The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESSIONAL

MUCH time was occupied In the SeD0t'
IN the Sd in talk heIween Senators Vest nm
Cullom and the reading Of papers relating 4
political assessments in :he Chicago post
office and party work by Government oficial
under the last and present Administration
FINALLY the Senate took up the bill for the I'D
mission Of Washington Territory. pendinl
which the bill for the absolute exclusion
Of Chinese was received from tn
House and the Senate proceeded 4
its immediate cOnsiderat ON. After much tall
between Senators the bill went over and tn
Senate adjourned. LIN the House Mr.. Scot
pa asked unanimous consent to introduce
for present consideration . bill which absolute
ly excludes Chinese laborers from admissi"l
into the United States who have heretofore beef
residents in this country and departed and ma!
wish to return on certificates Of such f0rme
residence, which was agreed to and the bill
passed without division. Bills were intrOduc I
TO place cotton baggine on the free list. and Il
punish persons connected with trusts. TheI
commenced q contest - to precedence Of mea
sures and efforts to secure . quorum. FINAL!
Q quorum vas secured and the Senate bill
passed relating to the detail Of army and navl
officers to educational institutions. Mr.. Warnel
(Mo.) moved to suspend the rules and put thu
Oklahoma bill on its passage, but no quorum
voted and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9Th Senator Coke
called attention to the proceedings OF the late
Deep Water convention ut Denver and pre-
sented q memorial on the same subject from 8
committee at Galveston. Senator Cuilcm in
trOduced a bill declaring trusts unlawful. A
resolution offered by Senator Vest as TO a boOi
publ he'd by the assistant librarian OF the
Senate was the occasion Of q political debate
participated in By Senators Vest, Plumb
Reagan and Stewart. The HOHee Chinese
Prohibition bill was then taken UP End Senator
Teller spoke in its favor. Adjourned without
action. 8. A the expiration Of the morning hcuI
the House proceeded to consider the Retaliation
bill which was debated unit; adjournment.
In the Senate on the 9Th Senator Sher-
man offered u resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to inform the Senate il the recent treaty
with China and the Senate amendments have
been ratified by the Emperor Of China. which
was adopted. The Chinese Restriction bill was
then further debated and q vote taken which
was unanimous for the bil!-yeas b. bat no
quorum voting the Senate adjourned, leaving
the bill u~nGisposed Of 80. In the House the Sen
ate amendments to the Fertilization bill We're
nOn.ccncurred in. Mr.. Oates introduced a resO-
luton for adjournment September 10. The bill
to limit the jurisdiction OF United STATE Courts
pas ed. Consideration OF the Retaliation bill
was resumed and debate continued until, ad-
lo%urnnent.
AFTER reports OF committees ana the
clearing away Of routin business the Senate
on the 9th resumed consideration OF the Chinese
Exclusion bill and after a long debate the vote
was again unanimous for its passage-s. yeas:
nays. none. No quorum appearing a call OF the
Senate resulted in showing just 4 quorum C3
Senator's, present. The bill then went over Il
day. Adjourned. LIN the House a personal
tilt over q small mater took place between
Messrs. Brumm and Scott, with no serious re-
suit. and then the Retaliation bill was discussed
until adjournment.
IL the Senate on the eth the Chinese Elk
clusiCn bill was taken up and during the dis
cussiOn 4 message was received from the Pres
ident containing two kilograms from the Amer
lean Minister. as the only official information
at hand regarding the reported rejection of the
treaty, which conveyed the infOrmatiO that the
treaty had been postponed for further CON
>ideratiOn. After further debate u motion TO
refer the Chinese bill was rejected and then
the bill passed by q vote of 81 yea, TO 3 nays.
A motion 10 reconsider OccasiOned another de-
bate hut no quorum voting the matter WAS left
undecided and the Senate adjourned until
Monday 80. The House resumed consideration
OF the Retaliation bill and debate continued n-
til recess. At the evening session ihirty-twO
private pension bills passed.