Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-10
THE HOUSE.
Action ON the Chinese Bnl Deferred.
Silk Culture.


WASHINGTON, August 9.-Morrow, of
California, asked unanimous consent for
present consideration of the Senate bill
treaty between the United States and
China. The bill, he said, passed the.
Senate unanimously, and similar meas
ure received the unanimous approval of
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1t was exceedingly important that this
bill should be considered at once and be-
come law as soon as possible. The
| United States has entered into negotia-
tions with China and the treaty has been
ratified by the Senate. 1t was now await
ing ratification by China and would 60
into effect Immediately upon it's ratifca-
ton. 1t was incumbent upon Congress
| to provide machinery to carry out the
treaty in order that there should be no
hiatus between the present law and the
new law. 1t was a most important
measure to the people of the Pacific
Coast, who asked-indeed they COM
manded-that Congress should relieve
them from the difficulties they are now
encountering.
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, thought
Morrow would act more wisely not to
spring the bill upon the House suddenly,
but allow some date to be fixed for its
consideration.
Morrow insisted upon his request for
immediate consideration.
THE MATTER DEFERRED.
Springer, of Illinois, maintained that
some future day should be fixed for its
discussion. The objection and measure
were referred to the Com mittee on For
eign Affairs. On motion of McMillin,
of Tennessee, the Committee was grant,
ed leave to report the bill back at any
time.
A message from the Senate announced
the passing by that body of concurrent
resolution that the members of both
houses should attend the funeral Of Gen
eral Sheridan, Saturday next, and that
as mark of respect to the memory of
the deceased, when the two houses ad-
iourn Friday,it be to meet Monday next.
The resolution was concurred in. The
House then went into committee of the
whole on the Deficiency Appropriation
bill.
EXPERIMENTAL SILK CULTURE.
The Speaker laid before the House to-
day a communication from the Commits
sioner of Agriculture, transmitting q re-
port of expenditures and results obtained
by the Ladies' Silk Culture Association
OF California, and experiments for the
encouragement and development of the
culture of raw silk. The report shows
that the orchard near Oakland contains
about 5000 trees from one to three years
old, and as many cuttings. The work
of the society in raising worms has
necessarily been limited to experiments.
Some important results have been
reached which require further confrma-
ton before they can be fully available.
In general sense operations during the
year have been with reference to rigid
economy, and the society is now much,
better cognizant of the work necessary in
order to develope the station on scien-
tific, practical basis. 1t has no liabilities,
and the requirements of the future will
necessarily be much greater than during
the past year. The completion of the
water system, the construction of q
cocoonery, the establishment of flature,
the clearing of more land and the en-
largement of the orchard and nursery.
are among the designs to be vigorously
prosecuted in case means will be pro-
vided by Congress.
TERRITORIAL DELEGATES.
An informal meeting of the Territorial
delegates in the House of Representa-
tives was held to-day, for the purpose of
taking some action relative to securing
the passage of the Senate bill excepting
from the provisions of the alien land act
the mining districts in the Territories.
A memorial calling attention to the inn
portance of the matter. and urging upon
the House the necessity for the proposed
legislation, will be drawn up by the del
egates. The Speaker will also be asked
to recognize some member to call up the
bill for action at the earliest possible
moment.