Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-29
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committee on the enrolled bills in with oldInR the Chinese exclusion bill from the president without further delay.
 McMIllan of Tennessee, raised the point of order that the resolution did not present the question of privilege and asked the gentleman from Oalifor- ma to point out the rule which fixed any particular time within which a bill should be transmitted to the President
 Morrow replied that there was no written rule but there was sn unwritten law which governed the ordinary pro- ceedlngs ot the house. The character of thls bill demanded that 1t be delivered In uedIstely to the President. Repre- seniing his constItuency's interest in this question he had 6 right to insist that bills which passed the house should receive proper consideration and pro ceed in the ordinary way.
 4 warm debate followed between Me- Milan, Morrow, McKinns shd others. McMillsn suggesting that Morrow ID arFaigniDg his colleague KilRore for 8 violation of the rules of the house and siterwsrd admitting that no rule hsd been violated was simply talking for nome consumption" He. McMIllsn, voted to restrict Chinese immigration long before the gentleman from Oslifor- ma was thought of as 8 member of con- gress and had been for 6 long time in a hurry to put proper restriction on Chi nese immigration.
 McKepna took the floor and said that in fairness to the chairman of the com miitee on enrolled bills Morrow and him self had gone to kilgore this morning and told him that the Edmunds resolu- ton bad been tabled and Morrow asked him about transmitting the bill to the President, Kilgore replied that he would do his duty in that regard. This might or might not be considered an evssive answer and lest It be such thIs resolution had been referred. The speaker sustained 0 point of order and said there was DO rule prescribing the manner in which bill should be trans mitted to the President, but the prac- tlce had grown up of intrusting that duty 10 the committee on enrolled bills, One days delay vas not unusual. The average time IL took bill to reach the President after having been signed by the presiding officers Of the two houses was three days. While sustaining the IuAAA uA OElEA IG hhH HUI HANKhAN1 tN say that If the resolution came up again m few dRys he would rule that II vas not privileged. Adjourned.
 WAsHINGT0S, September 20.-A bIll was reported to the house to-day from the committee on public lands, relative to the suspension of the land entry. The entry provides for the deposition Of v.Hr h.nsr f.wIe ..H-aarra hn~aaafaaH Ia ru uUN laws ID relation to mlning land and laws fn regard Co selection of lands by states for educational EUd O her purposes shall be suspended, the pending legislstion hffiIcnhg public lands shall be disposed ot before the present congress sd!OuEns.
 DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 20,-A delegs- ton of colored democrats waited on Judge Thurman to-day and presented an address expressing thanks for fsvors received from the democratic party. Judge In replying said that he had been described as an enemy of the Colored men. Nothing was more unjust. When his family came to Ohio. his grandfather liberated his slaves, who constituted nearly all his property. It was true thst in '67 when the question arose m Ohio whether the word "white' should be struck from the constitution, be with A large majority of others voted against 1t for the reason that 1t WAS not right for Ono to take such an action when all the other states were otherwise, bat, he continued, the moment the amendment to the Federal constitution was adopted. which gave suffrage to the colore1 peO- pie, no man can say I ever treated them otherEise that citizens. l stand and Grov-r Cleveland stands on the platform vblch promises equal rights for all without regard to race or color. l am greatly pleased that the colored vote is DO longer a unit.
 WASHINGTON Sept 2l-Stewsrt intro- duce1 bill making 1t the duty of the speaker of the house and president of the senate to have bills and Joint Tesolu- tiOns presented forthwith to the presi. dent ID person and have the fact re- ported to the respective houses. Order ed that when the senate adjourned it be to Monday, House bill to make the de- pRrtment of agriculture one of the e1- ecutIve departments of the government taken up,
 ASIHESs, September 20.--Seven Greek war ships have been ordered to be ready to put to sea within two days. The fleet will proceed to Turkish waters. Recent seizures of Greek vessels at Chios have been subject to protests by the Greek government. Porte refused to give a satisfactory reply.
 WASHINGTON, September 20.-Mitchell ID speaking on the motion to refer to the Presidents annual message, char L- .N interest to the importer and against the interests of labor, On the other hand the senate would be heard from m sup port of the American doctrine of pro tection to American labor and American industry. After some discussion of the agricultural bill, the senate adjourned without action.
 WAsHINGToS Sept. 2I Grain of Texas asks unanimous consent ts offer 6 resolution authorizing the committee on jGdIciary to repor1 st any time for im medIRIe consideration of bill providing for suppression, and prevention of trusts
 Cram said both parties had denounced trusts and the president had declared the oppOsiti0n of the administration 10 them. IL seemed the committee on ways and means was confessedly unable to present to the house any measure on the subject and he thought IL due to the people of the country that the house should be authorized and have the right of way with legislation of that character Hopkins of New York, ob- ieoted. The committee on public lands reported hack the bill to suspend opera- tion of the preemption, timber culture, and desert land laws. The bill is so amended as tO strike out all reference to the suspension of laws and ss amend ed passed. The house then went Into committee of the whole on private calendar.
 WAsHISGroS, D. O., Sep.. 2l.-The President has received official informa- tIon that the Chinese government has refused to rstify the amended treaty.
 ST LOUIS, Sept. .2l.-Augustus V. Bra confer 8 well-known young man who has run through with a fortune was found on the street with his skull frsc- tured yesterday and died. A citizen re- ported he saw him thrown out of Patrick MOntsgues saloon. The police arrested Montague and his brother, Charles E. Powell @ lawyer, and Dr. Pococke who were in the saloon at the time. The case Is exciting much interest.
 BosToS. Sept 2l.-The labor party Sill nominate state ticket here Sept. 29