Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-26
TY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, April 25

sENATE-The Mississippi river bill passed.
 The anti Chinese bill was then taken up. After were agreed to up to section l4 providing that State court shal admit Chinese to citizenship Thi stricken out In the bi l as reported and stored by vote of 26 yeas to 32 nays as follows Yeas
 Aldrich, Allison Anthony, Blair, Conger, Davis of Ingalls, Kellogg, Mclfilan, Miller ol New York Nor, ril Lapham, McDill, Platt, Plumb, Rollins, Saun- ders, Saw CT, Van Wyck and Windom.
 Nays-Bayard, Beck, Butler, Call, Cameron of Wis consln Chil Ot Coke, Davis of West Virginia, Fair, Fsrley, George German, Groome, Grover Hampton, Hill of Colorado Jackson, Johnston Jonas, Jones of Florida, Jones of Nevada McPherson Maxey, Miller of California Morgan Pendleton, Pugh, Slater, Yest Voorhees,, Walker ami Hilliams
 section fl, providing that the words ''Chinese Iaborers" In the measure be constructed to skilled unskilled, and Chinese employed in the mines stricken out in accordance with the report of the committee by vote of % to 2S. Mir. Cameron, of Pennsylvania and Messrs Ch1cot and Hill of Colorado, changed their votes to the affirm atlve.
 Mr. Hale entered an earnest protest against the passage of the the ground that it struck blow at the dignity of labor and at the dignity of American humanity. MT. Morgan made long SD ech criticising the veto of the President
 The President seut in the following nominations :: Jaues Brady ir collector of customs for the district cust, the district of Plymouth, Mass William
 Huse, collector of customs for the district of New
 without further action the Senate adjourned at 5:2O.
 HoUsE.-After refusing to take up the contested
  succeeded in getting the House to take up his Irish resolution. MT. Robinson, Of W York, expressed
 the opinion before closing his remarks that the rights of American citizens should be demanded even if it became necessary to support the demand by resort to arms. m
 Mr. Williams, chairman of the Committee on or eign Affairs, supported the committee, begging the House to pause before taking action on so important a question while delicate diplomatic negotiations going and intimating that tn party opposed to Gladstone in Ehglaud would be only too glad to make use of an Ametican demand to increase the trouble in England. On this subject he showed that the r=solutio which was proposed would take from the hands of the committee not lily all correspond ence relating the Imprisonment of these men, but instructs the President to demand thelr release Me- gOtiations 2 ing on and he h ped that within week he will be able to report that the two maining in pr son have been discharged. With the American House of Representatives on one md aud the itsh houses of Parli ment the other clamor for action there is danger that these and prUspectivey su cessful negotiations VIII be inter, tribute to the Irish and expression of sympa thy with it in it's burdens.
 oution asking the President to communicate to the 'use any further correspondence had with Great Britain the subject and requesting him to con tinue his demand that government to give speedy trial dismissal to American citizens unjustly held in British prisons
 Mr. Blount followed explaining again the delay of the committee having been at the desire of the he work would soon be acco plished If not inter- fered with. He said the criticisms on the English government and it's methods that had been made in the House to- day were nnwise and unc He'd for MT Bland of Missouri, said that if the demand citizens of the United States abroad should be respected brought on he in favor of
 MT Blount stated that there were now in possess
 sion committee certain facts that it would be- improper to make public but which had an impor- t.nt bearing the question, and the committee hoped in a few days to make report which should stow that the whole matter auIicably adjuated 1 Mr. Kasson called attention to the unanimi ot l opi ion among the members of the committee with l out regard to party on this subject MT Robinson of New York; then and said il would 0 far his heart aDd unRenerous in him not to accept the cordial kindly and yet wist spirit shown toward him and the for whom he
 hadAspoken. He did Ot want to urge any course that ! would stain the American flag with dishonor. If il
 were necessary tbat these men lie in jail year long
 CT in order hat the matter may be settled with hon
 or to this country he wou favor it. if it essary even that one hundred thousand more Ameri citizets go ahd lie in British prisons II } order to prevent dshonor to the American flag ht 1 W uld be dy to go to lead that company. Ht
 therefore withdrew his resolution and hoped that o 1 MT Cox would pass Applause) l The resolution of MT. Cox then unanimousl! 1 adopted.
 ] Adjourned at 515 p. m
 1 MT O'Conuor member of the British ParIiamen from Cork was on the floor and listened to the dis 1 cusston with much interest