Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-01
WILL SUIT THE COAST
A Resolution Introduced Into
the Senate on the Chi
nese Question
The President Authorized to
Make Treaty With Bor-
dering Nations
In Order to More Effectually
Stop the Chinese Cross
ing the Line

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April 30.-Dolph
senate today, authorizing the President
10 negotiate a treaty with Mexico and
Great Britain, relative To the stoppage of
Chinese laborers entering the Emitted
States from Canada and Mexico. Dolph
asked the immediate consideration. but
Ingalls, objected and the resolution went
over until tomorrow. The following is
the text of the resolution: Resolved by
the senate, the House of Representatives.
concurring, that the President. If in his
opinion. not Incompatible with public
interest, be requested to enter into nego-
tiatiOns with the governments of Great
Britain and Mexico with view to secur-
ing treaty stipulations with those govern
ments for the prevention Of the entry of
Chinese to the United States contrary To
the laws of the United States from the
Dominion of Canaea and Mexico. At l2:30
the administrative customs bill came up
as unfinished business and was con sidOred.
The debate on this continued and was
participated in by Vest. Allisol. sherman.
Gray. Ingalls, and others. The subject of
duties Of appraisers generally, was dis
cussed. Squires presensented a petition
| from the citizens OF Washington asking
that the town OF Blaine. State of Wash
ington. be made port OF entry. Referred
to the commerce committee. Squires also
presented memorial from the State of
Washington representing that the con-
structiOn between PORT Townsend aud
Oakbay Is great Inconvenience TO the
commerce of Puget sound and can be re-
moved at the cost of $1,000. and asking
for an appropriation by congress. Re
custom administration bill, the amend
ment to which was offered yesterday by
Mr.. Dawes. that In cases of importation
OF books. magazines and periodicals in the
several parts, but one declaratlgn Of entry
should be required. was argued. The
amendment offered yesterday by Vest
providing that general appraisers who
originally acted on the case, shall he eX-
cluded from the board of the general ap-
pralsers, to which an appeal may be made,
/ was discussed at much length. In the
bouSe today Mckinley, OF Ohio. from the
committee ON rulef. presented resOlu-
tlon providing for the immediate consid-
GRAFTON Of the senate service pension bill
which the Morrill, service pension bill may
ordered as a substitute. The previous
question To be considered as ordered at
O'Clock. Carlisle, OF Kentucky. pro-
| tested against the adoption OF resolutions
of this character, which took away from
| the committee Of the whole the right 10
consider money bills aud forced the house
TO vote upon them after a brief debate.
| Mckinly argued that the resolution was
| justified under the present code of rules
not only this. but was justified by prece-
dents set by the house over which the
gentleman from Kentucky, Mr.. Carlisle.
/ presdei The republicans wanted To do
1 etats cohsIdered ana tifd nutnnfs.; nh vie
republicans considered aud did nothing.
What the country wanted was the results
and NOT speeches. Applause ON the re-
publican side. The resolution was then
adopted. aud Morrill,. Of Kansas. took the
floor In explanation and support Of hl'
hill. The house proceeded 10 vote upon
the passage OF the bill sSticatiOn Ol
worsted clothes. wooden clothes and thu
bill was passed. The speaker counted .
quorum. The text Of the bill Is as fol
lows: That the secretary Of the treasury
be and Is hereby authorized and directed
10 classify as WOODEN clothes all impori'
of worsted cloth. whether known undel
the name of wOrsted cloth or under th'
names Of worsteds. or diagOnals. or other
wise.
The special house committee on th'
Ohio ballot box forgery, resumed its hear
ing this morning Lewis Bode, OF Gin
cinnatl. an employe Of the Cineinnai
screw and TapCo. which made the famou
ballot boxes, declared that Ben Butter
wOrth's association. that he had no
spoken TO Campbell for eight years wa
untrue. for in lss7 he say Bntierworth u
Campbells back office with one OF TN
ballot boxes on the table and wood wa
there. The looked anxious and as u wail
ing to get down 10 business. Butter
worth interrupted Rode with the remark
"You are lying from the beginning
Butterworth then testiied: There
not single word Of truthin Bodc'sstate
Al. I q \ as IAl
and never had a talk with Campbell q
q Wood. in fact Campbell and have no
A been on speaking terms. as some pc sou
In this room know. for five or six year
| have been In Campbell's office. but tina
was In the front Office, and then Tor
: single moment. | never saw a ballot bo
there and never saw Wood there" Bod
reiterated the truth Of his statement an
stated he had no object TO expose Butter
4 worth The committee then adlourne'
The Inter State Commerce committed
the Senate has reported fayOrably ON VI
Cullom's bill amending the 18th section
n the inter state commerce law to read ;
J follows: section ~. That the Princlp,
office of the commission shall be
the city of Washington where /
general sessions shall be held. b'
whenever the convenience of publ
or parties may he promoted or delay
expense prevented thereby. the comml
sion may call special meetings ln any pa
of the United States. II may be by ol
or commissioners to prosecute any u
10 auiry necessary TO its duties In any pa
OF the United States. into any matter
question of fact pertaining To u
business Of any common carrier
subject to the provisions OF u
act. Such inquiries may so
presented by special agents appointed
The commission. who shall I've subject
its direction. Every such agent SIN
have authority TO administer oaths
H. witnetses aud to examine them und
ne oath and also examine the books aud re-
0rds Of such common carriers.