The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-09

The Anti.Chinese Bill Slowly Ap-
preaching a Vote In the Sen.
ate...A Busy Day In the
House.
From the Oyeriiowed Districts..Ra.
tions Being Distributed Among
the Needy...Garland's Bill.
Mayor Grace's Title TO an American
Citizenship About TO be mves.
tigated.
Maclean Shown to Have Frequented
Windsor Previously.
A Batch Of Cardinals shortly to be
Created.
Other Domestic and Foreign News.
)thcr Domestic and Foreign News.
Forty-seventh Congress.


Forty-seventh Congress.
sESATE.
WASHINGTON, March S.--Mr. Garland in
troduced bill for the construction, repair
ing and preservation of the levees on the
river. Temporarily tabled.
Subsequently his colleague, Mr.. Jack son,
from the committee on the improvement of
the Mississippi river, reported the original
bill appropriating $4,000 to continue the
of the Memphis, Tennessee
leyee.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced bill for publi
building at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A bill for commission on the alcohol
liquor traffic came up on the calendar, the
question being on Mr.. Bayard's motion to
commit to the finance committee Re
jected-ayes, 10; noes, 26. The vote was
party one except that Mr.. Cameron, OF
Wisconsin, voted AYE" with the demo
Gratis, and Senators George and Davis, OF
Illinois, voted mo- with the republicans
The bill was then read and the pending mo
tion, by Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, to
amend so as to prevent the commission
from being exclusively partisan.
bill was laid aside.
The Chinese bill was then proceeded with
and Mr.. Platt, in opposition to it, said the
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, vote was
ordered upon Mr.. Ingalls, amendment
limiting suspension fthe coming Of Chinese
laborers to ten years. The amendment
was defeated on tie vote, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Brown,
Cockrell, Conger, Davis (of Illinois,, Dawes
Edmunds, Frye. Harris, Hoar, Ingalls,,
Jackson, Lapham, McDill, Mcmillan,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Sanders, Sewell, Sher-
man and Teler-23.
Wisconsin,, Coke, Fair, Farley, Garland,
George, Hale, Hampton, Hill (of Colorado,
Jonas, Jones (of Nevada), Mcpherson,
Maxey, Miller (of California;, Miller (of
New York;, Morgan, Vest and Walkers.
Pairs were announced as follows: Davis
(of West Virginia., Salisbury, Butler,
Johnston, Kellogg, Jones (of Florida) and
Glover against the amendment, and Wi
dom, Ferry, Hawley, Platt, Pugh, Rollis
and VanWyck In the affirmative.
3 Mr.. Hoar rose and resumed the discus.
sion. He said the vote just taken showed
1t was the purpose of those having charge
of the bill to force it through without re-
gard to its effect on the public faith of the
government pledged by its action, in which
the senate took its share, to the emperor OF
China.
Mr.. ingalls, offered an amendment proyid.
ing the act shall not go into effect until
ninety days after its passage. The smend-
ment was aCOptel
On motion Of Mr.. Bayard; amendments
were adopted making second section read as
follows That any master Of any vessel of
whatever nationality, who shall knowingly
on such vessel within the jurisdiction of The
United States permit to be landed any
Chinese laborer, etc"
On motion of Mr.. Miller, OF California,
expressed directions for the removal OF
any Chinese unlawfally found in custody
in any district by the collector" was
amended to direct that he shall be removed
to the place from whence he came"
On motion of Mr. Brown, an amendment
Chinese immigrant, duly attested by wit
ness, may be taken as his signature on the
certificate of registration issued to him.
The question then occurred on the amend
ment Offered by Mr.. Farley that hereafter
no state or United States court shall admit
the Chinese to citizenship.
Mr. Hawley rose 10 speak upon what he
termed this bill of iRiquites,H but moved
for an adjournment.
The senate at 6.f0 adjourned.
HOUSE,.
Reed, of Maine, from the committee on
rules, reported amendments TO the rules
presented by him few days ago and
printed in the Record. There have been
oap slttht a..
important of which Is the addition OF a
clause providing that II shall be ia order
for the house, on motion 70 60 into commit
tee Of the whole, to designate the bill which
shall be first considered. A rule. Is also ad-
ded according the second and fourth Mon
days after the morning hour TO the consid-
Grafton Of business relative to the District
OF Columbia. Laid over under the rules,
A number Of bills were introduced and
Defcrred.
Under the call of committees the follow.
Ing bills were reported.
Dy Harris, of Massachusetts,, from the
committee OH naval afIairs-Authorizing
the construction Of vessels Of war for the
nary Of the United States. Referred to
committee Of the whole, This Is q bill
authorizing the expenditure of sl0,0o00o0
for the purpose named.
BY Money, Of Mississippi, from the COM
mittee on post-offlces and post-roads-
viding for an ocean mail service between
the United States and foreign ports. Re.
ferred "a committee Of the whole.
by Townshend, of Ohio, frem the com.
mittce on commerce Amending the law
commerce and navigation regu.
lations Of steam vessels. Referred 10 com.
mittee OF the whole. II places foreign YES.
seis when IN our ports under the same rules
relative 70 their outfit and TO the protection
o. passengers ns govern vessels owned In
the unitcd States, aud reduces the license
lees OF pilots. engineers, ETC., from $40 and
IS TO tl.0 and rs ccnts. II also excmpts
owners Of domestic vessels from personal
liability beyond an amount equal TO double
the amount Of their investments therein,
Haskell, OF Kansas, moved that the
house proceed 10 the consideration OF the
business on the speakers table. stating that
bis object was TO take up the senate's anti.
bill. Agreed to--yeas, III; nays, |
30. IN, r.N
4. The first bill on the speakers table was
one authorizing the purchase Of the prop.
prty known as the Freedmen's bank, In |
Washington, and appropriaiing $4,000
Amer some debate, several executive
were referred, and a mum. |
Der Of senate bills passed, among them a