The daily gazette., 1882-07-20
CONGREss YEsTERpAY.
summary of Proceedings in Senate and
House.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-In the Senate,
to-day, the House amendment to the Senate
bill for the sale of the old New York post
office site was concurred In. The House
joint resolution, continuing until July 31st
the temporary provision for the expenditures
of the government was reported and subse-
quently concurred in. Mr.. Logan introduced
a bill to eonstrue section ID of the anti
Chinese law. The section Furnishes with
fine and imprisonment the master of IA vessel
who shall knowingly bring within the
United States on such vessel, or land or
permit to be landed a Chinese laborer
from any foreign port. Senator
Logan's bill provides that the sec
tion shall not be construed to apply
to Chinese on board of vessels in transit be-
tween foreign ports touching at ports within
the United States, when such landing is to
allow them to pass through this country to
their own, with no intention of violating
such law. Motions were made to refer the
bill to the Committee on Foreign Relations
and to the Judiciary Committee, but, after
debate, the bill was laid over without action
Oh the motion. The consideration of the
Tax bill was resumed, and Mr.. Beck's
amendment fixing the tobacco tax at IL
cents per pound after the closing of the
present year was agreed to-29 to 26. Pend
ing further action the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the South Carolina con-
tested case of Smalls VS.. Tillman was dis
eussed, and the resolution declaring Smalls
entitled to the seat was adopted-yeas 14l,
nays 5-and Mr.. Smalls was sworn in. The
Alabama case of Smith VS.. Shelley was then
taken up and the House adjourned.
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Tit for Tat.
"Jeptha, said Mrs. Jones, reflectively, as
she noticed askance that her husband was
counting out his money in plethoric roll of
greenbacks, sI should like a new satin
dress it would be SO cool for summer, and
satin is really the most economical material
now in use"
81 don't see what you want of another
satin," answered Jones, with sardonic
smile,
eAnother! Pm sure l haven't a satin
dress to my name."
"Why, what's the matter with the dress
you have on % asked her husband sit has
been sat in for the last five years p
Words failed to relieve Mrs. Jones' mind
aud she bided her time it came; she had
made Jones a dressing-gown few days pre-
yious on the anniversary of his birthday,
and it had fitted him nicely with one exeep-
tion--t was a triiie short, defect she had
prepared for and knew just how to remedy.
Last evening one of the neighbors dropped
cigar, when Jones brought out his new gar
ment and put 1t on.
"Why, my DEAR" he said, pleasantly,
syou have forgotten to lengthen it. You
know it was several inches too short %
ooh never mind, love-" said his wife,
with malice in her eye, s'it will be long
enough before you get another ~
There was an ominous silence, and the
neighbor remarked that he had forgotten TO
take the shrubbery in, and there might be a
frost, and he excused himself and went
home.
A meeting was held In Union Square,
New York, last night, to express sympathy
for the striking freight handlers. About
5000 persons We're present, addresses were
delivered In German, English and Italian,
BY August Ernst, Matthew Mcguire, Lewis
+. Posts Murphy, DR.. Hoffman and others,
Resolutions were adopted promising liberal
peeunlary aid to the strikers, and declaring
it sstIe duty OF every honest laboring man
to help annihlate the railroad corporations,
an outgrowth of the capitalistic system, and
to change The system into that OF universal
cooperation.
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A severe earthquake was felt throughout
the greater portion of Mexico yesterday. In
the city of Mexico the shaking lasted two
minutes, and though little damage was
done it is said that the buildings s'eould not