Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
FIFTIETH CONGRESS
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The senate passed
resolution directing the president to nego-
tate treaties to cut off all Chinese immigra-
ton.
The credentials of Wilson of Iowa and
Walthall for new terms were presented.
The pension bill was then taken up, the
pending question being an amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, to add the
words tfrom infirmities of age"
MIR. Beck said $50, 600 would not half
cover the amount of expenditure if the
amendment were adopted. The bill would
settle the surplus for all time to come.
Tie debate then drifted into a
discussion of the tariff, during which
Beck referred to the decentralization Of
silver and attacked Sherman for 1t. He sug-
gested, reverting to the pension question,
that the wealth of the country was protected
by the exertions of the soldiers. The SEN
ators ou the other side, many OF whom were
millionaires, should meet the expenditure for
pensions by an income tax.
Mr.. Plumb said the senator from Kentucky
was not free trader, except for revenue.
Neither was any other senator on the demo-
cratic side, when he had anything to be made
by being protectionist. The senators on
the other side, he said, lily concealed their
feelings of regret that it was not the soldiers
of the confederate army that were to be pen
stoned under the pending measure.
Without vote on the amendment the senate
adjourned till Monday.
House.
WASHINGTON, March LIN the house TO-
day the floor was accorded the committee on
foreign affairs, and Mr.. Belmont of New
York, called up the joint resolution accepting
the invitation of the French republic for the
United States to take part in the inter
national exposition at Paris.
Mr. Adams of Illinois, thought the house
should not forget French legislature dis
elimination against American hogs products
and should in proper time pass retaliatorS
measures. He offered an amendment to the
resolution authorizing the commissioner o.
agriculture to prepare for distribution at the
| Paris exhibition a concise statement des
| and the methods used in preparing
| pork for export, and giving information
| as to the relative wholesomeness o.
| pork raised in the United States and othel
| countries. This was offered, he said, in ordel
| that the attention of the French republic bt
called to the discrimination. The amend
| ment appropriates $685. 900 to carry out it,
| provisions. 1t was agreed to. The join
| resolution was agreed to in committee of tn,
| whole, where it was being considered, an(
| ordered favorably reported to the house.
| Mr.. Belmont then called up the JOINT reso
| luton authorizing the president to arrange
conference to be held at Washington il
| 1889 for the purpose of promoting arbitration
and encouraging reciprocal commercial rela
tions between the United States and the re
| pnblcs of Central and South America ant
the empire of Brazil. After some debate al
| amendment was adopted making one OF tn
| questions to be considered by the conferenc
means of direct communication between
the United States and the other countries
The resolution was then agreed TO, and tn
committee having risen both resolution
| passed. Adjourned.