The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-07
TOPICS OF THE TINE.
Substitutes for the Vetoed Chinese RI,Is
introduced In Both Houses Of
Consress..lIow They We're
Received.
PRESIDENT Arthur Nominates Successors
to the Portfolios Of Secretaries
hirkwood aud Hunt.
Inc Lasler Falls on Soft Place.. Tho
Russian Mission.-Capital
Gossip.
the New York Post on Futures...Ihe.
Stock Market.
ihe Flooded Districts...Crimes and
Casualties.
o'"er Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Sevcnth Congress.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 0,--Mr. Cameron Of
wisconsin, presented and read memo,; ;al
rom the Good Templars of Wisconsin. nro.
testing against Mr. Logan's bill apportion.
ing TO the states the revenue from the lio.
uor trailic as an educational fund. The
memorial asserts that In their opinion. tho
measure will ioist upon the country a de-
Vas'ating and devilish traffic, which has not
shadow ofe excuse for existence, is founded
III Marce, unholy appetite, under the dom.
nation OF the devil, to make criminals and
paupers OF the race and to increase the
population of hell.
Mr. Farley introduced another Chinese
6lll identical with the vetoed bill, except
that thc Time OF suspension is fixed at Id
years. ~ ~
Mr. Miller of New York from tho comm,,
tee on post offices and post roads. .reportea.an
original Dill to provide for ocean mail
service between the United States and for
eign points. II is identical with measure
reported by Mr.. Hill ON the 10th of March
IN behalf of the same COMMITTEES as an
amendment to post-oeice appropriation
bill: The bill went to the calendar.
bilis were passed directing copies Of the
Official ietter books of the executive de-
partment o, North Carolina to be furnished
10 said state; authorizing public buildinr,
at Key West, Florida, and appropriatine
SlOooO therefor; amending the revised
statutes TO allowperique tobacco to be sold In
the form OF cigarettes and TO manufacturers
's material IN the manufacture of cigarettes
or smoking tobacco without tax.
q senate bill TO fix day for meeting of
n electors Tor president and vice.president
% ana TO provide for the counting of votes for
! president and vice-president and the decis-
u ion o, questions arising thereon, came up
dressed the senate In favor thereof
Debate was continued by Messrs. Gar.
land, Morgan, Blair and Hoar The bill
! passed by n viva voce vote.
The Indian Territory railroad bill WINS
4 placed on the calendar us unfinished bust.
= ness.
On motion OF Mr.. Kellogg, senate bill au.
thorizlng the appointment OF two assistant
! appraisers at the port Of New Orleans, and
per annum, 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.
Alter an executive session, the senate ad-
Jonrned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Caikins, OF Indiana, chairman of the
committee ON elections, reported resolu-
!ion IN the Lynch. Chalmers contested cleo
tion case Tor the sixth congressional district
of Mississippi, declaring contestant Lynch
entitled to the seat. Laid over for future
action.
Ryan, OF Kansas, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the In.
dian appropriation bill with senate amend
ments, recommending concurrence In
some, but non.concurrence In the majority
OF these amendments.
The report was agreed TO.
Page, OF California, asked unanimous
consent 10 Introduce bill to carry into
effect treaty stipulations with China. IL
reduces the period OF suspension TO ten
years.
Springer, of Illinois, stating that the
house had already passed Bill for that
purpose which had been vetoed by the
president and Chinese minister, objected
TO Il.
Page declared that he would ask for con-
sent TO introduce the bill until he obtained
u IL TOOK until the close of the session.
Hiscock, of New York, chairman of the
committee ON appropriations, reported n
bill appropriating $4,000 to supply
the deficiency In the appropriation for
Iies, paper and stamps; $4,000
for deficiency for indestructible paper
Tor United States securities, and $l50, ,006.to
continue the work on the Washington
monument. Passed.
a report from the committee on accounts,
directingthe door'keeper to cmploy,Covmbs
as department messenger. met with good
deal OF opposition on the republican Side
In view OF the allegation that Coombs was
democrat. II was finally adopted-yeas
l2i; nays, 81
On motion of Valentine, of Nebras.
ka, the bill introduced bv
King, of Georgia, was passed
appropriating $4,000 for the purchase and
distribution Of seed to sufferers nom The
overflow OF the Mississippi river and It's
tributaries; Ihe house then, nj 2;25, went
INTO committee OF the whole, Robinson, OF
MASSACHUSETTS,, IN the chair on tho tariff
commission bill, Kasson, OF Iowa statinr
IN reply TO a question that hc hoped 10 AK
next week.
After speeches from Mckinley, of Ohio.
and Simonton, ofTennessce, the committees
rose, and Page Of Colorado, made another
attempt to introduce his Chinese bill, but
was again met with an objection from.
Springer, who suggested that the bill should
first be taken TO the White House md
submitted 10 the president for approyal'
but subsequently withdrew his objection.
Mr, Page thcreupon introduced his bill,
asking that II be referred to. committee oi
the whole, but TO this Springer objected,
and y was referred TO the committee on
educating labor
Bills were offered by Willis, Of Kentucky,
fixing suspension at flfteen years; by berry
liking suspension nt sixteen years, both
pcing identical whh the vetoed bill with
nl r.
Adjourned.