Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GEN. FINLEY TO BE BOUNCED.
Colonel Black Still ImprOViDg-The
Chinese Bill Through the House
Shtpherd's DISCLOSURES Continued
A Fight In Executive Session
The Star Route Cases.

at ten O'Clock in continuation of Wednes-
days session, and the debate on the Chinese
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Page then took the floor for the
closing hour of the debate, but yielded ten
minutes to Messrs. Robinson, Of Massaehu-
setts, and Curtin, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Curtin said that now Congress had
come face to face with the square, unadul-
terated question of labor. One hundred
thousand Chinese laborers in California
took the place of one hundred thousand
American laborers, aud the naked question
was presented to Congress whether that
sta'e OK facts should continue. When the
Pacific coast came and asked that
American labor should be preferred, the
whole American people were touched by
the appeal, and It was the right and duty of
Congress to protect American citizens
against the introduction of heather Chinese
labor. This the American Government
should set up for itself, and say to all the
world we shall say who shall come and who
shall not come-who shall become citizens
aud who shall not. He then proceeded in
eloquent language to give brief history of
the conflict OF the European aud Indian
races, and he was frequently interrupted
with applause.
He had to speak of another race-the ne
gro race-stOlen from its home in Africa.
Then the people of Massachusetts, had for
gotten the sublime declaration of indepen-
dence. The people were familiar with the
colored race. They new It well. The negro
as a disturbing element in politics was gone.
When the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr.
Hooker) spoke the other day, beautiful aud
pOeticd and classic as were his remarks
there was a mute eloquence in the wave of
his armless sleeve which brought to him
(Mr. Curtin) the consolation that Ame-
rio 1nff aro6
main a unit now and forever. He
protested against compellig the people of
California to undergo the evils of Chinese
immigration. Put 100000 Chinese down in
Massachusetts, to displace the enlightened
wOTkmen of that great State, and the vio-
lence Of Puritan liberalism would dwarf the
utterances of the ''Sand Lots" and brambles
of California.
In conclusion, he stated that he would
vote for the bill as 1t stood, because II was
thought by the representatives Of the Pacific
coast that it would remedy the evil of
which they were complaining.
After brief speech by Mr.. Cannon, of
Illinois, in support of the bill, Mr.. Page, of
Californis, took the floor to close the de-
bate
The Chinese debate lasted till the close of
Wednesdays session. After the formal
opening of to-dsy's session, the morning
hour having been dispensed with, the
the Chinese bill. at 3 o'clock the previous
question was ordered on the bill and the
amendments, which were offered by various
members.
The House then proceeded TO vote on the
amendments. That of Mr.. Kasson, reduc-
ing the period OF suspension OF immigration
to ten years, was rejected-yeas 100; nays
131
Mr. Butterworth's amendment, limiting
the term of suspension to fifteen years, was
lost without call of the yeas or nays.
Large numbers of amendments were then
voted upon, but were al lost without a
division being called. The bill was then
passed-vess 167; nays 65
The following is the vote In detail:
Yeas.-Messrs. Aiken, Aldrich, Armfeld,
Atkins, Bsvue, BelfOrd, Belmont, Berry,
Bingham, Blackburn, Blanchard, Bliss,
BlOunt, Brewer, Brumm, Buckner, Burrows
of Michigan, Burrows of Missouri, Butter
worth, Cabell, Caldwell, Calkins, Campbell,
Cameron, Cassidy, Caswell, Chalmers,
Cook, CosneD, Cox OF New York, |
Cox of North Carolina, Darlington, |
Cravens, Cutberson, Curtin, Darrell. David |
son, Davis of Illinois, Davis of Missouri, |
Denote. Deuster, Dezendorf, Dibble, |
Dibrell. Dowd, Dugro, Ermentrout, Errett, |
FOrneY, Fulkersou, Garrison, Geddis, |
George, Gibson, Guenther. Gunter, Ham |
mond of Georgia. Hardy, Harmer, Harris
of New Jersey, Hszeltine, Hatch, Hazel |
