Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09
CONGRESS- YESTERDAY.
THE CHINESE AND ANTI.POLYGA-
MY BILLS.
The Senate Votes on Several Amend
ments 10 the ROFmer-CIIizenshi
o. Celestials-A Fight In Prospect
Improving the MIssIssippI-FIfteen
Millions Proposed for Ihe Work.

completion, repairing and preser-
Vation of levees on the Mississippi river.
Temporarily tabled subject to his cell
Mr.. jackson, from the Committee on I'm
provements Of the Mississippi river. re-
ported the original bill appropriating
twenty five thousand dollars to continue
the improvements of the Memphis harbor.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced bill for public
building at Baton Rouge, La.
The bi IL for commission on the alcoholic
liquor traffic came up on the calendar, the
question being on Mr.. Bayard's motion to
it 10 the Finance Committee, which
was rtjected-yeas 10, nays 26. The vote
was party one except that MIR. Cameron,
Of Wisconsin, voted "aye," with the Demo
Gratis, and Messrs. George and Davis, of
Illinois, voted "no, " with the Republicans.
The bill was then read, and pending a
motion by Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, to
amend it so as to prevent the commission
from being exclusively partisan, the morn
ing hour expired, and the bill was laid aside.
The Chinese bill was then proceeded
with, and Mr.. Platt, in opposition to 1t, said
the OBJECT OF the bill was to suppress and
prohibit absolutely Chinese Immigration
under the guise of a 20 year suspension Of
the coming of Chinese laborers. When Mr..
Platt concluded, vote was ordered upon
Nr. Ingalls, amendment, limiting the
suspension OF the coming of Chinese
labOrers to ten years. The amendment was
defeated on tie vote, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Blair,
Brown, Ccckrell, Conger, Davis of Illinois,
Dawes, Edmunds, Frye, Harris, Hoar, In.
gals, Jackson, Lapham, McDnl, Mcmillan,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Saunders, Sewell, Sher-
man and Teler-23
Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Beck, Call, Came
ron OF Wisconsin, Coke, Fair, Farley, Gar
land, George, Hale, Hampton, Hill of Colo
rado, Jonas, Jones of Nevada, Mcpherson,
Maxey, Miller OF California, Miller Of New
York, Morgan, Ransom, Slater, Vest and
Walkers.
Pairs were announced between Messrs.
Davis of West Virginia, Salisbury, Butler,
Johnston, Kellogg, Jones Of Florida, and
Grover, against the amendment, and Messrs.
Window, Ferry, Hawley, PIatt, Pugh, Rol-
Inns and Van Wycke in the affirmative, Mr..
Camden was also paired.
Mr.. Hosr rose and resumed the discussion.
He said the vote just taken showed that 1t
was the purport of those having charge OF
the bill to force it through without regard
TO its effect upon the public faith of the
government pledged by an act, in which the
Senate took its share, to the Emperor OF
China.
Mr.. Ingalls, offered an amendment provid.
ing that the act shall not go into effect until
ninety days after It's passage, and the
amendment was adopted.
On motion, Mr.. Bsyard's amendments
were adopted, making the second section
read as follows:
"That any master of any vessel, of what
ever nationality, who shall knowingly on
such vessel bring within the Jurisdiction OF
the limited Statac and narnff fn ba
any Chinese laborers, ETC."
On motion of Mr.. Miller, Of California,
the provision directing the removal of any
Chinese unlawfully found in the customs
collection district by the collector, was
amended to direct that he shall be removed
to The plsce from whence he came.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, an amendment
was adopted, providing that the mark of a
Chinese immigrant, duly sttested by witness,
may be taken as his signature upon the GER
titicate of registration issued to him.
The question then required on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Farley, that hereafter
no State Court or United States Court shall
admit Chinese to citizenship.
Mr.. Hawley rose to speak upon what he
termed "this bill of iniouities,n but Yielded
for an adjournment, and the Senate at Clio
adjourned.
HOUsR PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Reed, of Maine, from
the Committee on Rules, reported the
amendments to the rules presented by him
some days sgO and printed in the Record.
There have been some slight notifications
since, the most important of which is the
addition OF a clause providing that it shall
be in order for the House, on a motion
to go into committee of the whole,
to designate the bill which shall be
At A l. IL
cording the second and fourth Mondays af-
ter the morning hour to the consideration of
business relative to the District of Colum-
bia. Laid over.
A number of bills were introduced and
referred.
Under the call of committees the follow
ing bills were reported:
By Mr.. Harris, of Massachusetts,, from
the Committee on Naval Affairs-Authoriz-
ing the construction of vessels of war for
the navy Of the United States. Referred to
the committee of the whole. This is the
bill authorizing the expenditure of ten mil
lion dollars for the purpose named.
By Mr.. Money, of Mississippi. from the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads,
Providing for ocean mail service be-
tween the United States and foreign ports.
Referred to the committee OF the whole.
By Mr.. Townsend, of Ohio, from the
Committee on Commerce-Amending the
law concerning commerce and navig alton
and the regulation of steam vessels. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
1t PLACES foreign vessels when In
our ports under the same rules relative to
their outfit and to the protection of passen-
gers as govern vessels owned in the United
States, and reduces the license fees of
pilots, engineers, ETC., from ten dollars and
five dollars to five dollars and seventy-five
cents, and 1t also exempts the owners of
domestic vessels from personal liability
beyond an amount equal TO about double
the amount Of their respective investments
therein.
Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, moved that the
House proceed to the consideration of the
business on the Speakers table, stating that
his object was to take up the Senate anti
polygamy bill. Agreed to-yeas Ill, nays st.
The first bill on the Speakers table, au-
the purchase of the property
known as the Freedman's Bank, in Wash
Ington, d. c., and appropriating $3.50, 900
therefor, was passed.
After some debate, several Executive
we're referred, and num-
Der of Senate bills passed; among them the
bill directing the Secretary of War to pay
over to the Secretary of the Army of the
Cumberland $50, 600 to aid in the erection of
q statue or monument to General James A.
Garfield.
Finally, the anti polygamy bill was
reached.
Mr.. Converse, of Ohio, raised the point
Of order that the bill must go to the COM
mittee of the whole. Pending decision of
the point Of order, the House at 4:30
Adjourned.
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT.
The bill introduced in the Senate to-day
Sy Mr.. Garland for the construction, com
pletion, repairing and preservation of levees
On the Mississippi river, empowers the Mis-
;issippi River Commission to cause the con-
;truction or repair of, and to keep in order
such levees along the banks of the river as
shall be deemed of the greatest importance
20 the reservation OF the channel of said
river, and to the preservation OF devasta-
lion from breaks and overfows. The bin
appropriates SIS, 600, 900 for the purpose.
The House Committee on the Improve
nents of the Mississippi River to-day heard
/ delegation from the Mississippi Valley
composed OF Messrs. Simrall,
If Vicksburg, Phelps, of Minnesota, Roob,
If Little Rock, Ark, Maginnis, of the St.
louis Chamber of Commerce, SturteVant,
If Minneapolis, and ex Governor Stannard,
If St. Louis. These gentlemen urged that
he recommendations of the Mississippi
River Commission be adopted. Tomorrow
morning General G. B. Comstock. of the
Corps of Engineers, Prof. Henry Mitchell,
# the United States Coast and Geodetic
survey, and Mr.. B. s. Harrod, of New Or
cans, members of the Mississippi River
will, by invitation, address the
commission.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF FREE SCHOOLS.
Rev. J. L. M. Curry, of Richmond, Va,
General Agent of the Peabody Education
FUND, addressed the House Committee on