The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16
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|sslppi river. Temporarily tabled
Ibsequcntly his colleague, Mr.. Jackson
ri the committee ON tile improvement
Mississippi river, reported the orlgin0
II appropriating $1,000 TO continue IN
bprovement of the Memphis tennessee
wee. -,
lMr. Kellogg introduced u bill for u publ
hiding at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A bill for q commission on the alcoholl
nuor ira Q came up on the calendar, tn
%lestion being on Mr.. Bayard's motion Il
bmmit to the finance committee. Re
5ected-ayes, 10; noes, 20. The vote was
Wisconsin, voted AYE" with the demo
Gratis, and Senators George and Davis, o
Illinois, voted mo-" with the republicans
The bill was then read and the pending mo
ton, by Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, t.
amend so as to prevent the commission
from being exclusively partisan.
The morning hour having expired III
bill was laid aside.
The Chinese bill was then proceeded witt
and Mr.. Platt, in opposition TO it, said thu
object of the bill was to suppress and pro
hibit absolutely Chinese immigration un
der the guise Of twenty years suspension
of the coming Of Chinese laborers.
When Mr.. Platt concluded, a vote was
ordered upon Mr.. Ingalls, amendment
limiting suspension ofthe coming ofChinest
laborers to ten years. The amendment
was defeated on a tie vote, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Brown
Cockrell, Conger, Davis (of illinois,, Dawes
Edmunds, Frye, Harris, Hoar, Ingalls,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Sanders, sewell, sher.
Nays-Butler, Beck, Call, Cameron lot
Wisconsin,, Coke, Fair, Farley, Garland
George, Hale, Hampton, Hill (of Colorado
Jonas, Jones (of Nevada, Mcpherson
Maxey, Miller (of California;, Miller (o
New York;, Morgan, Vest and Walker-23
Pairs were announced as follows Davis
(of West Virginia., Salisbury, Butler
y Johnston, Kellogg, Jones (of Florida) and
Gil over against the amendment, and Win
do m, Ferry, HawleH Plat, Pugh, Rollins
and VanWyck in the affirmative.
Mr.. Hoar rose and resumed the discus
sion. He said the vote just taken showed
it was the purpose of those having charge
of the bill to toyce it through without re-
gard to its effect on the public faith of the
government pledged by its action, in which
the senate took It's share, to the emperor Of
China.
- Mr.. ingalls, offered an amendment provid-
ng the act shall not go into effect until
\inety days after its passage. The amend
hent was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Bayard; amendments
we're adopted mixing second section read as
7 follows: "Thatany masterpf any vessel OF
whatever nationlity, who shall knowingly
on slch vessel within the jurisdiction of the
United States Rermit to be landed any
Chinese laborer, tc."
on motion of AIR. Miller, OF California,
Expressed directions for the removal OF
any Chinese unAwfully found in custody
in any districtlby the collector" was
amended to dried that he shall be removed
to the place fronlwhence he came"
On motion OF Ar, BrOWn, an amendment
was adopted prdiding that the mark of a
Chinese immigrnt, duly attested by wit
ness, may be tain as his signature on the
certificate of regIration issued to him.
The question ten required on the amend
ment offered byllr. Farley that hereafter
no state or UniteI States court shall admit
the Chinese to citizenship.
\ Mr.. Hawley ros to speak upon what he
termed this bill f iniquities," but moved
for an adisHTnmet.
The senate at 80 adjourned.
HOUSE.
Reed. of Mainetrom the committee on
rules. reported Amendments to the rules
presented by hin a few days ago and
printed in the Rtord. There have been
y some slight mod l~cations made, the most
important of With is the addition OF a
clause providing tat it shall be in order
for The house, on E)tion to go into commit
tee of the whole, thesignate the bill which
shall be first conoIered. A rule, is also adj
Ned according tr}second and fourth Mon
avis after the mining hour to the consid-
ration of businJs relative to the District
Dof Columbia. In over under the rules,
A number Of Ellis were introduced and
referred. go
ing bills were reorted (:
By Harris, O Massachusetts,, from the
committee on laval affairs-Authorizlng
the constructioIpf vessels of war for the
navy of the Nited States. Referred to
committee of he whole. This is a bill
authorizing t~heexpenditure OF Sl0,WO,VO
for the purposelamed.
By Money, ofIississippi, from the COM
mittee on post-tices and post-roads-Pro-
vidjng for an odan mail service between
the United Statl and foreign ports. Re-
ferred to commDee of the whole.
BY Townshenb of Ohio, rem the COM
mittee on comerce-Amending the law
c~ant2ining comb rec and navigation regu-
IAN MS of steam kessels. Referred to COM
~ mitMe of the wide. 1t places foreign YES
sells when in oulbrts under the same rules
relative to their ltfit and to the protection
of passengers aigovern vessels owned in
the United Stat[ and reduces the license
fees of pilots. enheers, ETC., from $40 and
S. to $50 and 7cents. 1t also exempts
owners of domdc vessels from personal
liability beyondln amount equal to double
the amount of { n investments therein,
Haskell, OF yDlsas, moved that the
house proceed tdthe cons! .-ration of the
business on the sbakerhs talie, stating that
his object was to Ike up the senate's anti
polygamy bill. kreed TO yeas, Ill; nays,
So.
The first bill o}the speakers table was
one authorizing He purchase of the prop
erty known as e Freedmen's bank, in
Washington, al appropriating $4,000
therefor.
After some Jbate, several executive
bill directing h d4ecretary of war 10 pay
over to the socie| of the Army Of the Cum
berland $500, aid in the erection of a
statue or monuIN mt TO General James A.
Garfield.
IsENATE.
WA~sHISeSoN. arch 9.-Nr. Farley pre-
sented and had ld a memorial from citi-
zens of CaliforniU reciting the arrest and
imprisonment b the British government,
without lust eau Of Daniel McSweeney,
actizen of the Uhited States, and late res
ident OF CaliforuN. while he was peaceably
soioumiDr In n and. He also submitted a
resolution ward ing alleged facts and in
sfrucfiug the sd farv of state To ascertain
fbe cause of tie |prfsonment and report at
s early a day al possible. Adopted with
The calendar \ 8 taken up. and senate
bill for a commi Xon on the subject Of the
alcoholic liouor hfhc was further debated.
Pending an ar4hdment directing that no
more than thred Of five members Of the
commission shslf be Of the same political
party, Mr.. Bayari en0yed TO require that
no more than II re Of them shall be repub-
Leans. ~Agreed-lves, 81; nays, 10.
Discussion followed upon the amend
ments offered All advocated by Senators
Blair. Morgan al 4Ingalls.
Pending sctit lthe morning hour ex-
pired. Il
Tine Chinese bIliwas taken up and Mr..
Havlev en~umented his objections TO u.
Mr.. Haxley spOke briefly, but AFTER him
came Mr.. Jones Of Nevada, who delivered