Huntsville gazette., 1882-05-06
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.

The Chinese bill came up in the Senate
on the 26th and was discussed by Messrs-
Slater and Hawley. Mr.. Edmunds moved an
amendment defining the expression, Chinese
laborers, as persons usually engaged in man-
ual labor -. In the House the Lynch Cham
both majority and minority reports reaG
There was some political talk and the bilfwas
laid over.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Sherman
introduced bill directing coinage of stand
ard silver dollars only when demanded for
public use and convenience. The motion to
take up the bill to punish the unlawful GER
tifcation OF bank checks was lost by tie
vote. There was lively discussion
over the political disabilities bill, after
which the Chinese bill was taken up and de-
bated without action. the House, Mr..
Townsend of Ohio submitted the conference
report on the fe-saving service bill. The
amendment recommending the pension fea-
election contest was considered; argument of
both contestants was heard and the case laid
over
THE House bill for holding elections in
West Virginia passed the Senate on the 2sth.
The conference report on the life saving
service bill was adopted. The bill to reduce
fees on shipping was reported favorably. The
political disabilities bill went over without
action. Consideration of the Chinese bill was
resumed, the question being upon con-
curing in the amendment striking out
the fifteenth section, which con-
strues the words "Chinese laborers" to mean
both skilled and unskilled laborers. The
section was retained-yeas, 20 nays, 25. The
negative vote was made up of Democrats,
with Miller of California, Jones of Nevada,
ChilcOtt and Cameron of Wisconsin, Davis OF
Illinois, voting yea with the Republicans.
The several amendments being rejected, the
bill passed-yeas, 32; nays, 10. Adjourned
till Nav l......In the House, a resolution was
adopted reciting the recent Apache outbreak
in Arizona, and calling on the Secretary OF
War for information as to the number OF
United States soldiers now in the Territory,
and whether the military force now stationed
there is sufficient to grant full protection to
the people. Consideration OF the Lynch
Chalmers contest was resumed. Mr.. Robson
argued that the House had the right to de
eide the election regardless of the State court
decisions. MIR. Carlisle characterized this
as the very definition of arbitrary power
but held that on no other principle could
the contestant obtain seat. No vote was
reached.
THE Lynch Chalmers contest came up in
the House of Representatives on the 29th, and
the majority resolution, declaring Lynch en-
titled to the seat was adopted-l25 to S3. The
conference report on the postal appropria-
ton bill was agreed to. The franking privi-
| lege amendment was rejected. resolution
was adopted to send sub committee to New
York to take testimony in the Chilli Peru in
veStigatiOn.
THE bill TO repeal discrimination against
the appointment of ex-Confederates to the
army was discussed briefly in the Senate
May l, and division upon the pending ques-
tion to refer to the Committee on Judiciary
resulted 2l in favor, 10 against. Mr.
Saunders advocated a constitutional amend
ment making elective certain offices now ap-
pointed by the President. The House, by
vote of $50 yeas to 60 nays. voted
to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution designating May for the
consideration Of the bill extending the char
ters of national banks. Bills passed: Diyid-
ing Iowa into two Judicial Circuits; for the
sale of Miami Indian lands in Kansas; for the
erection of public buildings at Detroit, Mich.
$500 000 Jackson, Tenn, $4,000; at Denver
Colo $500, 900; at Greensboro. y. c., $50 900: al
Council Bluffs, Ia, 100000; mt Lynchburg, Va
500, 900: at Peoria, Ill, s225.000 at Galveston
Texas, $l25,000.