National Republican., 1882-04-29
ANTI-oHINEsE BILL
Passed by tho sci ate Ycsterday-Procced-
isQs In Both Igouses

The House bill appropiating $4,000 to continue
the work at Hell Gate, New York, was reported
from the Commerce Committee by Mr.. Miller, of
New Yoik Passed.
The House bill liking the time for holding cleo
tions in West Virginia was also reported fayorably
aud rasscd.
An order for an adjournment from Friday until
Monday adopted.
Mr.. Hawley reported favoiabJy, without amend
ment, the Senate bill creating the Oregon Short
Line Railway Company, In. Utah, Idaho, and
Wyoming Territore', and for other purposes.
MIR. Butler called up the Senate bill appropr-
ating sl5OOoO TO continue the improvement ut
Charlie ton IIurbor. Pass,d.
Mr.. Conger submitted tie conference report on
the life savlng-service bill. He said that with
few exceptions the stations provided for in the
Senate had been retained. The report was
adopted. o..., a.. co,,r,o,oo co,,r,,,,oo .o
ported favorably, with an amendment, Mr.. Nyes
bill reducing the fees OH shipping, rerealing the
tonnage tax on vessels trading with Canada, and
also the hospital tax Of forty cents per month on
Enilor. The committee amendment retnins tho
latter attwenty cents per month.
The political disabilities bill came up as the
FIRST III order on the calendar, and after a rambling
discussion upon whether the discussion should
proceed during the time reserved for the calendar
tion to refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee
discussion the subject went over without ac-
hou.
The anti Chinese bill came up as unfinished
business the question being upon concurrng In
the amendment striking out the ineenth secttOn
which construes the words Chinese laborers to
mean both skilled and unskiled laborers.
Amer discussion, a vote was taken on striking
out the fifteenth section, constituting the words
"Chiuese laborers" wherever used in the act TO
mean both skilled aud unskilled laborcrs and
Chinese employed in mining. The section was
was made up Of Democrats, with Miller Of Cali,
tornia, Of Nevada, Chiicott, aud Cameron OF
Wisconsin Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois voted lay" with
Mr. Edmunds moved to insert "persons usually
engaged IN manual labor" as O definition Of the
term labores." Not agreed toll TO 25
=, Mr. Edmunds moved TO amend the naturaltSa;
contained shall bo construed to change the exist.
ing naturalization laws so ms TO admit Chinese
persons TO citizenship" He said his purpo,o was
TO leave the lnw just as IL is now, and thus avoid
what might prove an unhappy precedent. Con-
gres' had never, by an Affirmative declaration,
prohibited any persons nom becoming citizens;
those who are now excluded from natural iZation
being solely such persons as had not specific
ally admitted to the privilege.
knowingly bringing Chinese labOrer TO this
county so rs to omit the forfeiture of a vessel,
thereby protecting innocent owners from the con-
Lot.
Mr.. Lapham moved to insert the following:
"The provisp rs of this act shall be open and sub
toct to modification from time to time rs may be
found necessary, and US may be asscnted to by the
representatives of the two governments, as pro:
yided in the fourth article of the treaty proclaimed
October ., 1881. Not agreed to.
The bill then passed-ycas, 80; nays. 10. The
YEAs-Messrs Beck, Butler, Call, Cameron Of
Wisconsin, Chllcott Coke, Davis of ILLINOIS Fair,
Farley Garland, George Grover, Hale Hampton,
Harris nh of Colorado, Johnston. Jonas Joies OF
Nevada, Maxey Miller of Gu ifOrnia, Miller of New
York, Morgan, PendletoD, Pugh Saunders, Slater,
Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, Walker, and Wllliams-2
NAYs-Nessrs. Allison, blair, Conger, Dawes, I'd
munds, FRYE, Harrison, Hhwley, HORr, Ingalls,,
Lapham. Mcmillan Morrill,, Plat, and sherman-i5.
Messrs Aldrich, Anthony, Ferry, McDill, Sewell
Logan, Window Rollins, aud Kellogg, opposed to
the bill, were paired with Messs. German, Bayard,
salisbury, Jackson, McPhersOn, Ransom, Davis
Of West Virginia, Jones Of Florida, and Lamar in
tn. affirmative.
Mossrs. Vance, Plat, and McDill were const-
tuted the committee of investigation into the
affairs Of the sixth collection district of North Car
plina.
The Chair announced that Mr.. Miller of New
York, had been appointed on the Committee on
Education and Labor, vice Mr. Morrill,.
The Senate lat half-past four went into~execu-
live session, and at 5:l5 adjourned until Monday.