Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-27

SENATE.

WAsHIxGroS, April 26.
Mr. Butler introduced bill to provide for
q coaling-dock and storehouse at Port Royal,
S. c., referred.
Mr.. Beck called up his bill to punish un-
lawful certifcation of bank checks. LAID
over till tomorrow.
The calendar occupied the day until two
O'Clock.
Among the Senate bills passed was one
authorizing the United States government to
accept the invitation of the Netherlands gov
eminent to take part in the general colonial
and export trade exhibition in Amsterdam
in 1888 and appropriated $1,000 in aid thereof
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
Chinese bill. Mr.. Slater advocated the meas
ure as protection to American labor and
hoped the people of the Pacific Coast might
be driven to no extreme measures, but that
their appeal to Congress to stay the tide Of
monaghan immigration might be Needed.
Mr.. Hawley conceded the right Of the gov
erunent to legislate against the hostile OF
dangerous immigration, obut he would not
impose restrictions which an immigrant
could not overcome by his own efforts, such
as race or color, but those which relate to
his moral and intellectual character and his
purpose in coming. After commenting upon
the extremity to which race the hatreds and
religious prejudice had been carried on in
the past in certain quarters he was disposed
to regard the bill, though vast Improvement
upon the vetoed measure, as violating the
treaty in 10 years suspension. The longest
period anticipated by the commissioners, as
shown by their negotiations. was five years.
He specially objected 10 the naturalization
section and denounced the provision to punish
with fine and imprisonment any person ''aid-
ing or abetting' landing of chinaman as a
revival of the odiOus feature of the figurative
slave law.
In conclusion, he reiterated his uncondi-
tional hostility to the measure.
Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment defin-
ing the words ''Chinese laborers'' to mean
persons usually engaged in manual labor.
Mr. Farley read from the memorandum OF
the Chinese minister, which accompanied the
veto message, to show that officials objection
that the use of the words ''skilled labOrers''
would include the shOemakers- and laundry
men. He (Farley) commended that all skilled
laborers had properly been embraced in the
excluded classes under the treaty. and were
laborers whose presence was mostprejudicial
to the interests of the whites on the Pacific
coast.
Adjournment until tomorrow, when Mr..
Forley will continue the discussion.
HOUSE.
After the Introduction and reference OF
several minor bills the Senate amendments
to the agricultural appropriation bills were
non cOncurred in.
The consideration of the Lynch Chalmers
contested election case then began.
Mr.. Alberton demanded a reading of the
report.
The reading of the report consumed an
hour and half, and at the conclusion Mr..
Pettibone took the floor in support of the
case of the contestant Lynch.
MIR. Atherton made a long argument in
favor of the minority report declaring Chal-
mers entitled to the seat.
Mr.. Moore, of Tennessee, in advocating,
criticised the mississippi plan quoting from
editorials in leading southern democratic
papers to show that the negro is not accorded
legal rights in the State of Mississippi, bu,
the mississippi plan" has about run its
course, and that state has sent its last solid
democratic delegation to the House of Rep
resentatives.
The matter then went over until tomorrow
Mr.. DezendOrff from the committee or
naval affairs. reported on bill providing fol
payment of bounties to the officers and san
ors on the United States vessels under com
mand of Admiral Farragut.
Private calendar.