St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-09-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail


MUCH time was occupied in the Senat,
on the Sd in talk between Senators Vest anr
Culiom and the reading OF papers relating Il
political assessments In :he Chicago post
once and party work by Government official.
! under the last and present Administrations
Finally the Sehate took up the bill for the ad
MISSION or Washington Territory pending
"nlcn the bill for the absolute exclusion
OF Chlnese was received from the
house and the Seaate proceeded tc
its immediate consideration After much talk
between Senators the bill went over and the
| sehate adjourned. In the House Mr.. atoti
| (Pa) asked unanimous consent t3 Introduce
| for present consideration a bill which absolute
| ly excludes Chinese laborers from admission
into the United States who have here tofore been
residents IN this country and departed and may
wish to return on eertifeates of such former
residence, which was agreed to and the bill
passed without division. Bills were introduc d
to place cotton bagging on the free list, AID to
punish persons connected with TRUSTS Then
commenced contest as to precedence of mea-
sures and enotts TO secure a quorum. Finally
a quorum was secured and the Senate bill
passed relating to the detail of army ard navy
oHcers 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-
sented memorial on the Same subject from q
committee at Galveston. Senator Cullom in
trodhced d bill declaring trusts unlawful. A
resolution offered by Senator Vest as to book
published by the assistant librarian of the
senate was the occasion of a political debate
participated in by Senators Vest Plumb
Reagan and Stewart. The House Chinese
Prohibition bill was then taken up and Senator
Teller spoke III its favor. ADJOURNED without
action, AT the expiration OF the morning hour
tne House proceeded to consider the Retaliation
bill which was debated until adjournment
In the Senate on the 9th Senator Sher-
man offered resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to inform the Senate il the retent treaty
with China and the Senate amendments have
been ratified by the Emperor Of China, which
was adopted. The Chinese Restriction bill was
then further debated and vote taken which
was unanimous for the bill-yeas 49, but no
quorum voting the Senate adjourned, leaving
the bill undispoSed Of. In the House the SEN
ate amendments to the Fortification bill were
non-concurred III. Mr.. Oates introcu uced reso-
luton nor adjournment September 20. The bill
to limit the Jurisdiction OF United State Courts
passed. Consideration OF the Retaliation bill
was resumed and debate continued until ad-
iournment.
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 long debate the vote
was again unanimous for It's passage-37 yeas;
nays, none. No quorum appearing call OF the
Senate resulted in showing just a quorum (39
Senators) present. The bill then went over
day. Adjourned. -. In the House a personal
tilt over small matter took place between
Messrs. Brumn and Scott with no serious re-
suit, and then the Retaliation bill was discussed
until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 9TH the Chinese Ex-
clasicn bill was taken up and during the dis
cussion message was received from the Pres
ident containing two kilograms from the Amer
ican Minister, as the only official information
at hand regarding the reported rejection OF the
treaty, which conveyed the informatio that the
treaty had been postponed for further con-
s-deration. After further debate motion to
refer the Chinese bill was rejected and then
the bill passed by a vote OF 81 yeas to 3 nays.
motion TO reconsider occasioned another de-
bate 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 un-
til recess. At the evening session thirty-two
private pension bills passed,