Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

the committee on appropriations and or
dered printed
| Sherman 3 resolution, offered yesterday
/ was taken up, and Sherman proceeded TO
/ address the senate on it. He made alIusiOn
/ to the presidents retaliation message and
| a Justification OF the rejection of the fish
/ erIes treaty.
| The resolution went over without action
and the senate adjourned.
/ WASHINGTON. Sept. Ex-senator Edmunds
reported from the committee on foreign
relations the following order:
It is ordered that The president of the
senate be directed to withhold transmits
sion to tn house Of representatives Of the
house bill to prohibit the coming of Chi
nese labOrers TO the United States, until
further directions of the senate. He asked
/ for its INN ediate consideration.
Teller objected to it's immediate cOnsid-
Grafton, and it went over until tomorrow.
The Chinese bill had ready passed from
| the custody of the senate ana is in Uha6 OF
! the house, ready to go to the president
Edmunds also offered joint resolution
appr@ priating $4,000 to DC expended IN
der he direction of the president Of the
United States in the relief OF suffering
caused by yellow fever, now prevailing IN
f Orida. and asked for its immediate con
sideratiOn.
After brief remarks the resolution was
passed
Sherman's resolution as to Canadian at
fairs was at the request of Morgan, post
pOned until tomorrow.
Jones OF Arkansas proceeded to address
the senate on motion to refer the presI-
dents annual message. Stewart next
addressed the senate. expressing views
directly the opposite OF those put forward
| by Jones.
AT the close of Stewards speech the house
| bill TO authorize the construction of bridge
| across the Missouri river within one mile
north or south of the mouth of the Kansas
river, was taken up and passed with
amendments.
The senate ill appropriatlng s75, 900
for a pOstOftice building IN St Paul,
Mimi, was then passed and the senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept a The committee on
public lands reported the bill allowing any
person who has abandoned or relinquished
a homestead entry before the expiration
Of the requisite six months, to make another
entry not exceeding a quarter section
of land Passed
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
To prohibit the immigration of Chinese
laborers.
Offering a reward of 500, COOto any person
or persons who shall discover a certain rem
edy for the treatment OF yellow fever.
For commission OF medical men To-
Gated in Jacksonville, Fla, to observe and
report upon the facts relative to yellow
fever and just methods of cure, prevention
and suppression.
To authorize the sale Of timber on certain
lands reserved for the use of the Chippewa
Indians in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Also regulating the allotment lands Of
sevelalty to Indians.
she rman's resolution, heretofore offered,
for an inquiry as to the relations between
the United States and Great Britain and
Canada was laid over till tomorrow.
The senate bill restoring to the United
States certain lands granted to the North
ern Pacific Railroad company was taken up
and Plumb proceeded to address the senate
in favor OF It's passage.
The senate then proceeded to the cOnsid-
Grafton of the general deficiency apprOpria-
ton bill.
After agreeing to a number Of amend
ments, the bill was passed.
Adjourned