The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27
Mr.. Sherman Airs his Funding Bill
in the Senate...A Struggle
Over the Proposed Amend.
ments Thereto.
Ths Chinese immigration Bill Receives
the Attention of the House,.
Features of the Same.
The Verdict in the Guiteau Case Causes
Very General Satisfaction at
Home and Abroad.
The Convicted Man Apparently Not
Disconeertedb by the Result.
Sc0yille at Work on Points of the Mo-
tiOn for New Trial.
Other Foreign and Domestic News,
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress-

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 26-Mr. Butler
presented a memorial from the President
of the Chamber of Commerce, of Charles.
ton South Carolina, with an accompanying
letter from General Gilmore for further
appropriation for work on the ietties in
Charleston harbor. The letter, which was
read, urged the necessity of more liberal
appropriation for the work, so that it NAV
not be temporarily stopped for want OF
funds.
Amotion by Mr.Anthony for adjournment
from today till Monday was negatived
upon the call of yeas and nays, demanded
by Mr.. lngalls-24 to 81.
Mr.. Mixer, of California, from Committe,
on Foreign Relations. reported, with amend
ment, a bill to enforce the treaty stipula
tions relating to Chinese immigration. Ht
gave notice that he would ask to have The
bill taken up on Wednesday.
The bill as reported from the committee
provides that from and after the
expiration of sixty days next after date of
its enactment, and until the expiration of
twenty years from the same date, the com
shall be suspended; and that during such
suspension 1t shall not be lawful for any
Chinese laborer to come or, having so come
after the expiration of said sixty days to re.
main within the United States.
The second section provides that any
master of any vessel who shall bring within
the jurisdiction of the United States any
ChiLese laborer from any foreign port
shall be liable to fine OF
$500 for each Chinese laborer So
brought, and may also be imprisoned for a
term not exceeding one year. 1t is pro.
ylded, however, that the two foregoing sec
tions shall not apply to any Chinese labor
ers who were in the United States on the
lIth OF November, 1880, the date of the last
treaty with China, or who shall have come
hither within the sixty days above men.
toned, and who shall produce TO the Col.
lector of the port where the vessel arrived
certain prescribed evidence of his
being entitled to exemption. The
bill also provides that all Chinese
subjects who are entitled under the treaty
TO come into and reside in the United
States, such as merchants, teachers, stu
dents and travellers and their servants
shall be required to exhibit at the port of
entry passports from the Chinese govern.
ment, fully identifying them and showing
that they belong. to one of the ex,
empted class, which passports must also be
approved by our diplomatic representatives
in China or the United States consulate at
port of departure. The remainder of the
bill elaborately prescribcs the requisite
machinery of registration, etc, for carving
its provisions into effect.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Ransom for
public buildings ut Ashland and Green's
bOro, North Carolina
Also by Mr.. Morgan, for q public build
ing at Huntsville, Alabama.
Alter the morning business, the Senate.
at l2:l0 p. M, resumed the consideration of
the Sherman Three Per Cent. Bend Bill,
and Mr. sherman proceeded TO close
the debate on the bill incidentally
discussing revenue and taxation.
He favored an early reduction
of taxes, believing. that Congress
would violate public duty If il
did not at this session secure
such reduction. The question was as to
what internal taxes ought to hc repealed
MIR, sherman said he favored the rrpcal of
all except that upon whisky, tobacco and
beer llewould include the tax on matches
and the stamp tax, making in all total re-
duction Of Sl5,OOO,O00 He would then revise
the tariir In this connection he urged the
necessity of an early rtarIungemcnt of the
duties on sugar, iron and steel
When Mr., Sherman concluded, the chair
submitted a number of ofEXecutiye commu-
nications, transmitting reports and docu-
ments from Department officers, among
them one from the Secretary of State. m re,
sponse TO the Senate resolution, of the 18th
ullimo, calling for correspondence touching
affairs in Peru and Chilli. The communi,
cations were referred, the last named going
to the Committee, ON Foreign Relations.
A vote being taken on the pending mo.
ton TO lay the Funding Bill on the table, IL
was lost-yeas. -; nays, IS.
The Senate thereupon proceeded TO dis
pose of the amendments 10 the bill, and
first took up the one proposed by Mr.. Davis,
OF West Virginia, to retain the government
option on the proposed 3 per cent. bonds 20
require their redemption In advance of the
J per cents, and to arrange the order
Of their payment 80 that the last of new
bonds issued shall be first to be re.
deemed
A long discussion ensucd upon this sur.
gcsting notifications of phraseology of the
amendment, with view to simplifying II.
Without action on the amendment, the
Senate nj O'Clock went into executive scs.
sion, and at 40 y. m. adjourned.
HotsB.
In the House number of bills were In.
troduccd and referred.
a bill was reported by Neal, OF Ohio.
Chairman OF the Committee on the District
Of Columbia, appropriating 100000 for
the reclamation OF marshes In the harhors
OF the cities OF Washington and George.
Town; Referred TO the Committee OF the
Whole.
The House then resumed considcrn.
ton OF the report Of the Commit.
tee OF Accounts, designating commit.
tees which are entitled 20 employ
clerks, the question being on an amend.
ment offered by Holman, of Indiana. strik.
ing out number OF committees from Tho
list ofthose entitled to clerks, and, a scpa.
rate vote being. demanded, the vote was
first taken on that portion Of the amend.
ment striking out the Committee ON
Militia.
Scales. Of North Carolina, declared that
for ak years he had been member of thnt
committee and but one bill had been refer.
red TO Il.
The House rensed-yeas, i0i. nays lis
to agree to this brsnchof the amendment
and the other branches ofthe amendment
were severally voted down.
The report Of the Committee on Accounts
was, at o'clock, adopted,
Springer, Of Illinois, called up for present