Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-05-04
CONGRESS.

In tie United States Senate Tuesday
the bill approprlating S6,000,000 for the
| improvement of the Mississippi anC
Missouri rivers passed by viva vOct
| vote. The Chinese bill was taken uI
and the committee amendments up tt
the last two sections were read and ap
proved. An effort was made to strike
out the fourteenth section, which pro
Eibits any State or United States Court
from admitting Chinese citizenship
but it was defeated-yeas 26, nays 32
The committee amendment striking out
the fifteenth section. which defines the
woids "Chinise labors,'' wherever used
in the act, to mean both skilled and un-
skilled, and Chinese employed In min
ing, was carried-yeas 29, nays 2s. The
vote was party one. except that Messrs
Miller (Cal.) Jones (Nev9 and Cameron
(Wis.) voted with the Democrats.
In the House Mr.. Robinson called up
his resolution concerning the imprison-
ment of American citizens ia Ireland
and it was discussed at length. Mr.. Cox
offered the following substitute which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to cOmmuni-
cate to this House any additional CORE
spondence with the British Government,
on file in the Department in reference
to the Imprisonment of citizens of the
United States in Ireland; and that the
President be requested to continue his
efforts for the prompt release or prompt
trial of any citizen who may now re-
main unjustly imprisoned in Ireland by
the Government of Great Britain.
On Wednesday the Chinese bill was
considered in the Senate, but without
definite action. Messrs. Slater and Haw-
ley spoke upon the measure and Mr.. Ed
munds moved an amend nent defining
the words "Chinese laborers" to mean
persons who are usually engaged in
manual labor The Lynch Chalmers
contested election occupied the attention
of the House for the entire session of
Tuesday, but no vote was reached.
Messrs. Pettibone, Atherton and Moore
discussedthe case.
On Thursday the Senate was engaged
for the most Of its session in discussion
of the Political Disabilities and Chinese
bills. The conference report on the
Postoffice Appropriation bill was sub
mitted, and adopted. The disputed item
concerning special mail facilities on
trunk lines fixes the appropriation at
100000. and provides that said facili-
ties are to be extended. as par as practi-
cable. to the principal cities of the Uni
ted States.
In the House, the Lynch VS.. Chalmers
contested election case was considered
but without action, Mr.. Randall intro
duced resolution which was adopted
directing the Comptroller of Currency
to inform the House under what exist
ing statutes the reorganization of the
Second National Bank is authorized, and
to communicate the manner and form
prescribed by law for the reorganization
of the National Banks. The Speaker
laid before the House a message from
the President respecting the troubles in
Arizona. The message was referred to
the Committee OH Military Affairs, with
leave to report at any time.
On Friday the Chinese bill passed the
Senate by a vnte of 81 to IL. II is like
he vetoed bill except that the term of
suspension of immigration is ten years
instead of twenty. The amendment
striking ont the fifteenth section, which
COHoll l4iC MOIdo
to mean both skilled and unskilled la
borers and Chinese employed in mining.
was defeated yeas 20, nays 25, Tie
negative vote was made up of Demo-
Gratis, with Messrs. Miller (Cal), Jones
New, Chilcott and Cameron (Wis).
Mr. Davis Qil) voted yea with the Re
publicans.
In-the House the consideration of the
LyrcIl-Chambers contested election case
was continued, but no vote was reached.
A Democratic caucus. over which Rep
resentative Atherton presided, consider
ed the matter ON Thursday night.
The Senate was not IN session Sat-
nrday. t
The House adopted resolution de-
claring John r. Lynch (coloreD entitled
to represent the Shoestring District of
Mississippi in the House, in place of J.
r. Chalmers. Lynch was sworn in, TAX
ing the iron-clad oath. ..f
In the Senate, Monday, the committee
that under existing laws the
President has power to suppress law
lessness in Arizona and other Terrific
ries. Bill introduced: For the Illinois
and Mississippi river canal. Bill to re-
move the disabilities of Confederates so