Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-18
WCHINESE BILL,
With the Ten-Year Suspension of Immi-
grafton, Passed the House by an
Overwhelming Majority.
The Mississippi River Improvement
Bill Considered by the Senate-NO
Conclusion Reached.

WAsHNGToN, April Is. Senate - Tn
credentials Of Senator Chilcott, of Colorado
were presented and he qualified and took hi
seat.
Senator Ingalls,, from the Judiciary Com
| mittee, reported with amendments the bill
| introduced by Senator Plumb, in December
| last, to declare certain lands granted to the
| Pacific railroad subject to taxation. Placed
| on the calendar.
Senator McDin introduced a bill to estab-
lish board of railway commissioners to
regulate interstate commerce and for other
purposes. Tabled temporarily.
The bill relating to a claim for damages by
collision betxesn a United Ststes veesei and
ferryboat at Memphis, in 1879, passed-25
to II. The bill provides for its adjudica-
ton bv the United States District Court at
Menu his.
The bill recently reported by Senator Kel-
logg, from the Commerce Committee, for deep
ening the channel and improving the naviga-
ton Of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers,
then came up as the regular order. The bill
provides that work is TO be carried on by the
secretary of war upon plans of the Missis-
sippi River Comnission, and appropriates
S5,000,O0O for the Mississippi and 81 ,0O0,0 900
for the Missouri river. 1t prohibits the use
of any portion of the money in construction
or repair of levees.
The amendment to the bill intended to be
proposed by Senator jonas La applies so
much of the appropriation as the secretary
OF war may deem necessary, upon advice of
the Mississippi River Commission, in the i'm
mediate repairs or construction OF such levees
as will assist ia deeping the channel and in-
proving navigation, but not for the purpose
of preventing injury to lands by overflow.
The amendment prepared by Senator Gar
land increases the appropriation to l5,000,-
900 (Sl3000,000 to the Mississippi and 81
600 to the Missouri river, to be expt nded
in the construction, completion, repairing
and preservation OF such works as the judg-
nent of the commission will best locate and
deepen river channels and protect banks,
improve and give ease 10 navigation, pre-
vent destructive floods, facilitate trade and
postal service.
Senator'S Kellogg, Cameron Wis j, Vest,
jonas and G.. ckreiI advocated the bill. Sem
ators Mcmillan and Copger complained that
TOO much attention had be,n paid to the
lower river.
The bill went over without action, and
after an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
House.-A resolution was adopted provid-
ing that on and after April 18Th the House
meet at IL o'clock am.
A number of bill. and resolutions were in
troduced and referred.
~
,ions, submitted the majority report in the
contest case of Bisbee rs. Finley Fla. !,
declaring the contestant, Bisbee, entitled TO
the seat. Laid over.
MIR. Grape, under instructions from the
Committee on Banking and Currency, moved
to suspend the rules and adopt res
olutions making the bill TO enable
national banking associations to extend
their corporate existence the special order for
u. 0E.I. - Iah IL
was defeated. Yeas, l4S; nays, S9-not the
necessary two-thirds.
The bill authorizing the receipt OF United
States gold coin in exchange Tor gold bars
was agreed TO.
The hill Ito suspend the rules and adopt
The resolution providing for night sessioae-
was lost.
The resolution fixing the 26th instant for
The consideration OF business reported from
lie Postal Committee, except ocean mail SER
vice business, was agreed to.
Under the call of States eighty three bills
and resolutions were introduced, among
them one by Mr.. Bland Mo. to retire the
circulation of the national banks and to
continue them as banks OF discount and de-
posit.
MIR. Page Zeal I, under instructions of the
Committee on E 1ucation and Labor, moved
to suspend the rules and pnt upon its passage
the anti Chinese bill, with the ten-year
period Of suspension OF immigration.
a lengthy and heated debate followed,
partioi pated in by a number OF members,
and a scene of general confusion ensued.
Much bad feeling prevailed throughout on
both sides, and it was with the greatest diff
Guilty that anything at all was done. 1t was
a regular feld-day. Messrs. Willis, Bragg,
Page, Cox N. Y. ], the Speaker, and Randall
we're particularly prominent. After num-
Der of Intellectual efforts of the opponents of
the bill TO be heard, which were defeated by
its supporters, the rules were suspf nded and
the bill passed-yeas, Dol; nays, 81.
The House adjourned after having been
for an hour and half in a state OF extreme
turmoil and confusion. There was a good
deal of animosity shown on both sides, and
at times there appeared to be great danger
that the Offices OF the sergeaut-atArms would
be required to restore order.