Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-.
Bill TO Prevent the Coming Of Chinese
Labor Passed.
The Fisheries Treaty tho Principal
subject OF Discussion in the senate
.-Othcr Matters OF Legislation.
SENATE.

ing them on, and moved its reference to
the Committee on Judiciary. At the re.
quest OF Sherman the bill was referred to
the Committee on Finance after consider
able debate. The House bill granting
the right of way to the Yankton Il Mis-.
souri, River railroad company through the
fankton reservation in Dakota was pass.
ed. The Senate resumed consideration OF
tho fisheries question in open executive
session and was addressed by Morgan.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of legislative business. Sherman intro.
duced bill to declare unlawful trusts and
combinations to restrain trade and pro-
ducuon, and had il referred to the Com
mittec on Finance, After an executive
session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Senate bill to regulate commerce carried
Oh by telegraph was referred to the Com.
mittce on Commerce. O'Neill, OF Mis-.
souri,, rising to a question of privilege
sent TO the clerks desk and had read an
article in Washington paper to the
effect that the efforts Of the Democrats to
pass the bill for the relief of the deposi.
tors OF the Freedmen's National Bank
was the result of a bargain with j. Milton
Turner, the Freedmen's attorney, and
was intended as u compensation to him
for his services TO the Democratic party
at the Indianapolis colored convention
ONeill said he desired to he understood
as branding 1t as an absolute lie from
beginning to end. The House went into
Committee Of the Whole to consider the
general appropriation bills. The com
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE. ...
WASHINGTON, Aug, l5.--After passing
a few unlmportant bills the Senate re.
sumed consideration of the fisheries treaty
with Morgan speaking in favor of hi3
motion to postpone further consideration
until December. After some time the
debate took a political turn in which Vest
charged that Republican Senators had
opposed anti. Chinese legislation in 1881
and 1882. Mitchell also defended the
record of Harrison on the Chinese ques-
ton. Allison said he desired to put In
his most emphatic protest against the ut.
tempt made by Vest to draw distinction
between the two great political parties on
the subject of Chinese immigration. He
would say for himself that after Senator
Morton report in 1878 or 1870. and after
the debate in the Senate In 1870 his mind
was clear that it was the duty of the gov
ernment to exercise its undisputed power
in the most appropriate way to secure the
prohibition OF Chinese immigration. He
did not speak for Harrison. He would
defend himself on all proper occasions as
respected his votes in the Senate. Allison
presented the conference report on the
army appropriation bill which. without
being read, was ordered printed In the
Record, to be acted on tomorrow. Ad-
journed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the fertilization appropriation
bill Pending the point of order against
the section providing for the establish.
ment of a gun factory at Watervlet
arsenal, was Withdrawn by Townshend,
renewed by Turner, Of Kansas, and over.
ruled by the Chair. Nntting, Of New
York, offered an amendment appro.
priating $500, 900 for the erection of dry
dock and proper machinery and build.
ings and appliances at some point on
Lake Ontario for the building and repair
ing of armed ships. Nutting said that in
case of trouble with England the greatest
danger to the United States would be on
her northern frontier. Nuttngs amend.
ment was ruled out of order, but the dis
cussion was continued by unanimous con.
sent. The Committee then rose and re-
ported the bill TO the House. The previous
question was ordered on its passage and
the bill went over until tomorrow. Ad-
iourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.--Soon after
assembling the Senate, under the order
of yesterday, went into an open executive
session on the fisheries treaty and voted
on Morgan's resolution to postpone it till
December next. Resolution was dis
agreed to by strict party vote--yeas "a,
nays ~. Allison, desiring action on the
conference report on the army appropra
ton bill, presented the necessity for the
Of the appropriation bills In
preference to other matters for which
there was no immediate pressure He
said that six weeks of the current fiscal
year had already passed by without any
regular appropriations for the army. He
would not. however, insist upon going on
with the conference report now except
with the assent Of the Senator from
Texas. The Senate went into executive
session on the fisheries treaty.
HOUSE.
In consideration during the morning
hour Morrill,, of Kansas, called up the
resolution previously reported from the
Committee on Invalid pensions, assigning
May 2 and 3 for the consideration of gen
eral pension legislation. with a proposed
changing the dates to August
80 and 3d. The morning hour having
expired the resolution went over. There
being no quorum present no further bus
mess was transacted
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Senate bill
Of the act of June IS, 1885,
relating to postal crimes was taken up
and after being amended so as to reduce
the penalties, passed Chandler gave
notice that on Wednesday next he would
ask the Senate to take up the resolution
in regard to the investigation of the
Louisiana election. The Senate then
took up the fisheries treaty, the pending
question being on motion submitted
by Gibson. Morgan addressed
he Senate on the fisheries treaty. Call
iesirde the reserve time on Monday for
action on the joint resolution in relation
% yellow fever. He was informed, how
,yer. that there would be discussion on
he joint resolution, and that IL would
consume considerable time. The Senate
hen adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The Senate amendments to the Sunday
'ivil appropriation bill were non concur
ed in and conference was ordered.
Burns of Missouri moved that the House
70 into Committee Of the Whole on the
deficiency bill. and on Lewiston no
quorum voted. After a number of roll
alls the House adjourned.
IM HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Aug 19.-The Committee
IN Foreign Affairs reported for immediate
consideration the Senate bill to prevent
he coming of Chinese laborers into the
United States With amendments repeal
ng the acts Of May o. 1882, and July 5,
1874. repeal to take effect on ratification
1 the pending treaty. The report elicit
d a spirited debate. which was partici-
ated in by McCrcary, O'Ncill. FELTON,,
lost, Lyman, Bynum, Dingley and Owen
The last named replied at length to what
10 characterized as a special address to
he voters Of Indiana by his colleague
,vnum. and denied the charges made as