Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Mrs. LincOln's PensiOn-The Debate
on undiBg-Sb eTmaD on Reduce
ttOn of TaxAGiOn-The PeFu-ChIII
muddIe-BIaIne's Programme Cut
short.

muddIe-BIaIne's Programme Cut
short.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Butler presented a memorial from the
President of the Chamber of Com
merce Of Charleston. S. G, with
an accompanying letter from General
Gilmore, for further appropriation in aid
Of the work on the jetties in Charleston har-
Dor. The letter, which was read, urges the
necessity Of more liberal appropriations for
the work, so that It may not be temporarily
SUSPENDED for want OF funds.
A motion by Mr.. Anthony for an adjourn
ment from to-day until Monday, was mega
tived upon call of yeas and navg (de-
msnded by Mr.. Ingalls)-24 to 81.
Mr. Miller. of California, from the Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported, with
amendments, the bill to enforce the treaty
stipulation relative TO the Chinese. He gave
notice that he would ask TO have the bill
taken up on Wednesday. The bill, as re-
ported from the committee, provides that
from and after the expiration of sixty davs
next after the date of IFS enactment, and
until the expiration of twenty wears from
the same date, the coming OF Chinese labor
e1s to the United States shall be suspended.
and that during such suspension It shall
no. be lawful for Chinese laborers
to come, or, having so come after
the expiration of said sixty days, TO remain
within the United States. The second sec
tion provides that any master # any vessel,
who hall bring within the turiedietion of
the Uri-ed States any Chinese laborer from
any foreign port, shall be liable to a fine OF
$500 for each Chinese lsborer so brought,
aud may also be imprisoned for a term not
exceeding one year. It is provided, how
ever, that the two foregoing sections
shall not apply to ary Chinese
laborers who were in tha United States on
the 18th of November. 1880 Che date of the
last treaty with China), or shall have come
hither within the sixty DAYS above men
toned, aud who shall produce to the Col
lector of the port where the vessel arrives
certain prescribed evidence of their being
entitled to exemption. The bill also pro
vides that all Chinese subjects who are
entitled under the treaty to come
into and reside in the United States
(such SIS merchants, teachers, students
aud travellers and their servants), shall
be required to exhibit at the port of entry
a passport from the Chinese Government,
fully identifying them and showing that
they belong 10 one of the exempted classes,
which passport must also be viewed and
approved by our diplomatic reprt teentatives
in China or the United States Consul at
the port OF departure. The remainder of
the bill elabOrately prescribes the requisite
machinery Of registration, etc, for carry
ing IT'S provisions into ,ff,ct
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Ransom-F3r pubic buildings at
Asheville and Greensboro, N c.
BIZ Nr Mo'gln-FOr public building at
Huntsvi'e, Aa
After dispatching the morning business
the Senate, at 1890 a. m. resumed cOnsi6-
Grafton OF the Sherman 3 per cent. bond
bill
Mr.. Sherman proceeded TO close the
debate on the hil incidentally discussing
revenues aud tsxation. He favored au early
reduction of taxes, believing that Congress
would violate public duty if ii did not at
his session secure such reduction. The
question was as 10 whst Internal taxes ought
% be repealed. Mr.. Sherman said he ia
v0red the repeal Of all excep' those upon
whisky, tobacco and beer. He would in
clude The tax on matches and the S arptax
m4king toral reduction % SIS COO 600. He
wOuld then revise the tariff l this con-
nee ton he urged the necessity of an early
rearraugement of the duties on sugar, iron
and steel.
When Mr.. Sherman concluded, the Chair
submitted rUmb of Executive commu-
Tica ions. tlans miftipg reports aud dccu
ments from department officers. amorg
,
sp0Bse 20 the Senate resolution OF the 13
ult., calling for he correspnnderce touch
ing affairs in and between Pe-u and Chilli
The communications were referred the last
'amad given TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
A vote being taken on the pending mo-
ion 10 lay the fu ding bill on the table,
II was lCsf, yeas %, nays 45. The Sanata
procsf ded to dispose of the amendments to
the BIZ, and first aok M that proposed by
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, to resain
gOvernmt mt option on the proposed
per cent. bonds, to require their
redemption in advance of the calling
in of 3 per cents. nd to arrange the order
Of their payment so that the last Cf the new
bonds issued shall be the first to be re-
deemed. A long discussion ensued upon
the suggested modifcatiors Of the phraseol-
ogy of the amendment, with a view to sim
pifvirg it. Without action on the amend
ment, the Senate, at + o'clock, went into
executive session and, and at 4:2O, ad-
burned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Housp, number of bills were in
tTOducrd and referred.
By Mr.. Neal, of Ohio, Chairman OF the
G Committee on the District OF Columbia
Appropria'ing one million dollars for the
reclamation OF the marshes along the bar
Dor Of the cities of Washington and George
town. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
The House resumed consideration OF the
report Of the Committee on Accounts, desIg-
mating the cOmmi tees which are entitled TO
emulev clerks, the question being on the
amendment, offered by Mr.. Holman, OF
Indiana, striking out a number of commit
tees from he list of those entitled to clerks,
and, a separate vote being demanded, the
vote was first taken on that portion of the
amendment striking out the Committee on
Militia.
Mr. Scales, of North Carolina, declared
that for six years he had been a member of
that committee and but one bill had been
referred TO Il.
The House refused (yeas 104, nays 11S
to agree to this portion of the amendment,
and the other portions were severally voted
down. The report of the Committee on
Accounts was, at o'clock, adopted.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, called up for
present consideration the Senate bill grant
ing an additional pension to the widow of
President Lincoln. Passed.
The Speaker laid before the House q num-
Der of messages from the President, which
were appropriately referred. Among them
were the following: Transmitting a rep TT
from the Secretary Of State with accompa-
nying papers, in response to the resolution
Of the House calling for the correspondence
touching the Efforts of this government to
hiring about peace between Chill, Peru and
Bolivia
The House then, as unfinished business,
proceeded to the consideration CT the resO-
luton rero-ted a few davs ago from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, requesting
the President TO obtain from the British
Government list of American citizens i'm
prisoned in England, end Mr.. RJbinson of
New York, r. sumed his speech. He spoke
az great length and in conclusion desired TO
offer bis resolution published some time
ago} condemning the action IF the United
States Government in saluting the British
flag ar yorktown, but Mr.. Orth refused to
Wild for that purpose. The matter went
over until TO morrow. The House then. at
Ais took a recess until 7:30, the evening
session being for debate only.
When the House met at 80, there were
but six members present. Several of these
started to make speeches on a variety OF
suF jects, but concluded by asking leave to
nave them printed In the Record Leave
being granted, the House, after a session of
half an hour, adjourned until tomorrow.
THE PERU-CHILI MUDDLE.
The Chill Peruvian correspondence sub
mitted 70 the Senate to-day, in response TO
the resolu ion calling for it, s verv vOlumi-
nous, about bushel basketful. The most
important document is a letter from
Secretary Frelinghuysen abrogatiUg
struc ions 70 Messrs. Tresco't and Walker
Blaine. which FrelinghuYsen says, II fully
carried out, may lead TO serious complica-
tions with Chill, and, as this country has no
navy, she Is 10 no condition 10 enforce any
demand that ciTeumgfanops might comDel