Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-19
WHAT Is DOING AT THE CAPrTOl
Senate Proceedings To-day.
THE CASE OF GEN. r1rz JOHN PORTER

The resolution urges that the recommendations Of
the advisory board on the case be carried into
eHect, $50 as to insure at an early day the full
vindfcation which the army and the country know
ADVISORY board declares 1t is not possible that any
court martial could have condemned IL 1t had been
correctly understood, but, on the contrary. that
c1Ous, and saved the Union army from disaster"
Mr.. Sewell then asked that the bill for Gen. Por-
ter's relief be made special order for the first
| Monday OF December next.
Mr. Conger objected to the motion being enter
.aned an as thls time as not properly morning bust,
ness, ana Mr. Sewell withdrew his request, and
gave notice he would call up the bill at the time
port on the case, but would not interpose any OBJ
struction to its consi Ieration.
The resolution was tabled.
| SALE OF THE NEw YORK POST OFFICE.
On motion OF Mr.. Miller, (N Y. the House amend
ment to the Senate bill for the sale of the old New
York post Office site was concurred in.
| TEMPORARY PROVISION FOR KEEr1NG THE GOVERN
| MENT GOING.
MI Allison, from the appropriations committee.
reported the House joint resolution continuing
until July 31St the resolution Of June 3Oth making
| temporary provision for the expenditures of the
| the same period the resolution for the payment
temporarily OF certain employees of the War de-
partment He asked present consideration OF the
IN Mr M Harris suggested further continuance until
Mr.. Allison said the appropriations committee
had considered that question, and he concurred
Win them that Congress, by working energeticaly
could adjourn by July 3lst objection being made
to further debate, the subject was laid aside until
later In the day.
THE ANTI-CHrNEsE BILL.
MI. Logan introduced bill to construe section 2
OF the act approved May 6th 1882, to execute GER
tain treaty stlpulations relating to Chinese [The
section punishes, with fine and imprisonment,
ingly bring within the United ' States sn0@l ON
landed Chinese ,ahorer ana or frop permit for. to be
port] The bin provides that the section shall not
ne construed TO apply to Chinese on board OF YES
ports within the United States when such landing
Is TO allow them to pass through this country to
thslr with no intention Of violating such law.
said 1t certainly had not been the intention OF Con-
@ gress to prohibit continuous Journeying from one
country to another through our own, but simply
the landing Of Cinnamon with the intention OF
staying. From 10000 to 60,OCO Cinnamon in the
west Indies today whose terms of service were
ABOUT expiring desired transit through the United
states to China and had no disposition to stop
here. Under u literal construction OF the Chinese
authority could be granted by the Oficers of the
government to permit them to land On our shores.
Inc proposition now offered would afford that
au1horty. y It was harsh criticism upon the
Judgment and humanity OF Congress to assume
That IL intended under all circumstances to pro-
hibt the landing OF a vessel with a Chinaman or
board, yet the fact remained that the law imposed
nne and imprisonment as the penalty OF a VIOLA
ton OF the prohibition. An owner OF cargo of
them loose on the way, yet no such punishment
| was was provided In his case The prohibition here
man beings. He had read by the secretary a com
| muncation from the passenger agent OF the CHI
cage, Pacific and Rock Island railroad setting
forth the necessity for a specific construction Of
that provision of the law governing the case and
stating that the route from the West Indies to
China through the United States is the shortest
the most expeditions as well as the least expen.
| slVe, and that the company, If permitted, would
tnrough for the entire distance in lots of 300 and
l,OOO Mr. Logan further argued that refusal to
concede the desired modification would materially
strengthen public sentiment in hostility to the
prohbitOry legislation OF this session and would
hasten the repeal OF that legislation. He hoped
through the country would not be carried to the
extent OF turning over to foreign ocean lines the
traffic that lagitimately belonged to our home
Mr.. Miller (Call expressed his indisposItior to
take part In the discussion at this time, as the bill
reference TO the committee on foreign relations
Mt Logan preferred TO have the bill go to the
Juaiclaary committee, and moved to refer to that
The debate was in progress when our report
House of Representatives.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION CASE.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal
the House resumed the consideration of the South
T1nman
After speeches by Mr. Briggs In support OF
claims OF the contestant, and by Mr. Atherton, In
favor of the claims OF the sitting member, Mr..
Horr took his stand in the space In the front OF the
Speak er's desk, and with small cane pointed ont
to the House the boundary lines OF the congress
sional districts OF tho state OF South Carolina
under the recent redistrictng. He also produced
diagrams OF each district separately, and declared
that it was not gerrymandering; 1T was downright
villainy.
MI Mr. Atherton inquired whether that gerryman-
the 14th district OF Ohio, which was to nfict upon
Congress another one OF the Horr family
MT. Horr replied that when Congress was in
SELF ~
Mr.. Horr. after rIdiculing the gerrymandering,
} sad tnat }ast as long as the people of the south
OF chicanery so long as they strove by that means
to prevent the honest expression OF the honest vot
would have todefend such methods; and lust SO
long they would make for the north that political
that party which would not resort to that Kind of
villainy. He created good deal OF merriment
gu h,a the applause his party
plan OF redstricting and his time was extended by
unanimous consent
Mr.. Evlns desired to reply to some of Mr.. Horr's
remarks, but Mr.. Mackey objected.
MI: Moulfon and Mr.. SimOntOn submitted argu-
ments e In support OF the sitting member, and then
tMr Miller yielding portion OF his time) the floor
was awarded to Mr.. Evins, who briefly replied
10 Mr horrS speech, denying the right of men
who belonged to party which had gerryman-
dered every state In which 1t had the power (which
had nlled every department OF the government
with corruption: which had glOrified ex-senator
Dorsey, now famous account OF his Connection
with the post route deal: which levied blackmail
upon 0nlce-hOlders In order to raise corruption
fund TO lecture the people OF South Carolina as to
What was the high standard OF morality. South
carolina did what Was right, and was not respon-
slole 1or It's action to the republican party but to
the government of tho country.
Mr. Springer sent to the clerks desk for exhibi-
tion small drawing OF a district in Illinois which,
he declared, bore strong resemblance to the dis
trlctS In South Carolina, to which the gentleman
| from Michigan (Mr. Horr) objected.
Mr. Robinson, OF New York. said that while the
question OF gerrymandering was under discussion
he desired TO call attention to the shape of the dis
triet which he represented, and which was known
as the du:nbbell district.
| Mr.. Tillman spoke In his own behalf tt
| CAPITOL Notes.
At O'Clock p m. yesterday a vote In the House
to consider the Smalls-Tilman contested election
case stood yeas 144, nays 2-Jones. OF Texas, and
| Hardenburg, OF New Jersey. So the contested
| election case was taken up. The debate was
| opened by Mr.. Walt, in support OF the claims OF
| the contestant, Smalls, and the House then ad-
| journed.
| The Senate late yesterday afternoon. took up
the internal revenue bill. The question was upon
L mo rndu cip tho