The Portland daily press., 1884-01-23
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-
sENATE.


Wisconsin, from the committee on Indian af-
fairs, reported back adversely number of petit
tlons asking for the opening up of Okahan
lands and settlement.
On conclusion Of the morning business Mr..
Anthony's resolution relating to the prohibi-
tion OF American pork by France and Ger
many was called up and Mr.. Beck proceeded
to address the Senate upon it..
The resolution was slightly amended and
agreed to as follows:
ReSolued, That the committee on foreign re-
lations be instructed to inquire into and report
to the Senate such legislation as shall protect
our interest against those governments which
nave prohibited or restrained Importation of
meats from the United States.
Mr.. Beck's amendment recurring the COM
mlttee to inquire into Determinations which
may have been made against the United Sta tes
Dy tarlH treaties, etc., was agreed to.
Senator Hale introduced bill to secure to
the medical profession equal rights in the SER
vice OF the United States, which provides that
all appointments to the medical service under
the government shall be made from the
graduates of legally chartered medical insti-
tutions without discrimination in favor or
against any school or theory of medical prac-
tice.
Before conclusion of the morning business
Mr.. Hawley presented petition of citizens of
Connecticut praying for some congressional
measure to secure collections of divorce statis-
TICS with reference to extra territorial effect to
be given to the DEGREES of divorces.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Hoar was agreed to:
ReSolUed, That the committee on post afices
be instructed to inquire into the expediency of
additional legislation to prevent circulation in
the mails Of this country of lottery advertise
mehts coming from foreign countries; also
into the expediency of providing by postal con-
vention or treaties for the prevention of said
abuse
Mr.. Beck quoted from report OF the Amer
lean consul general to Portugal to show that
the exclusion OF American meats from Portu-
gal was due to the demand of the meat produ-
GERS In that country. HeEalso quoted from the
London Economist an article indicating that
the action of France is from retaliatory rather
than from sanitary considerations. Referring
to the Determinations made against our COM
merce by France through the tariff, Mr.. Beck
said that up to 1881, when modification of it
was effected, nearly every article of manufac-
tnre including cotton and wooden goods was
absolutely prohibited from entering ports of
France. The modification of 1881 was an i'm
proyement but it still leaves American manu-
features substantially prohibited, while in the
case OF the trade of England and Germany
with Frunce there are treaties by which a
general tariff of 10 per cent operates. This
gives England and Germany SO much ad-
vantage over the United States in their trade
relations with France, as to amount to practi-
cal prohibition because our goods cannot COM
pete IN France with these countries. A sug-
gestion OF retaliation was all that these foreign
governments wanted, and it would only have
the effect to injure American commerce. Our
manufacturers had been excluded for years
from France. Why did We not want retalia-
tion, then? 1t was because our manufacturers
were not seeking foreign markets. II we ex-
clude French and German wines from our
country, it will reduce the demand of Ger
many for our alcohol and complaint
will then be heard that We can neither sell
our alcohol nor our hogs. What Mr.: Beck de-
sired was thorough investigation of the whole
subject of determinations whether by tariff or
otherwise. We havesby our tariffs prohibited
these foreigners from trading with us. They
exercise similar right in refusing to allow us
to trade with them.
After the adoption of the Anthony resolu-
ton the Senate took up the bill to provide
civil government for Alaska In the course of
the debate on this bill Mr.. Ingalls, remarked
that the Monroe Doctrine is written on the
map of America, and that manifest destipv
indicates that our Northern shores are to be
washed By the Polar Sea and our Southern
boundary is to be the Inter- Oceanic Canal
connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Apart from whatever value lay in this idea
he thought Alaska the most worthless tsrrito-
rial acquisition with which any government
was ever afflicted. Without reaching con-
clusion the Senate went into executive session
and when the doors were reopened the Senate
adjourned.
A resolution against Olsomargarine was re-
ferred.
A number of bills for the forfeiture of land
grants were reported back to the House on the
question of jurisdiction.
Mr.. Payson, from the committee on public
lands, reported bill declaring forfeited GER
tain lands granted to the Texas Pacific Rail-
road Company.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Cox of New York in the chair,
on the Greedy relief bill.
Mr.. Randall, of Penn, briefly explained the
necessity of relief expedition and gave an
outline history of Greely's position.
Mr.. Budd, of CAL, inquired whether it would
not be well to prescribe the kind of sailors to
be sent on the expedition. He believed that
many expeditions had been lost by reason of
being in charge of drawing-room sailors.
Mr.. Randall replied that the committee on
appropriations preferred to leave that matter
to the President. He further stated that the
committee had thought it best not to place any
limitation on the amount appropriated
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House and it was passed.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the calendar bills relating to forfeited land
| grants which had been reported back by the
| judiciary committee this morning.
After an argument by Mr.. Poland of VT, to
| show they properly belonged to that commits
| tee, they were, on motion of Mr.. Cobb of Ind. >,
referred to the committee on public lands
| Ill to 49,
The bill relative to the Texas Pacific land
| grant was next taken up, but not having been
printed consideration of it was postponed with
| out prejudice.
A bill was passed providing that no damages
or profits shall be recovered from any defend
| ant for infringement of patent when it shall
| appear In the trial that he was a mere user for
his own Deneht OF any article purchased in