Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-15
FiFTIETH CONGRESS,

IN the Senate, on the 5th Mr.. Sherman Of
Iered resolution, which was adopted calling
upon the President to inform the Senate
whether the recent treaty with China had been
ratified by the Emperor of China. The Senate
resumed consideration Of the Chinese bill. and
vote on the final passage of the bill resulted
ayes, 81; nays, o; but as there was no quorum
present, and no chance of securing one the
Senate adjourned without concluding the
vote. -. In the House. the Senate amendments
to the Fertilization bill were non -concurred in
and conference ordered. Mr. Oates intro
duced concurrent resolution providing for the
final adjournment OF Congress on the 10th.
The House then took up and passed the bill to
limit the jurisdiction OF United States district
and circuit courts. and then resumed eonsidera-
tion OF the Retaliation bill.
In the Senate, on the 9th, after some unim-
portant matters had been disposed Of the Chi
nese Exclusion bill was taken up. and it's dis
cussion occupied the remainder of the session,
Messrs. Sherman and Platt pleading for delay
until definite information as to the rejection OF
the treaty by the Chinese Government could be
obtained. vote being taken, resulted Ayes,
81; nays, none-no quorum 1t was then agreed
that final vote should be taken at one O'Clock
on the nth In the House, an acrimonious de-
bate between Messrs. Scott and Brumm inter
ferred materially with the business of the
body after which Mr.. Scott proceeded with his
speech in support of the Retaliation bill, occu-
pying the remainder Of the session.
In the Senate, on the 7th, the Chinese Exclu-
sion bill was passed by an almost unanimous
vote, and then almost Immediately hung up by
q motion to reconsider its passage, which mo-
tion, for lack Of a quorum voting, was not de-
cded up to the hour of adjournmer = The bill
was taken up few minutes att@ sssnate
convened. Mr.. Vest formaliy~w4 Sfx his
statement, made in a speech in the rSaate
few days previously, that seven Cinnamon
had been naturalized in Indianapolis under the
direction of Mr. Harrison's law partner. In
the House, the whole day was taken up in con-
sideration of the Retaliation bill
THE Senate was not in session on the 8th......
In the House, discussion OF the Retaliation bill
was resumed and continued without intermis-
sion until halfpast five o'clock in the after
noon, when the bill was passed, the vote being
ia yeas to nays-Messrs. White IN. W, Lind
{Minn.), Bayne and Dalzell (Pa.) voting IN the
negative.
IN the Senate, on the 10th, discussion OF the
Chinese Exclusion bill occupied most of the
time, and led to a passage OF bitter personal
tiles between Senators Morgan and Mitchell.
The Senate adjourned without action on the
bill, leaving it Just where it was at the time Of
adjournment on the 7th-passed, but with
motion pending to reconsider the vote by
which it was passed.. In the House, the con-
ference reports on the Fertilization and Army
Appropriation bills were adopted, and consid-
Grafton Of the conference report on the Sundry
Civil bill was resumed, the pending Senate
amendment being the appropriation OF S2oo,0O0
for the purpose of Investigating the extent to
which the arid regions OF the United states can
be redeemed by irrigation.