Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-10-11
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Chinese Exclusion Bill Becomes q
Law.
1he Presidents Message Approving
the Chinese hiii Received aud
.H Read.
SENATE.

" ASHlNVTpN, oCt. y. Inc resolution
| offered by Call on the 21th of September.
inStructing the Committee on Epidemic
Diseases TO consider and report before
the adjournment Of this session Of Con.
grcss, additional legislation TO prevent
the importation OF contagious or infec.
tious diseases from foreign countries on
the coast and boundaries of the United
States, was taken up and Call proceeded
to speak on 1t. Pasco offered an amend.
ment directing the committee to inquire
further into the introduction Of yellow
fever into Florida and other States during
the year. The discussion was continued
by Senators Blair, Berry and Chandler.
after which the resolution and amend.
ment were referred to the Committee on
Epidemic diseases. A resolution was
adopted authorizing lIale's Committee
on Civil Service Reform to continue its
session during recess. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill to allow persons who
have abandoned OF relinquished their
homestead entries to make other entries
was called mp for consideration. Several
amendments were adopted aud the bill rs
amended passed. The conference report
upon the joint resolution in aid Of the
yellow fever sufferers, appropriating
$lOO, 600 to be expended under the d.
rection Of the President, was presented
and agreed to. The Joint resolution
granting a months extra salary to the
House and Senate employees was present
ed, but pending a vote the House ad'
| iourned.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8--Allson, from
| the Committee on Finance, reported back
| To the House the tariff bill with an amend
ment in the nature of substitute. II
was placed on the calendar and ordered
| printed He said that the majority and
| min nrlty reports to accompany the hill
| would be fled tomorrow or Friday. and
gave notice he would call mp the bill for
consideration Monday next. Consent
was given Sherman and he addressed the
Senate on the bill as reported. In doing
81 he complmented the sub Committee
on the work done and severely criticised
| the House bill. The Senate then resumed
consideration of Halc's resolution Of Mon.
day, calling on the Secretary of War for
an explanation of Gen. Bcnets order as
to the discharges of Republican employees
In the United States armoriCs aud arSenals.
| Without action the matter went over till
tomorrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Several Senate bills were passed, when
Burnes Of Missouri. presented the confer
cnce report on the deficiency appropria-
ton bill, but the House adjourned with.
out taking action on it.
Y SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 Chandler offer
ed n resolution (which was laid over till
tomorrow, directing the Attorney Gen.
crai to inform the Senate whether or not
during the present year there has come
to the knowledge of the Department of
Justice any violations Of the eleventh
and fourteenth sections Of the civil ser
vice law of 1883. and IL SO, whether any
! prosecution has been Instituted to punish
such violations. The following bills
were reported from committees
and placed on the calendar
The Senate bill to authorize the sale of
timber on certain lands reserved for the
United States from the Chippewa Indians
in Wisconsin and Minnesota The Senate
bill regulating the allotment Of lands,
etc, in severalty to Indians. The Senate
bill relating to the classification Of post
Offices, and amendatory Of tic act Of the
Sd of March, 1883. to adjust the salaries
of postmasters, was. on motion of Rea
gan, taken from the calendar and passed.
The majority and minority reports on the
tariff bill were presented and ordered
printed. Further conference was ordered
on the deficiency bill. After the execu
tive session, adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill providing that the
Secretary of the Treasury may permit
use of petroleum as fuel on steamers not
carving passengers without IA certificate
of supervising Inspector OF the district
where the vessels are to be used was passed
Burns. Missouri then called up the confer
ence report on the general deficiency bill
The amendment appropriating $50, 0Ot
for the Industrial Home association OF
Utah gave rise to a long political discus
sion. The conference report was then
rejected in order to enable the conference
committee to change the language pro
yiding for the investigation Of the Wash
ington aqueduct SO as to enlarge the
scope Of inquiry. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
T. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The House, this
morning, proceeded to the consideration
of business. The point Of no quorum
was raised against the first bill called up
and for three.quarters Of an hour the
business of the House was at a standstill.
However, n motion was agreed to for
adjournment from to day until Monday.
Later, the point Of no quorum was with
drawn and business proceeded without
friction until the House bill to inc0rpor'
ate the Maritime Canal Company OF
Nicaragua was brought up. Upon fur
Their objection being raised. the bill was
Withdrawn. LaFolette. Of Wisconsin,
called up bill to authorize the Sioux u
South western Railroad Company to con.
struct bridge across the Mississippi
river between the States Of Wisconsin
and Minnesota at Alma Several private
bills having been disposed Of In Com
miltee of the Whole McRace. Of Ark.
: called up the Senate bill to incorporate
the Maritime Canal Company Of Nicarau'
qua. and this time the measure was taken
mp for consideration The bill being in
Committee of the Whole, the question
was put on reporting the bill fsvorably
to the House. The vote resulted 33 to O.
and Fuller made the point of no quorum
The committee then rose. The HOUSE
then took recess, the evening session
being for the consideration Of private
pension bills The House. at its evening
session, passed twenty-seven private
pension bills and at 1890 adjourned unit
Monday.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-The House join
resolution for inquiry by committee o.
three Senators and three Representative
into contracts and work on the Washing
ton aqueduct tunnel was taken up ant
passed. Blair offered resolution (which
was laid over till tomorrow calling OF
the President for information as TO tn
trial, flor treason) conviction and execu
ton in Canada the 10th of November
1883. OF Louis David Itiei, VINO claimed
! to be na,uralized citizen Of the Unitet
|, States, and whether proceedings in the
case were according to due process o
: law, including presentation Of fact o.
Riel's citizenship and defense Of insanity
5 The Senate then proceeded to considera
ton of the tariff bill, reading in ful
:, being dispensed with, and the Senat
substitute being ordered to be first con
sidered Harris asked Allison, who Is il
! charge of the bill. to Tx the time at whic
! general debate on the bill should close
!. This Allison declined to do. He the
, proceeded with his statement as to the bill
| Irhn III ct,aaion continual at aninp I.ntrt IA