The Osceola times., 1888-08-25
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Csapllss aSa vsriss Sources
coxoprssroS1L PRocrEprNos.

oOy0REssIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Is the senate, on the iath, the main even"
of the proceedings were: Mr.. sherman re-
marks on the power Of Congress 10 crush 'rus.s,
md the resumption OF the deoate on 'ne
Fisheries treaty. Presidential 'e'oes o, M
pens,on nils we're returned ani referred.
Another message from the President was reaa'
returning without his approved JOINT reso.
luton for the printing OF additional copies o'
,hs United States map OF loo. o.......Ih '"o
y1ouse n personal discussion between Messrs'
O'Neill of Missouri, and IRWIN, OF inaian.'
wss the feature OF the days session. Ine
senate amendment 10 the House oui lor w
Snd was concurred in, and the House went
into committee OF the whole on general pension
bills. A..
In the Senate. on the 18th, discussion OF Mr'
uarr,son's position on the chinese question:
Incidental to the debate on the fisnerles
treaty, was the event OF the day proceeoinss.
The hour OF noon, on the 18th, was set ior tne
vote on Mr.. Morean's resolution postponins
action on the Fisheries treaty until Decemoer'
In the House, the discussion on the torti.
ncatious Appropriation bill was the feature OF
the session. Various provisions OF the measure
were discussed In committee oil the wnole, anu
the hill was reported " the House ana went
over. =.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the rejection, oS
strict party vote OF "a TO ~ OF MT: MOT
gsn's resolution 70 postpone CONSIDERATION y.
she rishertes treaty until December. and the
adoption of the conference report on the Army
Appropriation bill were the principal features
Of the days proceeding. ....in the aouse'
eoorta 10 secure consideration OF various I'M
portaut measures were nullihed BY the RAISING
of points OF mo quorum. The Fortihoa'
tions Appropriation bill WAS passed witnou'
division
IN the Senate, on the 18th, much time was
occupied in discussing and passing mouon
instructine the lcommittee on the District OF
Columbia TO report q resolution requiring inc
District Commissioners 10 revoke permits al-
ready given for overhead electric motive wires
for an electric street railway. bill was
passed prohibiting the sending OF ooscene
literature through the mails, Debate on the
Fisheries treaty was then resumed. d......in the
House tlibustering tactics on proposition 70
assign certain days for the consideration OF
general pension legislation, and TO take up tho
General Deficiency bill, consumed most OF inc
session.
THE Senate was not In session on the 18th
In the House discussion Of the Senate
bill 10 restrict Chinese immigration took up
most Of the day, but without taking action on
the bill the House adjourned. Several speeches
BY Democrats censuring General Harrison for
his stand on the Chinese question when a mem
Der OF the Senate. and Others in his defense by
Republicans, gave lively spice 10 the proceed
inga
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
ON the 18th memorial tribute to the
late d. r. Locke, Of the Toledo (O.) Blade,
WAS directed to be prepared and entered
upon the records Of the Western Asso.
ciated Press at Its meeting in Detroit
Mich.
AN agreement was reached by the con-
ference committee on the Army Appro-
priation bill on the 18th.
In an address before the National con.
vention OF the Universal Peace Union, at
Mystic, Conn, on the 10th, Mrs. Della
Stewart Parnell avowed full sympathy
with the Peace movement and declared
that the Home Rule party OF Ireland
have always acted according to tts princi.
Piles. She declared that to her personal
knowledge the Times charges against
Mr.. Parnell were false.
IT Is announced that Emperor William
will visit King Humbert at Rome, on
October 18th. and remain until the 18th.
On the 10th Secretary Bayard returned
to Washington from Middletown, Del,
where he went to attend the funeral Of o
friend.
On the 10th Andrew Garrett, the last
survivor of the original manufacturers
Of reapers and mowers, died at his home
In Shelby, O. aged seventy-six.
OK the 10th, in toast at the dinner
which followed the unvailing of the mon
ument TO the Red Prince" at Frankfort,
Emperor William said: ''There are a.
100000 Germans who would die rather
than deliver single stone Of Alsace-
Lorraine to France"
By strict party vote Of % to "a Senator
Morgan's resolution TO postpone con-
sideration of the Fisheries treaty until
December was defeated on the 10th.
ON September 81 the New Jersey state
Republican convention to nominate pres
idential electors win be held at Trenton.
The reports circulated in Dublin that
he intends TO vacate his seat in Parlia-
ment until the commission or the Scotch
court complete their inquiries, is denied
by Mr.. Parnell.
IT is stated that the speech Of the EN-
peror Of Germany on the occasion of the
unvailing of the statue of Prince Fred
erick Charles, on the 18th, has caused a
feeling of depression in all the European
bourses.
EX-SENATOR MAHoSE, In q conference
with prominent Republicans In W ashing-
ton, on the 18th, claimed that Virginia
will give 10000 Republican majority in
the coming election.
THE Democratic managers, IL is said,
purpose to challenge Mr.. Blaine to joint
discussion with Speaker Carlisle on the
tariff question in twelve principal cities,
six TO be named by each of the disput :
ants.
THROUGH the British agent at Sofia, NJ
Stambuloff, the Bulgarian Premier, has
returned thanks to Lord Salisbury for his
kind mention of Bulgaria in his speech at
the Mansion House banquet.
On the nth II was stated and denied 4
that Chairman Brice had been practically
deposed from the chairmanship Of the
National Democratic campaign committee
by President Cleveland owing to lack of
energy in pushing the campaign on the
tariff reduction lines laid down in the
Presidents message.
OS the 10th Thos. l.. Kimball, general
manager OF the Union Pacific railroad =,
who has been i'll for several days at
Omaha, Neb., was reported as much worse.
In a letter to the London Times, on the
18th. Mr.. William Henry Hurlbut former
ly editor-in- chief of the New York World,
defended President Cleveland and the
Democratic party against the charge OF
favoring England aud English manufact-
urers in their tariff views.
On the 17th Benjamin Harrison, of In :
dianapolis, was elected president to
represent Indiana in the American Bar
Association at its meeting in Saratoga,
N. Y.
OK the 18th Prof Elisha Jonos oP ,ha