Morris tribune., 1888-09-26
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
The Senate,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Mr. Edmunds
fSported from the committee on foreign
relations an order withholding the Chi
nese exclusion bill from transmission to
the house of representatives.
Under objection by Mr.. Teller the order
went over until tomorrow Mr.. Sherman's
Canadian resolution went over until to-
morrow, when Mr.. Morgan will resume
his speech. A joint resolution was passed
appropriating 100000 for yellow fever
sufferers. Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, took
the floor to address the senate on the
tariff.
WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-ln the Senate
Mr.. Sherman's Canadian resolution was
postponed until Monday. Mr.. Hawley
introduced resolution, which was re-
ferred. instructing the agricultural COM
mittee to investigate the purchasing OF
seed by the agricultural department.
Mr.. J. itchen then took the floor and adj
dressed the senate at length on the presi-
{ ut's message and the tariff question.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Stew
art presented bill providing that when
q bill or resolution requiring the sigma
ture of the president shall have passed
both houses of congress and shall have
been engrossed and signed by the presid-
ing officers of both houses it shall be the
duty of the presiding officer of the house
in which it originated to cause it to be
forwarded to the president forthwith,
and to report the date when it was for
warded. The bill was referred to the
committee on rules.
Senator Edmunds presented the petit
ton of Angi f. Newman, who claims to
represent the Loyalists of Utah, in oppo-
sition to the admission of that territory
to the Union while the Mormon church
remains in power. The document is
voluminous and contains newspaper ex-
tracts, testimony and extracts from the
laws of the Mormon church to controvert
the statement of Delegate Cane, made in
the house, that polygamy and Mormon
ism are dead issues in Utah.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
Senators Allison, Hale and Cockrell
were reappointed conferees, and at 4:45
the senate adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The senate
passed the bill introduced a short time
ago by Senator Henderson providing that
soldiers who have made pre- emption or
homestead entries of lands but have
abandoned them, shall have the right to
make other homestead entries not to ex-
coed q quarter section of land each. The
bill is amended so as to make it's applica-
ton general instead of combining it to
soldiers.
Senator Call introduced bill framed
in accordance with the ideas Of the Jack
sonville Auxiliary Sanitary association
providing for the appointment by the
president of q medical commission, to
consist of seven physicians of different
schools, to go to the seat of the yellow
fever plague to conduct Investigations
relative to the introduction and progress
of the disease, sanitary methods and
other precautions against it spreading.
Senator Plumb introduced bill offer
ing a reward of 500, 900 for the discovery
of the cause, remedy and treatment of
yellow fellow. Under the terms of the
bill all remedies entered for this compe-
tition shall have been copyrighted with
the librarian of congress.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The library
investigation was resumed in the house.
Mr. Adams, of Illinois, opposed the con-
ference report, though he expressed
willingness, to vote $l0,00O,0O0 to erect a
a suitable building if necessary. Mr..
Farquhar denied that any member had
been hoodwinked as to the cost of the
library building. Mr.. Mcmillan, of Ten
nessee, said that no one in congress ever
intimated that the building would cost
$10,000,O00. In reply Mr.. Farquhar read
from remarks made by Mr.. Reagan to
the official that estimates varied from
s., 600, 900 to $4,000, 900 and said the gen.
tleman (McMillan) himself had declared
that no man knew what the building
would cost. The vote On agreeing to the
conference reports was yeas 81, nays 81
no quorum, and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The house re-
fused to agree to the report of the con-
ferees on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and further conference was or
dered.
Representative Morrow, of California,
introduced a resolution directing the
committee on enrolled bills to transmit
the Chinese bill to the president without
delay. This action was prompted by the
very general belief among those inter-
ested in the bill and it's passage, that the
committee on enrolled bills would hold
back the measure from the president
until some conclusion had been reached
by the Chinese government concerning
the treaty now pending.
The resolution was holly debated. The
speaker decided that it was not a privi-
legged question, but intimated that if the
bill did not reach the president in few
days, similar resolution might be con-
sidered privileged. At S:15 the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Mr. Dougherty,
of Florida, asked unanimous consent for
the passage of the senate resolution ap-
propriating 500, 900 for the relief of suf-
fering caused by yellow fever. Mr.. Kill
gore, of Texas, objected. The house went
on with the private calendar.
Mr.. CRANE, of Texas, asked unani-
nous consent of the house to introduce a
resolution empowering the committee on
the judiciary to report to the house at
any time for immediate consideration a
bill for the suppression and prevention of
trusts by legal and judicial proceedings.
Ftr Hopkins, of New York, objected.
At the evening session Mr.. Bingham,
of Pennsylvania, called up the bill grant
ing pension to the widow of Gen. Sher.
idan, but Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, OBJ
jected. subsequently Mr.. Bingham asked
unanimous consent to have the bill made
a special order for December 6, but to
this proposition Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas,
objected.
Thirty-two private pension bills were
passed and the house at 1870 adjourned
until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The house has
passed bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi river at
La Crosse, Wis.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill was called up and agreed to,
but no decision was reached respecting
the congressional library building. A
further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Wheeler introduced a bill to estab-
lish camp for yellow fever refugees 1t
authorizes the president to locate camps
in such places as he may deem proper,
and to equip them with tents, beds, camp
equipage, medical stores, nurses, ETC., to
be supplied to the camps out Of the $500,
600 appropriated for the purpose.
PARIS, Sept 25.-Gen. Solomon, ex-
president OF Hayti, is dying.
Cinnamon as "High Livers.''