Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-06
48th C0ngress---Sec0nd Session.
WASHINGTON: Jan.

The presentation of the usual number of
 petitions against the ratification of the Span
 ish treaty wes varied by three petitions in it's
 favor. from business tfen of Maine. New
 York and Michigan. The Quakers of Ohio
 asked to have clause inserted in the treaty
 referring disputes between the two govern l ments to arbitration.
 Mr. Morrill, gave notice that on Wednesday
 next he should call up a resolution offered
 by him December F, and proceed to dis
 eussion of the pending reciprocity treaty.
 Mr Miller, of California, chairman of the | Committee on Foreign Affairs, offered res
 o1ution which was adopted, calling upon the | Secretary of Stats for, classified and in
 by the United States, with notes indicating
 what portions of such treaties had been abro- ] gated or modified.
 MT. Beck introduced bill to create @ reve-
 nue commission, to consist of the Secretary l of the Treasury five members of the House l and three Senators, to report to 1 Congress on or before the second
 Monday of December, 1885, what changes | and ihodifBatidns ought to be made in the 1 internal revenue laws in regard to the | amount of taxes imposed and the manner of 1 their collection: Tie bill was read the first | time and referred.
 A resolution awarding the thanks of Con-
 gress to the officers of the Greedy relief e1-
 pedition was offered by MT. Voorhees and referred.
 Senator Logan was granted leave of ab- sence for fifteen days.
 A bill extending the admiralty jurisdiction
 of the district courts of the United States to
 cases of American merchant vessels of the United States was taken up and passed. At o'clock the chair laid before the Sen ate the unfinished business, which was the interstate commerce bill, MT. Wilson, of
 Iowa, having the floor. Mr. Wilson and MT.
 Sewell read prepared speeches on the ques- ton. MT. Wilson condemned the centralizing policy of the railroads and MT. Sewell justi- fled the practice of pooling: Mr. Cullom, who has charge of the bill,
 expressed hope that vote would be reach ed tomorrow.
 A message was received from the President transm tting communication from the Sec retary of the Interior recommending that
 measures be taken to disarm the Cheyenne and other Indians in the Indian territory and to compensate them for the arms thus taken. The President commended this question to the attention of the Senate as one of great importance. The message was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. At 4:25 the Senate after an executive ses sion of ten minutes adjourned. In executive session the Van Wyck resolu- tion proposing to discuss the Spanish treaty
 in open session was reported adversely by the Committee Foreign Relations and placed on the calendar.
 HOUSE-A series or I6SOluGlOuS dlOpteu Dy
 the corps of official reporters on the death of William Blair Lord. who had been member of the corps since 1864, were laid before the House and ordered printed in the Record. The first thing introduced under the call of States was preamble and resolution by MT. Herbert of Alabama, reciting that 1t appears that the President has appointed the Hon. John A. Kasson and w. $. Sanford delegates on the part of the United States to an In ternational African congress to be held in
 Berlin; and as such alliance seems a de
 Rarture from r?aon the traditions Id ransas+.1 df 1 ii not Incompatible with the public service, | to state the reasons that impelled him to ap | noint delegates to said conferences; whether l there was any limitation placed upon their | authority as delegates; whether such hmita- | tion, if any, was made known to the confer ence: whether the President has any infor
 nation tending to show whether the
 proposed new State is to be republic or 8 | monarchy and whether in his opinion the
 participation of the United States in such
 conference would not estop them from op-
 posing an attempt to form State on the | American continent. Referred to the Com mittee on Foreign Affairs.
 | MT. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, introduced l a general bill for the construction of public | buildings It appropriates S5,0G0, ,0O0 to be | expended by a commission composed of | the Secretaries of the Treasury and Interior ! 1 such places as they may designate; referred I to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
 | Quite large number of bills for the settle 1 ment of private claims, granting pensions, | etc., were introduced under the call and re- i ferred to appropriate committees. 1 Motions to suspend the rules being in order Mr. Cassidy, of Nevada, claimed the l floor on motion to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill for public building at 1 Carson, Nevada, and the bill was passed | without division.
 | MT. Hiscock, of New York, was next 1 cognized and renewed his motion of last ses- sion to pass bill repeating after July l, | 1885, the internal revenue tax on tobacco, l snuff, cigars and on fruit spirits, and per mitting alcohol and distilled spirits to be withdrawn from bond without the payment of tax when they are to be used for other | purposes than a beverage
 | MT Mills, of Texas, demanded second, | which was ordered, S7 to 75. | After debate the vote was taken and re- | suited: Yeas r, nays 129, not even ma | iority voting to suspend the rules. MT Mills moved to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill appropriatiDg S100, 600 for | a public building at Waco, Texas; agreed to l without debate.
 1 MT. Keller, of Ohio, moved to suspend the I rules, take from the Speakers table the 1 Mexican pension bill and concur in the 1 Senate amendments.
 l Mir Hammond, of Georgia, demanded second, which was given, 90 to 9o. MT. | Hammond opposed the Senate amendments. | He said they were voted for in the hope that conservative Democrats would strike them l off. He asked If MT. Keller could tell with | in one billion dollars what the bill would l cost He assured that no man who had l proper regard for his reputation would 1 hazard a guess as to the cost. Mr Warner, of Ohio, said if the principle | Iol J1tYhf | to be of right to the soldiers of the late war l it would involve expenditure of S2, 5OO,- l COG, GOO.
 1 Mir Townshend of Illinois, was not 1 satisfied with the Senate amendments and had hoped the House would consider the l Senate amendments and that better bill i could be had through a conference com | mittee, and if this motion should fail he l should still press the bill in the House to the | extent of raising question of consideration | against the interstate commerce bill. He 1 thought there was no better way to deplete 1 the treasury than by it's distribution among 1 the soldiers.
 l Mr Reed, of Maine, would have preferred 1 to have considered the Senate amendments, | but the rules of the House framed to prevent l the transaction of business would prevent any consideration and it must be passed under a suspension of the rules to-day if at all.
 The House, by vote of yeas 129, nays S5,
 refused to suspend the rules for the purpose indicated by NIT. Keller, not two-thirds voting in the affirmative.
 Mir. Collins, of Massachusetts, moved to
 suspend the rules and make the bankrupt
 bill & continuing special order for January 22 A second was demanded by MT. Willis,
 of Kentucky, and ordered by the House, 119 to 51.
 Messrs Hammond of Georgia, Mou1ton of Illinois and Willis of Kentucky opposed the motion and incidentally attacked the bill. MT. Collins said in the four minutes served of his time he could not answer their arguments, but if the House would fix a day for the consideration of the measure he would show them their errors and disprove certain statements that had been made. The House, yeas 136, nays 76-not two thirds-refused to suspend the rules for the purpose indicated.
 On motion of MT. Randall, of Pennsylva-
 mia, the naval appropriation bill was taken
 from the Speakers table and with the Senate amendments referred to the appropriate com mittee.
 At 4:5O p. m. the House adjourned.