Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-18
THE NATIONS AFFAIRS
Ratification of the Russian
Treaty Antagonized.
THE CHINESE ENUMERATION BILL
Passed By the House without Dis
senting V0ts-Many New
Bills introduced.
Associated Press Dispatches to tho HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to tho HERALD
WASHINGTON, March 17.-While petit
tions were being presented in the Senate
this morning, Cockrell rose to present
remonstrances against the extradition
treaty with Russia, but was notified thai
that was matter for executive session
After some debate the presiding officer
submitted the question as to whether the
petition should be received in open ses
sion. It was decided it should be. The
petition was therefore presented and sew
eral other like petitions from German
labor societies in st. Louis and vicinity
were likewise presented.
Voorhees, offered preamble and reso.
luton setting forth the deep and wide
spread depression and decay of the agri
cultural interests of the American peo
pie, the enormous and appalling amount
of mortgsged indebtedness on agricul
tural lands, the total failure of home
markets to furnish remunerative prices
for farm products, and the scarcity anC
insufficiency of money in circulation in
the hands of the people with which tc
transact the business cf the country and
effect exchanges of property at fair rates
The preamble then goes on to say
"These are circumstances of the most
overwhelming importance to the safety
and well-being Of the Government; there.
fore be it
"Resotved, That it is the highest duty oil
Congress in the present crisis to lay aside
all discussion and consideration of mere
party issues and give prompt and imme-
diate attention to the preparation and
adoption of such measures as are re.
quired for the relief of the farmers and
other overtaxsd and underpaid laborers
OF the United States"
He asked that the resolution be printed
and laid on the table, and gave notice
that at the close of the morning business
on Wednesday he should ask permission
to submit some remarks to the Senate in
relation to it.
Call asked that his resolution in rela-
tion to the nominations of Swayne and
Stripping as Judge and District Attorney
for the Northern District of Florida be
laid before the Senate. The presiding
officer ruled that any motion for con-
sideration in open session of the execu-
tive business should be made in execu-
tive session. He therefore declined to
entertain the resolution.
Call said he had submitted another
resolution on the same subject, which he
asked to have read. The presiding off.
Ger said he had examined the resolution,
and he thought it open to the same OBJ
lection. He did not regard the resolu-
ton as in order with open doors.
After brief debate the Senate went
into executive session, although Call
appealed from the decision of the chair
When the doors were re-opened the
Blair Educational bill was taken up and
Daniel spoke in advocacy thereof.
Morgan opposed the bill.
The Urgent Deficiency bill was then
taken up, and the following amend
ments, among others, were agreed to !:
Appropriating $50, 900 additional for the
expenses of the International Marine
Conference; appropriating $4,000 for
boats, stores, etc., for tho new cruisers /;
the insertion of several paragraphs for
the payment of District Judges, District
Attorneys and marshals for the States of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington; appropriating 5000, 900
for public printing; appropriating So 900
additional for the maintenance of a refuge
station at Point Barrow, Alaska. Ad-
iourned