The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-20
CoNGRE ssloNAL.
Legislation Pertaining TO the Interest
Of the Pacific Coast
SENATE.

Senator Hale introduced bill in
the senate authorizing the president TO
place General John @. Fremont on
the retired list of the army.
The bill granting 800 per annum to
each State for each soldier OF sailor
who is an inmate of soldiers home
maintained by the State, was reported
favorably.
Senator Jones's hill paying the
State Of Nevada $ll,S40 for the
equipping of v. v.lunteers during the
late war has been favorably considered
by the senate comnitte on claims.
Senator Stewart presented to the
senate a petition from the board of
trade OF Boise City, 7. T., praying for
the passage Of Il bill for the issuance
of silver certificates, which sh Ill circu-
late as money.
The nomination of Consul General
Rathbone was discussed in secret ses
sion nearly two hours and the point
of action was reached. A test vote
showed an overwhelming majority in
favor.
Senator Mitchell offered preamble
/ Suu wv NCnl ONGIJ III
structing the committee on territories
to inquire into the validity of an acl
Of the legislature of Washington ter
ritory, fixing the time for the mex
meeting of the legislature
/ Senator Sherman, from the com
mittee ON foreign relations, reporte {
a resolution as an amendment to on,
offered by Stewart, requesting til,
president Tin view of the diffieultiu
and embarrassment which have at
tended the immigration of Chimes,
laborers, under the limitation of treat
les with China) to negotiate a treaty
with the emperor OF China containin,
a provision that no Chinese laborer
shall enter the United States.
! Senator Dolph has reported his bill
! To the senate authorizing the secretar,
of war TO purchase the necessary Ian,
at the mouth of the Colnmbia an,
Yaquina bay for the improvement o
THESE two waterways. IL is proposel
to construct railroad some twelv
! miles in length, at the mouth OF TN
: Columbia, and bring material from
: quarry to the point where the i'm
provrment of the mouth of the rive
Is being carried on.
A joint resolution requesting tn
president 10 open negotiations with th
government of Great Britain and tn
: Dominion of Canada, for the purpos
of having the Welland canal IN I'd
free to merchant ships of the Unite
States, and also for the construction
and opening of free siip cstnal fron
the Bay of Fundy to thesGalf of s
Liwrence, at the joint expense of bot
nations. The president is also r.
, quested to enter upon negotiation
with the proper authorities TO seeur
> to American vessels freedom of TN
proposed canal to unite the Atlanti
and Pacific oceans, ami also 10 tax
similar steps to obtain an America
2 merchantile service.
Dt Senator Stewart appeared before th
I, senate committee on military aft ir.
and presented the claim Of the. Sta,
, tof Nevada for money paid by ths
state during the civil war for-enrul
ment, pay, and transportati m Q
/ troops. The state paid $II9 500 dui
; ing the war for this purpose, which
b prrowed. and upon which sum it ha
! already paid 1929 ,S97 inIeSes. T.
Estate now asks thsytz this siiis 443a -
turned to it. At the lime kie expefrs
, was incurred an officer 81 the govern
ment promised that the state shoEl
/ be paid FIR all money expended in tn
equipment, pay AMI rrans portation {
! troops employed TO defend the Owe
land stage line, ami other purposes.