Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-26
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
AMERICAN SUSPECTS IN IRE
LAND.
The Government Attacked and De-
tended - The Mississippi BIZ
Through the Senate-The House
Chinese Bill Amended.

Dy Mr.. AlOftc1. from the COMMITTEE on
Finance (adversely)-The bill to refund to
the North Carolina Railroad Company
moneys unlawfully collected from It by the
United States. Placed on the calendar
After the close Of the morning business
the Senate resumed the consideration of the
Mississippi river improvement bill, aDprO-
Driatiug 50, 900, 600 All the pending amend
meuts 70 increase the appropriation and
apply part OF the money for she benefit Of
the levee system, were Withdrawn, and the
bill passed by q viva Yoce vote without OBJ
lection.
After struggle for precedence the Sen
ate took up the House Chinese bill, the first
question being on concurrence in the nu-
merous amendments reported by the For
eign R lAtions Con mmittee-
All OF the committees amendments,
down TO the two last, sections fourteenth
and fifteenth, were agreed to as read.
The committees amendment, Striking
out the fourteenth section, which prohibits
any State, or the United States Court, from
admitting Chinese to citizenship, was TO
j C ed, aud the section retained--yeas %,
nsFs 32.
The committees amendment, striking out
the fifteenth section which defines the words
sChinese laborers" wherever used in the
act, to mean both skilled ard uusKi led
lsbOrers and Chinese employed 10 mining,
was carried by vote Of yeas %, nays 2S.
The vote was party one except that Messrs.
Miller Of California, Jones OF Nevada. and
Cameron OF Wisconsin, voted ''nO" with The
Democrats Mr. Davis, OF IlinOis, voted
''ayen with the Republ cans.
The amendments having been gone
| through with il committee Of the whole,
the bill was reported 10 the Senate with
calls for separate votes on some Ct the
amendments.
After speeches by Messrs. Hoar and Nor
gan the bill went over. After an executive
session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Calkins, Of Indiana,
Chairman Of the Committee on Elections
called up the contested election case OF
Lynch vs.. Chalmers.
Mr. AthertOn, of Ohio, minority mem
Der Of the committee, stated that he was
| not physically able to proceed with the dis
CussiOn to-day, whereupOn Mr.. CAlkius said
! he would proceed for one hour and then
allow the case TO g over.
Mr.. Randall raised question OF coust9-
| Grafton, upon which a vote was taken. AMI
the House refused-yeas 81, nays 12l-tO
| consider the election case.
Mr.. Carlisle Offered a resolution recting
| the fact OF the removal Of Andrew De7iue,
one OF the official stenOgrsphers Of toe
| House, and that it is stated on the part OF
Devine thst the action Of the Speaker does
| not constitute removal ''for cause" within
the meaning Of the rule, and instructiog
the Committee on the Judiciary To make a
full inquiry into the case Of Deviue, and
| the validity OF the action OF the Speaker,
and report at any time their conclusions
/ with such recommendations as they msy
/ deem proper. Adopted.
The resolution offered By Mr.. Robinson,
Of New York, yesterday. disch srgirg the
Committee on Foreign Affairs from further
consideration OF the resolution asking for
executive information touching the i'm
prisOnment OF American cltiZ ms abrOsd
was then taken up.
Mr.. Robinson read A pres mbIe and q Sc
ries Of resolutions, which he would offer, if
the resolution OF recall be adopted and
spoke in condemnation % the course Of our
government IN the matter Of imprisoued
suspects tn Ireland. He demaude5 the r.
call of Minister Lowell and he serving upon
England s notice that suspects claiming
American citizenship must have Instant
trial or release, and, IN the event OF such
notice nOs being complied with, Mr.. Rsbin-
son would fgbt.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York. followed Mr.. Rab-
inson TO the same effect, but in a miller
speech
Mr.. Orth, of Indisus, 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 he
begged Of the House to inform itself Of the
true status OF the question before It moved
70 discharge the committee from its FUR
ther consideration. He wanted the House
70 be fully and thoroughly posted
with regard to the consequence OF
it's action and to know when
is starts on journey where It will lead. He
did nos want this government to be com
PEELED to take the backward track. He had
sympathy with the Irish people aud with
all people who were deprived OF their
rights, but there was q great difference be
tween sympathy and duty. This govern
meut, IN view OF treaty obligations, could
not use its sympathy to foment trouble In a
neighbOriIg 2 country. He defended the
President, the State Department and the
Foreign Relations Committee from the i'm
putaUO1s cast upon Is, and sstd that
all nad been diligently studying the prob
I'm, which proved to be the most intricate
ard delicat4 which had entered into our
diplomacy since the close OF the war. To
show the importance of the House being in
possession o. Information before it acted on
such an important question, he declared
that McEoerV, one OF the men included IN
the report, was not au American citizen,
and that another, O'Mahonsy, at the
time OF his arrest wss hold
ing ofice IN Great Britain. The
House was called upon to demand the
release OF man who was not an American
citizen, aud he warned the House that when
one nation made a demand upon another,
she must be prepared to take the conse-
queuces of that demand.
Mr.. Deuster, OF Wisconsin, also q mem
Der OF the Foreign Relations Committee,
ssii II any one faneied that this was mere
meet debate, q mere speculative question,
be was mistaken. He advanced It as his
opinion that II q members vote should be
recorded on this resolution here today it
might transpire that no vote cast
b. any member OF the Ameri-
eau Congress at is present ses-
sion was frsught with more gravity.
The State Department realized the import
auce OF the question whether the House did
or not. He was accredited with no conf
Dental authority, but he could imagine a
party in 6rest Britain, which was watching
every movement of the Gladstone govern
ment, and would be ooly too glad on the
prefence OF undue partiality to American
citizens to move vote OF neglect OF conf-
deuce and upset the efforts Of the Gladstone
government. Il was barely possible that
that government was between the devil and
deep sea on this question. There might be
party in Great Britain whose
highest desire would be to marshall
squ2drons and crush Ireland under the hoof
OF relentless war. It was well 10 pause
and consider whether this was just the time
70 vote on the resolution Of demand or de
fance 70 the British Government. Negotia-
tious were still going on by cable dispatch
es, and, IL the House would forbear even
until next week, the committee hoped to
be able to report back the resolution with
the intelligence that the entire number Of
American prisoners were released.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered the fol-
lowing resolution as a substitute for Mr.
R0btnson's resolution:
be requested to communicate to this House
any additional correspondence with the
British Government on file IN the State De-
partment, In reference to the alleged i'm
prisOnment Of citizens Of the United States
In Ireland.
THAT the President be requested to con-
tinue his efforts for the prompt release or
prompt trial Of snv citizen who may now re-
main uujustly imprisoned in Ireland by the
Government Of Great Britain.n
Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, opposed Mr.. Rob-
inson's resolution because it presented
question which might involve the country
in tremendous eoUhiet with the British
Government. He presumed that ii the
President should make prompt demand,
the gentlemen who were now critfctsing the
committee must be prepared to stand by the
administration in that demand. The
gentleman from New York (Mr. Robin
son) said: eff our demand is declined,
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