The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-14
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily Nsws'
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MUCH time was occupied in the Senate
ON the Sd In talk between Senators Vest and
'Cullom and the reading OF papers relating e
political assessments in the Chicago postofnce
and party work by Government officials undeI
the last and present Administrations. Finally
the Senate took up the bill for the admission
Of Washington Territory. pending which
the bill for the absolute exclusion
OF Chinese was received nom the
House and the Senate proceeded u
its immediate consideration. After much TAN
between Senators the bill went over and the
Senate adjourned. 80. In the House Mr.. Scott
(Pa.) asked unanimous consent to introduce
for present consideration bill which absolute
IL excludes Chinese laborers from admission
into the United States who have heretofore been
residents IN this country ana departed and may
wish to return on certificates Of such former
residence. which was ayr ed to and the bill
passed without division. Bills were introduced
TO place cotton bagging on the free list and to
punish persons connected with trusts. Then
commenced a contest rs to precedence Of mea-
sures and efforts to secure quorum. Finally
. quorum was secured and the Senate bill
passed relating to the detail Of army and navy
Officers to educational Institutions Mr. Warner
(Mo.) moved to suspend the rules and put the
Oklahoma bill on its passage. but no quorum
voted and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 4th Senator Coke
called attention to the proceedings Of the late
Deep Water convention At Denver and pre-
scented a memorial on the same subject from q
committee at Galveston. Senator Cuilom in
froduced a bill declaring trusts unlawful. A
resolution offered by Senator Vest as to q book
published by the assistant librarian Of the
Senate was the occasion Of u political debate
participated in by Senators Vest, Plumb,
Reagan and Stewart The House Chinese
Prohibition bill was then taken up and Senator
Teller spoke in its favor. Adjourned without
action. =. At the expiration of tire morning hour
the House proceeded to consider the Retaliation
bill which was debated until adjournment
In the Senate on the 5th Senator Sher-
man offered resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to inform the Senate il the recent treaty
with China and the Senate amendments have
been ratified by the Emperor OF China, which
Gas adopted. The Chinese Restriction bill was
then further debated and a vote taken which
was unanimous for the bill-yeas 50 but no
quorum voting the Senate adjourned. leaving
the bill undisposed Of In the House the Sen
ate amendments to the Fertilization bill were
non-concurred in. Mr.. Oates introduced a reso-
tuition for adjournment September 20. The bill
70 limit the jurisdiction Of United States Courts
passed. Consideration Of the Retaliation bill
was resumed and debate continued until ad-
3ournment.
AFTER reports Of committees and the
clearing away OF routine business the Senate on
the 9th resumed consideration of the Chinese
Exclusion bill and after a long debate the vote
was again unanimous for its passage-s7 yeas:
nays, none. No quorum appearing call Of the
Senate resulted in showing just q quorum (39
Senators) present. The bill then went over q
day. Adjourned. In the House . personal
TIT over q small matter took place between
Messrs. Brumm and Scott, with NO serious ne
suit and then the Retaliation bill WAS discussed
until adjournment
In the Senate on the 7th the Chinese Ex-
clusicn bill was taken up and during the discus
sion Q message was received from the President
containing two kilograms from the American
Minister, as he only oficial information At hand
regarding the reported rejection Of the treaty,
which conveyed the information that the treaty
had been postponed for further consideration.
After further debate . motion to refer the
Chinese bill was rejected and then the bill
passed by vote Of 80 yeas to nays A motion
70 reconsider occasioned another debate but NO
quorum voting the matter was left undecided
and the Senate adjourned until Monday The
House resumed consideration OF the Retaliation
bill and debate continued until recess. At the
evening session thirty-two private pension bills
passed.