Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Resolutions Against the Repeal of the
Chinese Exclusion Act,
SYMPATHY FOR THE oELEsTIALs
The President of the Methodist Epis-
copaI Church Mission Protests
Against the Bill to Dcport
Uncertified Cinnamon.


WAsHINGToN, April 5.-Among the petitions
presented was one from the president Of the
Methodist Episcopal church mission protest
ing against the passage of the bill providing
for the deportation and imprisonment of
Chinese found in this country without ccrtif-
Gates; also resolutions of the board of COM
mcrce of San Francisco against the repeal Of
the Chinese exclusion act and for additional
legislation to effectively prevent Chinese i'm
migration.
The house bill to provide for town site en-
tries of land in Oklahoma was taken from the
calendar amended by the insertion of a pro-
vision that the certificates mentioned therein
shall not be taken in evidence in favor of any
person claiming lots who entered them in
violation of the command of the presidents
proclamation, and it was passed
Among the senate bills passed were the fol-
lowing Appropriating $4,000 for an
Indian industrial school at Flandreau,
s. D.. to provide for the disposal of the in
terest on the Virginian fund to authorize the
secretary of the treasury and the proper ac-
counting officer to restate, settle and pay to
the owners of the private dies the balance of
the commission due them (and appropriating
1850, 0,000); appropriating S500,0O0 additional
for a fire-proof building for the national
museum; providing for the inspection of
meats for expectation; prohibiting the inn
portation of adulterated articles of food and
drink and authorizing the president to make
proclamation in certain cases and for certain
purposes: to authorize and direct the secre-
tary of war to place on file in the war depart
ment the names of officers and mem
bers of the frontier guards (under
volunteer military service of the United
States on April 16, 1861, and to issue
discharges to the same; to amend section
1854 of the revised statutes as to the prefer
ence of honorably discharged soldiers in APP
pOintment to civil office; to authorize the
Duluth, Red Wing & Southern railroad to
construct bridge across the Mississippi at
or near the city of Red Wing, Mimi, and to
establish it as a post road; for the appoint
ment of an assistant superintendent and
chief clerk of the railway service.
After short executive session the private
bills on the calendar were taken up and l13
bills passed in just one hour Among them
was one giving "A pension of 800 month to-
the widow of General John +. Hartranft
Adjourned
House.
WAsHTNGToN, April 5.-On motion of Mr.
Henderson of Illinois, a resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of war for in
formation as to whether the project to open a
channel between Lake Ontario and Ironde-
quot bay will be of advantage to the com
mcrCe OF the lakes.
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of war so as to provide that i'll time of peace
general courts marshal for the trial of COM
missioned officers shall be appointed only by
the president, the general commanding ora
general officer commanding the military divi-
sion, and that the judge advocate must not be
present at any dclibcraton of the courts mar
tial in close
The bill passed granting the right of way
through Fort Pembina military reservation
to the Duluth 81 Manitoba railway company;
also, the bill providing that in time of peace
all enlisted men charged with offenses now
cognizable by garrison or regilnental court
martial shall within twenty-four hours
after their arrest be brought
before summary court, which shall consist
of the line officer second in ranks at the post
or station, or in command of the alleged of
fender, who shall hear and determine the
case, and when satisfied of the guilt of the ac-
cuSed person, adjudge the punishment to be
inflicted. The accused may object to the
hearing of the summary court and demand a
trial by court martial, which demand shall be
granted by right
The bill passed increasing to eleven the
membership of the board of managers of the
National home for disabled volunteer soldiers
and making the following appointments: Ed
mund n. Morrill, Of Kansas for the unexpired
term of John A. Martin, deceased: Alfred l..
Pearson of Pennsylvania for the mcxpircd
term of John f. Hartranft, deceased, and
William b. Franklin of Connecticut, John c..
Black of Illinois, Augustus B. Falmham of
Maine, and George W. Steele of Indiana for
terms of office commencing April u, 1890, to
fill vacancies oCcasioned by the expiration of
terms of Office and by the increase provided
hereby also, bill providing in the making
of appointments to the army from civil life
that the president shall give preference to the
graduates of West Point who have been hon
oraby discharged, to meritOrious members of
the national guard and to deserving gradu-
ates of institutions of learning having army
officers detailed as instructors.
On motion of Mr.. Boutelle the house went
into committee of the whole ON the senate Joint
resolution for the removal of the naval maga-
zine from Ellis Island, New York harbor
The resolution authorizes the secretary of the
navy to take Immediate measures for the re
moVal of the naval magazine from Ellis Island
Scventy-tlve thousand dollars was appropri-
ated to en- nsble the secretary of the treasury
to improve Ellis Island for immigration pur-
poses. After long debate the committee rose
and the Joint resolution passed. with an i'm
portant amendment which will neccsstate its
return to the senate for further action.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois the
bill passed for the erection of Il public build
ing at Aurora, HIS, to cost S75, 900.
At 3 O'Clock public business was suspended
and the house proceeded to pay tribute to the
memory of Newton w. Nutting of New York
After eulogistic addresses by Messls. Payne,
Baker, Grosvonor, Peters and Henderson OF
Illinois, the house, as mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased, adjourned.