Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-06
THIRD EDITION.
CONeREss Yesterday.

The ~ nate fails 10 Pass tho Anti
chinese bill over the Prestdesrs
yetO.-Mr. BAY ard Gakes = Stand
against tho Veto.
In the U. s. Senate yesterday, Mr..
Jonas presented petition from the
yarioas commercial bodies OF New
Orleans earnestly asking favorable &C
ton on the Mississippi Levee appro-
priatlon bill, and opposing "any exper-
mental schemes to which the best en-
cheering talent of the country is op-
posed" Mr. 1aunders on Territories,
reported back without amendment, the
bill for the admission of Dakota as a
State, and it went to the calendar.
Mr.. Miller of California introduced,
bill ito execut certain treaty stlpula.
tiops relating to Chimes" -identical
with the vetoed Chinese bill except
that the term OF suspension of imml-
grafton Is reduced to ten years, and the
bill is TO take effect in sixty instead OF
ninety days after its enactment.
1t was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Mr.. Morgan called
up his concurrent rsolution declaring
for reciprocity with Mexico, and reqnes-
ting the President to bring the subject
to the attention Of both countries. The
resolution was passed without objection.
A bill was reported from the Committee
on Indian A fairs, applying the penal
ties of the law against timber deDfeda-
tions on public lands to the timber
lands or Indian reservations. The
Presidential Count bill came up as un.
finished business, but, on motion of
Mr.. Harris, was laid aside-yeas 80,
nays %, and the Chinese bill was taken
I'D. Mr.. Sherman moved the references
of the bill and the veto message to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and
spoke in support of the Presidents
objections to the bill.
Mr.. Morgan opposed he motion for q
reference OF toe bill, as an evasion OF
tie constitutional requirement of di-
rect vote. Mr.. Bayard spoke in opposi-
ton to the argument in the message
that the bill was Reputation of treaty
obligations and criticised the Language
of tt message on this point 81 very
coarse" and not that which ought PR :
perly to characterize communities
tons between the great departments OF
buls nc IChu dU lcUSpL
from memoranda Of the conversations
between the Commissioners pending
the treaty negotiations to show THAI
the Chinese Government and its Com
missioners voluntarily conceded that The
power to regulate, limit or suspend tht
coming of Chinese laborers into this
country was, by the treaty, vested sole
ly in the discretion of the Government
of the United States"
The motion to refer was lost-ayes
IS; noes, 80. On the question, "Shal
the bill pass, notwithstanding thu
objections OF the Plesicent?" the vot
was yeas, 20; nays, u. So the bill
failed for want OF a two third affirm
alive vote. The bill to regulate thu
Presidential count was restored to it
place as unfinished business, an,
the Senate then adjourned.
In The House, the District of Colum
bia Appropriation bill was reported, or
dered printed and recommitted. Tn
Army Appropriation bill was resume,
in Commute of the Whole. In Gebat
on clause transferring the claims il
the Quartermaster's Department to til
Court of Claims, Mr.. Blackburn said h
had evidence to show that the official
i'll that Department demanded 5 pc
cent commission before theylwould al
low claim, and gave notice that whe
the Committee rose he would offer
resolution for an stgation of tn
matter. Mr.. Cox, of New York, in ia
voring the transfer, stated that thel
were on the calendar Of the Houee pr
vate claims aggregating $9ll, 900, 90
The bill was reported to the House, an
the Hiscock amendment, providi1
that no money appropriated by the a
shall be expended in the Investigate,
of claims BY the Quartermaster Gene
ais Office, was agreed to-l00 to So
and The bill was passed. Adjourned.