Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-18

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 WASHINGTON, Sept 19.-The vote on MT Blairs motion to reconsider the vote passing the Chinese exclusion bill, was taken, and resulted in the defeat of the motion nays 2l; yeas, 20. The bill stand passed and goes to the president. The following senators voted in the affirmative: Messrs. Bate, Blalrj Blackburn, Brown, Call, Coclrell, Ed munds Evarts, George, German, Hampton, Harris, Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Morgan, Pasco, Pugh, Sherman, Wilson Qa) and Wilson QMd) In the negative: Messrs Allison, Berry, Chandler, Coke, Dolph, Farwell, Frye, Hearst, Hiscocl, Jones Nev.), Mander- son, Mitchell, Payne, Platt, Plumb, Spooner, Stewart, Stoclbridge Teller, Vest and Walt hail
 ONE CENT POSTAGE
 Among the bills introduced in the senate was one by Mir. Mitchell, of Oregon, reduc- ing letter postage to one cent an ounce or fraction thereof, on and after March l. 1SS9 and another by MT, Manderson, of Nebraska autholZmg the president, by and with the consent of the senate, to appoint William Rosecranz, late major general of the United States volunteers, brigadier general in the regular army, and place him on the retired list
 THEIRS FOR SPEAKER cox
 MT. Cox, of New York, was elected speaker pro te1n. of the house during MT. Carlislel
 sence. MT. Cox greeted with long
 ntlnued applause as he took the chair
 URGING AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
 The house bill creating an executive de partInent to be known the department oi agrlfulture " as taken up the pending ques- tion being the amendment striking out the section transferring the weather bureau of the signal service to the department of agriculture
 In the course of debate MT. Plumb said that unless existing conditions were changed India wheat would sell in the New York market within five years, duty paid, in competition with American wheat. It was. therefore necessary that the president should have in the cabinet man who represented the aeri- cultural interests. It was necessary he de clared, to look more and more to the home market +han to the foreign market.
 The d. }sion was continued at length, but without a ion the bill was laid aside.
 THE IT. CLAIR FLATS CANAL.
 The house committee on rivers and har- bors instructed Mr. Chipman, of Michigan. tb report to the house with favorable recon, mendation two bills on the subject of the St. Clair canal-one establishing the proposed rules and regulations recommended by the lake shippers and sailors, and the other ap- propriating S1SO0O0 for the completion of the sp1llng, etc, already begun
 INFORMATION WANTED
 Representative Cheadle introduced in the house a resolution directing an inquiry by the committee on expenditures in the treas ury department relative to the awarding of contracts for material for the Brooklyn pub lie building
 MT. Morrill,, Of Kansas, offered resolutions calling on the secretary of the interior for information relative to the charges of mis- conduct preferred against the Sioux Indian commissioners in the public press. Both res olutions were referred
 DEADLOCK IN THE HOUSE.
 The house adopted a resolution extending the scope of the library investigation and requiring the committee appointed under Judge Kelleys resolution to report within two weeks The point of ''no quorum was raised on a motion of Mr. O'Neiu. of Mis- souri, to refer to the labor committee a reso- lution setting aside certain time for the con sideration of labor measures and the houss went into deadlock on the proposition
 PROSPECTS OF ADJOURNMENT Neither the speaker nor MT. Mills will he here to attend the Democratic caucus to- night. There is some excitement a5nono members over the prospect of an adjourn. ment on Oct. l. The sentiment is tendino strongly toward an adjournment and the only thing that can prevent Mr. Oates pettino control of the caucus for his resolution is a feeling that it would be an unheard of pro ceedlng to take action in direct opposition to 1 the men who have been the recognized leaders uurlng the entlre session, and as such have been successful. If the members vote in ca,- GUS as they want to, however, a resolution l fixing the day of adjournment on Oct. will be adopted.
 THE STAHLNECKER INvES IGArION The house committee investigating the | charges against Representative Stahlneckar | spent nearly all of the afternoon hearing ] argument from counsel as to whether if | would be proper, under the resolution creat- | Ing and nstructlng the committed to inquire | into the quality of material cement, marble l etc, recommended to Architect Smithmeyer by Representative Stahlnecker It was finally | decided that the purview of the committees | embraced only the alleged undue or improper ! Influence exercised by Representative Stahl- | necker to induce Smlthmeyer to recommend l to the library commission the acceptance of | certain materials, and that the quality of the l materials had nothing to do with the question | at issue, the committee holding that a mem | Der ot congress had no right to interfere, one | way or the other, with the acceptance or re-
  lection by any Federal officer of bids made or | materials submitted where contracts for gov ernment work are to be let
 TO RETURN INDECENT FOREIGNERS,
 The commissioners of immigration at Phila delphia have been authorized by the secretary of the treasury to expend $50 from the immi- grafton fund for the purpose of returning John Mcdonald to England and Catbarine Fleming and Thomas Reagan to Ireland They arrived at Philadelphia about four months ago in good health, but have since become ill, and are now represented as likely to become public charges.
 AN AMERICAN REGULATED.
 The state department is informed by the American vice consul at Chihuahua, Mexico. that MT. Lloyd, an American, held on the charge of murdering Mexican had been ac- quilted. The Mexican forced his way into Loyd's tent at night with intention of rob bery, when Lloyd shot him dead. TREASURY EMPLoYEs' FEVER CONTRIBUTIONS. Treasury department officials and em. ployes have so far contributed $500 to yellow fever sufferers.
 CANADIAN INTRUDERS
 The treasury department is informed that the lighthouse keeper at White Fish point.