Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL,


Senator Harris presented a pro-
test of the citizens of Tennessee
against the passage of the bill to
transfer what is known as ''war claims
to the Court of Claims. Referred.
The committee on public build
ings reported favorably bill for
public building at Lynchburg, Va.
Bills were introduced as follows,
and referred.
By Senator George: In accordance
with a memorial from the Mississippi
Legislature, to refund and distribute
among the cotton producing States
for the support of common schools,
the proceeds of the cotton tax cols
lected from those States and kept in
the treasury.
Senator Bayard spoke of the diff
culties in the way of intelligent
legislation in expenditures for
Improvement to navigation, these
being in the way of experiments.
The Mississippi river improve
ment bill coming up as regular order,
Mr.. Hampton advocated the bill as
reported, providing for an appro>
priation of 100000 for deepening
the channel and improving naviga-
ton upon plans of the river commits
sion.
Senator Pendleton maintained
that the constitutional power of Con
gress to do all the things enumers
ated is its instructions to the COM
mission, which were to permanently
locate and deepen the river channel
| to protect the river banks and pre-
vent destructive foods so as to ims
prove and give safety to navigation,
AID TO facilitate commerce and the
postal service.
Senntor Call enunciated similar
views.
Senator Conger stated that as the
result of some investigation OF Off
cial records, it was found that the
total amount Of appropriations for the
benefto of the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries, largely exceeded that which
had been given by the friends of
the bill, his own estimate making it
larger by nearly S6,000,000.
The bill then went over without
action, pending an executive session
WASHINGTON, April 25- Reports
from committees were made and dis
posed of as follows:
By Senator Aldrich, from the COM
mittee on finance: Adversely, the
bill to refund to the North Carolina
Railroad Company moneys unlaw-
fully collected from it by the United
States. Referred to the calendar.
All of the committee amendments
down to the two last sections, four>
teenth and fifteenth were agreed to
as read.
The committee amendment strik>
ing out fourteenth section, which
prohibits any State or United States
Court from admitting Chinese to cit.
izenships was rejected, and the sec
ton retained; yeas 26, nays 80.
Committee amendment striking
out fifteenth section, which defines
the word Chinese laborers," when
ever used in an act, to
mean both skilled and unskilled
laborers, and the Chinese employed
in mining, was carried, by yeas, 20,
nays, 2S.
The vote was party one, except
} that Senators Miller, of California,
Jones, of Nevada, and Cameron, Of
Wisconsin, voted no, with the DEM
ocrats. Senator Davis, of Illinois
. voted aye with the Republicans.
The amendments having beer
gone through with in the committee
of the whole, the bill was reported te
the Senate with calls for separate
votes on some of the amendments.
After speeches by Senators Hoal
and Morgan the bill went over.
, After an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 25.-
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana, chairman
of 4he committee on elections, calld,
up the contested election case o
Lynch VS.. Chalmers. Mr.. Athertop
of Ohio, minority member of thu
committee, stated that he was no
! physically able to proceed with th'
discussion to-day; whereupon Mr.
Calkins said he would proceed fol
one hour and then allow the case t
go over.
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