The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-10
XLVIIIth Congress--2d Session
SENATE.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.
In the Senate today Mr. Hale called up the naval
Appropriation bill and moved that the Senate fur
ther insist on its amendments and order new con-
ference. 1t was 80 ordered.
A large number of petitions were presented urg-
ing The constitutional prohibition of the liquor
traffic.
Among the bills introduced and appropriately re-
ferred were the following:
By Mr. Sherman, to provide for the creation of a
statute TO The memory OF Gen. Lafayette.
BY Mr. HaWiey, to empower the President to re.
anIs in the army.
Mr. Slater called up the Oregon central land for
feiture BILL
Mr. Harrison, referring to his own bill for the ad-
mission OF Dakota WAS Objecting to the eonsiiera-
tion Of Mr. SlateTs bill when informed bv the chair
tnat debate was out of order the Senate refused by
vote OF 70 yeas TO 30 nays to take up the Oregon
rallroad DILL II was then decided by party vote
yeas o nays 20to take up the bill for the admis.
sion of Dakota, Republicans voting In the sff ma
tive, Democrats in the negative, The Dakota bill
4 aHaig lhus secured the right OF way for-2 O'clock
business.
A lon5 resolution to amend the Constitution sofas
ts authorize the President veto special clauses of
appropriation bills, while approving the remainder
was made special order for Dec. 18th.
The bill to amend sections OF the Revised Sta.
tutes which prohibit the delivery of registered let
ters and tne payment of money orders to lottery
companies, was read the third time and passed
fraudulent 50 as 10 cover lotteries generally, and
not msre Fraudulent lotteries.
The Senate then passed, without debate the bill
proVi0ing for tbs ascertainment of claims Of
American citizens for spoliations committed by the
French prior to the 3lst of July 1901 It is the
same bill tnat passed the Senate two years ago.
IDe Dakota Dill was then taken up and Mr.. Har.
risen addressed the Senate upon the BILL He ex
planned 1t briefly as proposing to divide the territory
or Dakota on the 45th parallel making a very
nearly equal division of the territory The bill pro-
posed fur5her to organize into State that portion
OF the territory lying south of the 46th parallel to
continue that portion of the territory north of that
parallel under the present territorial government
ana TO transfer TO that territory the United States
officers now in the territory and gives to tnat part of
Dakota that remains in territorial condition the
name of Lincoln" as to the new State the bill
provides Tor constitutional convention the result
of whose work shall be submitted to the people
and II adopted by them and found to be confo ma
Bile to the bill under consideration the President
Is authorized to make the proclamation of that fact
and the State is to be thereupon admitted to the un
ion.
At the close of Mr.. Harrison's speech the Senate
went into executive session and later adjourned Es
HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Hewitt of New York presented a
memorial Of New York chamber Of commerce. ask
ing to provide adequate defense for New York hsr
Dor against existing war vessels, and asking Con-
gress promptly to appropriate a sum of money
which will accord with the suggestions OF the chief
OF engineers. Referred.
The consideration of the Interstate copinerea bill
having been resumed, Mr.. Barksdae addressed the
House 10 constitutional .argument in support Of
the rights of Congress 10 legis ate the subject
Pending debate ths Interstate commerce.
bill which lastei all day at the ouse adjourned.