The Osceola times., 1888-09-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDIN0A
TX tho Senate. on the 18th, the principal fea-
turc OF the proceedings was the speech of
Senator sherman on hS resolution introduced
on the 18th. looking to an inquiry hy the foreign
relations corn nsit.ee into tho selations existlne
between the United States. Great Britain and
Canada, IN which he confined himself mainly
10 discussion of the Retaliation bill, and op-
posed tie comforting OF such unusual and un.
necessary powers upon the President. Mr..
Mcrgan replied 70 senator shormau briefly,
but preferred 10 et De sup 1cct 70 over for full
discussion after tke bii had been reported from
the foreign relations committee. .....f In the
House. Mr. Barnes introduced bill Offering
reward Of ti0o.0oo for the discovery OF the true
cause Of germs OF yellow fever. or certain
means OF its prevention, destruction OF ma
toriai modification. which ives referred
IN the Senate. on the 10Th. the effort 10 with.
hold the Chinese Exclusion bill, and the appro
pria,ion Of s,oc,ooo for the purpose OF restrain
sng and ouarantining the yellow fever st the
South, were the principal features OF the days
proceedings. Quite number OF minor bills
were passed In the House, the ray was en-.
tiroly taken Up in discussing the library build.
sng clause OF the conference report on the Sun.
dry Civu Approprtaucns bill, the vote on which
resnlted: Yeas, 69t nays, s1--no quorum.
w the Senate. on sne sofh the speech OF Mr..
Mitchell OF thc PRESIDENTS annual messaee,sud
Mr. EdmuE6s' abandonment Of his resolution to
withhold the Chinese bill. were the features OF
Ahe day'e proseedings Senate bill TO rstify
she agreement with The Spokane Indians was
sassed, and the hill 10 create al executive
Department of Aericultpre vastateaf ~. .....
The House refused. hys vote OF 81 10 a. 70
= 49, ,f.. ~. xo<. .a~s On, tx Gt.Ax
rivil Appropriations bill. and further confer
rnce waS 6rGersd "a running debate ensued
pn a queueidk Of prfaleGe by Ne. Morrow, re-
citing the passage OF the Chinese Exclusion
bin and n being Withheld from the President,
but the presiding oficor finally decided mat
hhe question was not privileged.
iN the Senate, on the 2ist ths House bul
vreatins the Department OF Agriculture was
passed A bill was introduced 10 provide for
Tho more prompt transmission OF bills passed
by both houses and prpperly signed, 10 the
President for his epprovG- but under objeotion
u was held over until the 2ath The conferences
report Qnn - Sunlry etyiA Appropriaiions I'LL
was pr u andAgrccd To- -. In the Houac,
The fe& - theday's proceedings was The
passaa OF she peasure tc suspend the opera
tions q tiQ rfe-cmption iniber-culture and
Desert-Lan4 lswS pending. 6enate bin au-
thoriring >e Louisville sonhern Railroad
Company bg1dgs tho Kentueky river was
passed. ~ 49, ~ sa 1ts -
n npsAx ~ rotsssuAx.
JouS q. WHIrFiELD, the actor, has been
pronounced insane, and has been removed
NY. n
THE statelconyention Of aae United La
Dor party Of New York was held In New
YorkiCity On the 10Th.
HogsSsRaG, the retired German officer
who was arrested at Nice, France, re-
GENTLY, on a charge of espionage, was
committed for trial on the 10th.
THE Democratic State committee Of
'lndisne apnounce that. Governor q b
Hill of New York will participate in the
campaign IN that State. 4 tI.DF sf
ALDEN MrLtER died at Camden, N. J.,
of paralysis, on the 18Th, aged seventy.
nine. He was an old Washington depart.
,nent clerk.
THE Democratic convention at New
buryport, Mass, ON the Goth. nominated
Samuel Roads, of Marblehead. for Con-
gress, by reclamation.
Gro. c. SAWYER, OF Canton, was uomi-
mated by the Democrats offthe twenty
second New York distrfct for Congress,
ON the goth. mN "a &
WARSER MILLER, the Republican cam
siidats Tor Governor, was indorsed by the
United labor State convention of New
York, ON the e9th.
JonN /. SuLLivAS's physicians, on the
goth, expressed the opinion that he would
lbc sroSsd agpiniu two or three weeks.
A AnAhdE Number OF changes have re-
GENTLY been made in superintendeuts Of
The Railway Mail Service, aud but two
Republicans remained In the ranks on
the auth.
CouSr PARR, the Austrian Ambassador
10 the Vatican, is reported about to retire.
Mn. JOHN II. LAwREScs, of Grand Rap
ids Mich. has been made receiver of the
Lowell National Bank, OF Lowell. Mich.,
which closed ITS doors on the llth inst.
HoS. p. A. cotLNS Senator Blackburn
aud Congressman o'Neil, Of ~. Louis,
were among the speakers at a large rati-
fica.ion meeting held by the New York
County Democracy at Cooper Union. on
the Goth. ~.
THERE was enothsr runner In Washiug.
ron, ON the goth. thai ths President was
about 10 appoint General John @. Park
husst to suesoed Lambert Tree ~ Minis
A DEsjS1s.ox q Arlsnss, colored
DcmosJ Ms received BY Judge Thur.
man atQ11uAbuA O., on the Goth. The
''o!d Re.AaS rsstsd ltAem warmly. and
,nade Gf1os an extended address.
Two EkuoR delegations were received
by Gensral Harrison, on the 2lst One Of
them, hon Dayton, o., contained num-
Der Of e1au uen who voted for Clay In lsss.
ofFId<[E Efnformation Of the refusal Of
the Ch[t0 Governmcnt to ratify the
amended eaty was received by the
President 0n the 2ist.
TiE stateinent that Emperor William,
while at St Petersburg, tried to mediate
in regard to Bulgaria end that he will
eontinueehs a13smps q Vienna and Rome
IS confirmed by 4 Hsmburg corresponds
ent.
coMSEsrlsps upon Senator sherman's
speech IA Congress, the London Post
says; "Englishmen will not resist de-
liberatel decision on the part of Canada
10 seek either Independence or union
with the United States"
ALoszo v. HYDE, clothing merchant,
OF salt Lake City, Utah, wound up an
extended spree in a police station In
New York, on the Goth, with 5000 in his
pocket, the remains o; $4,000 he had
when he started. = n
REPRESENTATIVES, kILGoaE, acting chair.
man OF the House committee on enrolled
bills, delivered the Chinese Exclusion
bill to the President on the Goth.
! GENERAL yWArSEs aG,. yEwBERar has
been appointed postmssssr {. at Chicago.
THE bill creating a Department OF Ag-
ricaiture, and providing for a Secretary
If Agriculture, was passed by the Sen.
ate ON the 2lst
THE announcement has been made Of
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