Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-26
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
improvement Bill, Appropriating &c.
100000, Unanimously Passed by the
Senate-The Chinese Bill.
Status of the Next Senate-C0ttOn Claims
-NOminatiOns-The Carlisle Bill
Further Considered.

WASHINGTON, April %. - .SenGte-The
the use of tents at the soldiers reunion at
| Belle Plaine Ia.
Senator Voorhees, offered resolution in
| siructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
whether any legislation is necessary to secure
lair and and impartial determination OF
cases triable in Federal courts of various
States, more particularly of States of the
party or any way interested; also as TO
existing laws Tor the protection of citizens
in these States in ali cases. Laid over.
The bill to permit grain brought by Can
adam farmers 10 be ground at mills in the
United States passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Mississippi river improvement bill APP
Propriating S6,O00,000. All pending amend
ments 10 increase the appropriation and
apply part of the money for the benefit of
the levee system were Withdrawn and the
bill passed by a uiUG voce vote without objec-
tions.
On motion of Senator Miller Zeal who
reported it, the House bill to execute certain
treaty stipulations relating to the Chinese
was taken up, and the Senate committee
amendments, up TO the last sections-four-
teen and fifteen-were agreed TO read.
Upon reaching the amendment striking
out the fourteenth section, which prohibits
any Estate or United States court from adj
mitting the Chinese to citizenship. Senator
Farley insisted that the section shonld be re-
tanned. He said that the committee had as
sumed that it was not necessary, but he knew
that notwithstanding the prob bition statute
on the tublect the courts had naturalized
Cinnamon. He wanted now a specific enact
ment on the point. The amendment of the
committee to strike out was rejected and the
section retained-yeas, %; nays, 81.
amendment N
the fifteenth section, which defines the words
"Chinese laborers," wherever used in the act,
TO mean both skilled and unskilled laborers
and Chinese employed in mining, was carried
yeas, 90; nays, %. The vote was party
one, except that Miller LCal ], Jones New. /,
and Cameron Wis.,, voted with the Demo
crats.
Adjourned.
HoIse--A bill was passed authorizing the
Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company TO
construct railroad bridges over the Missouri
river.
Mr.. Ruckner reported back the Ie'olulion
calling on the President for information con-
corning the reassembling of the Paris none
tary conference. Passed.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
validity of the Speakers action in removi ing
Devine, the official stenographer.
A communication the third auditor was
laid before the House, stating that 1894 900
was due the State OF Missouri for money
paid the militia for services in suppressiug
the rebellion.
The contested election case OF Lynch Us.
Chalmers came up, and the House, by yeas
81, nays 12l, refused to consider it.
Mr.. CallSins gave notice that he would
call up the election cases every morning and
endeavor to have them considered.
Mr.. Robinson n. Y. called up his resolu-
tions concerning the imprisonment of citi-
zens abroad.
Mr.. Kasson raised a question of consider
alton before the House, but the House, by
As yeas to 81 nays, decided to consider the
resolution, and Mr.. Robinson addressed the
House.
The discussion went on in the usual form,
and Mr.. Cox N. VI offered the following
re solution as a substitute for the Robinson
rcrUTutfous nat the fresiucnt OF the
United States be requested TO communicate
to this House any additional correspondence
with the British government on file at the
department in reference to the alleged i'm
prisonment of citizens of the United States
in Ireland; and that the President be re-
quested to continue his efforts for the prompt
release, or prompt trial, of any United State
citizen who may now remain unjustly i'm
prisoned in Ireland by the British govern
msnt."
The debate continued and was closed by
Mr.. Robinson IN. Y. ], who withdrew his
resolution, and the substitute OF Mr.. Cox
was adopted without debate.
The House then adjourned.