The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-27
Bangor also Celebrates.
XLVIIth Congress list Session,
SENATE.

OEN AL G
WASHINGTON, April 25.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to provide for a
coaling dock and naval storehouse at Port Roy
al, S. G. Referred.
Mr.. Beck called up the bill to punish unlaw-
full certifcation of bank checks Laid over
till tomorrow.
The ca leadar occupied the day until p. m.
Among the Senate bills passed was one author
izing the United States Government to accept
the invitation of the Netherlands Government
to take part in general colonial and export
trade exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883, and
appropriating 81, 900 in aid thereof
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Chinese bill, and Mr.. Slater advocated the
measure as q protection to American labor, ,and
hoped the people of the Pacific coast might be
driven to no extreme measures, bnt that their
appeal to Congress to stay the tide OF Mongoll-
an immigration might be heeded.
Mr.. Hawley conceded the right OF the gov
ernment to legislate against hostile or danger
GUS immigration, but he would not impose re-
strictions which an immigrant could not over
come by his own efforts, such as race or color,
but those which relate to his moral and intel
lectual character and his purpose in coming
After commenting upon the extremity to
which race hatreds and religious prejudices
had been carried in the past in certain quar-
tiers, he was disposed to regard the bill, though
a vast improvement upon the vetoed message,
as violating treaty in ten years suspension.
The longest period anticipated by the commits
sion, as shown by their negotiations, was five
years. He specially objected to the naturaiza-
tion section, and denounced the provision to
punish with fine and imprisonment any person
fading or abetting" the landing of a China
man, as a revival of the odious feature of the
fugitive slave law. In conclusion he reiterat-
ed his unconditional hostility to the measure.
Mr.. Edmunds moved an amendment defin-
ing the words "Chinese laborers'' to mean
persons usually engaged in manual labor.
Mr.. Farley read from memorandum Of the
Chinese minister, which accompanied the veto
message, te show that officials objections; that
the use of the words skilled laborers'' would
include shoemakers and laundrymeD. He
(Farley) contended all skilled laborers had
properly been embraced in the excluded class
es under the treaty, and were laborers VIII ose
presence was most prejudicial to the interests
of whites on the Pacific coast.
Adjourned until tomorrow, when Mr.. Far
ley will continue the discussion.
HOUSE.
After the introduction and reference of
several minor bills the Senate amendments to
the agricultural appropriation bill we're non
concurred in. The consideration of the
Lynch Chalmers contested election case then
began. Mr.. Atherton demanded the reading
Of the report.
The reading of the report consumed an hour
and half, and at its conclusion Mr.. Pettibone
took the floor in support of the case of the con-
testant Lynch
Mr.. Atherton made long argument in
favor of the minority report.
Mr.. Moore of Tennessee advocated it.
The matter thus went over until tomorrow
Mr.. Desendorff from. the committee on naval
affairs reported bill providing for the pay
ment of bounties to officers and sailors of q. S.
vessels under command of Admiral Farragut
Private calendar.
Adjourned.