The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-20
AN INJUNCTION.
The Chinese Bill Stopped
in Transit.
NOT SENT TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Senate Takes y Step that May
Postpone the Bul Till Next Ses-
sion-The Retaliation Bill Laid
Away indefinitely The House
Only NsmiaalIy i'm Session.

wssaISGToS. sep-. Ia-In the senate
EdmEads reported. from the committee on
foreign relations. the following order. .-Dr-
dey-d. tAat the president OF the senate be
directed ts withhold transmission 10 the
house Of Representatives the act thouse
biill to prohibit the coming Of Chinese la
borers TO the United states till further di-
rection from the senate
He asked for immediate consideration.
Teller objected to present consideration,
aud the order went over till tomorrow
Vest inquired OF the presiding officer
what the eject OF nou-aetIon on the pro-
posed order would be.
No response was made.
Edmuads also offered a Joint resolution
aFpropriatiag 10000. 10 be expended IN
der direction OF the president of the
United States in relief of the suffering
caused by yellow fever in Florida, sud
asked FOR immediate consideration. He
pointed Ont thst the money appropriation
for the purpose Of preventing spread Of the
epidemic could not be used as a relief
fund. The resolution was passed.
shernan's resolution as 10 the Canadian
affair Bss, az the request Of Morgan. post
p0ned TIL Tomorrow
JoAes Of Arkansas proceeded 10 address
the senate on the molten TO refer the presi-
dents annual message. and discussed from
q Democratic standpoint the question 0f
the surplus aud OF a protective tariff. " hieh
he declared system Of naked robbery.
Stewart next addressed the senate, ex-
pressing views directly the opposite Of
those put forward By Jones' declaring that
the existing sfagratlon and depression Of
prices did not result from the tariff but
from the eeinoniliza'ion OF silver
Stewart pictured the condition of the
growing manufactures or the south and
frs rapid Development within the last few
years, and maintaining that the south
needed protection more than the North,
and that with protection aud deytsonnsent
Of Its great natural resources its wealth
aud Perity would soon rival the North
He caufended that there could be no free
trade Tor the United states with any foreign
country. On the contrary, every nation
maintained a high protective tariff against
the prodneis Of the United states. aud
Great britain and her colonies legislased
specially 70 protect their own industries
and exclude all prognctS, not only
By tariffs but by export duties and sabsi-
dies 20 her merchant marine. since the
United States made move discriminating
IN favor OF American ships, foreign coun-
tries had adopted system OF subsidies
which made Il impossible for American
vessels 10 engage in foreign trade Free
NAtf IN tile G4teN states meant the sur
render Of our markets 10 all the world. al
though without the possibility of reeiproc-
iiy from any source; the destruction Of
our manufactures. the giut of our markets.
the withdrawal OF our gold to pay foreign
Daiauees, aud universal bankruntcy
throughout the country.
\ number OF bills were taken from the
calendar and passed, among them the
following.
House bill 10 amend the river and harf1sr
appropriation bill OF 1851 in relation to the
use Of 81 Mary's falls and other canals.
House bill granting 70 she Dulnth 6 Whine
peg Railway Company right Of way
through the Fond du Lac Indian reserya-
ton, Minn., amended so as 10 give similar
rights across the JmatiiIa reservation in
Oregon 70 the O. f. t9 \. Co, and also 50 as
10 increase beyond 10000 acres extent OF
the tmatiila reservation 20 be reserved
after ailoiments IN severalty senate bin
to accept and ratify the agreement df MAY
II, lsse, submitted by the Shoshones. Ban
npess and sheep Eaters Of the Fort Hall
aud iemhi reservation in Idaho Ad-
iourued