The times., 1888-09-21
WASHINGTON STATESMEN.
AsuccINcT REPORT OF THE WEEKS
n BUSINESS.


Washington.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept --Hoar offered
a resolution requesting the president to sup
ply the information asked for by resolution
adopted Aug 2S as soon as possible. Vest
said the secretary of state could probably
give good reason for not supplying the de-
sired information and the resolution went
over. The Chinese bill was taken up and
debated. Sherman opposed taking action
until 1t could be known whether China had
rejected the treaty. While he was for the
bill IL the rumored rejection was fact, to
pass the bill and then find out that
the =rumor was false would be en-
barrassing for the senate. Brown
offered an amendment permitting Cinnamon
TO land who are now on their way, but Tel
Ter raised the point that the amendment was
too late, and the point was sustained. The
debate CLOSED and vote was taken, result
ing-yeas, 81; nays none--Hoar and Sher-
man not voting. There was no quorum. and
the senate adjourned.
The time Of the house was largely taken
up by an attack by Brumm upon Scott, both
Of Pennsylvania. Brumm charged Scott with
hiring Pinkerton police and issuing store or
ders at his mines. Scott denied the charge.
The latter gentleman then proceeded to dis
cuss the retaliation bill, and when he had
concluded the house adjourned
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. i.-Very little
business was done in the senate Yesterday
except to consider the Chinese exclusion bill.
While the matter was under debate a mes
sage was received from the president giving
the latest news from China-two kilograms
from Minister DENLY, the first dated the 9TH
inst, saying he had demanded information
from the Chinese government, and the sec.
ond dated the 6tn to the effect that the Chi.
nese government had postponed the
treaty for further deliberation. Some
debate followed, and several at.
tempts to amend were made
German moved to send the bill to the for
eign relations committee. The vote was
ayes, IL; nays, FISHERMAN, Platt and Hoar
voting aye No quorum voted and a second
vote resulted in its defeat. The bill was then
passed-yeas, 81; nays, 3-Brown, Hoar and
Wilson of Iowa; Sherman and ingalls, not
voting. Blair moved to reconsider and after
some de bate a vote was taken, showing no
quorum, although there were forty.four sen.
ators present. Two other votes resulted the
same way and Blair asked leave to withdraw,
but Sherman objected, and the senate ad-
journed until Monday leaving the matter
still unsettled.
The house spent the whole day on the re-
taliation bill. A number of Republicans
spoke, among them Cannon, Adams, and
Post of Illinois. all taking the ground that
the president had power enough. Finally it
was agreed that a vote should be taken at
p. m. to-day, and recess was taken to p. m,
at which time thirty two private pension
bills were passed, and the house adjourned at
10:45
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. l0-As soon as
the house met Saturday debate on the + e.
taliation bill was resumed. White Of New
York, Lind Of Minnesota, and Bayne of
Pennsylvania spoke against it, declaring
they would not vote for 1t. Wilson Of Min
nesota, O'Neil Of Missouri, and Cummings
and Cochran Of New York spoke for it. The
latter making an eloquent defense of the
president White moved the recommittal OF
the bill with instructions to strike out the
first section, but the motion was negatived,
and the bill passed-yeas, 174 nays A.
Bayne, Dalzell, Lind and White. The house
then at SEQ p. m. adjourned to Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept, ll.-Vest's reso-
luton for an inquiry into the publication by
the senate librarian, Mckee, Of q campaign
work was adopted by the senate yesterday
after q short debate. Morgan introduced
bill appropriating S276,0 600 to compensate
Chinese subjects in this country for loss at
the hands of mobs, ETC., and urged that the
treaty be withdrawn, and the Scott exclusion
bill, amended by his [Morgansl bill
passed. Sherman favored the reconsidera-
tion of the passage of the Scott bill, as did
George, and Evarts urged it's reference to the
foreign relations committee Wilson of Iowa
favored reconsideration. The bill was finally
left as it was Saturday-passed, but with a
motion, for reconsideration pending. The
house retaliation bin was presented and re-
ferred, and the conference reports on the for.
tifications and army bills agreed to. The
senate adjourned at 4:l5 p. m.
The house adopted the conference reports
on the fortification and army bills and then
resumed the sundry civil bill, the debate be-
ing ON the proposition to appropriate $780,
600 to investigate the practicability Of irri-
CATION of arid lands in the west The appro-
priation was advocated by Symes, Vandever,
O'Neil, Peters and FELTON,, and opposed by
Forney, McMllin and Oates, but without ac-
tion the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. fisherman
reported to tho senate yesterday bill de-
claring trusts unlawful. and providing pun
ishment fine not exceeding $40, 900 or impris-
onment five years OF less) for those who are
connected with them. Tue 4th of July claims
bill, passed by the house, was then taken up
and passed. 1t comprises 6S6 claims report
ed by treasury officers and aggregates $780,
OOO There was good deal of opposition to
the bill. Spooner saying that 1t was the first
of fourteen omnibus bills involving $l5, 5,000,-
600 to $40, 100000. The Chinese bill was then
resumed and debated on the motion to recon-
slider its passage 1t went over without action.
A resolution was adopted calling upon the
president for all correspondence referring to
the treaty, and the senate adjourned.
The house proceeded to the consideration
of the amendment to tho sundry civil bill APP
propriating s250,0 for investigating the
practicability of reclaiming arid lands in the
west by irrigation, and the amount was re-
duced to $4,000. Holman offered substi-
tute providing that the expenses Of the in
vestigation shall be taken from the appro-
priation for the topographic survey, and for
the suspension of the desert land law A
vote showed no quorum and the house ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON CRY Sept I3 The senate
took up the antitrust bill yesterday, and