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NEWS or THE HOUR.
Forty-seventh Congress.
HOUSE.

to continue Improvements of Charleston
harbor. Passed.
Mr.. Conger submitted the conference re
Io't on the life saving service bill. II
said that with few exceptions the stations
provided for in the senate had been retain
cd. Stations stricken out were as follows: Al
or near Fort Morgan and Mobile bay anG
one at or near Cape Carayert. Instead OF three
on Florida coast. but two stations are author
lied, and like change is made concerning
the South Carolina coast. The two sta
tions there are to be located at or neal
Georgetown and Charleston. Senate pro
visions for the payment of wages to surf
men laboring under disability and to their
wives and families in case of their death
and requiring the appointment of assistant
superintendent and Keepers. as well as
surfmen, without reference to their politics
were acceded to.
Mr.. Morgan.protested against.the striking
out of Mobile bay station and after state
ment by Mr.. Mcpherson of the reasons
therefore the conference report was adopt
cd.
House bill appropriating $50 OCO to CON
tinue work at He'll Gate, New York was re.
ported from the commerce committee and
passed.
House bill fixing the time for holding
election in West Virginia was also reported
favorably and passed.
The political disabilities bill came
up as the first in order on the
calendar and after rambling
discussion upon whether the discussion
should proceed during time allotted to the
calendar, the pending question was stated to
be the motion to refer the bill to the judi
ciary committee. Debate upon the bill itself
was then continued but the subject went
over without action.
The anti Chinese bill came up as unfin-
ished business, the question being upon
concurring III the amendments striking out
the 10Th section, which constructs
the words "Chinese laSorers" to mean both
skilled and unskilled laborers.
A vote was taken, and the amendment
striking out the 10th section was lost-yeas,
20; nays, %. The negative vote was made
by the democrats, with Miller, of Color do;
Jones, of Nevada; Cameron, of Wisconsin.
Davis, of Illinois, voted aye with the
republicans.
Several amendments were offered looking
to the modification of the 18th and 10Th
sections, but all were voted down and the
bill finally passed substantially as it came
from the house by a vote of 80 to Is.
Messrs. Vance, Platt and McDill were
constituted committee of investigation
into the affairs of the 9Th district of North
Carolina.
After an executive session the senate ad-
iourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration OF the
lynch Chalmers contested election case.
Calkins, of Indiana, states that he had
intended to call the previous question III 2
O'Clock to-day, but on consideration he had
determined not to call Tor vote until to-
morrow.
Hooker, of Mississippi in the course of a
speech in support OF Chalmers, rldlculed
and criticized the speech recently delivered
by Moore, OF Tennessee, and inquired
whether any of that gentleman constitu-
ents were afraid tovote the republican ticket:
Moore,-"I wish to answer on my personal
responsibility, as an honorable man, that
a gentleman, for forty years merchant in
Mississippi, told me during my campaign:
Il am republican in heart, but can't afford
to say so living in Mississippi and selling
goods. If l did, perhaps many, would not
trade with me- l could give that gentle
mans name here, if thought it was safe to
doso." [Derisive laughter on the democratic
side.l
Hooker.-"I undertake to assert that the
gentleman from Tennessee is not only
guilty of q mistake, but he utters a slander
on the bold, honorable and noble constitu-
ency which he assumes to represent mere.
you are a monumental contradiction to
your own proposition, you are monument
to the fact that the people of Mississippi do
not, according to your own confession,
avoid man because he is republican"
He then proceeded to picture the condition
of the colored people OF Mississippi, as they
we're accorded all their Ri ghts of citizenship
and living in peace and order; and contrasts
the condition of that state under the carpet:
bag and under the democratic rule, greatly
10 the disadvantage of the former.
Tucker, of Virginia, commented on the
fact that the republican party, which broke
into enthusiastic applause at the advent
of the contest in the case yesterday, had
never seen fit to send man OF the African
race to congress to represent any district
north of the Potomac river. He did not OBJ
iect to contestant, because he was colored
man. If lawfully elected he (TucSer),
would vote for him, but If not elected he
begged of the gentlemen on the other
side not to force on any south.
ern constituency man OF African descent
when they would not allow one Of that race
TO occupy seat from any district In the
north, He denied the truth Of the supposl-
ton that all colored men were repubEcans
and that therefore no democrat would be
elected from district in the south IN which
the colored race predoninated, except by
resorting to fraud or violence. fucker
then proceeded with the legal argument in
support of Chalmers claim and was
followed by Robson, Of New Jersey, who
represented the law sustaining the cause oil
contestant. The gist Of his argument was
that the house having the constitutional
right to determine upon the election OF its
members, had the right and power to over
ride the decisions OF state courts throwing
technicalities in the way OF allowing votes
constitutionallv cast to be honestly counted.
The decision Of the supreme court of Mis-
sissippi, that a monkey-dash upon the
ticket was the distinguishing marx, and
| that consequently over 2O,OO votes cast fof
Lynch must be thrown out, was, IN hls
judgment, not only absurd, but unconsti'
! tutionsl.
Speer, ofGeorgia, spoke in favor OF con
testsnt's right to retain ais seat, statlnR
that be did not do 30 Influenced sy any par
tisan or race prejudice, but by a correct con
struction Of the Law. He declared that :
vast majority OF the people OF the south
were earnest in their desire for free bal.
/ lot and fair count. Under the baneful
| influence Of machine politics that
majority was not always felt, but Il wa
there and would assert itself.
| Carlisle, Of Kentucky, replied TO Robin
sons speech; urging that the prii-@ipis
I lal0 0ONn Dl AAat ENhAifhAAn AAaN
house had an inherent right TO Over-rids
state laws and decisions Of state courts q
he the very definition Of arbitrary power
Under no other principle, however, could
contestant be admitted 10 a seat on thii
I floor. Going into a minute review Of The
[ facts Of the case az set forth In the report o
tie election committee, he argued IN sup
port ofthe claims Of the sitting member
CaIkins. OF Iudinna, demanded the pre-
viOus question. No vote was taken and
l the house adjourned.
A democratic caucus was announced q
take place at O'Clock this evening.
CJEFIEMATIONs.
The senate 20 dav confirmed Nicho.e'
Z Fish as Irinister 20 Belgium; J0nn NJ
4 Francis. Of NeU York, charge d aiiaires =
| Portugal; Louis J. SOuer, Appraiser \
I Neard, assistant Appraiser, and BENZ
MoTey, assistant treasurer, distrlct oi Nes
I Orleans.
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