Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-04
CONGRESS.
The senate Adjourns Over To-Day, Good
Friday-TheIIous Orders the Shoe
and Leather Petition into the

WASHINGTON, April 3.-On motion OF Mr..
Edmunds il was ordered that tomorrow
being GOOD Friday the adjournment today
shall Dee till Saturday.
MIR. Blair. at his own request, was ex-
cuscd from further service on the Commit
tee ON Public Lands. and Mr.. Pettigrew
was appointed in his place.
On motion Of Mr.. Pascoe the Senate bin
to extend TO the port OF Fernandina, fla,
the privileges of the statute az to the I'M
mediate transportation OF dutlable goods,
was taken from the calendar and passed.
A GEOLOGICAL PARK FOR TIE DISTRICT
The House amendments to the Senate
hill for geological park in the District OF
Columbia were laid before the Senate:
Tie principal amendment was that half
the expenditure for the park should be
paid out Of the taxes collected IN the Dis
tr,ct The DISCUSSION upon the amend
ment was somewhat prolonged. Il was
finally non-concurred III and q conference
ordered.
Mr.. BLAIR BREAKS IN.
Mr.. Blair broke in upon what he called
ian important discussion IN benalt OF via
beasts. reptiles. bad birds, and all Kinds
of dangerous things" IN order 70 READ
memorial from Zion church, III WISHING
ton. asking for q re0peninc of the case OF
the educational bill and declaring IT'S re-
lection by the Senate "a great puonc ca
lamity."
INGALLS, AGAIN PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
Tho President announced his IN
tended absence for few days, and Mr.. ln-
calls was elected President pro teDi.
An effort was made by Mr.. Sherman 10
have the adjournment over Good FRIDAY
rescinded. but it failed.
TIE MONTANA CONGRATULATIONS CASE
The Montana contested election case was
taken up as unfinished business, and MT:
GRAY resumed his argument III support 81
the claim of the two Democratic clAllu-
ants. Clark and Maginnls. The burden OF
his argument was against the throwing
ont ~ IA votes cast IN Precinct ii Oh Dill
Yer Bow county.
A TECHNICAL DISCUSSION.
At the close of Mr.. Gray's speech teen
meal discussion on point of law involved
in the question was carried on between
Mr. Hoar on one side and Messrs: GRAY anu anu
George on the other. Finally the matter
went over until Monday, when MT; NhuCe
will speak in support OF the minority lo'O-
luton.
AS TO ESUMKRATINo TIE CHINESE.
The House bill to amend the census Jaw
! ny llOFlulu9 TOT tut tHulioioNANH - -.
Chinese population was taken from tne
calendar and read, with amendments re-
ported by the Committee on Census.
DIr. Eustis asked Mr.. Hale. chairman Oh
the Census Committee, as to the necessary
| for the bill. and whether an enumerat on
of the Chinese would not be taken wl'b-
out it.
MIR. Hale said it was very desirable Tor
many reasons that there should be COM
plete enumeration of the Chinese, ana thhV
could not be had under the ordinary pro-
vision for enumerators. The bill had an
undoubted object aside from what was
strictly census business. There was de-
mand from the Pacific Coast that there
should be some Identification OF tho
Cinnamon who were here, and VINO
had right 10 remain here' 10
against the Chinaman who was con-
stsntly stealing into the United STATES.
Taking advantage OF the census ,swnich
was 70 include Chinamen), the bill pro
vided that every Chinese person enune,
rated by the census-takers should nave Z
certificate, engraved and formal yaupli-
cate OF which would be fled IN the census
OficaL aud the whole nnmbsr oil WHICH