Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESSIONAL,


MUCH time was occupied in the Senate
on the I'd in talk between Senators Vest and
CuIlom and the reading Of papers relating tC
| political assessments in .he Chicago post
Office and party work by Government official:
under the last and present Administrations
Finally the Senate took up the bill for the ad
mission OF Washington Territory, pending
which the bill for the absolute exclusion
Of Chinese was received from the
House and the Senate proceeded tC
its immediate considerat on. After much talk
between Senators the bill went over and the
Senate adjourned go In the House Mr.. Scott
| (Pa.) asked unanimous consent to introduce
for present consideration a bill which absolute
ly excludes Chinese laborers from admission
+ into the United States who have heretofore been
residents in this country and departed and may
wish to return on certificates of such former
residence, which was agreed TO and the bill
passed without division Bills were introduc d
TO place cotton bagging on the free list, and 10
punish persons connected with trusts. Then
commenced a contest as TO precedence OF mea-
sures and efforts to secure a quorum Finally
q quorum was secured and the Senate bill
passed relating to the detail OF army and navy
officers TO educational institutions. Mr.. Warner
CMo.) moved TO suspend the rules and put the
Oklahoma bill on its passage, but no quorum
voted and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 4th Senator Coke
called attention to the proceedings OF the late
Deep Water convention at Denver and pre-
sented memorial on the same subject from O
committee at Galveston. Senator Cullom in
troduced a bill dec airing trusts unlawful A
resolution offered by Senator Vest as to book
publ he'd by the assistant librarian OF the
Senate was the occasion of political debate
participated in by Senators Vest, Plumb.
Reagan and Stewart The House Chinese
prphihifinn n xra taken N and Senator
Teller spoke in its favor. Adjourned without
action. At the expiration of the morning hour
the House proceeded TO consider the Retaliation
bill which was debated until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 5th Senator Sher-
man offered resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to inform the Senate If 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 vote taken which
was unanimous for the bill-yeas %, but no
quorum voting the Senate adjourned, leaving
the bill undisposed of. In the House the Sen
ate amendments to the Fertilization bill were
non-concurred in. Mr. Oates introduced a reso-
luton for adjournment September 20. The bill
to limit the jurisdiction of United Sta'e Courts
passed. Consideration OF the Retaliation bill
was resumed and debate continued until adj
iournment.
ar TEX IclJOIbS VI COllulOOcCS tnO
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-3T yeas:
nays, none No quorum appearing call of the
Senate resulted in showing just a quorum (39
Senators) present. The bill then went over
day. Adjourned. In the House a personal
tilt over a small ma ter took place between
Messrs. Brumm and Scott, with no serious re-
suit, and then the Retaliation bill was discussed
until adjournment.
In the Senate on the 7th the Chinese Ex-
clusicn bill was taken up and during the dis
cussion message was received from the Pres
ident containing two kilograms from the Amer
ican 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-
sideration. After further debate a motion to
reter the Chinese bill was rejected and then
the bill passed by vote OF 81 yeas to 3 navs.
A motion 10 reconsider occasioned another de-
bate but no quorum voting the matter was left
undecided and the Senate adjourned until
Monday. %. The House resumed consideration
OF the Retaliation bill and debate continued un-
til recess. At the evening session thirty-two
private pension bills passed.,