Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-10-03
CONGRESSIONAL D0INGS.
The Senate.

The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.--Mr. George
gave notice that he would address the
senate on the Hoar bill to establish in
quests by national authorities.
Mr.. Stewart offered q resolution call
ing on the president for any information
the government might have received
since the 18th inst. concerning the treaty
with China, recently negotiated.
Mr. Edmunds suggested that the reso-
luton had better be considered in execu-
tive session, and accordingly on his mo-
tion the senate went into secret session.
Mr.. Sherman's motion regarding the
retaliation message was referred to the
committee on foreign resolutions, which
Mr.. Sherman said would act on it at
once.
The senate passed the house bill for the
relief of settlers on the old Camp Sheri-
dan military reservation, and large
number of private pension bills. Among
the latter was the bill granting %, 500
pension ito the widow of the late Gen.
Sheridan. Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, voted
against this bill. Within the space of
forty-five minutes, the senate passed all
the pension bills on the calendar, la in
number.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The features
of the senate proceedings were the ad-
dress by Senator George on the question
of establishing inquests under national
authority and the speech by Senator Dan
iels on the presidents message and the
tariff question.
A conference on the deficiency bill was
ordered and Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Allison and
Mr.. Cockrell were appointed conferees.
WASHINGTON, Sept Ex-senator Call
introduced resolution instructing the
committee on epidemic diseases to con-
slider and report before the adjournment
of congress such additional legislation as
may be necessary or useful to prevent the
importation of contagious diseases from
foreign countries on the coasts or boun-
diaries of the United States, and to pre-
vent and suppress it in interstate COM
merce, and for the subsistence of such
sons as may be detained by the public
authorities.
Mr.. Call also presented a resolution
that the president call the academy of sci
ence to convene as soon as practicable and
investigate yellow fever and the various
remedies now used. The convention to
have the power to call for any testimony
they may require.
The resolution appropriating 100000
was reported IS amended in the house.
Mr.. Edmunds said that as amended he
thought i would not accomplish the OBJ
ject for which it was intended-the relief
of those who We're suffering from lack of
food and clothing as the result of yellow
fever. At his suggestion the senate nom
concurred in the amendments and asked
for conference.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The presidents
message to congress announcing his ap-
proval of the Chinese exclusion bill, &C.
companied by communication submit
ting certain recommendations on the sub
ject was read, ordered printed and re-
ferred to the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Sherman said that the only legisla-
tive suggestion made by the president
had been acted upon and that an appro-
priation Of $4,000 to indemnify Chi
nese for losses inflicted on them in the
territories had been put in the deficiency
bill. Mr.. Hale added that the item was
now in conference between the two
houses.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The house ad-
journed at 100 p, NJ, after passing a
number of measures of minor import
ance, among them joint resolution for
the creation of commission to negotiate
concerning the boundary line between
this couatry and Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Pin the house
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, reported from
the committee on public lands, and the
house passed the bill to forfeit lands
granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. 1t forfeits for failure of the
TheNhouse also passed the senate joint
resolution appropriaring 800, 900 for the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers, SO
amended SO as to appropriate that
amount for the prevention Of the spread
of yellow fever and cholera.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-It was agreed
that when the house adjourned it be to
: meet on Monday next.
4 conference was ordered on the joint
resolution in aid of the sufferers from
yellow fever.
The senate bill was passed giving the
assent of congress to the agreement en-
tered into by the states of Rhode Island
and Connecticut relative to the boundary
lines of these states.
The report of the special committee
which has investigated the charges
against Repres sntative Stahlnecker, of
New York, in connection with the new
library building was presented and Or
dered printed. The report fully ex on
crates Stahlnecker from the charge of in
fuencing the architect of the library
building.
At the evening session thirty-one pri-
vate pension bills were passed and the
house adjourned till Monday.