Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-31

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O. Dependent pension bin passed by the senate
10 BIZ authorizing the issue OF SIS coo 900 Of frac
tional silver certificates passed by the house
o. Bill 10 provide for commission 20 Investigate
the liquor traffic passed by the senate: also
bill authorizing the president 10 provide for q
conference with South American republics
q The president transmitted 70 the senate the
new Chinese treaty. with an explanatory let
ter by Secretary Bayard The treaty prohib-
its the coming Of Chinese iaborers TO the
United States for twenty years
30 Bills granting pensions to the widows Of Gems
Logan and Blair passed by the house.
April.
l. House began the famous direct tax bin dead
lock
ia. Deadlock IN the house over the direct tax bin
broken by vote OF rs to ls7 after q duration
of eight days
IL. Debate on the Mills tariff bin opened In the
house
IS Bill to create department Of labor passed by
the house; also bill providing for boards Of
10 Bill for the admission OF South Dakota passed
by the senate.
20 Pension and Indian appropriation bills passed
by the house
4 Chinese treaty ratified by the senate in execu-
tive session.
River and harbor bin passed by the house I'm
der suspension OF the rules.
0. Chace international copyright bin passed by
the senate also railroad land forfeiture bil
10. New treaty with Peru ratified by the senate.
IL. Pension appropriation bill amounting TO $780,
10000 passed by the senate
q. Bill TO establish department Of agriculture
passed by the house.
90. Bib to establish department OF labor passed
by the senate
%. The president authorized to confer the rank
of general of the army on Gen. Philip IL
Sheridan.
~ Ford resolution for special committee 20 In
vestgate evasions OF the contrsct labor law
passed by the house.
IL Bill TO provide adjustment or accounts or gov
eminent laboyars under the eight hour law
passed by the senate.
90 Nomination OF Melville w Fuller as chief jus
tice of the United States supreme court con-
frmed by the senate.
81 Freedman's bank bill passed by the senate
appropriation $i000,000),
Mills tariff bill passed by the house by vote or
I62 TO 49, three Republicans voting for the
measure and four Democrats against It,
AUGUST.
q Chinese exclusion bin passed By the senate.
without division
| 10 Bill to regulate Interstate commerce by tele
graph passed by tue senate.
IS Fortiications bill passed by the house. with
out division
%. Chinese exclusion bin passed by the house.
of 30 to q.
SEPTEMBER
| 3. An anti Chinese immigration bill passed by
the house
| The Chinese exclusion bill passed
| The Canadian retaliation bill passed by the
house only three negative votes being cast.
| IA Resolution TO appropriate $4,000 TO guard
! against the spread OF yellow fever passed by
both houses.
% Joint resolution TO provide for int national
commission to settle Mexican boundary ques-
lions passed by the house,
OCTOBER
| message from the president with his sigma
nature of the Chinese exclusion bill.
Substitute for the house tariff bill reported In
the senate
| 10 Bill to pay to the widow OF Chief Justice
Waite his salary for the remainder of the year
passed by the senate
| 10, Both houses adjourned sine die.
DECEMBER
| 8 Last session of Fiftieth congress opened. A
message from President Cleveland trans
mitted.
5. Consideration Of the substitute for the house
tariff bill reopened in the senate.
10 Congressman Butterworth introduced q bill
providing for the annexation of Canada to the
United States