The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-15
WORK OFCONGRESS
A Senate Deadlock on the
Chinese Bill.
YELLOW FEWER BILL PASSED.
HoAr Hits the standard Oh states
man Agssn-An a agreement Reached
on the sandry Civil Bfn-The
Democratic Representative Think
Ing OF Adjournment.

wAsmSeToS. sept I4--ln The senate.
Flats rssoiatioa q yesterday. referring 70
a copFsz syndicate. = A. taken aH.
Fset repiiesl 70 Hears rsszzrks % yestcr.
Gay and Rad dispatch freEa wm- l. Seots.
saying. There Is Ees = xora of iruih II
Hears statement
H0ar remarked that his point was tia.
while the iAenlers2is from president doess.
were taking s1sazt trusts. II vas prnper
that the people sSeai1 know that the
great iaonopalies and tFsssss OF the conn.ry
were on the Democratic ssae. contributing
10 the Democratic campaign .14nd. and
were zealoas for the election cf the preseus
occupant Of the White hoese.
Vest spoke n considerable length and
drifted 70 the question a the iariE bin
The house bill, he said ka5 coEae over 10
the senate on the sd 81 July and had not
yet been reported. lie remembered that
sherman tiEae and EEain said ta the Demo-
erzts. Bring y0ar tariff biil here from
the house and We wiil take II up 81 once
and dispose af L." where be asked.
e is the Mills hill today
Sherman declared that the committee on
finance would report 8 Republican, fsriI
bin, Designed 10 protect and foster Ameri-
can industry. IS Sgsiust the free trade Mills
tariff bill. bus the cegngaItfee waaid feke
its TIM II the house wished "a prpiaug
the session uatil tae tariff bill was rrpert-
ed. il would have 70 wait Rufil tAe cgm-
miffee was ready 10 report.
Allison sad tasi. IN view of the surplus
being reduced 10 y29. SOC Geo. there was noi
ihat exigency for 4 Fs=alssciian 81 revenue
whieh had existed; but that, nevertheless.
a iRFi8 bill would be reported that woald
reduce the revenue AZ least Sc .lSpas0 At
the close of Aliis0n's speech the rrso,utioa
was laid aside withGat action. and the scn-
ale took up the Chinese exclusion bill
4 vote was taken on Biair's molten "a re
consider the vste By which the hiii was
passed. and resulfed-yeas j.. NAYS l.. As
no quorum voted or was likely 70 vote. II
was arranged 5F unanimous consent that
the nexf Vose WOald be iaken a; 10 o'clock
Monday.
Plait's resolution vas agreed 20.
The joint resolution extending the ap-
pr0priations TIL The 9Th ot September uAs
passed
An order wss made that whca the senAie
asii0uras today Il he til Monday.
4 very bitter and acrimonious personal
co.i0Quy took place between senators
Payne aad H0gr IN respect to a suggestion
that Secretary Nhiiney was the representa-
tive ia the cabinet u the Standard on Co.
FaEue aiiRded 10 Hear as diSiDgenuons.
and Hear characterized Payue's style a.
more in Keeping with greg shop than the
senate. The presiding officer declared the
whole culiDQuy oHt Of order
The house bin 70 elslsFge the duties Of
the department. Of agriculture vas taken
mp and discussed, hnt final action was
POSTPONED till Monday.
Among the bills passed were the follow
iug, House bin fct Investigation Of fhe
debris question ia California: senate bill
authorizing the citizens Of Colorado,
Nevada sna the territories 70 fen and re-
move timber On the public domain Tor
mining and domestic purposes.
The senate then adieunFaed till Monday.