The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-06
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
a Number OF Petitions on the Chinese
Question Presented.


WASHINGTON, April 5.-Among the Pc
titions presented in the Senate to-day was
one from the president of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Mission, protesting
against the passage Of the bill providing for
the deportation or Imprisonment Of Chinese
found in this country with certificate,
also remonstrances of the American Bap-
tist Mission, the Baptist Ministers recent
Conference at Boston, and churches of Dor
che ster, Mass, against the pending legis-
lation, in references to the Chinese; also res
olutions of TIE toards of commerce of San
Francisco against the repeal of the Chinese
exclusion act, and for additional legis alton
effectuaily to prevent Chinese immigration.
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED.
Bills were taken from the calendar and
pa assed as follows:
tdTo authorize the Secretary Of the Treas
ury and the proper accounting officers to
restate, settle and pay TO the owners of
private dies the balance of the commissions
due them and appropriating $3.50, 900 for
tue purpose.
Appropriating $500, GOO for an additional
fire-proof building for the national museum.
Providing for an inspection Of meats for
expectation.
AGAINST ADULTERATED FOOD.
Prohibiting the importation OF aduter-
rated articles of food or drink, and author
izing the President to make proclamation in
certain cases and for other purposes. The
bill provides that the Secretary of agricul-
ture may cause to be- made careful in
spection Of salted pork aud bacon intended
for expectation with view to determining
whether the same is wholesome, sound and
fit for human food wheHever the laws, reg
ulations or orders Of the government of
any foreign country to which such pork or
bacon is TO be exported shall require in-
spection thereof relating to the importation
thereof, into such country, and also when
ever any buyer, seller or exporter of such
meats intended for export shall request in
spection thereof
IMPORTATION PROHIBITED.
1t forbids the Importation OF any
adulterated or unwholesoine food or adult
Grated wines or liquors; provides penalties
for such offenses; authorizes the President
to issue proclamation slIspending the i'm
portation of animals so as to guard against
infectious or contagious diseases.
For the appointment OF an assistant gem
eral superintendent and chief clerk of the
railway mail service with salaries of $1,000
aud $1,000 respectively This is House bill.
AN OREGON SERENE.
Appropriating S2,S60S56 for the CON
struction of boat railway at Dalles and
Cello Falls and Ten Mile rapids of the
Columbia river. in Oregon. and for the inn
provement of Three Mills rapids
After short executive session private
bills on the calendar were taken up, and
with Mr.. Frye in the chair and Mr.. John
son, the chief clerk, doing the reading, 113
bills were passed in just one honr. Among
them was one giving "a pension OF $50 a
month to Mrs. Caroline B. Stevens, daugh-
ter of Senator Baker of Oregon, who was
killed at the battle Of Balls Bluff, aud one
giving a pension OF SI00 mouth to the
widow Of Gen. John f. Hartranft of Penn
sylvania.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.