The Penn's Grove record., 1888-09-22
10Th GONGnESS.-First Session
SENATE.


In the U. s. Senate on the 18th, Mr..
Mitchell introduced a bill, which was
laid on the table, reducing letter post.
age to n cent an n Mr.. Sher-
nan offered a resolution, which, at his
request, was laid over, directing the
Committee on Foreign Relations to in.
quire into during the recess and report
at the next session the state of the rela-
tons between the United States and
Great Britain and Canada, with such
measures as are expedient to promote
course. On motion of Mr.. fioar, the
Finance Committee was instructed to
inquire what legislation is necessary to
"counteract the cotton bagglng trust. :"
The Senate proceeded to vote on Mr..
Blair's motion to reconsider the vote
passing the Chinese Exclusion bill.
The vote resulted yeas, 20; nays, 81.
So the bill goes to the President for his
approval. The House bill to enlarge
the powers and duties of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture was considered.
Adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 18th the
Deficiency bill was reported and Or
dered printed. Mr.. Sherman's resolu.
ton, instructing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to report next SEES.
sion such measures as may be expedi-
ent to promote friendly commercial and
political relations between the United
States and Canada and Great Britain,
was taken up, and Mr.. Sherman spoke
IN support Of the resolution. After
some remarks by MI. Morgan the reso-
luton went over. The House bill to
enlarge the powers of the Department
of Agriculture was considered. Alter
an executive session the Senate ad.
journed.
In the U. S. Senate on the 10Th, Mr..
Edmunds, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported a resolu-
tton requesting the President of the
Senate to withhold the transmission to
the House of the Chinese Exclusion
bill. He asked immediate considera-
ton of the resolution, but. Mr.. Teller
Directing, it went over. Mr.. Edmunds
also offered a joint resolution appro-
priating S100, 600 to be expended under
the direction of the President Of the
United States for the relief of the
yellow fever sufferers in Florida. The
resolution was adopted. Messrs.
Jones. of Arkansas, and Stewart, of
Nevada, discussed the Presidents an
nual message. After passing several
bills of local interest the Senate ad-
iourded.
HOUSE.
In the House, on the 18th, Mr., Cox.
If New York, was elected Speaker
pro tempore, to act during the absence
of Mr.. Carlisle. Mr.. Weaver, of
Iowa, introduced a bill to prohibit the
deposit of public money in banks, ex-
cept for the convenient disbursement
of public funds. Mr.. Dingley, of
Name, introduced a resolution asking
the President whether the rights of
America. fishermen have been violated
by the Canadian authorities within the
past year. and, il so, whether he has re-
tallated, as he has authority to do
under the act OF March 3, 1887" Mr..
O'Neill, of Missouri, offered a resolu-
ton assigning a day for labor legisla.
ton, and its reference to the
Committee on Labor. The vote result
ted-yeas 81, nays 81, and MI. Blount,
Of Alabama, raised the point Of no
quorum. Mr.. Forney called up the
conference report on the Sundry Civil
bill, but a point OF order against its
presentation, made by Mr.. O'Neill, was
sustained. and the call of the House
was resumed. After an Intellectual at
tempt to secure a quorum, and by Mr..
O'Neill to secure unanimous consent
to have labor bills made as pecial order
for the Goth, the House adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, Mr..
Barnes, of Georgia, introduced d. bill,
which was referred, offering a reward
of 100000 to any person who shall
discover the true cause or germ of ye.-
low fever and its prevention, destruction
or material modification, or who shall
discover a certain prophylactic or REM
edy for the disease. A conference was
ordered on the bill amending the Inter
State Commerce law. The conference
report on the Sundry Civil bill was
considered. Pending discussion the
House adjourned.
In the HOnse, on the 10Th, the cen
sideration of the conference report on
the Sundry Civil bill was resumed.
The vote OF agreeing to the conference
report showed that NJ quorum was
present and the House adjourned.