittce amendment striking ont the four
tcenth section, which prohibits any State
or United states court from admitting the
Chinese 10 citizenship, was rejected and
The section retained-ycas, 2G nays, 3.
The committee amendment striking ont
the 18th section, which defines the words
Chinese labOrcrs " wherever used in the
act to mean both skilled and umskilled la-
borers and Chinese employed in mining.
was carrieG-yeas, 20; nays, %. The vote
was a party one, except that Mossrs. Miller
OF California, Jones OF Nevada. and Came
ron Of Wisconsin voted "No" with the
Democrats. Mr.. Davis OF Illinois voted
/ "Ayc" with the Republicans.
The amendments having been gone
through with in Committee o. the Whole,
il was reported 10 the Senate.
/ After speeches by Messrs. lloar and Nor
gan the bin went over.
/ Executive session.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Calkins, Of Indiana, chairman Of the
/ Committee on Elections, called up the con-
/ tested-election ease Of Lynch rs. Chalmers.
Mr.. Atherton, OF Ohio. minority member
Oi the committee, stated that he was not
/ physically able 10 proceed with the discus
sion to-day; whcreupon Mr.. Calkins said
/ he would proceed for one hour, and then
allow the ease 10 20 over.
Mr.. Randall raised the question Of the
consideration, upon which the vote was
I taken. and the House refused-ayes, H. /;
nays, 12l-to consider the election case.
Mr.. Carlisle offered a resolution rcciting
the fact Of the removal OF Andrew Deyine.
one OF the official stCnographers OF the
House, and that il is stated on the part Of
Dcyine that the action OF the Speaker does
not constitute a removal "fOr cause
within the meaning Of the rule, ana in
.tructing the Committee on the Judiciary
I 10 make full inquiry into the case OF De
vine and the validity Of the action Of the
speaker and report at any time their con-
illusions with such recommendations SIS
/ they may deem proper. Adopted.
4 resolution offered by Mr.. Robinson, Of
New York. Yesterday, discharging the
+ Committee on Foreign Affair." from the fur
ther consideration OK the resolution asking
for Executive information touching the
imprisonment Of American citizens abroad,
was then taken mp.
Mr. Robinson read the preamble and a
series of resolutions which he would offer
+ il the resolution OF recall be adopted. and
spoke i'm condemnation OF the course Of orr
/ Government in the matter of The imprisoned
suspect, I'm ireland. he demanded the rc-
call Of Minister Lowell and the serving
uDon England oi notice that the suspects
claiming American citizenship must have
+ instant trial or release, and in the event Of
the notice not being complied with Mr.
Robinson would iieht.
4 MIR. Cox, of New York. followed Mr..
Robinson 10 the same elect but In q mildcr
speech.
Mr.. Orth, Of Indiana, chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, having
charge Of The subject. said that this ques-
ton was one OF the most delicate and inter-
esting questions before Congress. But hc
begged OF the House 20 inform Itself %
the true status o.. the question before II
moved 60 discharge the committee from
lis further consideration. lie wanted lhe
House 10 be fully and thoroughly posted
with REGARD 10 the consequence Of Us ac-
ton, and to know when 10 starts or the
Journey where it will lead. lie did not
want tins Government TO hc compelled 90
take a backward track. lie bad sympathy
with the Irish people and with all peoples
who were deprived OF their rights, but
there was @ great difference between SYM
p9thv aud duty. This Government, in
view ol the treaty objection, could not Use
IT, sympathy 10 lOment trouble IN neigh
boring country. lie defended The Presi-
dent. the state Department, anu the For
eirn Relations Committee from The imputa-
fions east upon il. and said that all had
been diligently studyiugthe problem, which
proyed 10 De the most intricate and deli
cate which had entered into our diplomacy
since the close OF the war. To show the
importance Of the House being in posse,
sion of the information before IL acted on
such m important question, hC declare d thai
McEnry, one Of The men included in TIA,
resolution. was moi an American citizen
and that another % Mahoncy), at the time o.
4 hi, arrest, was holding an office in Grea
Britain. The House was called upon {,
demand the release OF a man who was no
: an American citizen. and he warned Tx
House that when one nation made de
mand upon another she must be prepared
10 take the consequences OF that demand.
Mr.. Dousicr, Of Wisconsin, also mem
Der II the Foreign Relations Committee
? said IL any one iaBcied thai this was mere
, moot debate mere speculative question:
he was mistaken. He advanced il rs IN
opinion that II members votes should b.
recorded on this resolution here to-day !
I might tFanspire that 10 vote east by an
r member in the American Congress at ID
! present session was fraught with NOR
gravity.
The State Department realized the i'm
pOrtanee Of The question, whether the liOus
did or not. lie was accredited with M
1 confidential authority, but be could en-
: gage party in Great Britain which wa
watching every movement OF The Gladston
Government, and would be only too glad
on the pretenee Of undue partiality q
, American citizens, 10 move a vote OF wan
! of confidence and upset the efforts Of III
4 Gladstone Government. itwas barely pos
sibie that that Government was between Tia
devil and the deep sen on this question
There might be a party In Great Britai
whose highest desire would be 10 narshi
/ squadrons and crush Ireland under III