Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
The Senate Calls for Stacks
of Information.
Morgan Asks for Some Pointers
on Reciprocity.
Stewart Wants Enlightenment as to
the Purchase of Silver.
Ex-senator Blair Demands an Investi-
gatlon of the Cause of His Re-
lection as Minister to
China-Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-In the senate
today Morgan offered a resolution re-
questing the president to communicate
to the senate the items of taxation upon
imports from the United States imposed
by the laws of Hayti upon which the
president based the findings and procla-
nation that the tariff laws of Hayti
we're reciprocally unjust to the United
States; also, the correspondence on the
subject; also, requesting the president
to send to the senate any agreement
made by him with the imperial govern
ment of Germany, and the cor
respondence relating to the sub
ject of such agreement in which
it is proposed that sugar, or
any other German production of export
shall be admitted into the United States
free of duty; and that he inform the
senate what articles OF American pro-
ducton he has proposed or demanded
that Germany shall receive free OF duty,
or upon schedule of reduced duties as
a reciprocal equivalent of permitting i'm
port into the United States of German
sugar, hides, tea, coffee; and whether
such proposals aud demands as have
been made by the president have been
accepted by the imperial government of
Germany.
The resolution, at the suggestion of
Hale, went over till tomorrow.
BLAIR WANTS AN ADMINISTRATION.
Chandler presented memorial from
ex-senator Blair, asking an investiga-
ton as to the reason China refused to
receive him as minister.
Blair says the Chinese minister several
times expressed regret at his rejection
and strong desire that the government
would request him to secure from his
government an interchange of friendly
explanations which would set the mat
ter right.
Blaire thinks the investigation
would disclose a detestahle
conspiracy; that his rejection was se
cured through false representations from
the Chinese legation during the absence
of the minister, and by other false and
dishonorable means. He says he is in
possession of facts proving the difficulty
TO be rivalry in business interests, the
nature of which should be ascertalned
by the governments whose friendly re-
lations have been impaired, if not en-
dangered.
STEWART ASKS FOR INFORMATION.
Stewart offered resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for informa-
ton connected with the purchase and
coinage OF silver, and gave notice that
he would speak briefly tomorrow on the
monthly statement OF the secretary OF
the treasury on finances.
Two resolutions by Mcmillan, in re-
gard to the rejection OF bills for the con-
struction of war ships at lake ports, and
regarding the agreement between the
United States and Great Britain, cover
ing the question OF the naval force to be
maintained on the great lakes, were
agreed to.
Palmer introduced a bill to remove
the Limitation to the payment of pen.
sion arrears.
After remarks by Gallinger on his bill
for a commission TO select site for a
sanitarium for pulmonary patients, he
bill was referred to the committee On
epidemic diseases.
The senate then proceeded to eXecu-
tive business.
When the doors were reopened the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the house today, on motion of Dur
borrow of Illinois, bill was passed re-
pealing the joint resolution passed by
the Fifty-frst congress authorizing the
secretary of war to lease pier at the
mouth of the Chicago river.
The floor was then accorded to the
committee on District of Columbia. A
few local measures were passed and the
house adjourned.