Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-28
CHALMERS'S SEAT.
The Contest for 1t Closed-Speeches by
the Leader of the ShOe-String
District Democracy
And Lynch, His Colored Opponent
Partisan Debate in the Senate
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 27-Senote.-Senator
Sherman introduced bill to regulate the
coinage of standard silver dollars. Referred
Senator Blair was granted leave to testify
in the House Chill Peruvian Investigation.
A motion to take up the bill to punish the
unlawful eerti6cation of bank checks was
lost by tie vote.
The political disabilities bill gave rise to
| political discussion, the most animated of
| the session, in which Senator Edmunds
| championed the opposition to the measure
and opposed the indiscriminate removal OF
| disabilities from ex-Confederates, and Sena-
tors Vest, Garland, Maxey and Hampton re-
| sponded. -
| No action was taken and the Senate took
up the anti-Chinese bill.
A long controversy ensUed between Sena-
tors Farley and Vest, and the Massachusetts,
senators, upon an allegation that extra
ordinary efforts were necessary to protect
| Chinese laborers employed in Massachusetts,
some years ago, and the bill went over with
| out action.
The conference report on the postofice APP
preparation bill was submitted and adopted.
Adjourned.
Hou.e-Mr. Townsend [O] submitted
conference report on the bill 10 promote the
efficiency of the life-saving service and en-
courage the saving of life from shipwrecks.
The conference report recommends the adop-
lIO4 Ot Tie Ocndlc dIu0uuulcht Pcu-
sioning feature to the bill. Adopted.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the contested election case of Lynch rs.
Chalmers.
Mr. Lynch, the contestant, was accorded
the floor, and as he rose to speak at the desk
formerly occupied by General Garfield he
was greeted with some applause from the
galleries. In concluding his argument be
ssid that he regretted to be compelled to say
that ii seemed TO be settled determination
of the bourbon party at the South that there
must be a centralized government or no
government at all. 1t seemed to be deter
mined if it could not destroy the government
in one way it would in another, for it
was an incontrovsrtible and indisputable fact
that the sanctity and purity of the ballot
was the chief pillar Of our governmental
structure; destroy that pillar and the struc-
ture must necessarily fall; he spoke not in
behalf of his party, but in behalf OF his coun-
try, when he declared this system of election
fraud in several Southern States, through
and by which that section had been made
solid in support of one of the great political
would be destroyed. [Applause on the Re-
publican side and in the gallery]
Mr.. Chalmers Miss ], contestee, followed.
Referring to the speech of Lynch he asserted
that it was but a repetition of what had been
said time and time again by the contestant
and his co-conspirators who had, through the
public press of the country, endeavored to
destroy the reputation of the whole people
of Mississippi. In conclusion he said: "If
reason and shame have fed to british
beasts, If a sacrifice of Democrats is to be
made and 1 am to be the first victim, then
say to you, go ahead. You have the power,
if you choose to exercise it. You
will regret it more than L. You
may drive me from my seat by
g. pIa IN, q
you look at him you will be reminded of
this days outrage, and if your conscience be
not canker in your breast in the stiffness
of the night it will haunt you with the recol-
lection that TRUTH justice and law were i'm
molated, and that you we're the high priests
that officiated at the unholy sacrifice. APP
plause on the Democratic side
Mr.. DeMott Ind made an argument in
favor of Lynch, and the matter went over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Randall Pa offered the following
preamble and resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS The charter of the Second National
Bank OF Cincinnati will expire on or about May
25th next; and, whereas, ii is alleged that said
baRk has gone into liquidation and has reoIgan-
lied to continue its existence as corporation
under the existing law,
Resotred, That the comptroller OF currency is
hereby directed to communicate to the House any
correspondence between him and the officers of
organization, and iufoIm this House under what
existing statutes said reorganization was author
and form prescribed of such reorganization by
national banks.
The Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President, respecting the
troubles in Arizona. After a brief speech
by Mr.. Springer, relative to the Importance OF
immediate action, the message was referred
leave TO report at any time.
Adjourned