The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-04

u cal disabilities Oi W. ~ nlllltT hluV'
which tho military committee had amendoI
z 40 as 10 repeal section 1878 OF the reyise'
d statutes, being the act Of july ~, 1850, wa
i, objected 10 by Mr.. Edmunds.
: The objection was followed by sundry cN
. pressiOns Of dissatisfaction on the demo
cratic side and Mr. Garland moved to tax,
, mp the bill, remOrking that the question
was one which ought TO be met at once
1 Mr.. EdmunTs read the section to sho"
that 10 prohibited any person who mas
served ilfho military or naval service uI
the Confederate states from being appointed
10 any position III the army OF the Uhlicd
States.
After some discussion the matter was
superseded by the anti.Chinese bill, which
came up Us unfinished business, Mr.. SLATER
Of Oregon, being the first speaker
Mr.. Elmunds moved the adoption oil the
amendment defining the worus Chinese
laborers' to mean persons who are usually
engaged in manual labor.
Mr. Farley obtained the floor and the
bill went over.
After an executive session the senate adj.
journed.
On motion of Valentine. of Nebraska
senate amendments TO the agricultural
appropriation bill were concurred Ill.
Calkins, OF Indiana, chairman OF the com
mittee on elections, ca led up the contested
election case of Lynch vs.. Chalmers, from
the 9th congre ssional district of Mississippi.
Randall, of pennsylvania, raised ques-
ton of consideration. The house decided
| yeas, ITO; nays, O-to consider the qucs-
| ZION.
Anterior, OF OHIO, demanded the reading
OF the report
Reading of the report consumed an hour
and halt AT its conclusion PeItibone, o.
Tennessee, took the door in support Of The
case of contestant Lynch.
Anterior, of Ohio, made long argument
in favor Of the minority report, declaring
that Chalmers is entitled to the seat.
| Moore, OF Tennessee, in advocating the
seating of Lynch, protested against the
shilly-shally, milk-sOp policy OF the mana
gers of the republican party IN the house, ii
IL had any managers. lie insisted on a Wig
orouS policy i'll regard to c. infested ciction
cases warming his party friends that unless
they did ample justice and that soon, to
republican contestants who had almost liter
ally fought their way to the doors Of this
house, the iorty-eighth congress would be
in the hands of round majority Of Bour-
bon democrats. He then proceeded to crit
| icise the Mississippi plan, quoting from ed
itoriaIs in leading southern democratic
p was not 10 accorded HG his s' legal rights
in the state of Mississippi, and
said that the Mississippi plan had about
run its course, aud that the state had sent
| it's last solid democratic delegation to the
house representatives.
| Dezendorf, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported the bill providing for the
payment OF bounties to officers and sailors
on United States vessels under the com
mand of Admiral Farragut. Placed on
| calendar.
| Adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
| The president nominated to be postmas.
ter, Nelson f. English at Key West, Flor
ida; W. G. Steward at Tallahassee, receiver
of public money; Ambrose ii. Lecompte at
Natchitoches, Louisiana, and Louis j.
Sauer, OF Louisiana, appraiser for the dis
trict of New Orleans, and A. Fortune Biard,
of Louisiana, assistant appraiser for the
district OF New Orleans.
The president has approved an act estab-
fishing district United states courts in the
northern and southern judicial districts of
Georgia.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate to-day confirmed Alphonso
Taft, of Ohio, envoy. extraordinary and
ster.plenipotentiary to Austria; Wm.
III. Dayton, of New jersey, minister resi-
dent to the Netherlands.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The chair sub
mitted u letter from the secretary of war,
enclosing a communication from james II,
EAds. member of the Mississippi river coui-
mission, dissenting from u portion OF the
report of that commission. Referred.
Mr.. sherman Introduced bill to regulate
the coinage OF standard silver dollars. Ii
repeals SO much of the act of February %
1878 authorizing the coinage of silver dol
lars, restoring its legal tender character,
and directs the purchase and coinage into
standard silver collars of not less than
$4,000 worth Of silver bullion per month.
The bill then directs the purchase of bulllun
from time to time, and its coinage, only
when, in the opinion of the secretary OF the
treasury, the further coinage OF such dollars
is demanded for the public use and con
venience Referred to the committee on
finance.
Mr.. Blair offered resolution granting
him leave to testify in the house Chill Pc
ruvian investigation. Adopted.
The bill to remove the political disabii-
ties of DR.. Sydney Tibbs, amended as de.
sired Yesterday, was taken up by vote OF
% to %.
Messrs. Cameron, of Wisconsin, ingalls, |
and Sewell voted AYE" with The demo. !
Gratis. Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, voted mo"
with the republicans.
The bill gave ri 81 to "a political discussion, |
the most animated OF the ses' ion, in which |
Mr.. Edmunds championei the opposition
t. the measure and opposed an indiscrimin'
ate removal of Liabilities from eX-COnle der- |
ates, and Messrs. Vest, Garland, Maxey
and Hampton responded.
No action was taken and at 2:l5 the sen
ate again took up the anti.Chinese bill.
The bill went over without action.
a message was received from the presi-
dent IN regard 10 Tie sO-calIed CO"-Ooy
disturbances in Arizona, which was read
and referred 20 the judiciary committee.
The conference report on the post-oliice
appropriation bill was submitted aud
adopted. The disputed item concerning
special mail facilities on trunk lines fixes
the appropriation at 10000. and provides
that said facilities are 10 be extended as tar
as practicable to the principal cities Of the
United states.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
On motion Of Gibson. OF Louisiana,
the bill was passed, extending the limits ol
the port OF New Orleans.
Townsend, Of Ohio, submitted con-
ference report on the bill to promote the
efticisncy Of the life saving service, and en-.
courage the saving OF lib from ship wrecks.
rhe report recommends tue adoption OF
senate amendment, adding a pensiOning
feature to tue bill. Adopted-yeas, 1885,
nays, So.
The house then resumed consideration Of
the contested case ct Lynch vs.. Chalmers.
Hammond, OF Georgia, submitted an ex-
haustiye argument, in support Of the views
Of the minority.
Lynch, the contestant, was then accorded
the floor, and rs be rose 20 speak at the
desk which - NJ formerly occupied By Gar
field. he was greeted with some applause
from the galleries. Disclaiming any inien-
tiOn to discsss the legal pOiiiiE IN the case.
be said that be would coniiue himself 10
the consideration OF the disrepuiable sys-
TEN Of election ia vogue IN Mississippi, u
which the pending Case Vas a natural AMI
ma
claim Of General Ciia'm.rs 90 The seat
was based uu tiIc sitipn q the
county returning issa nd. Reading
rom an i.tervieE with Chalmers. pub