Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-28
WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WAsHINGToN, June 27.-The Sem
ate in the morning hour took up the
Legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill. The bill having
precedence under the rules no at
tempt was made TO resume the dis
cussion upon the political assessments
or that upon the bankruptcy meas>
ure, and the items of expenditure
were considered paragraph by para
graph.
The Senate, after disposing of IS
of 116 pages of the BILL, informally
laid it aside until Tomorrow.
House bill to regulate immigra-
ton was received and referred to the
commerce committee.
After an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 27.-Mr.
Ranney, Of Massachusetts, from the
committee on elections, reported a
resolution in the contested election
case of Strobach against Herbert,
from the second district of Alabama,
granting leave to the contestant to
Withdraw lis contest without preju-
dice. Adopted.
Mr.. Thomas, from the same COM
miJtee, submitted a report in the
contested election case of Smith
against Shelley, from the fourth dis>
trlct OF Alabama, accompanied by
resolution declaring the seat vacant
Lid over for future action.
Mr. Page, of California,
chairman of the committee on com
merce, rising to the question Of
privilege, sent to the clerk desk and
had read, the following statement,
relative to the passage of the bill to
regulate immigration: ''On Monday,
the 18Th instant, by unanimous con
sent, Mr.. neagan, OF Texas, repre-
senting the committee of
commerce moved to suspend
the rules and pass House
bill to regulate immigration"
The bill which he offered was handed
to him by Mr.. Van VoorhIs, Of New
York, and purported to be the bill
agreed to by the committee on com,
merce.
MI Reagan and the members of
the committee, present, were mislead
IN regard to the bill which was pass
ed, they supposing it to be true
copy OF the bill agreed to by the
committee. The committee recom>
mends and asks that the House
substitute the true bill, now in the
one passed.
Mr.. Voorhis objected.
AIr. McLane, OF Maryland, con
tended that as the statement init
mated that the gentleman from Tex
as (Air. Reagan) had been imposed
upon, a question of privilege was
raised and it was not competent for
an objection to be raised against
consideration of the bill.
The Speaker took contrary view
not intending to reflect upon any
body. He desired to state that the
committee on commerce found itself
embarrassed by the fact that the
wrong bill had passed the House
and he deemed it just to the commit
tee that the House should consent to
pass the bill as it came from the
committee.
Mr. Van Voorhis-For the last
week the newspapers have been filled
with publications such as one L now
send to the clerks desk. [ do not
blame the newspapers because talse>
hoods III them eminated from some
member or members of the commits
tee on commerce. There never was
Il falser charge made than that l
designed to deceive any body III the
passage of bills of such moment
GUS Importance to the cOun-
try. He then sent to
tue clerks desk and had read, as "a
specimen brick, an article Ill the
Chicago Tribune, alluding to his ac-
ton as ''high~handed outrage.
Continuing, he said: The provision
OF this bill which is complained 0.
WAS one of highest public concern
lbeIieve that every patriotic menbel
OF this House, If he will read the bill
and examine the authorities and facts
will see that this 4th section ought
to be passed exactly as it is
la the concluding portion of Mr.
Van Voorhis remarks he made al
attack upon Mr. Reagan, of Texas
characterlzing his conduct as ''sneak
ing, &c, and the accusation of the
gentleman from Texas, as ''of inaffa
bic meanness.'
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, imme'
dIately demanded that the words be
taken down, and offered resolution
declaring that the language used was
unparilamentary, and should receive
the eensure Of the House
Mr.. Van Voorhis quickly withdrew
his offensive remarks, claiming tina
he did not know that they were
parliamentary, whereupon Mr.
Hammond, withill concealed sarcasm
stated that 1t would be cruel, unde.
such circumstances, to press the re
solution, so he withdrew it, and thel
Mr. Reagan took the floor to repl.
to Mr.. Van Voorhis At the conciu
sion OF Mr.. Reagan,s remarks, whic
were very severe upon MIR. Va
Voorhis' action, the House passec
without division, the bill to regulat
immigration as agreed upon by tn
committeeman.
on commerce, and then proceeded t
the consideration of the bill to II
duce internal revenue taxation.
A motion to recommit the bill
with instructions to the committe
on MaYS and means TO rennrt the hi