The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-22
The Forty-ssventh Congress.

NSENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Mr. George
presented memorial from the Mississippi
legislature for aid to rebuild the levees.
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution which was
adopted calling on the president for in
structions given early in 1880 10 our minis.
ter to China, tdreene Sewartl) concerning
chinese immigration and modification of
existing treaties relating thereto with cor
respondence between Mr.. Seward and the
state department relating to said subject.
., Mr. Call presented petition from
the citizens Of Florida for mail facilities
on the Gulf coast.
The military scademy appropriation bill
was taken up and the senate committee
amendments were agreed to without de-
bate. They insert in il $500 for the
construction of pontoon train, $4,000 for
contingencies for superintendent Of acad.
emy, and 5000 for swimming baths for
the use and instruction of the cadets.
The bill then passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff commission bill and Mr.. Nor
gan addressed the senate upon the neces-
sity OF q. prompt tariff revision by com.
mittees OF congress in preference to the
commission plan.
Mr.. Morgan criticised the dilatoriness of
congress in taking action,and said he would
nave voted Tor commission if 80 long q
period of inaction had not elapsed.
Mr.. Van Wyck secured the noor. but
yielded temporarily, and the bill was in
formally laid aside for general business.
On motion. .es Mr.. Brown the house bill
establishing the United States district
courts with separate officers for northern
and southern judicial districts of Georgia,
passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house met at 1910 this morn.
ing and final roll call was ordered.
and no quorum being present, nm
understanding was reached that after the
reading of the Journal to-day the house
would proceed to vote on the proposition
submitted by Hewitt, of New York
namely; Making the Geneva award bills
his special order for April lith, and thence
from day to day until disposed OF, but not
to interfere with the revenue, appropriation
bill, tariff commission bill and The bill re-
ierring to private claims to the court Of
claims.
Gibson, Of Louisiana, presented n tele.
gram from the relief commission at Now
Orleans, giving statement of the destitu.
tion caused by the overflow of the Missss-
ippi river, and declaring that the supplies
ui IullOns received from the department
had been exhausted, and that the commits
sion is in receipt of additional demands for
inlly 10000 rations; ordered printed in
Record.
In reply to question by Cox, of New
York, Page, of California, stated that he
would call the previous question ON the
Chinese bill tomorrow at o'clock.
Then, the morning hour having been dis.
pensed with, consideration of that bill was
resumed by the house.
Mcclure, of Ohio. contendcd that
congress not only had power TO pass the
bill but that its provisions were expressly
warranted by the Chinese treaty, He
favored the passage of the bill on the
ground OF its expediency; and In conclusion
he asserted that the republican party was
committed TO the principle of this bill.
Freedom of labor should not now turn its
back on the battle flag, its old war cry, and
its platform, as mere claptrap, and be re.
creant to its prompt trust. He, as a pro-
tectional republican, stood by while the
labor of the Pacific states against the dis
honorable composition Of Chinese labor and
he could vote for the bill with n clear con.
science. (Applause.)
The remainder Of the days session was
taken up by speeches on the Chinese bill,
several members speaking on both sides of
the question. The bill then went over with.
out action.
Adjourned.