Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-16
CHINA,s INDEMNITY.
The Belmont Resolution as Amended
to be Favorably Reported.

The Belmont Resolution as AMENDED
to be Favorably Reported.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs Will report
7 favorably the Belmont Chinese indemnity
resolution, amended so as to simply pro-
vide for the payment of an indemnity OF
$147,0OOtO China, leaving out the declara-
ton that hereafter re strictions upon
Chinese immigration shall be made only
by treaty stlpulations, and not
by Congressional legislation. The COM
mittee will also report the
Morrow bill modifying the terms of re.
strictOn from twenty to ten years. Both
measures will be reported at the same
time, final action being taken on next
Tuesday. This outcome was indicated at
the meeting Of the committee to-day.
Chairman Belmont laid before the com
mlttee letter from Secretary Bayard
setting forth his reasons tor approx
ing the Belmont indemnity resolution,
and in disappearing the feature of the
Morrow bill which. like the twenty-year
clause, are, in his judgment, in violation
of treaty stipulatiOns. The committee
will report the two measures as q COM
promise between the two sides. Repre-
sentative Henley, of California, made an
appeal to the committee to-day TO report
the Morrow bill promptly.
INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Henderson,
of North Carolina. and reported tavorably
by the House Judiciary Committee to-day
for the mitigation Of the severity with
which internal revenue laws have been
executed, provides: First, that the mini
mum .ofpenalties for infractions of the in
ternal revenue laws shall be
bOlIGOp6 leaving
within the discretion of the court
within the maXlQum limit; second,
that no warrant shall issue upon atti-
davits based on information and belief"
unless the affidavits are made by re-
venue collector, deputy revenue cOllec-
tor, or revenue agent, and are approved
by the United states district attorney,
where an affidavit is based on
actual knowledge, 1t must
set forth all the facts
and the United States Commissioner
must certify that upon examination he is
satisfied that the afiant was familiar
with the facts; third, that Judges of
United States courts shall have discretion
TO discharge prisoners who have been in
jail for more than a year and are shown
to be actually suffering ill health; fourth,
that United States Circuit Courts may re-
move United States Commissioner at
any time. Mr.. Henderson says that the
bill will pass the House.
THE BLAINE-BRADY BUBBLE.
The House Judiciary Committee, to
which it was referred. will report adj
versely the bill introduced on Monday by
Mr.. Mahone's lieutenant, Mr.. Brady, Of
Virginia, looking to the payment by the
United States Of the debt of Virginia, or
a portion of it. Chairman John Randolph
Tucker, of Virginia, will probably write
the report, which will set forth the con-
sentative side of the Virginia debt ques-
ton, and at the same time puncture the
Blaine-Brady bubble.
NAVAA CROOKEDNEsS.
Secretary Whitney is investigating
charges of collision with contractor for
ships supplies which have been made
against several paymasters in the navy.
Some damaging reports have already been
received from United States Consuls, who
have been assisting In these investIga-
tiOns.