The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-21
NOMINATIONS.
Forty-seyenfh Congress First Session.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1892.

At O'Clock the Senate temporarily laid
aside the regular order (the Mississippi
improvement bin, and Mr.. McDill adj
dressed the Senate upon the regulation OF
Interstate commerce, the bill introduced
by him creating Il Board OF Railway COM
missiOuers being informally taken up.
Upon the conclusion Of his remarks the
bill was referred.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent relative to the Convention to define
the boundary line between the United
states and Mexico. Referred.
House bill appropriating s465,OO0 TO sup
ply the deficiency for printing for the cur
rent year was called up and passed.
The Chair then announced the MissiS-
sippi-river Improvement bill as the order
OF business, and after a statement by Mr..
Miller. Of California. that he would defer
pressing the consideration OF the Chinese
bin until after the pending order was dis
posed of, Mr.. George proceeded to address
the House. and ut the conclusion OF his
speech the bin Went over without action
until tomorrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motion OF Mr.. Blackburn, OF Ken
priating 100000 for the erection Of pub
lie building at Frankfort, Ky.
Mr.. Calkins. OF Indiana. chairman OF the
Committee on Elections, called up the con-
tested-electiOn case of Lynch rs. Chalmers,
from the Sixth district OF Mississippi.
Mr.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, called atten-
ton % the fact that 1lr. Atherton, OF Ohio.
who represented the minority on the Elec-
tions Committee, was absent on account OF
sickness. and he hardly thought it fair to
call up the case in he absence OF that gen.
tleman.
Mr.. Calkins replied that he had this
morning received 4 telegram from Mr..
Atherton stating that he would endeavor
20 be back On.MOnday. In the mean time
he (BIr. Calkins) thought the discussion
might run on for two days. and that no
vote should be taken until Mr.. AthertOn'>
return.
Finally the House deferred action on the
Lvneh-Chalmers contested-electiOn case OF
Mississippi until Mr.. Athert0n, OF Ohio,
who represents the minority, returns.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the tarifi-commissiOn bill.
Among the speakers were Messrs. Turner
II Kentucky in opposition to the measure,
DINGHY favoring il, Townsend OF Illinois
opposing, and Mckenzie OF Kentucky OPP
posing. Mr.. Mckenzie spoke at cOnsidera-
ble length from the standpoint that Con-
gress by its WAYS and Means Committee
should perform the duty which it was pro-
posed TO delegate to a commission no bet
ter fitted for it than the Ways and Means
Committee ought to be. He further OBJ
ieeted 10 the provision empowering the
! President TO appoint the commission. II
commission there must be, he held that
/ Congress was entirely competent TO select
the members of it, and should select il.
I His speech was full OF humor and sarcasm,
and bore hard upon the do-nothing policy
OF the present Congress and its Ways and
Means Committee. Mr.. Mckenzie has a
fine voice, and his speech was listened TO
as intently and enjoyed as much by the
Republicans as by the Democrats, and It's
conclusion was received with applause
from both sides of the House.
The committee rose.
Mr.. King. OF Louisiana, introduced 4
/ bill appropriating S6,000,O00 for the Inn
provement and construction OF Mississippi
levees. Referred.
Adjourned.