Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
CONGRESS.
a DULL DAY YESTERDAY IN THE
FEDERAL HALLS.
TeH.ion' Presented Against the Dcporta-
uon and Importation Of the Chinese
Large Number of Bills Passed.
lny tolsrrnnh 70 tha plsp.,ch.l


tbyiolseraph to the Disps,ca-l
NGsuEGToy, April SIN the Senate. q
number Of petitions and remonstrances
nsa ,l the pending legislation IN reference
70 Vne Chinese were received. and num-
Der OF Senate bills were, taken from the
calendar and passed.
AGAINST DEPORTATION OF CHINESE.
Among the petitions presented was one
rom the President of the Methodist Episco-
pal church Mission protesting against the
passage OF the hill providing for the depor-
!allon or Imprisonment of Chinese found
IL tnis country without certificates.
Also. circumstances from the American
baptist Mission. the Baptist ministers re-
cent conference at Boston and the churches
OF DSrchester, 1lass.. against the pending
Legislation IN reference 10 the Cninese.
AGAINST DEPORTATION OF CHINESE.
Also, resolutions of the Boards of Com
merce 81 san francisco against the repeal
OF tue Chlnese-exclusion act, and for add
tlonal legislation eflectuGlly to prevent
Chinese immigration.
BILLS PAssEp.
Bills were taken from the calendar and
passed g. follows:
To authorize the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the proper accounting off,
GERS 10 restate, settle, and pay 10 the own
ers OF private dies the balance Of commits
900.
Appropriating S50O.OOO for On additional
hre-proOf building for the National Alu-
scum.
Providing for an inspection of meats for
expectation prohibiting the importation
OF adulterated articles of food or drink.
and authorizing the President to make
proclamation IN certain cases for other
purposes.
INSPECTION OF MATS FOR EXPORT.
The bill provides that tho Secretary OF
Agriculture may cause 10 be made q care
ful Inspection Of sailed pork and bacon in
tended for expectation, with a view TO de-
termining whether the same il wholesome.
sound, and fit for human food whenever
the laws, regulations. or orders of the gov
eminent os any foreign country to which
such pork or bacon Is 10 be exported shall
require inspection thereof relating TO the
importation thereof into such country;
and also whenever any buyer, seller, or ex-
porter OF such meats intended for expOrta-
ton shall request inspection thereof. It
foTbids the importation Of any adulterated
or unwholesOme food. or adulterated wines
or liquors. provides penalties for such Of
fences. and authorizes tho President to
issue proclamation suspending the i'm
portat0n Of animals. so as TO guard against
infectious or contagious diseases.
ToE MORE MAII-sTRyICE OFFICERS.
For the appointment Of an assistant gem
eral super ntondent and chief clerk of tho
RailWay-Mail Service, with salaries OF
$4,000 and $3.50 respectively.
FOR BoAT RAILWAY.
The House bill spprOpriatlnZ S2.S60, 3js
fOT tho construction OF q boat railway Mt
the Dallcs and Celtic Falls and the Ten
Mile Rapids Of the Columbia river. Oregon,
and for the improvement OF Three-Mlle
Rapids.
own HUNDRED BILLS PASSED ~ AN HOUR.
After short executive session private
bills on tho calendar were taken no, and
with Nh Frye IN the char and Mr.. john
son (chief clerk doing the reading l13 bills
were passed in just one hour. Among
them was one giving a pension Of $50 q
month 90 Mrs. Caroline j.. stevens, daugh-
ter uf senator Baker OF Oregon, who was
killed at tho hattie of BalP5 Bluff. and one
giving pension of 500 a month 10 the
widow OF General John f. Hartranft, Of
Penn ylvauia.
Adjourned TIL Monday.
House OF Representatives
In tho morning hour several bills called
up by the Military Committee were passed,
among them one reJrganiZing the artillery
force of the army into seven regiments of
not more than twelve batteries each with
the same rcgImeutal and battery crganza-
tiOn as now exists. except that thero shall
be but one first lieutenant and one second
lieutenant to each battery. Also bill
providing that III making appointments 10
the army from civil life the President shall
give precedence to graduates OF West
Point who have been hOnOrablv dl5-
CHARGED. 20 mcritorious members OF tho
National Guard, and 10 deserving graduates
of Che institutions OF learning having army
officers etllled "a instructors.
AIANDNG DEPOT ZOE IaMICRAErs.
The House took up in Committee Of the
Whole the senate resolution providing for
the removal of TIE powder maIazlne from
Ellis Island. New York harbOr. aud estab-
fishing q landing depot for immigrants, and
then passed 70 with an unimpOrtant amend
meut. which viii necCs-itate It's return to
the Senate Tor further action.
TnrBUrFs TO THE LATE MT. GUITINd.
At3 O'Clock tho public business was sus-
pended, and the House proceeded 10 pay
its tribute 70 the memory Of Newton ".
Nutting, Of New York. After CulOgistic
addresses by Messrs. Payne, Blanchard,
Baker, Groyenor. Peters. Sherman, and
Henderson of Iowa, the House, at 4:l5 L.
Nj, adjourned.