Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

AFTER unimportant business in the Sem
ate on the 18th a vote was taken upon Senator
Hoars motion to reconsider the vote by which
the Chinese Exclusion Dill was passed and the
Senate refused TO reconsider by % yeas TO q
nays So the bill remains passed Pending
debate on the bill creating Department OF
Agriculture the Senate adjourned In the
House no business was transacted except
adopting several resolutions. Much time was
consumed in a fruitless attempt TO secure a
quorum.
In the Senate on the 18th the resolution
offered by Senator Sherman instructing the
Fereign Relations Committee TO inquire into
the relations between the United States and
Great Britain and Canada was taken up and
Mr.. Sherman addressed the Senate, at the con-
clusion of which the Senate adjourned. -. In the
House communication was received from the
Postmaster General in response TO Mr.. Grosve-
nor's resolution of inquiry relative to the distr-
button of certain matter through the mails, and
the conference report on the Sundry Civil bill
was called up and led to political debate, but
finally went over, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Ed
munds offered a resolution requiring the Pre-
siding Oficer not to transmit to the House the
Chinese Exclusion bill until so directed. Laid
oven. A Joint resolution was passed appropriat-
ing 800 900 for relief of yellow fever sufferers.
After passing number OF bills OF no general
interest the Senate adjourned After the read
ing of the journal tho House proceeded TO the
consideration OF the conference report on the
Sundry Civil bill, and when a vote was reached
no quorum was present and the House ad-
lsurned.
In the Senate on the Doth the order Of
fered by Senator Edmunds to withhold the
Chinese bill was on his motion laid on the table
as the bill had passed beyond the jurisdiction
of the Senate Senator Mitchell spoke for over
two hours on the subject of the Presidents
message, and pending consideration OF the
Agricultural Department bill the Senate ad-
iourned. b. In the House the conference report
on the Sundry Civil bill was disagreed TO, and a
further conference was asked on the Senate
amendment to the Library bill. A little breeze
was raised by a resolution offered by Mr.. Nor
row, Of California inQuiring why the Chinese
bill had not been presented to the President,
but the resolution was finally declared out of
order and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 21st Mr.. Stewart
offered two resolutions having reference to the
presenting of bills passed to the President
The House Department of Agriculture bill was
then taken up and the fifth section, transferring
the weather bureau to the Department of
Agriculture, was stricken out and the bill
passed. conference was asked on the bill.
The conference report on the Sundry Civil bill
was then taken up, the disputed points dis
cussed and the conferees further instructed,
when the Senate adjourned until
Monday In the House Mr.. Dougherty, of
Florida, asked unanimous consent for the pas
age of the Senate JOINT resolution appropriat-
ing 10000 for the yellow fever sufferers, but
Mr.. Kllgore, Of Texas. objected. The Senate
bill FORGETTING land grants to a railroad from
Ontonagon to Marquette Mich passed The
bill to suspend the operation OF the Pre-emp-
tion. Timber Culture and Desert Land laws was
reported with amendments and passed. AS
passed the act affects railroad grants only.
Private bills occupied the remainder Of the ses-