The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-07

The Indian Territory railroad bill was
placed on orders Ms unfinished business,
On motion Of Mr.. Kellogg. Senate bills
authorizing the appointment OF two ASSIST
ant appraisers at the port OF New Orleans,
and liking the salary Of the surveyor al
"a. 800 per annum, were passed.
Mr.. kellogg gave notice that he would
urge the consideration Of the Mississippi
river Improvement bill Immediately after
the pending bill Is disposed OF.
Executive session.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Calkins, Of Indiana, chairman oil
Committee on Elections, presented the
resolution In the Lynch-Chalmers contested
election case from the Sixth congressional
district of Mississippi, declaring the con-
testaut n ,ypch) entitled TO the seat. Laid
over for further action.
Mr.. RYAN. of Kansas, from the Commit
tee on Appropriation, reported back the
Indian appropriation bill with Senate
amendments, recommending concurrence
in some, but non.concurrence In the ma
jority OF those amendments.
The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Page, OF California, asked unani-
nous consent to introduce bill to carry
into effect the treaty stipulations with
China. ut reduces the period OF suspen-
sion to ten years.
House had already passed a bill for that
purpose, which had been vetoed by the
President and the Chinese Minister, and
objected; whereupon Mr.. Page declared
that he would ask for consent to introduce
the bill until he obtained II II II took to the
end OF the session.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York. chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations, report
ed bill appropriating $4,000 to supply
the deficiency in the Appropriation Tor pa
per and stamps; $500 for the deficiency
for distinctive paper for United States Sc
curities, and $3.50, 900 to continue the work
on the Washington monument. Passed.
The report from the Committee on Ac-
counts directing the Doorkeeper to employ
&. w. Coombs as departmental messenger
met with good deal OF opposition on the
Republican side on the ground that Coombs
was a Democrat. 1t was finally adopted
ayes, 1871; noes, 81.
On. motion OF Mr.. Valentine, OF Ne
braska, the bill introduced by Mr.. King, OF
Louisiana, was passed, appropriating $780,
600 for the purchase and distribution OF
seed 10 sufferers from the overflow OF the
Mississippi river and IFS tributaries.
The House then, at ID p. NJ, went
into Committee OF the Whole (Mr. Robin
son, OF Massachusetts, in the chair on the
tariff. commission bill.
Mr.. Kasson, Of Iowa, stated in reply to
a question that he hoped to ask for vote
on the measure by the middle OF next
week.
After speeches from Messrs. Mckinley,
of OHIO, and Simonton, Of Tennessee, the
committee rose.
Mr.. Page, Of California, made another
attempt to introduce his Chinese bill, but
was again met with an objection from Mr..
Springer, who suggested that the bill
should first be taken to the White House
and submitted TO the President for his APP
proval, but subsequently withdrew his OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Page thercupon introduced his bill,
asking that it be referred to the Committee
OF the Whole; but TO this Mr.. Springer
objected, and it was referred to the Com
mittee on Education and Labor.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Willis, OF Ken
lucky, fixing the suspension at fifteen years,
and another by Mr.. Berry, Of California,
fixing the suspension at sixteen years, both
being identical with the vetoed bill with
the variations OF time. Same reference.
Adiourned