Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
rIrrltTm C0NeREss.
WASHINGTON, September 10, 1883.
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senate.
Mr.. Fdmunds reported from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations the follow
ing order: Ordered that the President
of the Senate be directed to withhold the
Transmission to the House Of Represen-
tatiyes of the act blouse bill to prohibit
the coming OF Chinese laborers to the
United States until tho further directions
OF the Senate. he asked for Its imme-
diate consideration.
Mr.. Teller objected TO its present con.
sideration, and the order went over TIL
tomorrow.
Mr.. Vest inquired of the presiding
officer what the effect Of non-actlon on
the proposed order would be, but no re-
spouse was made.
Mr.. Edmunds also offered o Joint reso-
luton appropriating 100000 to be OK
pended under the direction Of the Presi-
dent of the United States in relief OF the
Suffering caused by the yeliow-fever now
prevailing in tine state OF FLORIDA. and
asked for its immediate consideration.
Il was obvious, he said, from public re-
ports about which there could be no
doubt, that that most dangerous and
fatal plague WAS rapidly extending, not
only in the stricken State OF FLORIDA,
but into adjacent States, and that vast
amount OF suffering was being caused
thereby. The appropriation for the re-
straint and quarantine OF the disease
could not be used in AID of the sufferers
He thought, therefore, that while the
citizens Of the United States were con-
tributing out of their private means rs
literally as they might in aid Of these
stricken people, the whole people OF the
/ United States ought (for the sake OF bu-
manity and the public good to contrib
ute out OF the Treasury OF the United
States to aid not only the sick but those
who have left their homes and to help
| those communities in their dreadful dis
tress. 1t was not within thecompetency
of the Legislature OF Florida to meet and
provide for the exigency. Under such
conditions he knew of no better use to
make of a part of the public money than
to make tins contribution to bee1pended
under the direction of the President Of
the United States Immediately.
Mr.. Brown inquired why the appro-
priation should be confined TO Florida
while the disease was spreading IL other
States.
Mr. Edmunds: alt is not confined
TO the State Of Florida. 1T is in aid of
all sufferers wherever they may be,
whether in Georgia, North Carolina, the
city Of Washington or anywhere else. "
After brief remarks by Senator'S Call
and Pasco the Joint resolution was
| passed.
Mr.. Vest, from the Committee on
| Commerce, reported bill to authorize
the construction OF bridges across the
kentucky river and lis tributaries by
| the Louisville Southern Railroad Com
pany, and 1t was passed.
Mr.. Shermans resolution rs to Cana
dian affairs was, at the request Of Mr..
Morgan, postponed till tomorrow.
Mr. Jones, Of Arkansas. proceeded to
address the Senate on motion TO refer
the Presidents annual message, and dis
cussed from a Democratic standpoint
the questions Of the surplus and Of the
protective tariff, which he declared to be
"a system OF naked robbery"
Mr.. Stewart next addressed the Senate,
expressing views directly the opposite
Of those pat forward by MIR. Jones, but
declaring that the existing stagnation
and depression of prices did not result
from the tariff, but from the demonetiza-
ton OF silver.
A number of bills were taken from the
calendar and passed, all of them affecting
local interests in the North and West.
The Senate then, at $40, adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House resumed the conside-
ration Of the conference report Of the
sundry-ciyilappropriation bill.
The discussion on the provision for the
new library building was soon directed
to discussion OF the competency or in
competency of the architect. When
finally the vote on agreeing TO the con-
ference report IVES reached it resulted
yeas, e. nays, n. No quorum, and the
House, at 2:25, adjourned.