The Russellville Democrat., 1888-09-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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CONGRESSIONAL PRocrrpncs,

Ir the Senate, on the 17th, the features of the proceedings were; the rejection of Senator Blair's proposition to reconsider the vote by which the Chinese Exclusion bill was passed, and the discussion of the bill to create an ex- ecutive department Of agriculture. In the House, Mir. Kelley (Pa) offered resolution directing the special committee now inyestigat- ing the new library building to inquire whether any member of Congress has sought by undue influence to secure the acceptance of any ma terial by the architect, and whether any mem Der has endeavored to cause the removal of the architect or to curtafl his powers because of his refusal to act as requested. Mir. Springer of- fered an amendment which was adopted, di- rectng the committee to report its conclusions within two weeks. The resolution was then adopted.
 IN the Senate on the 18th, the principal fca- ture of the proceedings was the speech of Senator Sherman on his resolution, introduced on the i7th, looking to an inquiry by the foreign relations committee into the relations existing between the United States, Great Britain and Canada, in which he confined himself mainly to a discussion of the Retaliation bill, and op- posed the comforting of such unusual and un- necessary powers upon the President. Mir. Morgan replied to Senator Sherman briefly but preferred to let the subject go over for full discussion after the bill had been reported from the foreign relations committee. ....In the House. MT. Barnes introduced a bill offering reward of s100 900 for the discovery of the true cause of germs of yellow fever, or certain means of its prevention, destruction or ma. terial modification. which was referred.
 IN the Senate, on the 10th, the effort to with hold the Chinese Exclusion bill, and the appro- priation of si00,00o for the purpose of restrain ing and quarantining the yellow fever at the South, were the principal features of the day s proceedings. Quite number of minor bills were passed ..... In the House. the day was en- tirely taken up in discussing the library build. ing clause of the conference report on the Sun dry Civil Appropriations bill, the vote on which resulted: Yeas, es; nays, T-no quorum.
 IN the Senate, on the goth, the speech of MT. Mitchell on the Presidents annual message, and Mir Edmunds' abandonmen nt of his resolution to withhold the Chinese bill. were the features of the days proceedings. Senate bill to ratify the agreement with the Spokane Indians was passed, and the bill to create an executive Depa .tment of Agriculture was taken up...... The House refused, by vote of g to 47, to agree to the conference report on the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill, and further confer once was ordered. A running debate ensued on a question of privilege by Mir. Morrow, TO- citing the passage of the Chinese Exclusion bill and its being withheld from the President but the presiding officer finally decided that the question was not privilege
 IN the Senate, on the 21st, the House bill creating the Department of Agriculture was passed A bill was introduced to provide for the more prompt transmission of bills passed by both houses and properly signed 10 the President for his approval but under objection it was held over until the 24th. The conference report on the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill was presented and agreed to-. In the House, the features of the days proceedings was the passage of the measure to suspend the opera tions of the Pre-emption, Timber-Culture and Desert-Land laws pending. Senate bill au- thorizing the Louisville Southern Railroad Company 10 bridge the Kentucky river was passed.