The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-09-26
Congressional.

Congressional.
MONDAY, September lin the senate, a
bill to reduce letter postage to one cent an
ounce was laid on the table. A resolution
to promote friendly commercial and political
intercourse with Canada was offered by Mr..
Sherman. The motion to reconsider the
Chinese exclusion bill was lost by vote of
twenty to twenty-one The house amend
ments to the bill concerning the detail of
army and navy officers to educational nsti-
buttons were concurred in. - In the
house, on Monday, resolutions were offered
for the investigation of contracts for mate
rial for the Brooklyn public building and
for investigating the Sioux Indian Commits
sion. A bill was introduced to prohibit the
deposit of public money in national banks,
except for the continued disbursement of
public funds. resolution was offered by
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, calling on the presi-
dent for information as to whether the
rights of American fishermen have been
violated by the Canadian authorities within
the past year, and If so, whether he has re-
talated as he had authority to do under the
act of March 3, 1887.
TUEsDAY.-In the Senate Mr. Sherman
spoke on his resolution offered the day be-
fore, and favored perfect freedom of trade
and intercourse with Canada and in time,
the annexation of the provinces. Mr.. Nor
gan of Alabama made frivolous reply to
Mr.. Sherman's speech. The department of
agriculture bill was considered. - In
the house, bill was introduced offering
100000 for remedy for yellow fever The
sundry civil appropriation bill was consd-
cred. The relative economy of republican
and democratic administration was hotly
discussed. A bill was passed authorizing
the secretary of war to prescribe rules and
regulations for the care and management of
the st. Clair flats ship canal.
WEDNESDAY. In the senate, resolution
was offered by Senator Edmunds for the
committee on foreign relations, directing
the president of the senate to withhold the
transmission to the senate of the Chinese
! exclusion bill. Immediate consideration
was asked, but objection was made by Sem
ator Teller. A joint resolution was passed,
appropriating 100000 for the relief of yell
low-fever sufferers Senator Jones, speak
ing on the motion to refer the presidents
message, denounced the protective tariff as
"a system of naked robbery" Senator
Stewart upheld protection and attributed the
existing stagnation and depression of prices
to the characterization of silver. - In the
| house there was no quorum present
THURsDAY.-In the senate, the Chinese ex-
! clusion bill having gone out of the possess
sion of the senate, Senator Edmunds' reso-
| luton, directing the president of the senate
| to withhold its transmission TO the house,
was laid on the table. The senate bill to
ratify and confirm agreements with the
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Sherman's resolution on Canadian affairs
was further postponed until Monday.
Speaking to the motion to refer the pres-
dents message, Senator Mitchell of Oregon
attacked the Mills tariff bill The bill to
create an executive department of agricul-
ture was considered. Senator Chandler
questioned the propriety of making the
head of the department member of the
cabinet, but announced his intention of
voting for the bill. He opposed the trans
fer of the weather bureau to this depart
| ment until the commissioner of agriculture
| should prove success as a cabinet secre-
rotary. He defended the army and navy
against the charge of being aristocratic in
situations. - In the house, the confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was disagreed to. A resolution offered
by Mr.. Morrow of California, directing the
committee on enrolled bills to transmit the
Chinese bill to the president at once. was
the occasion of a long and acrimonious de.
bate.
FRIDAY.-In the senate, resolutions We're
offered providing for the immediate pre-
sentation to the president of bills passed by
both houses of congress. The department
of agriculture bill was considered. The
amendment to strike out the fifth section
transferring the weather bureau of the sig
nal service to the department of agriculture
was agreed to, and the bill passed. 1t makes
the department OF agriculture an executive
department, with a cabinet secretary having
the same salary as others, and provides fol-
the appointment of an assistant secretary
as in other departments and with the same
salary The conference report on the sun
dry civil appropriation was agreed to, ex
cept on the amendment making an appro
priation for the new library building. Mr.
Stewart objected to the action of the con
ference committee in dropping his amend
ment regarding land and timber frauds Ii
the matter of the library building Mr.. Sher
man moved that, if the conferees of the TIVE
houses cannot agree, the senate conferee'
shall propose that the text of the house bill
disagreed to by the senate, shall be stricken
out of the bill. The senate adjourned unit
Monday - In the house, unanimou
consent for the passage of the resolution
appropriating 100000 for the yellow feve
sufferers, was objected to by Mr.. Kilgore o
Texas. Unanimous consent to offer reso
luton authorizing the judiciary COMMITTEES
to report at any time bill for the suppress
sion of trusts was objected to by Mr.. Hop
! kins of New York. The bill TO suspend tn,
operation of the presumption, timber cui
. ture and desert land laws was passed I'm
. mediate passage of the bill granting pen
sion to the widow of General Sheridan wa
objected to by Mr.. Cheadle Of Indiana
Consent to make the bill special order. 70
December was objected to by Mr.. Kilgore
Thirty-two private pension bills wer
: passed, and the house adjourned until Nor
day.