Huntsville gazette., 1882-04-22
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, April, o. 1882.

suspension OF 01teon years, ana VIII Iic u
minority report. The House went into COM
mittee on the tariff commission bill.
THE following bills passed the Senate on
the 18th: For the adjustment of claims grow
ing out of the destruction OF the armed United
States brig Gen. Armstrong, at Port Royal, in
1914; to rectify duties on coffee and other
products of the Netherlands; the Indian Ter
ritory railroad bill; appropriating $50 70
supply the deficiency in the current year IN
the subsistence of Indian tribes; to sup
ply deficiencies for the current year OF
$4,000 for printing, stamps. etc, Tor the rev
enue Department, S25, 600 for the manufacture
Of paper for the Treasury Department. $780,
00o to continue work Or you ashington Mon
sissippi at or near Keithsburg, ILL.,. to estab
lish an assay Office in Omaha, Neb. In the
House. bills passed: To ratify an agreement
with the ShoShones and BannOck Indians for
the sale of a portion of their reservation in
Idaho, required for the Utah & Northern
Railroad; appropriating $4,000 for the erec-
ton OF monument over the grave OF Inomas mas
his speech in favor of a protective as opposed
to free trade tariff, or tariff for revenue only.
Mr.. Turner lGa) argued in support OF revenue
tariff; Mr.. Brumm (Penn.) for continuance
of the present protective policy. Mr.. Armf1eld
On. CO. confined his remarks principally to a
review of the abuses of the internal revenue
system.
MIR. VOORHEES, addressed the Senate,
April IA, upon the resolution introduced by
him declaring the conduct of the State De-
partment in relation to the arrest and i'm
prisonment by the British authorities OF
Daniel McSweeny and other American
citizens is in violation of American law,
citizenship, and derogatory of the honor OF
the United States. Referred to Committee on
Foreign Relations. After executive session
the Senate adjourned until the 18th. =. The
minority report of the anti Chinese bill was
presented in the House. 1t says the minority
are determined not to report the fifteen year
bill, but to vote for Mr.. Pages bill. The first
bill on the calendar, for the relief OF Edward
B. Armstrong, one of the heirs of Jas.
B. Armstrong, of Missouri, met with oppOsi-
ton on the ground that though the original
claimant had been loyal L. b. Armstrong had
been unable to prove his loyalty. Debate
was continued at great length, after which
the enacting clause was struck out, thus de.
feating the measure Inc S speaker is rsn
non (Ill.), and Ellis Oa.), as conferees on the
Post office Appropriation bill.
THE tariff commission bill came before
the House of Representatives on the 18th. Mr.
White, of Kentucky, confined his remarks to
an attack upon the bill recently passed
amending the internal revenue laws
Mr. Mcmillan opposed the pending bill or
the ground that it was the duty of Congress
to legislate directly on the subject OF revision
of the tariff. High tariff, he said, taxed every
farmer printer, teacher, doctor, lawyer
preacher and mechanic in the land in order tC
| increase the profits of the rich manufacturer
and even places duty upon Bibles, thus pro
hibiting the plan of salvation from going un
taxed to the people. Messrs. Shallenberger
| Wilson and Ward advocated the passage Of
| the bill. Mr.. Hill favored continuance o.
the protective system.
| Mr.. CHILCOTT, of Colorado, took his sea
in the Senate on the 17th The bill relating
to the claim for damages by acoHisilon be
tween a United States vessel and the ferry
boat at Memphis, in 1873. passed-25 to II
The bill provides for its adjudication by the
United States District Court at Memphis
The bill recently reported by Mr.. Kellogg
from the Commerce Committee, for deepen
ing channels and improving the navigation o
the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, came uI
as the regular order but went over without
action. -. In the House, the bill authorizing
the receipt of United States gold coin in eX
change for gold bars was agreed to. Mr.
Page of California, under instructions from
the Committee on Education and Labor
moved to suspend the rules and put upon its
passage the anti-Ch1nese bill, with the ten
year period of suspension of immigration
The measure was warmly debated. but finally
passed-20l to 81. There WAS q good deal o
animosity shown on both sides, and at times
there appeared to be great danger that the
services of the Sergeant at Arms would be
required to restore order.