The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06
FIFrIETH coNcnEsa

In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr. Resgsn in.
troduced "a Till to permit the importation of
juto tagging free of duty, and It was reier'
red to the Committee on FL ance. he spoke
OF the trust which hal incre SD the price
OF juts bagging, and said that the cotton
plan ers were discussing the question as to
whether or not to ho.d their cotton FROM
market until that oppression had passed by.
Tue trust" struck at one Of the great inter
ests OF the country-an interest which ha no
protection, and which h d to compete IN the
markets of the world with cotton from other
countries. Congress has the power to pro
tect that great industry against such great
wrong, by taking the duty off jute, aud
he trtis tel that the Committee on finance
would take the matter into consideration and
give the elef needed. Mr. Plumb, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported back
the Fortifcations bill, aud gave notice that
he would ask for its consideration tomor-
row. The resolution heretofore off ,red by
Mr.. Plumb, in reference TO the diversion OF
the waters of the Platte aud Arkansas rivers
aud their tributaries in Colorado was taken
up, discussed, amended and agreed to- Mr.
Stewart Offered n resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for informit
as to land suits, land patents and timber dep
relations. Information which Mr.. Beck sug-
gested would b, as extensive aud voluninous
rs that supplied by the Secretary OF the
Navy few days since, In reply to Mr.
Shhhu'ti iNcOluhipuf N' ohiul
had cost as much as y,ar's expenditure OF
the naval academy Mr.. Morgan ana yzcd
the resolution and charncteriz ii IL as an effort
to dig up everything done 10y ths Interior de-
partment for several years in regard TO the
public lands IL would entail enormous ex-
pense and cause great delay in tue current
business.
In the Senate, Thursday, Mr.. Blair offered
n resolution. which wns referred to the Com>
mittce on Contingent Expenses. instructing
the Committee on Interstate Commerce to
examine fully into the system of Mechanical
Telcgraphy, now on exhibition at the Capitol
and to secure the aid OF competent
planned the object of his resolution
to be TO have this system of telegraphy ex~
amincd, and, IL found to be as represented. l..
20 secure 1t for the benefit of tho people.
He had been told by Mr.. ID. III. Craig, the
owner Of the patents, that two thousand
words could be sent on the wires at the cost
Of single letter postage. The Senate then
resumed consideration of the Presidents re-
tallation message and Mr. George procecd>
ed with the speech which he had begun yes
ter1nv. In reply TO the assertion made 10y
Mr. Edmunds in his speech last week,
that tho President had n right to sus-
rend the operation OF Section 30O6 of the
Revised Statutes (which allows the transit OF
goods between the United States and Canada
without the payment of duty, Mr.. George
argued that If the Presi lent were TO under
take TO suspend the operation Of that sec i1D,
he would be assuming autocratc power de.
MED TO him by the Constitution and possess Il
only 10y some potcntates in Europe aud Asia.
The President could not abrogate solemn
enactment in Congress, absolute in its terms
and without any contingency whatever.
In the House Monday Mr. Scott, of Penn,
sylvanin, nske unanimous GO sent to iutro-
duce for present consideration till supple
InputufN "a IA N 70
s.tlpulatlons relating to Cniles,, approved
May q, lSS2.
Section provides that from aud after the
passage of tuis act IL shall to unl,wiu for
any Chinese iaborer, who shall at any time
heretofore have been or who may now or
hereafter be resident within the I itei
States, and who shalt have departed or shall
depart thereirom and shall not have re-
turned efOre ths pa aSsing of this net, to re-
turn to The United States Section = pro-
vides that no crrtliicit of identity provided
for in the fourth aud fifth sections OF the act
to which this is n supplement shall hereafter
be Issued, ald every certificate
heretofore issued in pursulnc, thereof
is hereDy declared void aud of no effect; aud
the Chinese laborer claiming admission by
virtue thereof shall not be permitted to enter
the United States
Section provides that all dute, pres rib.
ell aud liabilities, penalties and forfcitures
prescribed by the second, t'nth, eleventh and
twelfth sections of the act To winch this i q
supplement are lereby extended aud made
apple bic to the provisions of this act.
section provides that all such part or
paris Of the act to which this is n supple
ment, as are inconsistent herewith, are here
by repealed
Mr. Scott stated that the proposed legis,
latlon was the only means by wDich the Chi
nesc laborer could be kept out OF thj coun.
try, The bill was passed without n divis,
ion.
I he bill introduc II in the House Monday
by Representative Newton, of Louisiana, TO
punish persons cJnnsctcd with trusts prop So
To SUI j IT such persons to fine ranging
from ; 900 to 500 900 or imprisonment from
one to five y,ars