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amid loud applause. The house then adj

In the senate on the LIST Senator Vest.
from the select committee on meat nro,
ducts, made a report to the senate. and nc.
companied it with an explanation He
asked, in the name of the cattle roisars of
the country. that the bill be taken nm
and considered at an early day
Senator Callom recognized the impor.
lance of the measure and declared him
self anxious to secure an early considera.
ton. He asked Senator Vest whether the
report would be very long or whether it
could be printed soon. Senator Vest re-
piled that the report covered about 100
pages OF typewriter matter, and he sup
posed it could be printed in a few DAYS.
The house mendmen to the senate bill
for q public building at Aurora. ILL.,. was
mo- concurred IN and a conference asked.
The customs administrative bill was taken
up, the pending question being on Senator
Gray's amendment, securing to the
aggrieved importer the right TO brino a
c~Ommon-law suit against a collector.
Senator Hiscock proposed m
to the effect that the court, in it's discre-
ton, may receive additional evidence. and
send the difficult questions of fact for trial
to a jury: After q long discussion Sena-
tor Gray's amendment was laid on the
table by q party vote. After executive ses.
sion the senate adjourned.
In the house on the LIST the committee
on rules reported o resolution for the i'm
mediate consideration of bills reported
from the judiciary committee. The house
then proceeded to consider the senate bill
to protect trade and commerce against I'M
lawful restraints and ~monopolies. This
measure is known as the anti trust BILL"
An amendment by Mr.. Bland making
unlawful any contract or agreement to
prevent competition in the sale or pur-
chase of any commodity transported from
one state to another was adopted and the
bill passed with o single negative vote. Mr..
Adams, of Illinois, called up the ~interna-
tional copyright bill and explained lie pro-
visions. Without action the house I'D.
journed.
In the senate on the I'd the committee on
Interstate commerce made q report on the
subject of American commerce by
Canadian railroads. Senator Vest
introduced the bill to amend the
inter- state commerce act, stating that his
object was to place the express companies
under the provisions of that act, and asked
the attention of the inter state commerce
COMMITTEES on the subject. The bill was
referred to that committee. Senator
Mitchell offered q measure, which was
laid over till the Sd, calling on the
secretary of the treasury for information as
to the importation and expectation of gold
and silver during the year 1889; aud as to
bank notes retired and the kind
of money issued to take their place.
The concurrent resolution heretofore
offered requesting the president to enter
into negotiations with the governments of
Great Britain and Mexico with a view to
securing treaty stipulations for the pre-
vention of the entry Of Chinese laborers
into the United States, was taken up
and agreed to-. A message from
the house with the house amend
ment to the senate dependent pen:
sion bill, was laid before the senate and
the chairman Of the committee on pensions
moved that the amendment be non-con-
Cured in and conference asked. Sher-
man suggested that the bill aud amend
ment be referred to the committee on pen
sions and it was done. The customs
administration bill was then taken
up and discussed at length. The bill
was passed by a vote OF IS to Is,
Senator Plat gave notice that he would
on the 5th ask the senat to take up the
bill for the admission of Wyoming. Or
motion Of Senator Jones, of Nevada, thu
| Dlll uuIuOI1ZluS tUc lbouo VI lI6hSuIy AOI0l
on deposits of silver bullion was taken III
inst until disposed Of. The conference re
port on the Oklahoma town site bill was
presented aud agreed to. After executive
session the senate adjourned.
1n the house on the I'd a resolution
was adopted setting apart Saturday, jun
IA. for the delivery of e~ulogeis upon the
late Samuel j. Randall, of Pennsylvania
The house then resumed consideration O.
the copyright bill. The bill was discussed
all afternoon and some amendments wer'
adopted. A vote was finally taken ON tn.
eugrossment and third reading of the bill
and it was ~defeated-yeas, 9S; nays, 1875
Before announcement of the result MIR
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, who voted il
the affirmative, changed his vote to th'
negative for the purpose of moving a re-
consideration. The house, at the evening
session, passed seventeen private pension
bills and adjourned.
In the senate on the 3rd, Senator Frye
from the committee on commerce., said b.
was instructed by that committee to re
port to the senate two importan
bills. The first was to plac'
the American merchant marine en-.
gagged in foreign trade on an equality will
other nations. This is the bill Known al
the shipping league tonnage bill. Th'
other bill is to provide for an ocean mai
service between the United States and for
e,gn states, and to promote commerce
The two bills were read the first and sec
ond times and placed on the calendar
A number Of bills were passed, among
them being the senate bill for the relief Of
Nathaniel Mckay and the executors o.
Donald Mckay; the senate bill to amend
the redemption and homestead law
(providing for the selection Of lands fo1
educational purposes in lieu Of thos'
appropriated for other purposes)
the senate bill arpropriating 5000
for a farm for the Indian training
school at Pierre, S. D.; the senate bill
constituting Cairo, ILL.,. a port of delivery
in the district of New Orleans; the senat'
bill amending the house bill to constitut!
Lincoln, Neb., a port of delivery. At Al;
Mr.. Harris interrupted the proceed
ipgs and had read a bulletin an
nouncing the death Of Senator
Beck. He moved adjournment
The motion was agreed to and the sen
tors and officials gathered around Harris,
expressing to each other their sincere sor
row at the sudden death of a man SO much
loved and respected. Senator ingalls, IN
structed the assistant sergeant.at'arms t.
proceed at once to the railroad station, as
certain the facts, make all proper arrange