The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-29
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Randall Introduces His Tariff BiIi-Do-
ings in the senate.

Randall Introduces His Tariff Biii-Do-
ings in the senate.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 24-In the
house, Monday, under the ca ! of states, the
following bills, ETC., were introduced and
referred:
by Beach of New York, granting the
Hot Springs reservation to the state of Ar
kansas; by Randall of Pennsylvania to re-
duce and equalize duty on imports, to re-
duce internal revenue taxes and TO modify
the laws in relation to the collection of
revenue; by King of Louisiana
resolution debating that the
United States will not view with solicitude
and disfavor the authorization by the
French government of lottery loan of
10000, 0W francs for continuing the work
Of construction of The Panama canal and
requesting the secretary of state to trans
nit TO congress without delay all informa-
ton in his possession bearing on the subject
King, IN connection with his resolution.
submits preamble calling attention to
the assurance given by the French
government to the United States
that the project of de Lesseps was a private
enterprise for which the French government
was in nowise responsible, and stating that
il granted the lottery loan would identify
the government with the enterprisel
The house then in committee OF the whole
resumed consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill
Morrow of California moved an amend
ment increasing from $500 to $4,000 the
appropriation to meet the expenses incurred
under the Chinese immigration act, and by
adding claus requiring the secretary OF
the treasury to have prepared preliminary
and return certificates, indemnifying more
particularly than at present the Chinese,
to whom they are granted Debate
ensued, during which the Chinese question
was gone over at considerable length by
Morrow and FELTON, OF California, and
Rice Of Massachusetts,, Belmont of New
York, and Cox of North Carolina
Morrow, during his remarks, presented a
petition prepared under the auspices OF the
knights of Labor, and signed by $4,000 per-
sons, asking for the prohibition of Chinese
immigration. Morrow's amendment was
adopted.
The chair laid before the senate Monday
a communication from the secretary of the
treasury in reply to resolutions calling for
information as to soldiers claims and post
masters claims adjusted, stating that the
Information was contained in an executive
document of the house; also resolutions of
the city council and board of trade Of Zanes-
Vile. Ohio, asking for the passage OF the
bill for q public building in GAINESVILLE, not
withstanding the presidents veto; also sew
eral memorials favoring the bill taxing
oleoinargarine.
Edmunds reported bill removing polit-
ical disabilities Of William H. H. Lee of
Virginia, and George like bill for John
~ Mitchell OF Virginia; passed by the nee
ensary two-thlrds vote without debate
Mcmillan reported back the rive and
harbor bill with amendments and gave no.
tice that he wolld move on Wednesday to
take it up and pass it.
Allison submitted conference report on
the pension appropriation bill-the house
receding from its disagreements The re-
port was agreed to.
Teller introduced bill authorizing the
president to appoint and restore Alfred
Pleasanton as major general
Hoar gave notice that he would OIL
Wednesday next ask the senate to take up
the resolution for open executive sessions SO
that he might submit remarks theron
The chair laid before the senate the confer
ence report on the postoftice appropriation
bill, and stated that the committee was un.
able to agree the question being on the sub
sidy provision) Pugh addressed the senate
in favor Of that provision. t-
The senate by vote Of SO yeas TO l.
nays-six Democrats voting with the Re.
pub!icans in the acknowledgements to in.
sist on $4,000 ocean mail subsidy clause
in the postolice appropriation bill
X Inc Des Moines river veto was then taken
up with motion that it be passed, the
presidents objections thereto notwithstand.
ing.
In the Island of lava tharo n M 1890