The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-01-04


Pension hill for helpless sailors and soldiers
passed tiip senate
Spc,:ia senatorial committee to Investigate
liz i'aeiiic railroads appointed
Bill 10 amend the internal revenue laws passed
by hliEiu
:" Consideration Of the British cxtradItion treaty
postponed by the senate until December.
II Blair educational b:ll passed by the senate
- Constitutional nnien l,neut extending the prcsi
dents term " April 20 rejected by the senate
q. The president transmitted to tho senate tho
fisheries treaty accompanied by message
and protocol
y Bill To provide for a inter, son;ll marine con-
gress passed by the sennta The United States
laws extended over mo Mans Land"
q Bill to Incorporate tho Maritime Canal com
pany Of Ncaraugna passed BY tho Ecnatc.
%. Senate passed the bill creating National Art
commission Bill authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to use the surplus FOR the ,lr-
chase OF bonds passed by the house
MARCH
l. Resolution requesting the president to ncgo-
tiain5i treaty with China providing for tho ex-
clllsi,}n Of Chinese iAborers passed by tho sen-
nta Mills tariff bill presented TO the house
by tho ways and means committee.
g. Pacific railroad telegraph uill passed by the
house.
6. Dependent pension bill passed by the senate
10 Bill authorizing tho issue Of $i50JJ, ,oJJ of frac-
t!onal silver certificates passed by the llossc
q Bill to provide for Il commission to investigate
the liquor trafc passed by tho senate. also
bill authorizing tho president to proY!, for
conference with South American republics.
e. Tho president transmitted To the senate the
new Chinese treaty with an explanatory let
ter by Secretary Hayurd Tho treaty prohib-
its tho coming Of Chinese aborcrs to the
United States for twenty years.
80. Bill: granting pensions to tho widows OF Gems
Logan aud Elair passed by the house
APRIL
4. House began tho famous direct tax bill dead
lock
10 Deadlock In the house over the direct tax bill
bro%en by u vote Of iis to l3' after duration
OF eight days.
Ii Debate on the Ma tariff iii opened in the
house
IS lill 10 crentea department ut i4bor passed by
the holse; also I'LL providing Tor boards Of
arbitration
10 Bill Tor the admission ot South paGoya rilssel
by the senate
90 Pension and Indian appropriation btii5 passed
by the house O.
: Chinese treaty rsii.,! by tho senate III c&ecu-
tive seSsi1ii.
River and liurynr bill passed by the house mn.
der sttspcuslUn OF The ru!,s
. Chace International copyright bill passed BY
tie sonate also railroad land forfeiture ILL
10 M, treaty with Peru ratified by tie senuta
II I'ei!H!3u appropriation iii amounting to So
sthtj4 passed by the sctiats
q BIZ u establish 4 department uf agriculture
passed by the house
=. lI,i! 10 establish department Of labor passed
by the aenlte
70 The presI,.ul authorized "a cul!rr the raa,
Of general o. i!u uriay Gen Philip r.
Sheridan
II To:! resolution for - special coniatee to In.
vgsti c7itr GenSi1iIS uf TIE contract l4sJr law
E:.4se! ny tho luiis.s
Il Ii To lruEt" adj iLL't:ncut pf aCcoiiats of gov
erunrut lS,h1t9@s um!er Tie els.lt hc;!r law
I.+Spl hy III" senate
" %ul.Ilnt.pa ot Melville y Fuller Us chief ils-
tita or t3ie United Stl.tea surreac con.
illlesi b.; t!,. senate
II F1rc,!4rns bauk Til passed by the senate
(anFropritti2tt $i.:EJH&l-
Mills tariff bill u. 7c,l ny tic house by vote of
1872 to 49, three !:Gpuhi!rnus voting for The
ulGi+sir &.;l,l four Delnocrat4 against it,
A,'uUsv.
5 Chinese exclusion I'LL passed oy the senate,
without ltsi:on.
10 Eli 70 regulate Interstate commerce by tee
graph passed bythr senate
16 Fortt.ieatons bill passed by the house, with,
out division
q. Chinese exclusion bill passed by the house
o.. Fisheries treaty rejected by senate Ly vote
Of 9ltoG1
SEPTEMBER.
8, An nut Chinese Immigration bin passed by
the nIsr
| : TIC Chiaest. exclusion bill passed
2 The Canadian retaliation bill passed by the
| house, only three negative votes htiuG Gust.
| IL Et&ou'i6n to appropriate S1hi,Hy 10 siaTh
against the spread Of yellow fever passed by
both l;nls.-
p Joint resolution to provide for IN international
! commission To settle Mexican boundary Gucs
| tious passed Ivy the hoits.
| |....' OG"fuBEIt
| i ~ message fron, the president with ht, s!gnu
| nature Of the Chimes. exclusion ;Il
Substitute for the hoiisc tarr bill reported III
| the sruate
| 70 Hiii TO nay to the widow of Chief Justice
n T,, .,;r,, ,tt
| passed Ivy The senate.
| 10 Bptsl houses ad jourucd sine die
| DECEMBER.
| Last session Of Fiftieth congress opened 4
| message from President Cleveland trans
| United.
| s. Consideration of tie substitute for the hotls,
| tariff bill rcopeiled in the senate
| I3 Congressman Euttrrworth introduced bill
providing for the annexation of Canada to tn,
United States