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finance to make an inve stigation of the cotton
bagging pool was taken up aud adopted.
After . number Of bills Of minor Importance
had been passed Senator Sherman took the
door in opposition to the fisheries treaty.
After Senator Sherman had concluded the
senate resumed consideration of the hill to
prohibit the coming Of Chinese labor to the
United States.
Senator Stewart spoke in Favor of the bill
and when he closed the scnate adjourned.
WAsHiNGToS, Aug. S.-The Chinese prohi
bitlon bill was passed without division. The
bill provides that from and after the date of
exchange of notifications Of the pending treaty
between the United States and his imperial
majcety the emperor Of China, signed on the
18th of March, 1883, 1t shall he unlawful for
any Chinese person, whether a subject of
China or any other power, to enter the United
States, except as in the bill provided.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton Of the fishery treaty in open executive
session, and was addressed by Senator Eyarts
in opposition.
After speaking for two hours Senator
Evarts postponed the remainder Of his speech
until tomorrow.
The senate then went into secret session
and shortly afterwards adjourned.
Houss.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 8.--Before any impcr.
tant action was taken in the house the pro.
ceedings were interrupted by a message from
the prt eident announcing the death Of Gen,
p. H. Sheridan.
The following resolutions were then offered
by Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi:
Resolved, That the house has learned with
profound grief Of the death of Gen. p. n.
Sheridan, commander Of the armies of the
United Slater.
Resolved. That as a mark of respect to the
memory OF the deceased this house do nov
adjourn.
Resolved, That the speaker of the house be
directed to transmit to the widow Of the de-
ceased a copy of these resolutions and the as
surances Of sympathy of the house in the loss
which she has sustained, in common with the
people of the government.
Resolved, That the speaker of this house
appoint a committee of seven members to con-
fer with a like committee of the senate. ana
after consultation with the family of the de-
ceased to take euch action as NAV be appro-
pirate IN regard to the public o%bsequies Of
Gen. Sheridan.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. I-Mr. Cultivate of
Ohio called up for consideration the senate
bill making an appropriation to enable the
several executive departments of the govern
ment TO participate in the Ohio centennial
exposition in September next.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois said the reason why
the committee on appropriations had not re.
ported this bill was that congress had already
passed . hill to enable the departments TO
make exhibits at Cincinnati, which was in the
same state as Columbus and within five hours,
ride Of that city and where the exposition
was to be held Ut the same time as that at
Columbus.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, offered an amend
ment appropriating $780, 900 to aid the EXPOSE
tion, to be held blythe coloredracein Atlanta,
Ca, In 1889 and 1890, under the auspices of
the Colored Workers Fair association of
America.
MIR. Warner offered an amendment an
propriating 10000 to enable the departments
to be represented at the Kansas City expost.
ton to be held in September and October.
Adopted.
The amendments offered by Messrs. Wise
and Henderson were adopted. The question
then required on the third reading of the bill
as amended, and the yeas and nays wcr.
ordered and resulted yeas, 6s: nays, 81; No.
quorum. The houee then adjourned.
WARRINGTON, Aug. Sin the house TODAY
a resolution appropriating 5000 for the ex-
peitscs of the committee on manufacture In
investigating trusts was adopted aftera some
what lengthy debate on trusts in general and
the best methods Of overcoming the evil.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill and the debate on
the French spoliation claims was resumed.
Without action the committee rose and the
house adjourned.