The Dickinson press., 1888-10-13
NGRESSIONAL DOlNGS.
rl,,. Senate.

resolutions and bills passed were the fol-
lowing:
House Joint resolution for an inquiry
bv Il committee Of three senators and
three representatives into the contracts
and work on the Washington acqucduct
tunnel.
House bill tu restore certain money to
the fund for the erection of public
building in Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Blair offered a resolution calling
on the president for information as I"
the trial. conviction and executing for
treason in Cana,ln, ON Nov. l6 lSsj. of
I.onis David Rir. who claimed to be n
naturalizcd citizen OF the United States.
Mr.. Harris asked Mr. Allison To fix Il
time when general debate should close.
MI. Allison said he could not tell when
senators would resign their right To
speak on the bill lIr thought the sug
g">tion rather prrmaturr. Mr.. Harris
asked that general debate might close in
ten days. hut Mr.. Allison refused To con-
sent To this proposition.
Mr.. Allison then took the floor and
spoke AZ length upon the tariff bill.
The senate held Il brief secret session
and adjourned at i:;5u p. m.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ll.---Thc conference
>"nterl. read and adopted.
MIR. lloar's bill. tiNing the day for the
meeting of the presidential electors was
hv unanimous consent considered and
passed.
The senate passed the bill for an inv">-
tigation into the assassination Of Joseph
Hoffman. i'll Washington county. Texas
Mr.. Blair took the floor and addressed
the senate ON his resolution I" invests
gate the execution of Louis Rirl. in Can
ada, in lSS3. At the conclusion ot his
remarks the resolution was referred to
thc committee ON foreign relations.
The senate adopted q resolution direct
ing an inquiry as to the number of
aliens. foreign companies and corpora
tionS owning and working mines in the
territories also the house bill authorize
ing building of bridges across the Mis-
siSsippi river at La Crosse. Wis.
NJ 2:a0 p. m.. Mr.. Hiscock took the
floor to address the senate ON the tariff
bill. When he had concluded. Mr.. Bates
obtained the floor and the bill went over
for the day.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice thai he
would move to take up the bill giving
Mrs Waite the salary of the late chief
chief justice for the balance of the year.
The senate at i:lo p. III. adjourned.
WASnlNGToN. Oct. ll.--Thc senate.
has passed the joint resolution request
ing the president to direct the chiefs Of
the medical bureau of tho army and
navy and marine hospital service to coz
operate with the yellow fever confer
clc.. To be held in Washington in Drcem-
her next.
The bill to pay the widow of Chief
Justice Waite. S., ,45, being the balance
OF his years salary. was taken up and
passed. After Il short secret session the
senate ad journed.
The Housc.
WASI1INGToS. Oct. 1O.---Ihe feature of
the house proceedings was a speech hy
Me-. Wheeler. of Alal,;,ma on the tariff
question. \ number of bills were intro
dured and referred, among them one 10y
MIR. Dousherty of Florida, appropriatins
ssoo.noo to suppress infection in the in
Mr.. Wheeler, OF Alabama, addressed
ing that the senate bill was in the in.
,rrest of monopolies and prejudicial Ia
the agricultural interests of the country
At 2:30 the house adjourned.
WASHlNGTON, Oct. II. .---ln the morning
hour i'll the house Mr.. L. b. Taylor OF
Ohio, gave notice that he would object
toany legislation without Il quorum, ex-
cept appropriation and pension bills.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to an
force the Chinese exclusion act was re-
ported from the committee on appropri-
ationS and passed.
The senate bill relating to the meeting
of presidential electors was also passed.
The conference report on the general
deficiency bill was presented MIR. Nc
Kenny of California. objected to it be-
cause OF the appropriation Of $278.000
for Chinese indemnity. On the motion
to agree to tho conference report. the
i vote being 81 to 3. Mr.. Dougherty of
Florida raised the point of mo quorum. e
| This was done because of the action of
MIR. Taylor i'll opposing the considera-
ton of other bills. Mr.. Doueherty re-
| fused to withdraw the point and at 4
O'Clock the house adjourned.
| WASHINGTON. Oct. 11.-Thc house
spent some time in filibustcring. but
finally came to an agreement ON the con-
ference report ON the deficiency bill, and
at 1:4o p. m. adjourned until Friday.