Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-18

Chinese Exclusion bill. The motion wa
rejected, yeas 20, nays 81; 30 the bi
remains passed and now goes to tn
President for approval. The vote was a
follows: Yeas-Bate, Blackburn, Blail
Brown, Call, Cockrell, Edmunds, Evarts
George, German, Hampton, Harris, Hoal
Jones (of Arkansas), Morgan, Pasce
Pugh, Sherman, Wilson (of Iowa., Wi
son (of Maryland, 20. Nays: Allison
Berry, Chandler, Coke, Dolph, Farwel
| Frye, Hearst, Hscock, Jones (of Nevs
| da), Manderson, Mitchell, Payne, Plat
Plumb, Spooner, Stewart, Stockbridge
Teller, Vest, Walthall-21.
The House bill to enlarge the power
and duties of the Department of Agri
culture, and to create an Executive de
partment, to be known as the Depart
ment of Agriculture, wassstaken up, th
question being on the amendment, strik
Weather Bureau of the Signal Office tt
the Department of Agriculture. In the
course of the debate, participated in by
Senators Butler, Palmer, Call, Dawes
and Plumb, the latter described the
competition which American agricultur.
lists met and would continue to meet in
the markets of the world, from South
America, Australia, India and Africa,
and declared his belief that unless the
existing conditions were changed, and
markedly changed, India wheat would
sell in the New York market, in five
years, duty paid, in competition with
American wheat. 1t was therefore de-
sirable that the President should have in
his Cabinet man who represented the
great agricultural interests of the coun-
try, and it was necessary to diversity the
agricultural conditions and look more to
the home market than to the foreign
market. In this connection he favored
the encouragement of the production of
sugar from sorghum and beets.
Without action the hill was laid aside
till tomorrow and the Senate adjourned.
Senator Stewart to-day reported favor
ably, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, the bill to authorize the Secretary
of War to ascertain the amount of money
which has been expended and the obi
cations assumed by the State of Califor-
MIA, growing out of Indian hostilities, not
heretofore reimbursed by the United
States.
A bill to authorize the President to ap-
point George w. Rosecrans, Brigadier.
General on the retired list OF the Army,
was introduced by Senator Manderson
to-day.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, September 17.-Cox, of
New York, was elected Speaker pro tenn.
% act during the absence of Mr.. Carlisle.
The House bill to transfer to the State
If Louisiana the possession of certain
ract of land for quarantine purposes, was
eported and passed.
Morrill,, of Kansas, offered resolution
getting that grave charges of official mis-
conduct against the Sioux Indian Com
have appeared in public press,
md calling on the Secretary of the In.
erior for information as whether there is
my foundation for these charges, and
Erecting him to ascertain whether undue
influence has been used to obtain the
ignatures of the Indians to the treaty.
Referred.
Dingley, of Maine, offered a resolution
alling on the President for information
IS to whether the rights of American Gsh-
rmen have been violated during the
,ast year, and if so, whether he has re-
aliated as he had authority 70 do under
ilO dCV Va 1hdl Cu y, 1901. hclCTTcu.
O'Neill, of Missouri, offered a resolu.
ion assigning day for the consideration
# Labor legislation, and moved it's refer
'nce to the Committee on the Labor
question. The vote resulted, "a to 81 in
avor of O'Neill's motion; but Blount, of
Georgia, made the point of no quorum.
Ehereupon Forney, of Alabama, inter-
upted the proceedings by calling up the
conference report on the Sundry Civil
ill, but yielded to Kelly, of Pennsyl-
'ania, who offered resolution broaden
ng the scope of the investigation, now in
'rogress, as to the new library building,
o as to direct the special committee to
inquire whether any member of Congress
as sought by undue influence to secure
be acceptance by the architect, OF any
and whether any member had
to cause the removal of Ar
hitect Smithmeyer from his position, or
D deprive him of any of his powers or
uties for the reason that Smithmeyer
lad refused to act as requested by such
member.
Taulbee, Of Kentucky, asked consent
o offer an amendment authorizing the
Committee to inquire whether any mem
'er had used improper or corrupt infu-
nee to retain Mr.. Smithmeyer in his
or had endeavored to divert at
ention from the investigation now pro-
eeding, in which Smithmeyer is in
'olved, or to intimidate the Committee
n any member now engaged in the in.
of the construction of the
library building.
Kelly declined to accept Taulbee's
but accepted one offered by
springer, directing the Committee to re-
,ort it's conclusion within two weeks.
The resolution was then adopted.
Forney came forward with his confer
nee report, but O'Neill. of Missouri,
aised the point of order that even such
! privileged report could not be pre-
ented when the House was dividing on
lis motion to refer the resolution on the
able to the Committee; and, his point
# order having been sutained, the tellers
'esumed their places. For an hour the
ellers stood at their posts, patiently
waiting for quorum. Various PROPOSE
ions were submitted to break the dead
ock in which the House found itself, but
here was objection to each one.
A motion to adjourn was voted down,
yeas 81, nays 81. O'Neill then asked
unanimous consent to have the labor bill
made special order for Wednesday
week, Immediately after the reading of
the journal, with a night session if
necessary. To this there was no objec-
ton and the House adjourned.
The special committee investigating
the charges preferred by Representative
Kelly against Representative Stahlnecker