Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-02
First Session of the Fifty
First Congress Ended.
The Tariff Bill Duly Signed and
Executed.
Three Veto Messages Submitted by
the President.
Postmaster Wheat Tired-Czar Reed Pro-
nounces the Benediction on an Array
of Empty Seats.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. LIN the senate
today Sherman offered resolution for
the appointment OF committee of two
to join a like committee on the part of
the house to wait upon the president
and inform him that unless he had any
further communication to make the
two houses were ready to adjourn.
Blair said he wanted to call up the
labor bill and have it acted upon before
adjournment.
He was informed that the resolution
was merely to call on the president for
any communication he might have to
make, and that it would not interfere
with the consideration of the labor bill.
The resolution was agreed to.
The committee on printing reported
back the house bill to revise the wages
of certain employees in the government
printing Office, with a. substitute pro-
viding that the pay of all employees en-
gagged exclusively on night work between
5 p. m. and s a. M, be 20 per cent in
addition to the amount paid for day
labor. Placed on the calendar.
Edmunds moved to proceed to exc
cutive business.
Blair appealed to Edmunds to with
draw his motion in order that the labor
bill might be taken up.
Edmunds insisted upon his motion,
and the senate went into executive ses-
sion.
When the doors were reopened, the
conference report on the house bill in
reference to contracts for surveying pub
lie lands, was agreed upon.
The vice-president laid before the sem
ate three veto messages from the
president, two on bills referring
to the court of claims, and
the third on the bill to prohibit book
making and pool-selling in the District
of Columbia for the purpose of gambling.
The presidents objection to the bill is
that it does not prohibit book-making
and pool-selling, but on the contrary,
permits it In the case of the Washington
Jockey club and other clubs owning race
tracks. If that form of gambling is to
be prohibited, as the president thinks it
should be, the prohibition should apply
to all places and persons.
The messages were laid on the table.
A message from the house asking con-
currence in resolution to make another
correction in the tariff bill, was not con-
sidered, on Edmunds' objections.
Five minutes before three, the tariff
bill enrolled was received from the
house with the speakers signature. 1t
was Immediately signed by the vice
president and sent to the president.
Aldrich thereupon reported back the
adjournment resolution amended so as
to fix the time at 6 O'Clock today.
Agreed to.
Harris offered resolution rendering
the thanks of the senate to Vice-Presi-
dent Morton for the dignifed, impartial
and courteous manner in which he had
presided over the deliberations of the
senate. 1t was unanimously adopted,
as was also one offered by Ransom in
compliment to Senator Ingalls,, as presi-
dent pro TEN.
Sherman and Harris, as committee
reported that the president had nc
further communication to make to the
senate.
A message was received from the
house announcing concurrence in the
resolution as to negotiations with Great
Britain and Mexico to prevent Chinese
from entering the United States.
Morton then arose and made brie1
speech, thanking the senators for the
resolution adopted, and for the cordial
cooperation he had received from all
He then declared the senate adjourned
without daV.