Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-08-22
CONGRESSIONAL .DoINGS.


The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL. After the
morning business the fisheries treaty was
> taken up and Afr. Morgan resumed his
sspeechsss &g So
sWMsuISeroN, Aug. 16. Rejection Of
n the Morgan resolution to postpone the
consideration of the fishery treaty Till
December and the adoption Of the confer
ence report on the army appropriation
bill were the features in the senate.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Morgans
resolution to postpone the fisheries treaty
till Dece lnher next The resolution was
disagree ed to; yeas "a, nays W.
hfEt The house Fertilization bill was pre-
scented and referred
After some discussion on the fisheries
treaty the senate adjourned.
,.-,,,.s WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-THE time. or
the senate, up to . p. m, was occupied
in discussing and passing motion In
structing the committee on the District
OF Columbia to report q resolution re-
curing the district commissioners to re-
woke permits already given for overhead
electric motive wires for an electric
e street railway A bin was passed pro-
hibiting the mailing Of obscene or libel
s Gus matter in transparent envelopes and
R stdisplay coverings" The bill fixes o
penalty of from one to ten years i'm
prisonment and fine of from 500 10
$1,000 for violating the law. AT . p. N.
the fisheries treaty was taken up In open
executive session. Mr.. Frye asked and
obtained unanimous consent for an order
of the senate to begin the f1sherte: Greatly
debate at p. M, and clc.s IL at Q p. N.
next Monday, and to take final vote on
all amendmekts, motions and the reso-
lutisn of ratification at 10 o'clock next
Tuesday. Senators Allison, Hall and
Beck were appointed conferees on the
sundry civil appropriation bill confer
ence. Mr.. Morgan then at 3:l5 p. m.
took the floor and addressed the senate
2 in favor of the ratification Of the fisheries
treaty.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-The senate In
open executive session resumed considera-
ton of the fisheries treaty at noon, and
Mr.. Morgan again took the floor to make
q long speech in favor of its ratification.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-On motion OF
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, the house went
into committee of the whole on the forth
fication appropriation bill.
WAsHINGTuN, Aug 16.-Eforts to Sc
cure consideration of various important
measures in the house were nullifed by
the raising of points Of no quorum. The
fertilization appropriation bill was
passed without division. The resolution
directing the printing committee to In
vestigate the assertion that the public
printer buys felt for printing
purposes in England, was re-
ported adversely. The resolution was
tabled.
? Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, tried to Sc.
cure consideration of the Oklahoma bill,
but on the point of no quorum being
raised, was forced to abandon the at
tempt.
Mr. Burnes, of Missouri, called upon
the deficiency bill and asked its consid.
GRAFTON. On division Mr.. Lyman, OF
low raised the point Of no quorum.
Calls of the house 'ensued and showed
less than q quorum present.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Fillibustering
tactics on a proposition to assign certain
days for the consideration of general
pension legislation and to take up the
general deficiency bill consumed most OF
the time of the days session. Private
business having been dispensed with, q
vote on a demand for the previous ques
ton on the motion to take up the pension
proposition showed the lack of quorum,
so call of the house was ordered. When
aquorun was secured, a vote on a motion
by Mr. Burne to go into committee OF
the whole on the general deficiency bill
again showed the absence or quorum,
and another call Of the house was ordered,
but when a quorum was secured could
not be kept to vote on the motion, and
after several roll calls the houee at $3.50
pm. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The house be-
gan the consideration Of the senate bill
to restrict Chinese immigration with
minor amendments by the house com.
mittee CT foreign affairs. A vote viii
probably be taken on the bill late this
afternoon, and as there has been no op.
position so far developed against it the
matter will undoubtedly be passed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The house
spent most of the day discussing the
Chinese immigration restriction bill
which was finally passed. Mr.. Breckin
ridge, of Arkansas, introduced severa
resolutions to correct certain abuses
arising under the present tariff laws pro
posing to reduce the tariff on cotton
bagging, cotton seed oil, coal oil, alcoho
and sugar Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois
moved to suspend the rules and pass tn,
senate bill providing for the detail o.
army and navy officers to educationa
colleges. When the vote on the motor
was reached it was impossible to secure
quorum, and the bill was passed over fol
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