Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-29
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Chalmers-Lynch Contest I'm the House
Committee Meetings, Etc.

AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Chalmers-Lynch Contest I'm the House
Committee meetings, Etc.
House Of Representative.
message from the Senate announced the pas
sage by that body, with amendments, Of the House
bill to execute certain treaty spulatons relating
to the Chinese.
Mr.. Page moved concurrence In Senate amend
ments.
Mr.. Hooker objected, on the ground that It was
not wise legislation to act upon such an important
measure without some time being given to con-
Mr.. Page then obtained an order for the printing
OF the bill and amendments, and gave notice that
he would ask for their consideration ON Monday.
Mr. Dunn gave notice that he would. at an early
day, Introduce a bill providing for general rail-
road incorporation act
was adopted authorizing the Committee on foreign
anairS to send a subcommittee to New York for
the purpose of examining witnesses in the Chilli
THE cHAIMERs-LYNcH CONTEST.
The House then resumed the consideration Of
the Mississippi contested election case OF Lynch
against Chalmers, and the previous question hav-
Ing been ordered, Mr.. Calkins took the floor to
close the debate
He promised his argument with brief review of
the present condition OF the cOlored race. Old
1allacieS and sOphiStfies were gone, and to-day
the idea that all men are created equal before the
Except Chinese" suggested Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr.. Calkins. ns.-Whenever the Chinese as people
side OF the chamber win refuse them the fellow
ship ct mankind. Turning to consideration Of
the case Mr.. Caikins exhibited map of Missis-
s1ppi to show the gerrymandering which had been
resorted to In order to throw large majority Of
the colored people into the "Shoestrtng" district
and some good-natured colloquies ensued as to
the system OF redlStricung in vogue in Indiana
and Ohio.
Mr.: Calkins spoke for nearly two hours, and was
frequently app1auded by his party friends In con-
co.ored people by the republican party, and as
snred s that people that the party would con-
them Educate each them S ssD
civilization would invoke Gods blessing upon
them and their children The CONCLUSION of his
applause on the republican side and In the GAL
leries, in which large number Of colored men
were assembled.
MR.. CHALMERS NOT ENTITLED TO SEAT
The vote was then taken on the resolution Of the
minority OF the committee on elections. declar-
ing Chalmers entitled toretafn his seat. This was
reIected-yeas 104, nays 125, a party vote. There
The resolution of the majority declaring Chal-
mers me- not entitled to the seat was adopted-yeas,
The committee on commerce expect to meet on
Monday and finish the river and harbor bill The
reports are that the amounts to be appropriated
The appropriations committee of the House has
served notice On the committee appointed to ar
fhhnge sne future order of business In the House
the committee Will claim the floor upon appropr1a-
ton bills and hold it until all are disposed Of.
.,nl. IN tne consideration of the Chalmers-Lynch
electon contest In the House to-day, map show
Ing the celebrated shoe string district of Mississip
pi was exhibited at the clerks desk The district
paces M ana es iong ana % Gsy miles Tde
said to collect all the negroes in district and
des6roy Their polling IN an the others An Ohio
looked unique, but the recent gerrymander fn
Onio would, On map, not compare unfavorably
with the shoe string district.
In perfecting the law to incorporate conpany
20 construct new railroad line between this city
ana New York, it is more than probable that a
general Incorporation act VIII be reported SO that
any body OF men who have the means could take
advantage OF the franchise, in case the original
1ncorporators fail to go ahead This will make the
huckstered and sold.
CONTRIBUTIONS By THE SENATE
ihe senate IN executive session yesterday con-
nrmed the following nominations: Nicholas Fish.
OF New York, as minister to Belgium; John M.
Francis, OF New York, charge daffaires, Portugal;
William Warner, United States attorney, western
district OF Missouri; Louis j. Souer appraiser New
orleans; A. Fortune Reard, assistant appraiser
New Orleans; Benjamin j. Morey assistant an,
United st ates marshal for the frst district Of Kan
sas; First Lieutenant Junius w. McMurray to be
a9d 70 LIST be artillery Second Lieutenant
Horat10 G. Gibson, to be lieutenant colonel M ar
til!ery; Captain A. NJ. Mandall, to be major I'd ar
tllery; Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Howe to be col
onel 4th artillery; Second Lieutenant g. S. Young.
to be first lieutenant 7th Infantry: Second Ide1,
tenant George B; Read, to be first lieutenant 10Th
infantry; Passed Assistant Surgeon of the NAVY
Theodore C. Heyl, to be surgeon; Surgeon s. D.
Kennedy, to be medical inspector.
TIE ANTI-CHINEsE BILL
passed the Senate yesterday substantially as Il
came from the House, the vote standing SO to 15,a
sne sa negative & votes coming from the republican
soe the Dill Is very similar to the one vetoed by
the President, except that the period of suspension
OF Cnlnese immigration is reduced from twenty to
zen years, whilst the machinery for the enforce
ment OF the bill is more perfect
THE CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES
A caucus OF the democratic members of the
House of Representatives was held last night Mr.
Atherton, of Ohio, presided, but there was only a
small small number OF members present, not exceeding
MeSSrS. Randall and House. There was an element
present which advocated resort to dilatory pro-
ceedings to prevent vote being reached in the
LyDch-Chalmers election case, but the general
sentiment OF the caucus was opposed to this course
being pursued No definite action was taken upon
the QueS tiOn.