The Portland daily press., 1886-05-13
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
NATE.

WASHINGTON, May r.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted concurrent re-
solution expressing it as the sense of Con-
gress that negotiations should be entered in
to between the United States and the Chinese
governments with view to securing such
notifications of the present treaty with
China as may result in stopping the coming
of Chinese to this country, except in the
case of diplomats and their servants, and ex-
cept also in the case of persons at sea, who
are driven to seek place of shelter.
1t was referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
The consideration of the Interstate COM
merce bill was then resumed.
The bill having been completed as in COM
mittee of the whole the question was on
agreeing in the Senate to the amendments
agreed to in committee. A protracted debate
arose on the various amendments especially
to the long and short haul clause. Mr. Nc
Pherson thought no question had been be-
fore the Senate during his term that had
more plainly shown its inability to deal with
intelligently. than this long and short haul
move to strike out the long and short haul
clause and leave it as the pooling question
had been left to the judgment and discretion
of the commission
Mr. Riddleberger moved to lay the bill on
the table, but this motion was defeated
yeas, l (Riddleberger); nays, "A.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to restore to the long
and short haul clause the words struck out
by the Camden amendment viz: From the
same original point of departure" and to
same sam - point cfe OF ia ARRIVAL The amendment
was at first rejected (yeas %, nays 24,) but
Mr.. Edmunds again offered it later, and it
was agreed to-. yeas 27, nays "a.
Blair, Vest, Salisbury and others but were
rejected. The bill then came to vote and
was passed-yeas AZ, nays f. The negative
votes were those of Messrs. Brown, Colquit,
Morgan and Ransom.
The bankruptcy bill was laid pro fornad be-
fore the Senate, but Mr.. Hoar yielded in
favor of the pension bill, which latter ac-
cordingly remains the unfinished business
for o'clock tomorrow.
At 6.47 the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The messages from the President, which
were sent yesterday to the Senate, were to-
day submitted to the House and appropriate
ly referred.
Mr.. Collins, from the committee on judici-
ary, reported bill extending the jurisdic-
tion of the court of claims for the use of
patents and patented inventions against the
United States. Referred to the House cal
endar.
In the morning hour, Mr.. Belmont of New
York called up the joint resolution provid-
ing for an indemnity. to certain Chinese sub
jects for losses sustained within the jurisdic
tion of the United States. The resolution
was considered in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Belmont gave the history of the Chi
nese massacre at Rock Springs, showing that
the only ground for the offence against the
Chinese was because they refused to take
part in strike. The passage of this resolu-
tion would express sympathy with the vic
tins of a wrong, and the House would no
doubt condemn the mob violence on learning
the facts.
Considerable debate followed pending
which the morning hour expired. The COM
mittee then rose, and the House again went
into committee on the army appropriation
bill.
Mr. Rockwell of Massachusetts moved to
increase from 100000 to 100000 the appro-
priatien for the manufacture of arms at the
Springfield armory. The motion was agreed
to-S6 to S4.
The committee then rose, and the House
by vote of 103 yeas to 106 nays, refused to
agree to the Springfield armory amendment,
thus reversing the action of the co mmittee,
and the bill was passed.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, but no decision having
been reached, the committee rose, and the
House, at 5 O'Clock, adjourned.