Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-27

Port Royal as a COalIng station
Nominations aud Combinations.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-In the House,
on motion Of Mr.. Valentine, of Nebraska,
the Senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were concurred in.
Mr.. Calkins, Of Indiana, Chairman Of the
Committee on Elections, called up the con-
tested election case Of Lynch VS.. Chalmers,
from the Sixth Congressional District of
Mississippi.
MrR4ndsll, of Pennsylvania, raised the
question of consideration, and the House
decided, yeas lis, nays 80, to consider the
election case.
Mr.. AthertOn, Of Ohio, demanded the
reading of the report.
The reading Of the report consumed an
hour and half. aud at its conclusion Mr..
PettibOne, Of Tennessee, took the floor In
support OF the case OF the contestant, Lynch.
Mr.. Atherton, OF Ohio, made q long argu-
ment in favor Of the minority report, declar-
ing Chalmers entitled to the seat.
Mr.. Moore, of Tennessee, in advocating
the seating OF Lynch, protested against the
shilly-shally-miik-sOp-pOlicy OF the man
ayers of the Republican party in &e
House. II it had any managers,
be insisted on q vigorous policy in
regard to contested election cases,
warning his party friends that unless they
did simple justice, and that soon too, to the
Republican contestants, who had almost
literally fought their way to the doors OF
this House, the Forty-eighth Congress
would be in the hands OF round majority of
Bourbon Democrats. He then proceeded to
criticise the Mississippi plan, quoting from
editorials in leading Southern Democratic
papers, to show that the negro was not &C
corded his legal rights ia the State of
Mississippi. But the Mississippi plan had
about run its course, and that State had
sent its last solid Democratic delegation to
the House Of Representatives.
The matter then went over until to-mor =
row.
Mr. Dezandorf, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported bill providing for
the payment of bounties to the officers and
sailors on United States vessels under COM
mand of Admiral Farragut. Placed on the
private calendar,
Adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Butler introduced bill
to provide for a coaling dock and naval
stOrehOuse at Port Royal, S. G.. Referred.
Mr.. Beck called up his bill to punish un-
lawful eertifcstion Of bank checks. He
said it was identical with the bill which
passed the House soon after the Black Fri
day troubles in New York. He quoted
from the report by the House
committee which investigated those
troubles, depre eating this practice Of certi-
flying to checks which do not represent cash
deposits. The department communications
and laws on the subject were ordered print
ed in the Record, and the bill was laid over
till tomorrow.
The Senate went to the calendar and
passed the bill to empower the Secretary of
War to audit the claim for rent due the
State OF South Carolina for the occupation
Of the Citadel Academy at Charleston.
The Senate bill for the removal OF the pO-
li,ical disability of DR.. A Sidney Tibbs,
which the Military Committee had amended
so as TO repeal section 12lS of the Revised
Statutes, being the &C. of July 12-h, 1866,
was Object ed TO by Mr.. Edmunds.
The objection was followed by sundrY
expressions Of dissatisfaction on the Demo-
cratic side, and Mr.. Garland moved to take
up the bill, remarking that the question
was one which ought to be met at once.
Mr. Edmunds read the section to show
that IL prevented any person who had served
10 the military or naval service OF the Con-
federate States from being appointed TO any
position in the army of the United States.
At er some discussion the matter was
superseded by the anti Chinese bill, which
came up as " finished business, Mr.. Slater,
of Oregon, being the first speaker.
MIR. Edmunds moved an amendment, de-
iniug the words "Chihese laborers" to mean
persons who are usually engaged in manual
labor.
Mr. Farley obtained the floor, and the bill
went over.
After an executive session the Senate ad
jOurned.
The REPUBLICAN HOUSE PROGRAMME.
The committee o. seven, appointed under
a resolution of the Republican caucus OF the
House, TO Law out programme OF the order
Of business, decided that the tariff commits
sion bill, which will be taken up as
soon as the election case of Lynch
VS. Chalmers is disposed Of, shall
be pressed for final action. Then
the remaining election cases, and
after them the appropriation bills. An ef-
fort will be made to pass the bill for the dis
tribution of the Geneva award and the Bow
man bill or a substitute for it, to relieve
Congress from the consideration Of rrivate
bills. But beyond the legislation indicated
the committee have not formulated any
order of consideration.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated 70 he
POstmasters: Nelson Z. English at Key
West, Fla, Wm. Y. Stewart at Tallahassee,
Fla Receiver Of Public Moneys, Ambrose
H. LecOmpte at Natchitoches, La, and
Louis J. Sauer, OF Louisiana, to be Apprais-
er for the district OF New Orleans, and A.
Fortune Beard. OF Louisiana, to be Assist
ant Appraiser for the district of New Or
leans.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed Alphonso
Taft, of Ohio, as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotrntiary to Austria, and
VIM. L. Dayton. of New Jersey, as Minister
Resident to the Netherlands.
BOOM FOR PORT ROYAL.
Mr.. Butler, OF South Carolina, to day in
trOduced bill in the Senate, aDpropriating
thirty thousand dollars for the purchase Of
the necessary land, and for the construction
OF a warehouse and coal dock st Port Royal,
South Carolina, for the use OF the navy.
THE GEORGIA COURTS BILL APPROVED.
Tae President has approved of the act
establishing District United States Courts
in the northern and southern Judicial dis
tric.s Of Georgia.