Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
CONGRESSIONAL.


SEPTEMBER II, SESATE.-Motions were
entered TO reconsider the votes by which
the following bills were passed: Senate
bill to declare forfeited certain lands
granted to the state of Michigan, and the
house bill authorizing the postmaster-ge
eral to purchase improved mail locks. Mr..
Palmer from the committee on commerce,
reported back the house bill providing for
the erection Of sundry lighthouses and for
signals on Lakes Superior, Huron, Erie
and Michigan and range lights on Lake ST.
Clair and Detroit river. Passed. Mr..
Sherman offered resolution directing the
committee on foreign relations TO inquire
into and report at the next session of con
gress the state of the relations of the
United States with Great Britain and the
Dominion of Canada, with such measures
as are expedient to promote friendly com
mercial and political intercourse, the com
mittee having leave to sit during the recess
OF congress. The vote on Mr.. Blair's mo-
ton TO reconsider the vote passing the
Chinese exclusion bill was then taken, and
resulted in the defeat of the motion-nays
81; yeas, 20. The bill stands passed and
goes to the president. The house bill Great
ing an executive department TO be known
as the department of agriculture was then
taken up, the pending question being
the amendment striking out the section
transferring the weather bureau of the
signal service TO the department of agricul-
ture. A lengthy debate ensued, the speak
ers being Senators Butler, Palmer, Call,
Dawes and Plumb. Without action on the
bill the senate at $40 adjourned.
HoUsE.-The feature of the proceedings
was deadlock ami an early adjournment.
Mr.. Cox Of New York, was elected speaker
pro TEN. during Mr. Carlisle's absence.
SEPTEMBER Is, SENATE.-The deficiency
appropriation bill was reported and order
ed printed. The principal event OF the
days session was the speech of Senator
sherman on his resolution looking to an in
quiry by the foreign relations committee
into the relations between the United
States and Great Britain and Canada. The
bill creating department Of agriculture
was discussed at length, but no action was
taken, and the senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The speaker laid before the
house communication from the Postmast-
er General denying that enormous editions
of the Tax Reform Advocate were sent and
distributed in violation of the postal laws.
A bill was introduced offering reward of
100000 for the discovery of the true cause
of the germ Of yellow fever, or certain
means OF its destruction, prevention or
material modification.
SEPTEMBER 49, SENATE.-A Joint resolu-
tion was passed, appropriating 500, 900 to
be expended under direction of the Presi-
dent for the relief of the yellow fever suf-
ferers. The following bills were passed
also: Senate bill for the ascertainment of
the amount due TO the Pottawatomie In
dams of Michigan and Indiana; house bill
to amend the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill of 1884 in relation to the use of the
st. Mary's Falls and other canals; senate
bill to forfeit lands granted to the state of
Michigan to aid in the construction of n
railroad from Marquette TO Ontonagon, and
senate bill appropriating $4,000 for a pub
lie building at Kalamazoo, Mich.
HOTsF The time Of the hnuSa WAS an
tirely taken up in discussing the library
building clause of the conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill, which
began Immediately after the reading of the
journal. Several members took part in the
debate and the vote on agreeing to the con-
no quorum, and the house at 2:25 ad-
journed.