Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-09
18th Cengress---Secend Session.
WAsHiNGToS! Jan. 8,

l 'T-''@NTtoN1 cdIi Q. | SENATE.-Mr. Allison, chairman of the Appropriations committee, offered as sep arate bill all legislative provisions inserted | by the House in the pension appropriation bill for the next fiscal year regulating the fees Of attorneys and claim agents, prohibit | ing the payment of any fee until the claim was allowed; and limiting the fee to s1O ex- eept ill 6asea of spetia1 Goiitfact al1bwed the commissioner of patents and approved by him, He asked that this bill be referred to the Committee Pensions that the Appro- priations committee might have the opinion of that committee on the proposed legisla- tion.
 Ths SHnsts discussed until D. m the ac- tion of the House in loading down appropri- ation bills with legislation which the Senate could not amend when. the interstate com meree bill was taken up, but by unanimous consent was laid aside to enable MT. Lapham to deliver his speech pn commercial treaties in reply t6 Mir Morrill,. ,
 Mi Hawley offered a resolution calling upon the President, if not inco lsistent with the public service, to lay before, the Senate the historical statement concerning the poli- ey of the government of the confederate States reported to have been lately deposited in the War department by General Sherman. On objection by MT. Harris, of Tennessee, the resolution was laid over for day.
 MT. Lapham contended that the views ad vaneed by Mir Morrill, though plausible were founded on an erroneous view of the consti- tuition. The treaty=1naking power was not exclusively executive, nor exclusively legis- lative, but partook of the character of both. He advocated in general terms the extension of our commerce, the drift of his remarks be- ing favorable to the ratification of the Span ish and San Domingo treaties.
 The question arising on the adoption of MT. Morrills resolution condemning reciproc- ity treaties MT. Merrill suggested that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Finance, sarcastically relnarking that if the State department, the Secretary of the Treas ury and the Committee on Foreign Relations could have their way there would not be much longer any use for such 8 committee.
 MT Morgan could not understand why the Senator should want to nurse his own bant- ling, but desired to be heard before the reso- lution was taken away from the committee and referred to the Committee on Finance. The matter went over till to morrow.
 At 5 D. in; on motion of NIT. Miller of Cal ifornia, the Senate by previous arrangement went into executive session and when the doors were reopened at 5:25 p. in. adjourned.
 HoUsE-The interstate commerce bill came up again as the unfinished business, the pending question being on Mr Hammond's s amendment that the commissioners shall not be appointed until the 5th of March. The amendment was adopted, only twelve mega tive votes De1ng cast. A1Ger Ine TeJecIiou of several other amendments, at p. m. the bill was passed; yeas 162, nays D.
 MT. Davis of Missouri, called up the con- tested election case of George H. Craig vs. Charles NJ. Shelly, Fourth Alabama district. After speaking five minutes there were cries for s vote and MT. Craig was sworn without objection.
 Mr Stockslager, of Indiana, then moved to % into Committee of the Whole on the spec ial order to consider bills for the construc- tion of public buildings. This was antag- onized by Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, in the interest of the Mexican pension bill and by MT. Singleton, of Mississippi in behalf Of the library bill The House, yeas no, nays 1O2, decided to go into Committee of the Whole.
 MT McMillan, of Tennessee, moved to re consider the vote and MT. Stockslager moved to lay on the table. The yeas and nays were again ordered and the motion to lay on the table prev vailed; yeas 125, nays r.
 MT. Randall, of ennsylvania, moved to adjourn and the yeas and nays were ordered, the object being to consume time by dilatory motions; lost.
 To further consume the time MT. Warner, of Ohio. moved that when the House adjourn to-day it be until Monday; lost, yeas fl nays 191.
 MT. Stockslager abandoned further efforts to % into committee and at 4:25 the House adjourned.