Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
The Uouaa.


| WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Outhwaite called
up his motion to consider the vote by
which the senate Columbus exposition bill
was amended, but for lack Of a quorum he
| let the matter drop
T 'e house then went into committee of
the whole on the fertilization appropriation
bill
The pendind point of order against the
section providing for the establishment of a
gun factory at Watervliet arsenal was with
drawn by Townshend, renewed by Turner
Of Kansas and OYerruled by the chair.
NutUing OF New York offered an amend
men6 apprOpriatlng $500 OOOfOr the erection
OF q dry dock and proper machinery, build
ing and appliances at some point on Lake
Ontario for building and repairing armed
ships. Nutbing said that in case OF trouble
with England the greatest danger to the
United States would be on her northern
frontier
Farquhar of New York declared that the
state of New York would take the contract
co take care OF Canada and her >, 600 in
side OF sixty days
ButterwOrGh denounced the action of the
senate in amending the army appropriation
bill by providing fertilization in contra
VentiOn Of what it knew to be the rules
OF the house He said that the house rep
resented ths people and was the only repre-
sentative body in the federal system, and
he wanted its dignity and privileges main
tanned inViOla5e against the senate or its
committees.
Townshend REGARDED it as unworthy of
the gentlemen from Ohio to cast retuta-
items upon any senator who happened to be
Ia the house yesterday.
Nutting's amendment was ruled out of
order but the discussion was continued by
unanimous consent.
Considerable time was taken up by Nelson
of Minnesota, Davis OF Massachusetts and
O'Nell Of Pennsylvania in q discussion OF
the operations OF the interstate commerce
law in conn ectiOn with the Canadian Pacific
and Grand Trunk railroads.
Bayne Of Pennsylvania offered an amend
menG providing that the gun factory pro-
Vided for in the bill shall be. estab t~hGd at
the Allegheny arsenal instead OF at
DOckery Of Missouri offered an araend-
ment for the erection OF q gun factory at
Liberty arseI al in Missouri.
The amendment was defeated as was
also that offered by Bavne.
On point of order raised BY Townshend
or Illinois, the section providing fOI the
appointment of a board Of defense and
apprOpriating s.. Az. go to, meet the e1z
penses OF the board and for the purchase
of twelve and sixteen inch steel guns and
twelve inch cast iron guns was ruled cat
The cOmrnittee then rose and reported
the bill to the house
The previous question was ordered on its
passage, and the bill went over until to-
morrow.
Adjourned.
foreign affairs reported for immediate
consideration the senate bill to prevent the
coming OF Chinese Iaborers into the United
States. with an amendment repeating the
acts OF May G, 1882, and July >, 1884, the
repeal TO take effect on the ratification OF the
pending treaty.
McCreary stated thai owing to the fact
that the senate had amended the treaty it
had to be returned to China for the ratii flea
ton of that government; and THAI it would
lee probably the nrsE OF next year before
I the treaty could ,b0 agreed npon. The
object OF the bill he sad. was TO carry OuU
the pr) lstons or the treaty rs soon as rCtt-
fed by bOUh countries.
ONaiu OF Missouri said thar every two
/ years congress passed a Chinese bin as au
incident OF the political campaign. In
California the pc lpie seemed 10 want
them re laDCIlng people did not want
/ them, Dat the better class of people i'm
/ CaijfoIn did.
FELTON, interIu. ted TO say that California
was obliged 10 employ Chinese labor, be-
cause they mad nc other.
O'Neu1 replied that they should advertise
| in the east, whore there We're great num-
/ bers OF unemployed gle6oeeIs. Convict
! labor was absorbing all the great trades
4Ost OF Virginia asked VINO was responsr-
bic for the failure TO take up the convict
labor bin.
ONeiH replied that the gentleman from
low tLylnan} had. objected on the last
Lyman denied that he had objected to
the labor bill He had merely insisted
on having a day se5 for considering the
bill
Bynum of Indiana said the republican
party had favored opening the doors TO
cheap labor, but wanted them closed on
cheap goods He said the republican. can
didate for the p esidencv. while in the
senate, had voted Ia favor OF every amend
ment which conferred the greater rights
upon the Chinese. On the other hand, ThuU-
mad declared nTU1gaIf az rr1
in favor OF the restriction of Chinese
immigration. He hoped the bill would pass
with The proposed amendment