The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-01-04
DolNGS OF CONGRESS.


Meeting of congress.
I2 Senate bill empowering the president 10 ap.
point commissioner of fish AMI fisheries,
passed by the house, Boutelle battle flag
resolution adopted by the house.
10. Resolution of Mr.. Dingley calling for IN
inquiry into alleged discrimination on the
Welland canal passed by the house.
IL. a message from the president dealing with
Pacific railroads
10 The bill to refund the direct tax Of 1861 passed
by the senate. The agricultural experimental.
stations bill passed by the house
10. Resolution to appropriate $4,000 for the Mel.
bourne exposition passed by the house
20. Resolution of inquiry into the Jackson, Miss,
election passed by the senase.
&c. Senate passed bills granting pensions Of $1,000
year 70 the widows Of Gems. Logan and
Blair =
81 Constitutional amendment extending; the term
Of the president until April 80 passed by the
house.
2. Pension Dill for helpless sailors and soldiers
passed the senate
Special senatorial committee to investigate
he Pacific railroads appointed.
2. Bill TO amend the internal revenue laws passed
by house.
g. Consideration OF the British extradiIion treaty
postponed by the senate until December.
Is. Blair educational bill passed by the senate.
20. Constitutional amendment extending the presi-
dents term to April 30 rejected by the senate.
q. The president transmitted 10 the senate the
fisheries treaty, accompanied by message
and protocol
% Bill 10 provide for intern tional marine con-
greSS passed by the senate. The United States
laws extended over mo IIan's Land"
%. Bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal COM
pany of Nicaragua passed by the senate.
%. Senate passed the bill creating a National Art
commission Bill authorizing the secretary of
,.5.Y,Iv,
chase of bonds, passed by the house
MARCH
/. Resolution requesting the president to nego.
tiate a treaty with China providing for the ex-
clusion of Chinese laborers passed Icy the SEN
ate. Mills tariff bill presented to the house
by the ways and means committee
8. Pacific railroad telegraph bill passed by the
house.
g. Dependent pension bill passed by the senate.
TO- Bill authorizing the issue OF $l5G)J OJJof frac
tional silver certificates passed by the house
o. Bill to provide for commission to investigate
the liquor traffic passed by the senate: also
bill authorizing the president 10 provide for a
conference with South American republics.
g. The president transmitted 10 the senate the
new Chinese treaty with an explanatory let
ter by Secretary Bayard The treaty prohib-
its the coming of Chinese laborers to the
United States for twenty years.
30. Bills granting pensions to the widows of Gems
Logan and Blair passed by the house.
April.
4. House began the famous direct tax bill dead
lock
~ Deadlock in the house over the direct tax bill
broken by q vote OF l4S to l37 after a duration
of eight days.
II. Debate on the Mills tariff bill opened in the
house.
IS Bill to create department of labor passed by
the house; also bill providing for boards OF
arbitration
10 Bill for the admission of South Dakota passed
by the senate
90. Pension and Indian appropriation bills passed
2. Chinese treaty ratified by the senate in execu
tive session.
River and harbor bill passed by the house I'm
der suspension of the rules
O. Chace international copyright bill passed by
the senate. also railroad land forfeiture I'LL
10. New treaty with Peru ratified by the senate
II Pe.ssion appropriation bill amounting TO $50
10000 passed by the senate.
81 Bill 10 establish department of agriculture
passed by the house.
% Bill TO establish department of labor passed
by the senate
60 The president authorized to confer the rank
of general of the army on Gen Philip IL
Sheridan.
12 Ford resolution for a special committee to in
vestigate cvasons of the contract tabor law
passed by the house.
"a Billto provide adjustment OF accounts of gov
ernmeut laborers under the eight hour law
passed by the senate.
90 Nomination Of Melville W. Fuller as chief jus
tice of the United States supreme court con |
frmed by the senate
81 Freedman's bank bill passed 10y the senate |
appropriation St,0Oo000)
Mills tariff bill passed by the house by vote OF
162 to li9. three Republicans voting for the
measure and four Democrats against it. |
AUGUST
8 Chinese exclusion bib passed by the senate, |
without division.
10 Bill to regulate interstate commerce by tele |
graph passed by tn senate |
10 Fortiications bill passed by the house, with |
out division
% Chinese exclusion bill passed by the house
q. Fisheries treaty rejected by senate by vote
OF 30 to q.
SEPTEMBER
8 An anti Chinese immigration till passed by |
the house,
z The Chinese exclusion bin passed
8 The Canadian retaliationr bill passed by the |
house, only three negative votes being cast
a. Resolution to appropriate S9c00J0 to guard
against the spread OF yellow fever passed by |
both houses
% Joint resolution to provide for an international
commission to settle Mexican boundary ques
tons passed by the house.
OCTOBER.
1. A message from the president with his sigma
nature of the Chinese exclusion hill
8 Substitute for the house tariff bill reported In
the senate
10. Bill to pay to the widow Of Chief Justice
Waite his salary for the remainder of the year
passed by the senate
10 Goth houses adjourned sine die
DECEMBER.
3 Last session OF Fiftieth congress opened A
message from President Cleveland trans
mitted.
8. Consideration of the substitute for the house
tariff bill reopened in the senate.
ID Congressman Butterworth introduced a bill
providing for the annexation of Canada to the
United States
LABOR DISTURBANCES.