Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings i'll
Congress.
Many Private Bills Passed by
the Senate.
The House Legislates on Military
Matters.
Promotion of General Miles and Colonel
Grierson-Congressiona and
Executive Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-In the Senate,
today, among the petitions presented was
one from the president of the Methodist
Church Mission, protesting against the
passage of the bill providing for the de-
portation or imprisonment of Chinese
found in this country without certifi-
Gates. Also resolution from the Board
of Commerce of San Francisco against
the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion act,
and for additional legislation to effect
ually prevent Chinese immigration.
The House bill to provide for townsite
entries of land in Oklahoma was passed.
The following Senate bills were passed:
For the disposal of the interest on the
Virginius indemnity fund, by distribu-
ton among persons who have already
established the right to participate in
the fund.
To authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to settle and pay to the owners
of private dues the balance of the COM
missions due them, appropriating
$350,000.
Appropriating 100000 for an addi-
tional fireproof building for a national
museum.
Providing for the inspection of meats,
food, ETC. This bill provides that the
Secretary of Agriculture may cause to
be made a careful inspection OF salted
pork and bacon intended for exporta-
ton, with view to determining whether
the same is wholesome, sound and fit for
human food, whenever the laws, regula-
tions or orders of any foreign country to
which such pork or bacon is to be ex-
ported shall require an inspection
thereof, and also whenever any buyer,
seller or exporter of such meats intended
for expectation shall request an inspec-
ton thereof. 1t forbids the importation
of any adulterated or unwholesome food
or adulterated wines or liquors, and
authorizes the President to issue proc
lamation suspending 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 De-
partment the names of officers and MEM
bers of the frontier guards who served
under James H. Lane and were mustered
into the volunteer military service of
the United States on the 10th day of
April, 1861, and to issue discharges to
the same.
To amend section 1,754, revised stat
utes, as to the preference of honorably
discharged soldiers in appointment to
the civil service.
For the appointment of an Assistant
General Superintendent and Chief Clerk
of the railway mail service.
House bill appropriating 1885,, 1886 for
the construction of a boat railway at
The Dalles and Cello falls and Ten Mile
rapids of the Columbia river, and for the
improvement of Three Mile rapids.
To establish three new land districts
of the Territory of Wyoming. blouse
bill.)
The House bill extending to the ports
of San Diego and Wilmington, Cali
fornia, the provisions of the law in relaf
ton to the immediate transportation o.
dutiable goods, was passed.
Stewart introduced, by request, bill
for the sale of portion OF Lime Point
reservation, in California. Referred.
After short executive session private
bills on the calendar were taken up, and
113 bills passed in just one hour. Among
them was one giving a pension of $50 a
month to Mrs. Caroline B. Stevens,
daughter of Senator Baker, of Oregon,
who was killed at the battle OF Balls
Bluff, and one giving pension of 500 a
month to the widow of General John F.
Hartranft
Adjourned.