The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-27
The Chinese Bin is Again Before the
Senate, But After Tinkerlng a
Little With 1t that
Body Then
toes Into Executive Session, and
Among Others, Confirms "Fathcro
Taft's appointment.
III the House the Lynch.C Chalmers
Contested Election Case
Is Considered.
Tho New York Post on rutures--The
Stock Market. g e
Crimes and Casualtlcs...Fires and Fsii.
ures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Tho New York Post on rutures--The
Stock Market. 3.
Crimes and Casualtlcs...Fires ana Fail.
ures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-seventh Congress,

b - i u y &
Forty-scvcnth Congress,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Mr. Butler i'm
troduced a bill providing for coaline tiooIy
and naval store-house az Port Royal, South
Mr., Beck called up his bill to punish un-
lawful certification of bank checks. He
said II was identical with the bill which
passed the house soon after the black
Friday troubles in New York. He quoted
rom the report Of the house comm ittec
which investigated those troubles depreca-
ting the practice Of certifying checks which
don't represent cash deposits. Ordered
printed In the Record and laid over until
tomorrow.
The senate took up the calendar and
passed the bill to empower the secretary of
war to audit the claim for rent OF the state
OF South Carolina for the occupation of the !
Citadel academy at Charleston by United !
States troops. eNa
Senate bill for the removal of tho polit;-
cal disabilities OF DR.. A. Stiner Gibbs.
which the military committee had amended
so as TO repeal section 1878 of the revised
statutes, being the act of July 12. 1896 was
objected to by MIR. Edmunds.
1 The objection was followed by sundry ex-
pressions OF dissatisfaction on tho demo
cratic side and Mr. Garland moved to tnko
mp the bill, remarking that the question
was one which ought tobe met at once,
Mr.. Edmunds read the section to show
that It prohibited any person who has
served IN the military or naval service Of
the Confederate states from being appointed.
States.
| After some discussion the matter was.
| superseded BY the anti Chinese bill, which
came up as unfinished business, Mr.. Slater.
OF Oregon, being the first speaker, 1 -
Mr.. Edmunds moved the adoption OF the
amendment defining the worus "Chiness
iaoorers' to mean persons who are usually
engaged In manual labor. ~ ~
bill went over.
After, an executive session tho senate ad-
journed
HOUSE. z
On motion of Valentine. of Nebraska.
senate amendments to the agricultural
, appropriation bill were non. .concurred In,
Ualkims, Of Indiana, chairman Of the COM
mittee on elections, Gu led up the contested
election case OF Lynch VS.. Chalmers, from
the 9th congressional district of Mississippi-
Randall, of Pennsylvania, raised qties-
tion OF consideration. The house decided.
; yeas, ITO; nays, 09-to consider the qucs-
tion. n
Atherton, of Ohio, demanded the reading
OF the report. .
Reading of the report consumed nm bou,
nnd halt. Atits conclusion Pettibone. OF
tennessee, took the floor In support of the
case OF contestant Lynch.
: Atherton, OF Ohio, made long argument
IN iavor OF the minority report, declarinp
} that Chalmers is entitled to the seat.
} Moore, OF Tennessee, In advocating the
seating OF Lynch, protested against tho
shiliy'shally, milk-sop policy Of the mana
gers OF the republican party In the house, if
orous policy in regard to c, infested eIctian
cases warning. his party friends that unless
+ they did ample Justice and that soon. Ia
republican contestants who had almost litcr.
ally fought their way to the doors Of this
house, the forty-eighth congress would bc
IN the hands of round minority of Bour-
bon democrats. lie then proceeded 10 crit.
!cise the Mississippi plan, quoting from cd :
itorials IN leading southern democratic
was not accorded his legal r;ySts r.Sav
in. the state Of Mississippi, and
said that tho Mississippi plan had about
run Its course, and that the state hnd semi
its last solid democratic delegation 10 Tho
house Of representatives. y ''''ss
Dezendori, from the committee on nav6y
aiiaiN, reported the bill providing for The
payment Of bounties 10 officers and sailors
on 1hl,eu STATES vessels under the COM
calendar. go 'I"'''f ~ ~
Adjourned. ail ~ nt
II NOMINATIONS r y.Ii'
The president nominated TO bc postmas.
Yer, Nelson i. English at Key West Eio,-
ida W: q. Stewart at Tallahassee rcocivar
OF public money; Ambrose II. Lecorn ptn ~
natchitoches,. Louisiana, and Ionis j
Sauer, oi Louisiana, appraiser for Tho dis.
tlct OF New Orleans, and A. Fortune Dinr,i
"a, ;sluWna ns Wa,,. assistant appraiser for the
Ihe President has approved an nrt estnh-
fishing district United States courts In ~.
Georgia. S"' ''''''c's Oh
COMBINATIONS.
me senate to-day confirmed Alpbonso
TAT, OF Ohio, env. and
mh'nmrsste.,plenipotentiAJ II mse JNo Austria: wp'.
ds,, a. paS,9n' ~ ,h' St New w ", minister resi-
New York stock Market
NEW ionR, April 20.-The stock m.rL,,
opened weak ana A to IA lower than vcss
terday's closing. prices, the latter for Eric
preferred. In the early trade. alter rcn-
cral advance OF 4 TO IA the market sold IN
to per cent, Lake Shore, LouisviIis 4
Nashville and New Jersey Central heinz
prominent IN the decline. AT II o'cloci
recovery OF to took place, the latter for
New Jersey Central. 'l7, ''''
Stocks somewhat irregular, mainly wcsl,
Alacama class AL to 5,sll Alabama class a
small, S2 Alabama class B 6's 10 i0i. Az.
bama class q 4's sik; Chicago A Nc,sh-
western l2Si; do. preferred lSgi: Eric sos.
East Tennessee, II; Georgia railroad 'i0s. ts,!'
nois Central 1859: Lake Shore a Mich,snnss.
southern 1924 Louisville a Nsshviilc fsi. IA.
Memphis Charleston 80; Nnshvii,.
Ohattenooga 0ohNew York Central 4 III WuS.
son River 1891; pittsburg x Clsvas,isu,",s siu",
gnapantssd s. p,I,i. iSo Richmond 4 kiIerhsnSS
is s T'9amond Wahnon Z !, Dsnvillc iio Rock Island
bash, bash gsIeisrfd' Oh; Western 1nics nj s sciss