Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-03
XLvIITH CONGRESS.
The Senate Still Engaged in the COnsid.
Grafton Of the Chinese Measure.
While the
House Occupies the Greater Part OF the
Day with the Consular ApprO-
,priatiOn Bill.

| WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Platt
| from the Committee on Patents, reported
| favorably the bill to regulate the practice In
! patents; also adversely the bill for refund.
ing of fees in all cases of void registration Of
trade marks.
Senator Sawyer, from the Committee on
| Postofices, reported favorably with amend
ment bill 10 provide for the payment of
| the amount due the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids and Northern Railroad Company for the
transportation of United States mails
Senator German offered a resolution di-
recting the pOstmaster-genera to transmit a
statement giving the amount expended
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881,
Tor special facilities for fast mails, list of
railroad companies receiving the same, the
amount paid each company, the additional
service furnished by each company, if any,
and to what extent the service has been ex-
pedited; also a detailed statement of con-
tracts made for special fast mail facilities
during the present fiscal year to date, the
amount TO be paid to each railroad, and the
character OF the additional service TO be
performed by each company. Adopted.
Senator Vance offered resolution reciting
the cost of collecting the internal revenue
tax in the Sixth collection district of North
Carolina at nearly sixty per cent, being
greater than that of any other district in the
United State; that many serious charges
against the officials are openly made by the
newspapers and olsowheIe, aud generally
believed; providing for the appointment BY
the president of the senate of a committee of
three to investigate the charges and COM
plants, with power TO compel the attend
ance OF witnesses, etc.
Senator Sherman remarked that as the reso-
luton was extraordinary and in the nature OF
an executive order, he supposed it referred
TO the matter pending in executive session
and before the Committee on Finance. He
would not object TO calling on the treasury
department for information, but he certainly
objected to recital about which the Senate
could know nothing.
Senator Vance said be had twice applied
Tor the information he desired; once by
Senate resolution and then by letter to the
Committee on Internal Revenue and in each |
instance he had encountered clear and IN |
nistakable evasion of his demand. The |
matter had been public scandal in North |
Carolina Tor ten years, and as he wanted to |
ret at the truth he would insist upon vote |
On the resolution at the earliest moment
The matter was laid over under object ion. |
Senator Conger, from the Committee on |
Commerce, reported favorsbly, with amend
nents, House bill TO promote the eff |
'Iency OF the hfe-sayiDg service, and to
encourage the saving of lives from ship
wrecks The amendments consist of two sec
pension for two years for the widows and
children of keepers and surfmen who may
ose their lives while in the service, and for
he payment OF salaries to the keepers and |
members of the crews during the time of
Ickness or disability resulting from wounds
r disease contracted in the line of duty.
'iaced on the calendar.
The Ssnate took up the Chinese bill, and
y nator Grover spoke in advocacy.
Senator Farley replying to points made in
he speech of Senator Hoar quoted from
enator Morton's minority report in 1876, on
ne Chinese in California, the conclusion of
IS author being that this class could only be
rejected from persecution and outrage by our
wing them suffrage and citizenship. their
ltiuence as citizens being sufficient to insure
heir protection. He then asked Senator Hoar
state squarely whether he indoors ed this sem
ment, and favored the Acknowledgement and
aturalization of the Chinese
Senator HOar replied that he was in favor of
dmItdng to citizenship all foreigners who re-
ounce their foreign allegiance, and who we're
Tor IT in character and intelligence, and were t
itached TO our government. He would ap- &
ly the test with reference to character, not s
lie color of the skin of the applicant He c
as quite as willing to admit to suffrage the /
3upg Cinnamon who last year received !
LID. at 1ale College, or the learned and T
imirable gentlemen who died at Cambridge v
st week California prosecutors of the e
llnese, whom Senator Morton has described
"herce and INSCRIPTIONS ruffians" =
Senator Farley, resuming, denied that the s
'ople OF California had oppressed or mall v
Gated the Chinese, but, without concluding 4
s speech, yielded the floor for executive s
ssion. When the doors reopened the SEN n
e adjourned.