The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-05-06
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDrNGs.


THE Chinese bill came up in the Senate
on the 26th and was discussed by Messrs.
Slater and Haw1ey. Mr.. Edmunds moved an
amendment defining the expression, Chinese
laborers, as persons usually engaged in man
ual labor. In the House the Lynch Cham.
DerS election contest was considered, and
both majority and minority reports read.
There was some political talk and the bill was
laid over.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Sherman
introduced bill directing coinage of stand
ard silver dollars only when demanded for
public use and convenience. The motion to
take up the bill to punish the unlawful GER
tifcation of the bank checks was lost by II
over the political disabilities bill, after
which the Chinese bill was taken up and de-
bated, without action. In the House, Mr..
Townsend of Ohio submitted the conference
report on the life saving service bill. The
amendment recommending the pension fea-
ture was adopted. The lynch Chalmers
election contest was considered argument of
both contestants was heard and the case laid
over.
THE House bill for holding elections in
West Virginia passed the Senate on the 2sth
The conference report on the life saying
service bill was adopted. The bill TO reduce
fees on shipping was reported favorably
The political disabilities bill went over with
out action. Consideration of the Chinese bill
was resumed, the question being upon
out the fifteenth section, which con.
strues the words "Chinese laborers' TO mean
both skilled and unskilled laborePs. The sec.
ton was retained--yeas, 20; nays 25. The
negative vote was made up of Democrats, with
Miller OF California, Jones of Nevada, Ohilcott
and Cameron of Wisconsin,, Davis of Illi-
nois, voting yea with the Republicans
The several amendments being rejected, the
bill passed-yeas, 30 nays, 10. Adjourned till
May l....... In the House, a resolution was
adopted recitng the recent Apache outbreak
in Arizona, and calling on fhe Secretary OF
War for inform alton as to the number of
and whether the military force now stationed
there is sufficient to grant full protection to
the people. Consideration OF the Lynch
Chalmers contest was resumed. Mr.. Robson
argued that the House had the right to decide
the election regardless of the State court de-
cisions. Mr.. Carlisle characterized this as
the very definition of arbitrary power, but
held that on no other principle could the
contestant obtain seat. No vote was
reached.
THE lynch Chalmers contest came up in
the House Of Representatives on the 29th and
the majority resolution, declaring Lynch en-
titled to the seat was adopted-l25 to SO. The
conveyance report on the postal .appropria-
lege amendment was rejected. A resolution
was adopted to send a sub committee to New
York TO take testimony in the Chili-Peru in
vestigation. &C., -- 1880
THE bill to repeal Discrimination against
the appointment of eX-Confederates to the
army was discussed briefly in the Senate
May |, and a division upon the pending ques,
ton to refer to the Committee on Judiciary
resulted 81 in favor, 10 against. Mr..
Saunders advocated constitutional amend
ment making elective certain offices now
appointed by the President. 1.-THE House,
by vote of $50 yeas to 60 nays
voted to suspend the rnles and adopt
the resolution designating May for the
consideration of the bill extending the char
tiers of national banks. Bills passed Divid-
ing Iowa into two Judicial Circuits; for the
sale of Miami Indian lands in Kansas; for the
erection of public buildings at Detroit, Mich,
100000; Jackson, Tenn, $4,000; at Denver,
Colo, $500 600; at Greensboro, N. g., $4,000; at
100000; at Peoria, Ill.,, S2250 900; at Galveston,
Texas, Sl25, 900. w t# ~ >