The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-18
XLIXth CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. II.
Senator Butler offered a resolution providing
Tor the appointment OF select committee OF five
Senators to visit places along the Mexican from
tier and the City OF Mexico, with the approval of
the Mexican government, to inquire into and re-
red between citizens of the two countries Laid
on the table and ordered printed.
:, On motion OF Senator Allison 1t was ordered
that when the Senate adiourns today 1t be until
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, the Senate took up and
passed, without discussion and without division,
the bill for the retirement and re-coinage Of trade
dollars.
The bill to repeal the tenure Of ONCE act was
passed.
Petitions for a reduction in the tax on oleomar-
gaIine were presented by Messrs. Conger Cullen.
ingalis, Chace, Mitchell OF oregon and Hoar. Re-
ferred TO committee on agriculture.
The unfinished business of yesterday was then
taken up being the bill to repeal the tenure of Of
ice act, and without further discussion the bill
was passed-yeas, 80; nays, 20, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Beck, Berry, Blackburn. Butler,
Call, Chase, Cockrell, Eustls. Geyoge. Gibson,
Maxey Mitchell of Oregon, Payne, Pugh. Kan,
som, salisbury, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall
Nays@Messrs. % &idTicR, G Alison. i Blair Cameron
Cheney C0nger Dolph, Edmunds Frye, Hale
Hawey, Mcmillan, Manderson, Mitchell of Penn.
sylyania, Morrill,, Platt, Sawyer, Sherman Spoon
er, Stanford, Williams, Wilson Of Iowa-22
AT 2.25 O'CLOCK on motion of Mr.. Edmunds the
Senate went into secret session, and when the
doors were reopened adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr. Belmont Of New York introduced the fol.
lowing bill, which was referred to the committee
on foreign affairs: That the present Congress be
and Is hereby authorized to appoint a Commission
TO proceed to such places Ia the United States or
elsewhere as may be designated by the Secretary
Of State, to take testimony under oath or affrma-
tion in relation to losses or injuries inflicted
since the 3lst of December 1885, by British
authorities, imperial or colonial, upon citizens OF
the United States engaged in the fisheries on the
northeast coast OF British North America. Said
commission shall everywhere have In respect tC
the administration OF oathS or affirmation and
taking Of testimony, the same powers as the
commissioner OF the Circuit Court and shall be
paid the same fees as are prescribed for similar
services II the commissioner OF the Circuit Court
together with travelling expenses
The House then resumed consideration of the
sundry civil bill. All the amendments OF tbe
committee of the whole were agreed to and the
bill passed.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine presented memorials Of
the New England Shipping Association, that IN
tue revision OF the.treay with Spain all American
vessels be placed on the same footing in Spanish
American ports as vessels carrying the Spanish
nag, and that no discrimination be made againsl
the sailing vessels. Referred
The House than at 4l5 o'clock took n reees,
until 7.30 o'clock, the evening session 10 he fol
the consideration Of pension bills
The House, at the evening session. passed Is
pension bills, aud at 1906 O'Clock adjourned un
ill tomorrow. -