The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-29
The Anti.Chinese Bill Passes the Senate
-, Snb>taa lilly as II Came from
the House. Nominations
Sent to Senate.
The Lynch.Chalmers Contested Case
was Before the House Again,
Without Action Thereon.
The Hangman's Haryest..Dr. LamsOn
Pays the Penalty. Other Execu.
tions Yesterday.
The New York Post on Fntures.. II he
Stock Market.
Crimes and Casualties :. Fires and
Failures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign aud Domestic News.
Forty-seventh Congress.
SENATE.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Mr. Butler call
ed up the senate bill appropriatng Sl5O,OCO
to continue improvements of Charleston
harbor. Passed.
Mr.. Conger submitted the conference re
port on the life saving service bill. He
said that with few exceptions the stations
provided for in the senate had been retain.
ed. Stations stricken out were as follows; At
or near Fort Morgan and Mobile bay and
one NJ or near Cape Caravert. Instead OF three
on Florida coast, but two stations are author |
lzed, and like chanIeis is made concerning
the South Carolina coast. The two sta
tons there are TO be located at or near !
Georgetown and Charleston. Senate pro. |
visions for the payment of wages to surf |
men laboring under disability and to their |
wives and families in case of their death, |
and requiring the appointment of assistant
superintendents and keepers. as well us
surfmen, without reference to their politics, |
were acceded to.
Mr.. Morgan,protested against,the striking
out OF Mobile bay station and alter state |
ment by Mr. Mcpherson of the reasons |
therefore the conference report was adopt
I'd.
House bill appropriatng $50 OO0 to'con-
tinue work at He'll Gate, New York, was re- |
! lorted from the commerce committee and |
J assed.
House bill fixing the time for holding
election in West Virginia was also reported
fAyorably and passed.
The political disabilities bill came
up as the first in order on the
calendar and after rambling
discussion upon whether the discussion
should proceed during time allotted to the
calendar, the pending question was stated to
be the motion to refer the bill to the Judi.
ciary committee. Debate upon the bill itself
was then continued but the subject went
over without action.
The anti Chinese bill came up as unGn-
ished business, the question being upon
concurring in the amendments striking out
the 10th section, which construes
the words "Chinese aoorers" TO mean both
skilled and unskilcd laborers.
a vote was taken, und the amendment
striking out the 10th section was lust. yeas,
70; nays, %. The negative vote was n ade
by the democrats, with Miller, of Colorado;
Jones, OF Nevada; Cameron, of Wisconsin.
Davis, OF Illinois, voted aye with the
republicans.
Several amendments were offered looking
to the modification of the nth and l5tn
sections, but all were voted down and the
Dill hnally passed substantially as il came
from the mouse by vote of 80 TO 10.
Messrs. Vance, Platt and McDill were
constituted committee OF investigation
into the affairs of the 9Th district of North
Carolina.
After an executive session the senate AZ.
iourned till Monday.
HousE.
The house resumed consideration OF the
Lynch. Chalmers contested election ease,
Calklns, oi Indiana, states that he had
intended to call the previous question IL
O'Clock to-day, but on consideration he had
determined not to call Tor a vote until 10.
morrow.
Hooker, of Mississippi, in the course of a
speech in support of Chalmers, ridiculcd
ana criticized the speech recently delivered
by Moore, ~ Tennessee, aud inquired
whether any Of that gentlemans con,titu.
enis were afraid ovote the republican ticket
Moore-"l wish to answer IN my personal
responsibility, as an honorable man, that
a gentleman, for forty years merchant In
Mississippi, told me during my campaign.
am republican in heart, butt can't afford
to say so living in Mississippi and ,elling
goods. II did, perhaps many would not
trade with me ! could give that gentle.
man name here, II thought IL was suir to
uoso; lperisive laughter on the democratic
Hooker.-"l undertake to assert that the
gentleman from Tennessee is not only
guilty oil u mistake, but he utters u slander
ON the bold, honorable and noble cu,istitu.
ency which he assumes TO represent hrrc.n
You ure monumental contradiction To
your own proposition You are u monument
10 the fact that the people of Mississippi do
not, according TO your own confession.
avoid man because he Is n republican, ~
/ IN nta
OF the coored people oi Mississippi, as they
were accorded all their rights of citizenship
ana living IN peace and order, and contrasts
The condition of that state under the carpet. |
bag and under the democratic rule, greatly |
TO the disadvantage OF the former,
Tucker OF Virginia, commented on the |
TACT that the republican party, which broke |
INTO enthusiastic applause ut the advent |
ol lhe contest IN the case yesterday, had |
never seen lit to send man OF the African
race TO congress TO represent any district |
north OF the Potomac river. lie did not eb.
1ect TO contestant, because he was colored
man, III lawfully elected he lTucker),
would vote for him, but II not elected he
begged Of the gentlemen on the other
side not to force on any south.
ern constituency man Of African descent,
when they would not allow one Of that race
to occupy seat from any district In the
| hVi'h. iit utHicu lnc lTutn VI the NuppOsi.
tion that all colorcd men were republicans
and that therefore no democrat would be
o ected from district In the south In which
the colored race piedominated, except by
| resorting to fraud or violence Tupkc,
then proceeded with the legal argument In
support of Chalmers claim md wns
followed by Robeson, Of New Jersey, who
represented the law sustaining the cause of
contestant. The gist of his argument WINS
that the house having the constitutional
right to determine upon the election of its
members, had the right and power TO over.
ride 'he decisions. Of state courts throwing
technicalties in the way Of allowing votes
consl,tutionallyc cast TO be honestly counted.
The decision OF the supreme court OF Mis-.
nssippi, that monkey.dash upon tn,
ticket was the distinguishing mark, and
that consequently over 1000 votes cast for
Lynch must be thrown out, was, In his
Judgment, not only absurd, but unconsti
speer, ofgeorsia, spoke In favor Of con. ,
l'testants right 10 fslAin his seat, stating !
"a L. a a