The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-05-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular corrospondont.)

In the Senate Wednesday, Mr..
Mitchell submitted concurrent reso-
luton expressing it to be the sense of
Congress that negotiations should be
entered into between the United States
and Chinese Governments with view
to securing such modification of the
present treaty with China as may re.
suit in stopping the coming of Chinese
to this country except ia the case of
diplomats and their ser wants, and ex.
cept also in the case of persons at sea
driven to seek place of shelter. The
concurrent resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
Representative Reagan, of Texas,
will introduce bill in the House and
attempt to secure its passage this ses.
sion providing that railroads shall not
be operated by receivers for a period
exceeding one year, and defining more
minutely what acts shall be construed
as contempt of court. The purpose
of the bill is to prevent repetition of
the acts of the judge of the court in
the case of the Texas Pacific, where it
was held that all employees of the rail.
road became officers of the court, and
could not stop work or exercise any
other privilege of an American citi.
zen without being subject to imprison.
ment for contempt of court.
Gen. RosecraDs has seut to the Sen.
ate committee on finance a written
statement IN answer to the charge that
he was connected with certain alleged
land frauds in CalifOrnia. He does
not deny the transaction, but says he
did nothing which was not, according
to the advice Of his lawyers, perfectly
legal, aud that his action has since
been sustained by the courts. The
transaction covered about 800 acres of
land IN the vicinity of Los Angeles.
The interstate commerce bill ocou.
pied the attention of the Senate all of
Tuesday without q final vote being
reached. Several amendments were
adopted. A reprint of the bill con.
faIn1nO than. 1.4.ro1
amendment provides that the restric.
tions of the bill as to reduced fares
shall not apply to ministers of the
gospel, members of agricultural con.
ventions and army and society meet.
ings. Another provides that the word
unlawful be applied to determinations
condemned by the bill so as to bring
breaches OF its provisions within the
technical meaning of the peual clause.
The amendment to punish strikers for
obstructing trains carrying U. S.
mails, and that prohibiting the use of
free passes by members Of Congress
and public officials were rejected.
Secretrry Manning has received no
set back i'll his convalescence, and his
friends consider his recovery certain.
ty. He has not yet decided when be
will leave Washington. He drives
out daily when the weather permits,
and is generally accompanied by Mrs.
Manning. Yesterday morning the
President seat him his Victoria drawn
by the seal browns, and Mr.. Manning
took a long and pleasant drive. To.
day he was out driving in his private
carriage. He rode down to the Treas.
ury department and seat for Treasur.
er Jordan TO come out and see him.
CaIoll d, Wright, the commissioner
of the bureau Of labor, has sent a let
ter to the Secretary of the Interior,
recommending line of investigation
for the second annual report of the
bureau. He advises, first, an investi-
cation into the number, causes, dura-
ton and results of all strikes in this
country since and including the year
1881. Also into the hours of labor,
wages paid and condition of railway
employees; upon the industries of the
country; also into the distribution of
products, the cost of production, etc.,
and of the women workers of the
great cities. The Secretary has ap.
proved these recommendation.
The President sent to Congress a