ton, Heilman, Herndon, Hewitt of New |
York, York, Hill' tI tIHiscOck' H' HHob'itzell, Hoge,
Hubbell. Hubbs, HutchIns, Jones of Texas, |
Jones Of Arkansas, Jorgensen, Kenna, King, |
Klotz, Knott, Lsdd, Leedom, Lewis, Marsh, |
Martin, Matson, Mcclure, McCook, Nc |
Kerzie, Mckinley, McLane, McMillin, Mil
Ter, Mills of Texas, Money. Morey, Moul-
ton, Murch, Mutchler. O'Neill, Pacheco,
Page, Paul, PaysOn, Paul, Phelps, Phis
ter, Pound, Randall, Reagan, Rice
of Missouri, Richardson, Robertson,
Robinson, Rosecrans, Scranton, Shallenber |
ger, SherwiD, Simouton, Singleton of Mis-
sissipDi, Smith of Pennsylvania, Smith of /
Illinois, Smith of New York, Sparks, ,Spauld- |
ing, Speer, Springer, Stackslager, Strait,
Tillman, Townsend Of Ohio, Townsend of |
Illinois, Tucker. Turner of Georgia, Turner
OF Kentucky, Updegraff OF Ohio, Upson,
Valentine, Vance, Van Horn, Warner, |
Washburn, Webber, Wellborn, Whitthorne,
Williams of Alabama, Wills, Willetts, VIII
SOD, Wise OF Pennsylvania, Wise of Vir-
ginia, and W. A. Wood, Of New York-167.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Barr, Bragg,
Briggs, Browne, Buck, Camp, Gambler. Car
penter, Chase, Crapo, Cullen, Dawes, Deer
ing, Dingley, DuDnell, Dwight, Farwell of
Iowa, Grout, Hale, Hammond of New York,
Hsrdenbergh. Harris Of Massachusetts, Has
kell, Hawk, Henderson, Hepburn, Hooker,
Humphrey, Jacobs, Jones of New Jersey,
Joyce, Kasson, Ketcham. Lord, McCoid,
Morse. Norcross, Orth, Parker, Ranney,
Rice OF Ohio, Rice of Massachusetts, Rich,
Richardson Of New York, Richie, Robin
son Of Massachusetts, Russell, Ryan,
Schultz, Skinner, spooner, Stone, Taylor,
Thompson, Tyler, Updegraff of Iowa, Urner,
Wsdsworth. Ward, Watson, White and
Williams of Wisconsin-65.
Adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Window, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
adversely the Senate bills in relation to the
Venezuela award. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. George, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported as a substitute for several
measures before that committee an original
bill to constitute the Department of Agri-
culture and Executive Department and to
enlarge its powers and duties. Placed on
the calendar.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Johnston
appropriating 100000 for the erection of
public building at Lypchburg, Va.
On motion of Mr.. Kellogg the Secretary
of War was directed to transmit informa-
tion as the amount of supplies, tents and
transportation furnished by his department
TO the several States for the relief OF sut-
ferers by the Mississippi overflow, and what
further supplies will be necessary, with an
estimate of their cost.
Mr.. Morgan called up his pending con-
current resolution, declaring for a recipro-
city treaty with Mexico.
Mr.. Sherman said that there was opposi-
tion on both sides of the Chamber to all re-
ciproeity treaties, and moved the reference
nf the resolution to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Agreed to.
The Life Saving Service bill was again
taken up, and a discussion upon amend
ments proposing new stations occupied the
remainder of the time allotted to the calen-
dar.
The additional stations provided for in
clude three on the South Carolina coast. near
Georgetown, Charleston, and Beau
fort, (inserted on motion of Mr..
Hampton). and one near Tybee Is
land. one nesr Brunswick and one near
Cumberland Island, on the Georgia coast
(inserted on motion of Mr.. Brown.
The Florida Senators spoke in advocacy
of new stations on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts Of Florida.
The bill was not acted upon finally.
At 2:10 the tariff commission bill came
up, and Mr.. Salisbury opened the debate
IN opposition to it, and was followed by
Messrs. Garland, Frye, Aldrich, Williams
and Beck.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported from the Appropriations Committee
with amendments making its total amount
81 ,s07, 300.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, was awarded the
floor for tomorrow on the tariff commission
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