Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-03
THE HOUSE.
Pension Bills DiscuSsed.-Sever
Committee Reports.


Committee Reports.
WASHINGTON, March 2. In the
House to-day letter from the Secre
tary of the Treasury showing the pro
bable loss by destruction of United
States bonds was presented. Unani
nous consent was secured to have il
printed in the records.
McKinly, Of Ohio, secured unani
nous consent to have printed in the
record a memorial signed by glass
blowers protesting against reduction
of the duty on imported window glas
as proposed by Mills tariff bill.
Randall from the Committee on
rules reporteda resolution providing
for an evening session for every Fri.
day for the consideration OF private
pension and political disability bills.
Adopted.
The House in Committee of the
whole resumed consideration of the
omnibus bill providing for the pay
ment of thirty odd claims for supplies
used for the army during the war re-
ported by the Court of Claims
under the provisions OF the Bow
man act. Lee. of virginia, offered
an amendment appropriating $40, 0,000
for the relief of the Protestant Theo-
logical Seminary and High School Of
Virginia. After vigorous opposition
from a number of members OH the
ground that it established dangerous
precedent, the amendment was adopt
ed by vote of 102 to GA. The bill
was then agreed to and reported tc
the House. Pending action, recess
was taken until z 80, the evening ses-
sion being for the consideration oi
pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
The House tonight began it's even.
ing session for the consideration OF
pension bills. Twenty-Five of these
measures were passed together with
bills removing the political disabilities
of several men. At 10 O'Clock the
House adjourned till tomorrow.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The House Committee on Pacific
Railways resumed consideration on
the Outhwaite Pacific Railway Fund.
ing Bill this morning, and it was gone
over by sections. 1t is expected thai
the committee will be prepared to re-
port the result of its deliberations in
few weeks. There was somewhat
of general interchange of views this
morning, and it is believed that the
committee, is in favor of a funding
bill of some sort, but the discussion
had not, progressed far enough to
warrant any statement as to.how long
or how short period should be fixed
in any funding bill thai may be agreed
upon.
MoRRow's RESOLUTION.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
1 yesterday authorized a favorable re-
port on the Morrow resolution, re.
questing the President to communi
cate to the House what steps, if any
have been taken in the direction OF
treaty stipulations or otherwise fol
the prevention OF continued immigra.
tion of Chinese laborers in the United
States. Notwithstanding the provisions
OF the treaty of 1880 suspending such
immigrations.
COTTON OIL.
Abram ]. Kewell, commission
merchant Of New York, and U. S
Epperson of Kansas City before the
House Commission on agriculture to-
day demanded the use of cotton-seed
oil in the manufacture of lard. A
feature of the proceedings was the
charge by the chairman OF the Com.
mittee that the Standard Oil Com
pany transported cotton-seed oil
North in the same tanks in which
they sent coal-oil South.
\ IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PREsIDIo.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs, has agreed to report favora.
bly, Morrow's bill providing an ap.
preparation for the improvement Of
the Presidio Military Reservation al
San Francisco.