Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-14
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May. t2.--Mr. Mitchell submit
ted concurrent resolution, expressing 1t TO be
the sense OF congress that negotiations should
pc entered into between the United States and
tne Chinese government with view TO securing
sueh notifications of the present treaty with
emma as may result in stopping the coming Of
Cnlnese TO this country except in the case OF
diplomats ana their servants, and except also
III tne case Oh persons at sea driven to seek a
place OF shelter. The concurrent resolution
was referred to the committee ON foreign rela-
tons.
Senator Ransom from the committee on prl yate
land claims, reported faV0rably Senator Ed
mGnds' bill to give to the United States courts
the power of ascertaing and settling private
tand claims within the limits OF the
territory derived by the United States
from the e.rrepublic OF Mexico and now embraced
within the territories Of New Mexico
Wyoming, Arizona or Utah, or within the state
OF Nevada or Colorado, or by virtue of such law
ful incomplete Spanish or Mexican grants, con-
cesslon, warrant or survey, as the United states
are bound to recognize and confirm by virtue of
the treaties of cession OF said country by Mexico
10 the United States which, nc the date of the
passage of the act, have not been confirmed by
act OF congress or otherwise fully decided.
Senator Blair submitted q proposed amend
lnent TO the river and hSrbOriapprOprlati0 BILL
10 provide for the examination and survey of
Bellam river New Hampshire.
Senator Harris submitted an amendment to
the same bill, to provide for the examination of
oYeff1W OF the upp r Tennessee river at or near
Chattanooga, and what means, II any, can be
prevent their reOccurrence.
HOUSE
The messages from the president yesterday
presented 10 The senate were today submitted
10 the house and appropriately referred.
Mr.. Collier, Of Massachusetts. from the COM
mttee on the judiciary, reported bill extendin
the Jurisdiction OF the court OF claims I the use
o1 patents and patented inventions against the
United states; house calendar.
In the morning hour Mr. Belmont, of New
York, called up the Joint resolution providing an
indemnity to certain Chinese subjects for losses
sustained within the jurisdiction of the United
states. The resolution was considered in the
committee of the whole.
PENDING discussion the morning hour expired,
the committee rose and the house again went
into committee, Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, in the
chair, on the army appropriation bi |.
Mr.. Rockwell, OF Massachusetts, moved to
Increase from $4,000 to $780, 0O0J the appropria-
ttOn for the manufacture OF arms at the SPRING
field armOry.
Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts, supported the
amendment. Small arms were needed there
uelug only a surplus OF 10000 governme It rifles
in the country While the secretary Of war had
stated that the suplus should never be allowed to
fall below 500,OG0 This was not good time to
strike at the interests Of skilled labor. Ii was
not desirable thlngt0 pass asbill that was going
To turn out 0ne-tourth OF the skilled laborers at
springfield, where there was no need for work
Mr.. Bragg, OF Wisconsin, suggested that the
amendment might have been offered, because
Springfield happened TO be in the district OF the
gentleman from Massachusetts There was no
prospect of foreign war; and if I e govern
lnent was to manufacture muskets for the pur-
pose OF supporting government that was
| pinned together with cartridges and bayonets,
the first match would set fire Loit.
/ MIR. R0ckN ell repelled the lnsinuatlOn that he
had been impelled TO offer the amendment by
the fact that the Springfield arnory was IN hlS
ulstrlct. ORDINARY courtesy tell as coldly on tht
gentleman's (Mr. brdggs) heart as Icy waves OF
a wind swept shore.
Inc motion was agreed to, S6 to 81.
lhe committee rose, The house by a vote Of
| yeas 1O3, nays 1906 refused 10 agree to tht
! Springfield arm0ry amendment, thus REVERSING
the action OF the committee, and the bill wal
pissed.
Mr. Brumm of Pennsylvania, rising to a ques
tion OF privilege, stated that the Record was in
correct this morning. That 1t made MIR. Wheel
er, Of Alabama use tile language yesterday, "the
conspirator Edwin Nj Stanton" While the lam
guage employed had been 1.-THE arch conspirator
Edwin Nj. Stanton
Mr.. Hammand, of Georgia. disclaimed any
knowledge of the facts, but added sarcastically
that II the facts were as stated by
the gentleman from Pennsy ivania a correction
OF the record should be made. 1t was very I'M
pOrtant that the adjective should be in. Some
gentlemen did not object to being called a liar
who, ii called damned liar, woule get very mad
Mr. Morrison, Illinois, did not see that any
question OF privilege was involved. His
recollection was that the gentleman
from Alabama did use the word "arcn
1t was a very common custom to raise
The record, ana when gentleman found
that he had stopped over, to take out
his language. The gentleman from Alabama
might with entire propriety have erased the
word cOnspirator also. 1t would not have hur,
any thing ora yb0dy.
suggested Mr.. Springer, of Illinois-"If some
of tho gentlemen on the other side had done the
I same thing retorted Mr. Reed, it would have
been better Tor their history"