Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-03
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. 4 DIVIDED CABINET. Different Views of the Chi-
 nese Bill. PROBABLE FATE EOF THE MEASURE A Belief That lit Will Not
 EBe Signed. Suicide of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Suicide of Cornelius Vanderbilt
He Shoots Himself in a
 Hotel.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

1 The Chinese BiIi-A Division Of SentI- 1 ment Among the Cabinet Members--A l Positive Assurance that the Bill Will | Not be signed-Other Matters.
 | WASHINGTON, April 2.-There will be no l Cabinet nominations until the Chinese bill is disposed of. TEe Cabinet is equally divided on the question. It was ascertained to-day that Attorney General Brewster's opinion is 1 to be presented at special Cabinet meeting 1 tomorrow. It will state clearly tkat the bill is direct abrogation of the treaty, and that the President will express the opinion that the treaty should Ee modified, if at all, in less summary manner. It is positive that the President will not sign the bill and it is thought it will depend on the Cabinet Conference whether he vetoes or allows it to become law without signature. The Cali fornia delegation still believe it will be signed. Any effort to have the bill amended l would be bitterly opposed in the House if such an effort be possible.
 There seems good ground to fear that, not withstanding the benefit of last summers ex- perience, politics are to remain unimproved for the present. So much time is being taken up in Congress providing for the Mis- sissippi flood and it's consequences, and yet the river delegations are annoyed by the fail ure of the bill to send commission to the scene of the flood and fears for the in- adequacy of the treatment are entertained
 The District committees seem to have neg lected the flats 100 long and 1t is now thought the session is too far spent for proper results. To l1n al narrower and the scope of the work is in creasing.
 Work on the Washington monument will be resumed this week. Enough stone and iron is now on the ground to occupy the force till July 1st.
 The Smithsonian Institution has received from Professor Foerster, of Berlin, the an- nouncement of the discovery by Palisa on the 3Oth of March, 1882, of planet of the twelfth magnitude in 12 hours 52 minutes right ascension, 9 degrees minutes north declination, with daily motion of 3.
 The sub committee appointed by the New York members of the House to prepare an immigration bill expects to report the same sometime next week. The bill as now being prepared proposes three things-frst, to se- cure sufficient money for the care of immi- grants after they are landed second, to pro- vide how this shall be done; third, to cover the question of returning criminals who have been pardoned on condition that they emi- grate to the United States, or paupers ship ped here by municipal authorities. The question as to the length of the bill has been considered by the sub committee and it is in tended to make 1t as short as possible, sim plicity of form and perspicuity of provisions being essentially desired It is agreed that the tax OF immigrants shall be fifty cents per capita for the present or ensuing fiscal year, However, it is probable that the tax may be on a sliding scale, the amount each year to be contingent on the estimated number of immigrants. While a tax of fifty cents per capita is now abundant it may not be sufficient in the future, and consequent ly might have to be graded according to the annual number of immigrants. The tax is to be paid by the owners of vessels, and will be according to the number of per sons not citizens Of the United States landed by such vessels at any port of the Union. The subcommittee is satisfied that the tax cannot be regulated according to the tonnage of vessels, as this does not relate to passen- gers. Such law would be considered as an attempt to avoid the decisions of the courts already made on this subject. The sub-com- mittee thinks it advisable to give the Secre- tary of the Treasury full power to execute the law through State organizations such as the Board of Immigration of New York and State Board of Charities. The State Board of Chari- blSS IL lS dSSSL tCu III 1NoW 1OIh, NOu1A AtIFO i much better opportunity to deal with the paupers and criminals because much the larger class of these come into the United States through Canada than by way of New York. But the sub committee also thinks that the Commissioners of Immigration ill the city of New York are the proper author ities to have charge of the immigration there At any rate the bill will unquestiona- ply authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make arrangements so that the immigrants will be continued to be cared for by men who have had large experience ln the matter.
 In the House yesterday the army appropri- ation bill was further debated, Messrs. Hol- man of Indiana Burrows of Michigan and Butterworth of Ohio taking part. The bill was then read by paragraphs for amendment, Mir. Holman, of Indiana, raising point of order against the provision relative to com pulsory retirement Pending a decision MT. Calkins, of Indiana, offered an amendment excepting from the provision the General and Lieutenant General of the army, but providing that they may be retired at the age of sixty y-fve the discretion of the Presi dent. Pending action the committee rose and the House adjourned.
 Mr. Rounds arrived tonight and is conf dent of confirmation. He says the legal dis qualification of being type founder will be overcome by making his foundry joint stock concern.
 1t IS reported that Lieutenant Bradley, re- gently ordered from the War department to his regiment, will resign to escape court martial for alleged irregularities in settle ment of State claims.
 Senator Logan walked out to-day.
 Tomorrow the Supreme Court bench will be full for the first time in year.
 sThe signal corps station at Fort Macon, N. O., reports to the chief signal officer as fol lows: The bark Gold Bringa, before report ed aground on the bar, came off at 6:22 p. m. and is now in tow of the wrecking steam