The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-04
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-The Senate has
ordered that tomorrow, being Good Fri
day, the adjournment to-day shall be till
Saturday.
Blair, at his own request, was excused
from further service on the committee on
public lands, and Pettigrew was appointed
In his place.
Blair introduced bill to regulate the
compensation of laborers employed by the
government fixing the lowest wages at 81
per day. Referred.
The Vice President announced that he
expected to be absent several days next
week.
ingalls, was chosen president pro tempore.
He took the oath of office ana assumed the
duties.
The Montana contested election case was
taken up as unfinished business.
Gray resumed his argument in support
of the Democratic claimants.
The burden of Gray's argument was
against the throwing out of the III votes
cast in Precinct 81 Silver Bow county. To
vote for the resolution of the majority
would be- he said. to violate the most
sacred traditions OF American history and
American liberty. He protested against
putting the od;ous mark of the bar sinister
On the state of Montana thus early in her
career. The matter then went tover until
Monday
Bills were passed appropriating 100000
for public building at Lead Jille, Colo. to
reorganize and establish, The customs district
Of Puget sound.
Stewart, as a question of personal
privilege, said he had been credited
by the newspapers with having introduced
yesterday bill toregulate the manufacture
aud sale OF larger beer. He had introduced
no such bill and knew nothing about il
Note-the bill was introduced by Senator
Wolcott.
The House bill to amend the census law
by providing for the enumeration of the
Chinese population, was read with the
Senate amendment.
Hale said there was demand from the
Pacific coast that there should be some
Identification Of Cinnamon here and WIN
had right to remain here, rs agains
Chinaman constantly stealing into the
United States. He himself would be will
ing to go farther and stronger in the way
of Chinese exclusion than the bill went
The amendments of the committee were al
in the direction of making the bill les
severe, and he feared the committee hat
gone too far in that direction.
Eustis thought it strange that the censu
committee should report a bill which has
nothing to do with the census, but goo,
! deal to dos with municipal police and inter
national obligations. The bill provided
penal statutes with reference TO class o
people residing in the United States b.
reason of treaty rights. 1T gave just calis
of complaint TO foreign government,
government considered within the famil,
of nations, a civilized government, witt
which the government of the United State
had solemn treaties, and nation wit
which the American people had importan
and valuable commercial relations. II tn
question of Chinese exclusion is to be re
opened, it should be done in a proper way
and not under the sham and mockery o
taking the census. The census committe
had bowed down in the House in reportin
what he regarded as the most outrageou
bin ever sent to the Senate. Our trad
with China was exceedingly important
and the United States were brought i
competition with Germany and Englan
for that trade. The Chinese government
was engaged in vast public works for COZ