Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-17
MOrgan'S Motion Lost.
The Fisheries Treaty to be
Considered at Once.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Senators Discuss the Safety of Electric
Motors--NIr. Reagan ON the Message.
Lack of n Quorum Precludes the Trans
action of Important Business.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE rejection Of
the Morgan resolution to postpone the con-
sideration Of the fishery treaty till December,
and the adoption Of the conference report on
the army appropriation bill we're the feat
ures in the senate yesterday.
A communication from the district COM
missioners relative to the erection Of electric
wires was presented and gave rise Co long
discussion Us 10 tho availability and safety of
electricity as a motor. Several senator's
stated how Efficient a motor it proved in
several cities for street railroads.
Mr.. Morgan spoke Of the great danger Of
overhead wires. lie said that the governor
of Alabama had recently come near losing
his life by his horse stopping ON a fallen
wire--the horse being instantly Killed.
Mr.. Alanderson said that the only safe
plan is that in which the electric power is
within the car itself. After further remarks
by Messrs Elmunds and Harris the subject
went over
The vote was taken ON Mr.. Morgan's reso-
luton to postpone the fisheries treaty until
December next. The resolution was disa-
greed to-yeas "a; nays, "a
Mr. Reagan then addressed the senate on
the presidents annual message He de-
scribed the people as being smercilessly
plundered for the benefit of capitalists He
quoted from Mr. Blaines Portland speech
Wednesday in relation to trusts Mr. Blaine,
he said, had ridiculed Mr.. Cevelands mes
sage ON that subject and now posed as the
apologist and defender Of trusts These re
marks of Mr. Blaine would add new feather
to the plume of that gallant knight and en-
dear him anew to the hearts of the money
lords Mr.. Blaines jubilation had once
more overcome his discretion.
nf..sr .l..s.. 4
Mr.. Blaine's speech which Mr.. Reagan had
read was not a full report of his remarks on
trusts. Mr.. Blair had the clerk read the re-
port from The New York Tribune
The conference report on the army appro.
priation bill was then taken up Mr.. Cor
man stated that he would voto against it be-
cause the entire appropriation for the con-
struction Of ordnance was placed in the
hands of army officers. He believed that he
would offer a resolution for a select commit
tee to investigate tie subject; and he believed
that the investigation would show q chapter
Of extravaganza and incompetency on the
part of the ordnance corps that would only
be rivaled By the recent disclosures as to the
ordnance department. of the English army
Mr. Allison said it had never entered his
mind that the construction Of ordnance was
to be the exclusive work OF army officers.
The first delivery of steel was to be eighteen
months from this time, and he believed that
there would be two or three sessions Of CON
I grcss in which TO settle the question as to
whether the construction Of guns should be
7 given to private establishments or ba done at
the Watervliet arsenal It had never entered
his mind that private parties were to be ex-
cluded by this bill.
4 Mr. Beck quoted a remark Of Gen. Sheri-
dams to a committee inquiring as to fortii-
cations: Give me the guns and will find a.
hole to put them in; for good hole is the
best fortilication that know Of -
After further discussion the conference re-
port was concurred in-yeas, 30; nays II.
The house fortifcadon bill was presented
and referred.
The fishery treaty was then taken up and
ordered to be read by sections. The first
article having been read Mr.. Gibson took
the floor. He asked what was to be supplied
in the treatys place when it was rejected
Retaliation. That meant hostility; it meant
proposition to worry, to tease, 60 bulldoze
the Canadians. He did not think that a
wise, Just or manly policy for the govern
ment of the United States to indulge in.
''An eye for an eye, AMI a tooth for a tooth;n
was that he asked, the outcome of American
craftsmanship in the Nineteenth century in
dealing with a Christian power like Great
Britain. The youth Of to-day would live to
see the government of the United States ex-
tend all over the continent; and why attempt
TO stop that extension by creating quaTre.s!
Mr. Frye asked unanimous consent to an
order that all debate on the treaty shall
close on Monday evening next, and that the
votes on the treaty and on such amend
ments as might be proposed to 1t should
commence at 10 o'clock on Tuesday next
Mi Morgan-We viii take that PROPOSE
ton under advisement until tomorrow.
The senate then adjourned.
Efforts to secure consideration Of various
important measures in the house We're nulli-
fed by the raising Of points Of no quorum.
The fertilization appropriations bill was
passed without division; the conference report
in the bill authorizing the Richmond and
Danville Railroad company to lay tracks IN
the District Of Columbia was agreed TO-
Mr. Merritt, of Kansas called up a reso
luton assigning May 2 and for the consid.
GRAFTON of general pension legislation, with a
proposed amendment changing the dates to
Aug. 20 and 80 A vote on the previous
question showed no quorum, and a call Of
the house was ordered. One hundred and
seventy-four members were shown to be
present, but the morning hour expiring the
resolution went over.
The resolution directing the printing com
mittee to investigate the assertion that the
public printer buys felt w printing purpose:
in England was reported adversely. The
resolution was tabled.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, tried to secur,
consideration of the Oklahoma bill, but OF
the point of no quorum being raised wa
forced to abandon the attempt
> Mr.. Burns, Of Missouri, called up the de
ficency bill, and asked its consideration Oh
u division, Mr.. Lyman, of Iowa, raised thl
! point of quorum. Calls of the house en-
sued, and showed less than a quorum O.
members present
" MIR. Weaver, of Iowa, made a motion 4
revoke all leaves Of absence, except thos
granted for sickness. This motion developer
: much opposition.
2 Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, said that th'
4 reason there were so many absentees wa
r that the house had little business to transac
4 and could be ready tor adjournment within
three days.
Mr.. Weaver denied that there was no i'm
portant business pending in the house. Their
were 500, 900 poor people in the country de
manding that Oklahoma should be opened u
!. settlement. He wanted the country to un
Z derstand that the peoples representative
were home trying to get another election.
Mr. Springer asserted that members shoul'
: be in the house. In his experience the wa,
= to secure denomination was for a membe
: TO remain in Washington attending 10 publ
business