The daily gazette., 1882-04-29
Congresa Yesterda,E I.

In the U. s. Serate yesterday, the
House bill sppropratiDg $50,000 to con-
tIDHs the removal OF the obstrnet' ons al
He'll Gate, was Tepor ed ami Iassed.-
The Housa bill to OK the time tor hold
ing the CongTe, siUnal election 10 WeN
Virginia as also passed. A conference
Iep0rL on the Lif. Saving Service bill
was adopted. Mr. Freye's bill redUc-
inc the fees on shipping was reported
favorahIs. The Political Disabilities
Repeal bill came up In older, the pend
ing question being on 8 motion for its
retereu ce to the Judiciary Committee.
After remarks by Mts,rs. Sh rman,
BECK and Elm. unGs, the suhJeCt went
over without actioD. The anDl-Uhints8
bill then came up undnlsheh bu tne5s
and vots was AIKEN IN q motion to
strike out the 10 b section, which con
strues the words "Chiness laborerS" TO
mean both SIX lied and uuskill-d labor
ers and al.o Chinese empl yed In mi
ing. The section was ret4ined-yea %,
mai s %; Mess s. Miller, of California,
Jones', of Nevada, and Chilcott and
Cameron, of Wisconsin, vot Ig with
Democrats for it's IetenttoD. Va iaus
amendments offered by MOssrs. Ed
muDds, ILgall' and Lapham were re-
iected, ami the bill was then passed by
vote Of 80 to 10. Those votlug no we're
M 6e6ISs AltiSOug Dlullg OOikNAg DeWfoB
Edmunds, Freye, Harrison, Hawley,
Hoar. Iugalls, La ham, McMillAR, Nor
rtll, Platt aud Sherman. Nj ssrs. AL
dricb, Anthony, F+rrs, McDill, Sc well,
l. gan, Window, Roll ms and Kellogg,
opposed to the hill, we're paired With
Nj essre. German, Bayard, Salisbury
Jackson, McPht rson, Ranspm, DAVIS,
of West Virginia, Jones, of FL rlda, a d
Lamar. who were In the affirmative
The bill goes back to the House for con-
cuGrence in some minor amendments.
After ans executive session the Senate
adjourned uutil Monday.
In the House, bill was reported for
the retirement of Edward W. Hillser,
| Di trict Ju ige of Nevada. and referred
| to the Committee OF the VIII lie. A bill
| was reported and placed on the calendar
| authorizing U. S. Commissioners 10 take
tesilGoDy in oDtestsd election cases OF
/ men berI the Hose. The consider
| aaou of the Lynch Chalmers con est III
| case was resumed, aud discussed by
| Messr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, Moore,
| of Tennessee, Tucker, OF vIfgl Dia, Rob
esop. of New Jersey, and Carlisle, OF
/ ueky. Mr.. CslkiDs then demanded
the previous question, 0Ut no vote was
taken, aud the House then adjourned
until shls morning,
The House Committee on Foreign
| All IFS ubClubu bbi6Vuay 20 0odC Otub'
tor Blair, CT New Hamp' hlre, in con.
| nee lou with the Shipherd Investigation
on Monday next, The con mit'e- vii
send subcommittee to New York &
take testimony. If -suthUrlzed by toe
| House, as no doubt will be.
| The Hou,e Judiciary Committee
AGREED to report a resolution asking that
/ tue bill in favor of seating Mr.. Majors
as an additional representative from
| Alaska be recommittad, and that the
/ Committee be authorized TO Sand fol-
persons and papers, In order to ascertain
The facts in re gard to the certified COPY
| IT the cen. Us rapert for Nebraska, upon
which he y mmIttee decided In favor
of Majcrs. 1t seems that he Commit
ee twas informed that the copy re-
fe;red to it basis for acton gave tue
censns OF 1872, while 10 fact 1t gave the
census for 1874" 1t Is desired TO finC
out who is responsible for the misrepre
sentation.