The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-05
NATIONAL. LEGISLATURE.
THE WEEKS PROCEEDINGS IN SEN,
ATE AND HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. % -Edmunds
l reported To the senate yesterday an order of
the foreign relations committee directing the
| presiding officer to withhold the Chinese bill
from the house until further directions. He
wanted immediate consideration, but Teller
objected. A resolution was passed appropri-
ating 500, COO to be used exclusively for
relief of yellow fever suffers, and
| not for quarantine. Jones OF
Arkansas spoke at length on the
| tariff, declaring it system of
| naked robbery, and Stewart replied
| declaring the demonstration of silver the
| cause OF all the trouble Bills were passed
| Approprlating $3.50, OOO for public building
at st. Paul; granting Duluth g. Winnipeg
railway right-of-way through Fon du Lac
| Indian reservation in Minnesota: FORGETTING
| lands granted Michigan to aid the Onionagon
| az Marquette railway; appropriating $4,000
| for public building at Kalamazoo. Mich.
| The senate then Adjourned
The house spent tho whole day debating
| tho public library clause in the sundry civil
| bill, and when a vote was taken on the con-
| ference report to a,ree or not to agree, it
stood yeas, Is; nays, Ono quorum-and
| tho house Mt 2:5j al journcd.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 81 "A bill was
| reported to the senate yesterday to amend
| tho act for the relief of tie Stockbridge and
Munce tribes OF indians in Wisconsin. Ed
munds, for the reason that the Chinese ex-
clusion bill had passed out Of control of the
senate, moved to lay on the table the resolu-
ton directing that tho bill he withheld |;
agreed TO. Mitchell made long speech
against the Mills tariff bill. The senate then
held short secret session, after which the
bill to create an executive department OF
agriculture was taken up, and it was agreed
to vote to-day at ) p. IA. on the proposition
TO transfer the weather bureau to the pro-
posed new department. The senate then adj
jOurned.
Tho house refused to agi 60 to the confer
| ence report on tho sundry civil bill-32 to
47-and further conference was ordered, A
bill was reported suspending the timber cul-
ture, presumption and desert land laws until
action is taken on pending legislation on
those objects. Morrow offered as a question
OF privilege a resolution directing the en-
rolled bills committee to Immediately trans
NIT the Chinese exclusion bill to the presi-
dent. Declared no question Of privilege by
the chair. The house, at 3:l5 adjourned.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 30 Stewart in
PRODUCED n bill in the senate yesterday pro-
viding thai bills which have passed both
houses shall be Immediately transmitted TO
the president; also Il resolution requesting the
house 10 require its officers to 80 transmit
bills. To the latter Ednunds objected Tho
clause in the house bill providing for an ex-
ecutve department of agriculture which
transfers the weather bureau to the now dc.
partment was rejected, aud the bill passed.
The conference report on the sundry civil bill
was agreed TO, and motion adopted to drop
the library clause entirely from the bill in
case OF further disagreement Tho senate
then adjourned until Monday
In the house Kilgorc, by objecting, pre-
vented the passage of the senate bill appro-
priating $l0o 00U to aid the yellow fever
sufferers The senate bill FORGETTING the Mar
quette e. Ontonagon land grant was amend
cd, limiting the forfeiture to lands along the
unconstructed part Of the road, and extend
ing it to lands granted TO the line from On.
tonagon to tho Wisconsin state line, aud then
passed. Hopkins of New York objected to
unanimous consent to consider the bill pro.
viding for the suppression of trusts. The bill
to suspend the presumption, timber culture
and desert land laws was amended by strik-
out the suspension part and leaving the pro-
visions that railroad claimants shall not Sc
cure any better claim to lands, nor the right
of the United States to forfeit be in any
way diminished during the tendency OF the
forfeiture legislation. The bill was passed.
Several private bills were then passed, and
recess taken to s p. M, at which time tho
Mrs. Sheridan pension bill came up. but
Cheadle of Indiana objected. It was thcn
proposed to make the bill special order for
Dec q, but Kigore Of Texas objected Thir.
ty-two private pension bills were passed. and
the house, at 10:31 adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. "a bill was
reported to the senate yesterday allowing
any person mot only veterans) who has re-
linquished homestead entry to make an.
other one provided no is not speculotor.
Plumb spoke in favor of FORGETTING certain
land granted the Northern Pacific railway
Ten thousand dollars was appropriated for
monument to commemorate the surrender of
Burgoyne. The general deficiency bill was
taken up and an amendment agreed to in
sertiug each of the items contained in the
hook OF estimates which had been omitted
from the bill except those for the Pacific rail-
way companies. Other amendments appro-
priated SIG, OC0 for indemnity to persecuted
Chinese; provided for two additional asso-
ciate Justices for the Dakota supreme court;
appropriated So, 900 for the annual
leaves OF absence of employees in
the government printing office, and
public land strip. The bill was then
passed Stewart introduced n sweeping
measure of Chinese exclusion requiring the
abrogation of all treaty obligations prrmit-
ting the immigration of Chinese lahorerS
A bill was introduced to appoint commits.
sion of seven physicians of differcnt schools
to 60 south and investigate the yellow fever.
Plumb introduced bill to pay reward OF
500, COO To tho proprietor of the copyrighted
remedy that cures 9Si ont OF 1000 yellow
FOYER patients The senate then adjourned.
The house passed bill authorizing the
construction of a bridge our the Mississippi
ut Lacrosse. Wis. Other bills offered were;
To establish yellow fever refugee camps at
proper POINTS in the south and equip the
same; tn prevent aliens being employed on
public works A joint resolution extending
the existing appropriations for stndry
civil expenses to Oct. 10 was adopt
ed Sayres Of Texas made n speech
defending the administration from
the charge of cxtravagance, and laying the
blame on the senate. Further conference was
ordered on tho public library clause In the
sundry civil bill, tho rest of the report be-
ing agreed to- Holman asked immediate
consideration of bill to extend the criminal