, 1889-12-19
MONDAYS PRUCEEDINGs.
Bills introduced and Other business
Transacted In the Senate.

Transacted In the Senate.
WAsuINGToN, Dec. l6.--Among the pc.
titions and memorials presented were
several for the passage of q pension law,
as prepared by the pension committee
of the q. A. r., one for the admission OF
Wyoming as a state. one in favor of the
Blair educational bill, one from the Chi
cago board of trade for 1-cent letter
postage, and several for the passage OF
a sunday rest bill.
The house joint resolution for printing
the agricultural report for 1850 was
passed, with amendments fixing the
number of copies at 400, 900 and appro-
priating 500, 900 for the cost.
Among the bills reported from the
committee and placed ON the calendar
was one allowing the state of California
8 per cent net proceeds on the public
land sales of that state.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following: BY Mr..
Stanford-For the relief of manufactur.
ers of wine for the establishment of q
gun factory for finishing heavy ordnance
ON the Pacific coast; and for fortitica.
tions on the Pacific coast.
BY Mr.. Ingalls-For the allowance OF
communicative pensions.
BY Mr.. Manderson-For woman suf-
frage in all the states.
ny MIR. Paddock-For the erection OF
public building at Salt Lake, Utah, to
cost $500 600.
BY Mr., Mitchell--For a public build.
ing at Cheyenne, Wyo., to cost $50, 900.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resolution,
which was agreed TO, instructing the ju.
dietary committee to inquire and report
neither Chinese laborers who have
never been in the United States, or who,
having been here, have left the country,
mitted to enter the United States for the
sole purpose of transit across the same,
either with or without authority from
the secretary of the treasury.
Mr.. Mitchell also offered a resolution,
which was referred to the committee on
foreign relations, calling on the presi-
dent for copies of all the diplomatic cor
respondence between the United States
and the government of China since the
passage of the Chinese exclusion act in
October, 1888, having reference to that
act.
The senate then proceeded to the con.
sideration of executive business.
After the doors were reopcned, con-
current resolution was offered by Mr..
ingalls, for holiday recess from Thurs.
day, December 10, to Monday, January
g. and was agreed to- yeas AZ, nays IL,
The senate then, on the announcement
from the house of the death of Repre-
sentative Gay of louisiana adjourned
as an additional mark of respect to his
memory.
HOUSE.
A resolution reported by Mr.. McKin-
ley from the committee on ways and
means for the distribution of the presi-
dents message among the appropriate
committees was adopted.
Mr.. McKinley's resolution for hoi-
day recess from December 20 until
January 6 was referred.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa from the COM
mittee on appropriations reported bill
appropriating $4,000 to meet the def
cheney In the appropriation for publlca-
ton and binding, and $3.50, 900 for the
deficiency in the appropriation for the
census bureau.
Mr.. Bland's amendment, appropriate
ing 5000, 900 to enable the Superintendent
of the census to ascertain the number
and amount Of farm mortgages, etc., was
rejected, and the bill was passed.
A resolution, authorizing the sergeant.
at-arms to offer a reward of 5000 for
the apprehension of Silcott was re.
ferred.
a bill by Mr. Springer to organize the
territory of Oklahoma and one by Mr..
Baker of New York on the same sub
jcct were referred to the committee on
territories.
A resolution was introduced by MIR
Lacy of Iowa directing the committee ON
elections to inquire into the contested
election case of Clayton against Breck.
enridge of Arkansas, Mr. Clayton hav-
ing been assass mated while preparing
his case.
Mr.. Breckenridge OF Arkanas said il
had been his intention to offer resolu
tion of the same import but that since
the adjournment of The last congress
proceedings had been taken in the
United States court in his state relating
to matters of current report in the dis
trict he represented, and inasmuch as
those proceedings seemed to him to be
conclusive, and as tho court was one moi
recognized by his party, or any member
of his party but was, throughout its
whole organization. q republican court
1t had appeared to him that the proprie
ties of tho case demanded that the in
itiative Should be taken by the othei
side. AS II had been, he trusted that O
proper disposition would be made of the
resolution, and that the action of the
committee on the election would be such
as to give the amplest range OF inquiry
that was proper under the jurisdiction
of the house.
Mr.. Crisp contended that the resolu-
tion must 20 to tho committee on rela
tions, but he was overrulcd, and the
resolution was Qdopted.