The Dickinson press., 1888-09-22
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
The Senate.

Che Senate.
WAsHING7oN. Sept. 15.-The feature OF
the senate proceedings to-day was Sen
'insion bill. y vote will be taken or
the motion to reconsider the passage of
abill at = O'Clock to morrow.
At his w request, MIR. Beck was ex.
cused from service on the conference
committee on the sundry civil a%ppropria-
tion bill, and Nh. CoCkrell was substi-
tuted.
After a short executive session tho
scnate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, sept. 16 -Most of the
time i'll the Senate was taken M by a
hitter personal discussion between Sen
"tors lloar and Payne.
Among the bills passed were, house
bill PROVIDING boards of arbitration TO
settle differences between interstate rail.
roads and their employees, upon written
application OF either party 10 the con
troversy: house bill for the investigation
ol the mining debris question in the state
OF California, Also the senate bill au-
thoriling citizens Of Colorado, Nevada.
md the territories to fell aud remove
timber Oh the public domain for mining
'>h'a 'ptiiSSslS pun poSeS. .Al S:lU o.. Ill.
the sennte adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lS.--In the senate
Mr.. Mitchell introduced q bill to reduce
The letter postage to l cent an ounce.
Laid GU the table.
Mi. Sherman offered n resolution dirtc-
tlng the committee on foreign relations
10 inquire into and report at the neXt SEES
sion OF congress the state of the relations
of the Cnited States with Great Britain
and the Dominion of Canada, with such
measures as are eNpedient to promote
friendly commerce and political interest.
Nh. fioar Offered a resolution. which
was adopted, instructine the committee
on finance to inquire as to the cotton
bagsing trust and what legislation is nee
essary to counterfeit it.
The hour of ! O'Clock having arrived,
The senate proceeded to vote on Mr..
Blair's motion to reconsider the vote
passing the Chinese exclusion bill. The
motion was rejected: yeas 90, nays 81.
SO the bill remains passed and goes to
the president for his approval.
WAsHISGToE, Sept. 19.-Mr. Sherman
the senate on his resolution
looking to m investigation of the rela-
tons between the United States and
Great Britain and Canada. He claimed
that there Was no necessity for the pas
sage of the retaliation bill, us the presi-
had ample power under the act of
last year to remedy the evils complained
of: expressed surprise that the president
had just called the attention of congress
TO grievances which have existed since
1883, and thought the true remedy was a
closer union with Canada He criticised
the president for failing to use the puwer
he already possessed to remedy the evils
of.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Mr. Edmunds
from the committee on foreign
m order Withholding the Chi
nese exclusion bill from Transmission to
the house OF representatives.
Cnder objection by Mr.. Teller the order
went over until to. morrow Mr.. Shcrman's
resolution eel over until TO-
when Mr.. Morgan will resume
his speech. a joint resolution was passed
appropriating 800, 600 for yellow fever
MIR. Jones, of Arkansas, took
the floor to address the senate on the
tariff.
The House.
WAsIi1NGToN, Sept. 15.-A telegram from
the surgeon general on the yellow fever
situation was read. and the house i'm
mcdiately took up aud passed the senntc
joint resolution, appropriating S2U0, 900
suppress infection in the interstate
OF the United States.
The house then went into committee
Oh the private calendar. y number of
private bills were agreed to and passed,
and the house adjourned until s p. M.
In the evening thirty-two private pen
sion bills were passed, and the house
adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-On motion of
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, Mr.. Cox, of
New York, was elected speaker pro TEN,
act during the absence of Mr.. Carlisle.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, introduced n bill
to prohibit the deposit OF public money
in national banks or other banks, except
their continued disbursement of pub
lie funds. Referred.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Kansas, offered n rcso-
luton calling on the secretary of the in
terror for information and directing him
to ascertain whether undue influence has
been used to secure the influence of any
OF the Indians to the Sioux treaty. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, offered a PESO
luton calling Oh the president for ipfor-
nation as to whether the rights of Amer
lean fishermen have been violated by tho
authorities within the past
year. and, if SO, whether he had retail
ated: as he has authority to do under the
act of March 3, 1851. Referred.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.-The speaker
pro TEN. laid before the house a commu-
nicat1on from the postmaster general in
relation to the complaint made of the dis
.trlbution through the mails of The Tariff
Reform Advocate, from Columbus, Ohio,
IN which he says that no such distribu-
ton In violation of law has occurred and
there is nothing to investigate. The
communication was referred to the com
mittee ON postofices and post roads.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The library
investigation was resumed in the house.
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, opposed the con-
ference report, though he expressed
willingness to vote $40, 0OU. 900 to erect a
q suitable building if necessary. Mr..
Farquhar denied that any member had
been hoodwinked as to the cost of the
library building. Mr.. Mcmillan, of Ten
said that no one in congress ever
intimated that the building would cost
0. In reply Mr.. Farquhar read
IRON remarks made by Mr.. Reagan to
tho official that estimates varied from
700, 600 to SIS, 900, 900 and said the gen.
tleman (McMillan) himself had declared
that no man knew what the building
would cost. The vote on agreeing TO the
conference reports was yeas 81, nays 81
no quorum, and the house adjourned.
senator Slanford's Strange Sickness.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20,-A Post special
from Europe says Senator Stanford is the
victim of a strange af,iction. He alter
nately sleeps and wakes, not remaining
asleep more Liza Il minute nor awake
longer than that time He is not allowed
even to cross Il room alone as he would
surely fall, his sleep coming on him
without warning.
Switchmcn Will Federate.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 10 In the an.
nual session of the Switchmen's Mutual
AID association the federation was dis.
cussed. ~ Resolution will be adopted
favoriug tie proposed plan of federation
with the engineers, tireueu and brake.