The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-06
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Methodists tn Protest Against the Chinese
Measure Of food Products.

MethOdisfs Tn Protest Against the Chinese
Messare-Inspection Of Food Products.
WASHINGTON. April s. ANON the petit
tons presented was one from the presi-
dent Of the Methodist church mission pro-
testing against tlc passage of the bill pro-
viding for the expectation and imprison-
mcnt OF Chinese found in this country
without certificates.
Also resolutions Of the hoard OF COM
merce OF San Francisco against the repeal
Of the Chinese exclusion act and for addi-
tional legislation effcctually To prevent
Chinese immigration.
The house hill To provide for townsite
entries Of land in Oklahoma passed.
The following senate bills passed: For
the disposal Of the Interest on the Virginia
indemnity fund by distribution among
persons who have already established
their right to participate In the land.
To authorize the secretary Of the treas
vatcers the balance of the commissions
due them, and appropriating Si57 600.
For appropriating 100000 for an addi-
tional fire proof bHilding for the national
museum.
A bill was introduced providing for the
inspection OF meats, food, etc. The bill
provides that the secretary of agriculture
may cause to he made n careful inspec-
ton Of salted pork and bacon intended
for expectation, with n view to determine
whether the same is wholesome, sound
and fit for human food. whenever the
laws, regulations or orders of any foreign
country to which such pork or bacon is To
bc exported shall require the inspection
thereof, and also whenever the buyer,
seller or exporter of such meats intended
for expectation shall request the inspec-
tion thereof. II forbids the importation
of any adultcratcd or uuwholesome food
or adultcrated wines or liquors. The pres
idcnt may issue proclamation suspend
ing the importation OF animals, To guard
against infectious or contagious diseases.
To authorize and direct the secretary of
war to place ON file in the war depart
ment the names OF officers and members
Of the frontier guards under James IL.
Lane who were mustered into the volun.
teer military of the United States on the
18th day OF April, 1sii, and issues dis
| charges tn the same; to amend section
| l7A of the revised statutes as to the pre-
ference for honorably discharged soldiers
in appointment OF civil office
general superintendent and chief
clerk of the railway mail service; the
house bill, appropriating =, ,sO. :s56 for the
| construction of "a boat railway at The
Dalles and Cello Falls and 10 mile rapids
of Columbia and for the Improvement oi
| the three mile rapids; Ia establish three
new land districts of the territory oi
Wyoming, house bill. aud the house bill
extending To the ports Of San Diego and
Wilmington. Cal, provisions of the Law
in relation To immediate transportation al
dutiable goods was passed. After shor
executive session the private bills on thu
calendar was taken up and ll3 bills passet
in just one hour; among them was on'
giving "a pension Of SlhO IA month To Mrs
Caroline Is. Stevens, daughter OF Senate
Baker OF Oregon, who was killed at tb
battle of Balls Bluff. and one giving
pension Of SlO month To the widow n
General John +. liartruft. The scnat
then adjourned.