Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-22
Fiftieth Oongress--First Session.
WAsHneroE, Sept. 81.
TRANSMISSION OF BILLS.

WAsHHGroE, Sept. 81.
TRANSMISSION OF BILLS.
SKNATE.-Mr. Stewart introduced q bill
regulating the presentation of bills and join
resolutions to the President of the United
States, which, after brief discussion, wal
referred to the committee on rules. It makes
it the duty of the Speaker of the House and
of the President of the Senate to have bills
and joint resolutions presented forthwith
to the President in person, and to have the
fact reported to their respective houses.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULTURE BILL.
The House bill to make the Department of
Agriculture one of the executive departments
of the government was then taken up, the
question being on the amendment offered by
the COMMITTEES on agriculture to strike out
the fifth section, which transfers theWeather
bureau OF the Signal Service to the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Mr.. Reagan offered substitute bill Great
ing department embracing both commerce
and agriculture. Mr., George offered an
amendment improving the phraseology of
the bill, and it was agreed to. Mr.. Reagan
offered the substitute which he had previous
" referred but it was, on motion of Mr.
Palmer, laid on the table.
The bill was then passed.
WHAT THE BILL Is
It provides that the department of agricul-
the supervision and control Of secretary of
agriculture, who shall be appointed by the
President by and with the advice and COM
sent of the Senate. There shall be in the
department an assistant secretary of agricul-
ture to be appointed by the President, by
and with the consent of the Senate, who
shall perform such duties as may be. required
by law, or prescribed by the secretary. The
secretary of agriculture shall receive the
same salary as is paid to the secretary of
each of the executive departments, and the
salary of the assistant secretary of agricul-
ture shall be the same as that now paid to
the first assistant secretary of the depart
ment of the interior. A committee of con-
ference was ordered on the disagreeing votes,
and Senators Palmer, Sabin and George
were appointed conferees on the part of the
Senate.
The conference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was presented and agreed
to- After long and tedious debate on vari-
GUS amendments Mr.. Sherman moved to in
struct the Senate conferees that if the CON.
ferees of the two houses cannot agree the
Senate conferees shall propose that the text
of the House bill disagreed to by the Senate
be stricken out of the bill. This was agreed
to, and the conferees on the part of the Sem
ate were reappointed. The Senate then ad-
journed until Monday.
HousE.-In the House to-day Mr.. Dough-
erty of Florida asked unanimous consent for
the passage of the Senate joint resolution ap-
priating 300, 900 for the relief of the yellow
fever sufferers. Mr.. Kilgore of Texas OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Grain of Texas asked unanimous con-
sent to offer resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on the judiciary to report to the House
at any time for immediate consideration bill
providing by legal and judicial proceedings
for the suppression and prevention of trusts
Mr.. Hopkins of New York objected.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana, from the commit
tee on public lands, reported back the bill to
suspend the operation of the presumption,
timber culture and desert land laws. The
bill was SO amended as to strike out all ref
erence to she suspension of the laws, and as
amended it was passed.
KILGoRE AGAIN OBJECTS.
At the evening session Mr. Bingham, of
Pennsylvania, called up the bill granting a
pension to the widow of Gen. Sheridan, and
on this occasion Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, was
the objector and he insisted upon his point
of no quorum, the bill was Withdrawn. Sub
sequently Nj. Bingham asked unanimous
consent to have the bill made special order
for Dec. 6, but to this proposition Mr.. Kill
gore, of Texas, objected. Thirty-two private
pension bills were passed and the House adj
journed until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Representative
Kilgore, acting chairman of the House COM
mittee on enrolled bills. called upon the
President this morning and delivered to him
the Chinese exclusion bill.
An Anli-MormOn Petition.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-A memorial was
presented by Senator Edmunds, signed by
Mrs. Angle Newman in behalf of the loyal
ists of Utah territory. It makes an extended
argument against the Mormon church, and
protests against "a dishonored star being
placed upon our field of blue"
GEN. HARRISON no THE FARMER
He Makes n Stirring speech, BetraYIn<
England's Objects over Here.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 21.-General Harrison
received two delegations to-day-one from
Winchester and other towns in Randolph
county, composed largely of farmers, came
on two trains of forty coaches and numbers
over 2, $50. Among their several political
were 125 Tippecanoe veterans,
also Lincoln League club of 200 first voters.
At the head of the column marched William
Montgomery, their Oldest Tippecanoe veteran,
aged eighty nine. Five bands accompanied
them. The second delegation came from
Dayton, Ohio, and numbered $50, including
So veterans of 1880 escorted by a fine band.
General Harrison received the delegations at
University Park. General Stone of Randolph
county and Colonel John G. Lowe of Dayton
were the spokesmen in behalf of the visitors.
WHAT ENGLAND WANTS.
General Harrison was looking unusually
we'll and spoke with great animation. In the
course of his reply General Harrison said:
"You do not forget, farmers though you are,
that ninety-fve per cent. of the product of
your farms ia consumed at home and you are
too wise to put that in peril in greedy search
after foreign trade (great app1ause). You
will not sacrifice these great industries that
have created in our country consuming
class for your product (applause). I do not
think that there is any doubt what tariff
policy England would wish ms to adopt and
yet some say that England is trembling lest
we should adopt free trade and SO rob her of
other markets that she now enjoys Qaughter).
The story of our colonial days, when England
with selfish and insatiate avarice laid
her REFRESHING hand upon our infant
manufactures and attempted to suppress
them all, furnishes the first object lesson
she gave us. Another example was given
when the life of this nation, the child of
England, as she has been wont to l us,
speaking the mother tongue and having in
situations inherited from her, was imperilled.
The offer of free trade by the eonfederacy so
touched the commercial greed of England
that she forgot the ties of blood and went to
fha varoa IF uyar with ms In advance the cauaa