The Dickinson press., 1888-09-08
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
The Senate,

Inc senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Discussion Of
the presidents retaliation message by
senator's George and Cullom was the
feature of senate proceedings. Mr.. Blair
offered IL resolution which was referred
to the committee on contingent expenses,
instructing the committee on interstate
commerce to examine D. II. Crai9's sys-
TEN of automatic telegraphy, now IN ex-
resumed consideration of the presidents
retaliation message, and after discussion
it went over without action.
h conference report on the bill to pro-
vide for the disposal Of the Fort Wallace
military reservation in Kansas, was
agreed to and the senate at $40 ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The passage of
the Notification bill was the event in the
senate.
The house joint resolution extending
the provisions of u former resolution pro-
viding for the expenditures Of the gov
ernment until Sept. ID, was reported and
passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the Notifications bill, which was
passed.
MIR. Stewart asked unanimous consent
that the bill for the admission of the
state OF Washington be taken up ON
Monday, and continued until disposed of.
Mr.. Riddleberger objected. Mr.. Stewart
gave notice that as that bill is now the
unfinished business" he would, after .
O'Clock Monday, insist upon its consider
alton.
The house joint resolution to authorize
the secretary of the interior to certify
lands to the state Of Kansas for the ben
eft of agriculture and the mechanic arts,
was passed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The senate has
by unanimous consent taken up the
Chinese bill that passed the house today.
Among the bills passed were house
bills for the establishment of light
houses, fog signals, ETC., at Sandy Hook,
\. y; at Tangier island, Chesapeake
bay; at the mouth of Otter creek, Lake
Champlain: between Barnegat and
Navesink lights, in New Jersey, and at
the mouth of the Great Wicomico river,
in Virginia.
The bill for the admission of Washing
ton territory was then taken up, but was
laid aside on receipt of the bill which
passed the house for the absolute exclu-
sion of the Chinese. This bill was dis
cussed at considerable length, the senate
adjourning pending the discussion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Further dis
cussion without action on the Chinese
bill continued in the senate.
Mr.. Cullom introduced q resolution,
which was adopted, calling for informa-
ton from the secretary OF wal about the
Detroit river and St. Claire Flats canal,
between Michigan and Canada, and as
to jurisdiction over its waters-whether
in Canada or the United States.
Mr.. Cullom also introduced a bill de-
filming trusts and declaring them unlaw-
full, and had it referred to the finance
committee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Mr. Stewart Of
fered a resolution for the appointment of
q select committee to investigate various
matters connected with the execution Of
the laws as to public lands and timber
depredations and moved its reference to
the committee on contingent expenses.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference
report on the army appropriation bill,
showing a concurrence in all amend
ments except those in reference to fortia-
cations.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Discussion of
the conference report on the sundry civil
bill occupied most of the time Of tho
house.
The senate amendment providing for
the continuance of work on the congress
sional library was discussed all the after
noon. Mr. Payson, of Illinois, denounced
the library building scheme as extrava.
giant. 1t could not be finished for less
than s1O, QUO, 900, and might cost $l6, OOO,-
0OO. The house insisted on its disagree
ment to this amendment and, pending
action on other amendments, at 5 p. m.
took a recess until = O'Clock.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Representative
Scott, of Pennsylvania, introduced in the
house without objection q bill supple
mentary to the bill to execute certain
treaty stipulations with the Chinese.
1t provides that no Chinaman who shall
hereafter depart from the United States
shall return thereto after the passage of
hereafter be Used to Chinese laborers,
and all those now in force shall be de.
clared void. All parts of the act which
this is supplemental are repealed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Most of the
time of the house was spent discussing
the retaliation bill, which came up as the
oPCSlol luo uG eAo expiration OF Gne
morning hour.
Mr.. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a resolution directing the special
committee investigating the construc-
ton of the new library building to in
quire whether any member of the house
had sought by improper or corrupt
means to influence the architect to &C
cept inferior material to be used in the
construction Of the building.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Con motion of
Mr.. Sayres, of Texas, the senate amend-
ments to the fortiflcation bill were non-
concurred in and n new conference Or
dered.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, created ap-
plause by the introduction of a CONCUR
rent res solution providing for the final ad-
journment of congress on the 10Th inst.
1t was referred to the committee on WAYS
and means.
Mr.. Forney, of Alabama, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported a bill
appropriating $20U, 900 to suppress infec-
tion in the interstate commerce of the
United States. Committee of the whole.
For an Inlapd Ship Canal.
LONDON, Sept. THE provisional