The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-24

amy bill.
Forty.seyenth COngress-FtrstSe Session.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1882.
SENATE.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
I Foreign Relations. reported adversely Sell
ate bills i'm relation TO the Venezuela award,
and II was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. George, from the Committee on Ag-
riculture, reported as Il substitute for the
/ 3 veral measures before that committee an
original bin to constitute Department OF
4 Agriculture, an Executive Department, and
/ TO define ITS powers and duties. Put on the
calendar.
! A bill was introduced by Mr.. Johnston,
OF Virginia, appropriating 100000 for the
erection Of public buildings at Lynchburg,
Va.
On motion OF Mr.. Kellogg the Secretary
/ OF War was directed TO transmit informa-
ton of the amount Of supplies, tents, and
| transportation furnished by his department
/ TO the several States for the relief OF the
sufferers by the Mississippi overflow, and
what further supplies will be necessary,
with an estimate OF their cost.
/ Mr.. Morgan called up his pending con-
current resolution declaring for reel
prOcity treaty with Mexico.
/ Mr.. Sherman said there was opposition
OH both sides OF the chamber TO all reci-
procitv treaties, and moved the reference
/ of the resolution TO the Committee on For
cipn Relations, which was agreed to.
| The life-saving service bill was again
taken up, and the discussion upon the
amendments proposing new stations occu-
pied the remainder OF the time allotted to
| the calendar. The additional stations pro-
/ yided orinclude three on the South Carolina
coast near Georgetown, Charleston, and
Beaufort inserted on the motion Of MI.
! Hampton, and one near Tybee Island, one
near Brunswick, and one near Cumberland
| island, on the Georgia coast inserted on
/ the motion of Mr.. Brown, OF Georgia..
! The Florida senators spoke in advocacy OF
new stations on the Atlantic and Gull
coast Of Florida. The bill was not acted
upon finally.
At 2:l0 the tariil-cOmmissiOn bill came
no, and Mr.. salisbury opened the debate
in opposition to it. and was followed by
Mc,srS. Garland, Frye, Aldrich, Williams,
and Beck.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported from the Appropriation Committee
with amendments making 1t amount to
~. 0SI,300.
Mr.. Miller, OF New York, vas awarded
the floor for tomorrow on the tariff COM
mission bill. At 3:3j the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors were
re0pcned the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 10 O'Clock in continue
lion Of Wednesdays session, and the de-
bate on the Chinese bill was resumed.
The Chinese debate lasted until the close
Of Wednesdays session. After the formal
opening of to-day's session, the morning
hour having been dispensed with, the
House lat l2:2J) resumed the consideration
of the Chinese bill. At O'Clock the pre-
yious question was ordered on the bill and
amendments which were offered by various
members.
Mr.. Page then took the floor for the
closing hour Of debate, but yielded for ten
inmates to Mr.. Robinson, OF Massachu-
sets, and MIR. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Curtin said that now Congress had
come face to face with the square, unadul-
terated question Of labor; 100000 Chinese
laborers In California took the place OF
100, 900 American laborers, and the naked
, question was presentedto Congress whether
that state OF facts should continue. When
the Pacific coast came and asked that Amer
lean labor should be preferred, the whole
American people were touched by the APP
neal. and il was the right and duty OF Con.
rress To protect American citizens against
, the introduction OF heather Chinese labor
Tbi. American Government should set vi
for itself and say TO all the world, I'VE
shall say who shall conc and who shall mol
. come. who shall become citizens and who
: shall not"
, lie then proceeded In eloquent language
, 10 give a brief history OF the conflict OF the
European and Indian races, and he wa
frequently interrupted with applause. H'
Q had TO sneak of another race-thc Negro
: race-stolcn from his home in Africa. The'
the people of Massachusetts, had forgotten
the sublime Declaration OF Independence
People were familiar with the eolored race
= They knew IL well. The negro rs dis
: turbing element in politics was gone. Wher
:. the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Hook
|, err spoke the other day, beautiful, poetical
" and classic as were his remarks. there wa
mute eloquence in the wave OF his armies
IA sleeve, which brought to him (Nlr. Curtin
II the consolation that America was uni
n and would remain unit now and forever
= He protested againt compelling the peopl
u OF California 10 undergo the evils OF Chimes
s. immigration. Put 100000 Chinese dow
7, in Massachusetts TO displace the intelligcn
Il workmen Of that great State, and the yio
lence Of the Puritan denunciation woul'
dwarf the utterances OF the sand lots ant
II brambles OF California. In conclusion h
81 stated that he would vote for the bill As
" stood, because II was thought by the rep
~ resentativcs OF the Pacific coast that
would remedy the evil OF which they wer
- complaining.
c After a brief speech by Mr.. Cannon, Q
Y, Illinois, In support Of the bill, Dir. Page
'e OF California, took the floor to close IN
debate.
m The House then proceeded to vote o
= the amendments. That Of MIR. Kasson, re
~ duclng the period % the suspension OF I'm
migration TO ten years, was reiectcd-aye'
Is 100; noes, 1871. Mr.. Butterworfii'