Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-11
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
Mr.. Gray Speaks in Favor Of It.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Bills in Relation to Police Passed.
The senate.

The Senate.
Among the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar was the senate bill to with
draw public lands In Florida from all but home
stead entries. Also the Post-once and District
of Columbia appropriation bills. (To be called up
to-morrow.l Also senate bill for the reconstruc-
tlon OF the Government dam at the Rock Island
arsenal and for the immediate construction or a
temporary dam.
Mr.. stewart offered q resolution (Which was
agreed TOY fnstructing the Judiciary committee to
Inquire and report whether, under the act of Sd
contains gold or silver less In quantity but greater
Ia value tnan the value OF the lead in the ore.
NR STEWART WANTS THE NAME OF PERSONS SELL
ING GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Mr.Stewart also offered resolution (Which went
over, under objection) directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to furnish statements of all offers OF
bonds for sale to the Government since 1st April.
1888, with the premiums asked and the names OF
parties Offering, and OF all bonds purchased by
the Government, showing the amounts, premiums
and names or parties.
Mr.. SHERMANs OPINION.
Mr.Sherman expressed his opinion that there was
no proprlety in calling for names OF parties Offering
bonds as men would not care to have 1t known
that they We're selling their bonds. The effect
would be TO make them have recourse to brokers,
and thus TO enhance the price.
The credentials OF senator Gibson La-), for his
next term, were presented and laid on the table.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan last Thurs
day as TO the fisheries treaty was taken up and
went over TIL tomorrow. Mr. Morgan objected
to Mr. Shermans suggestion TO consider it adopted,
as IL had accomplished all that was intended by
II. Mr.. Morgan intimated that he desired TO have
further discussion upon il.
ON motion or Mr.. sherman the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration OF the fisheries treaty In open
executive session, and was addressed by Mr.. Gray
il support OF It's Ratification The questions with
which the treaty dealt were not new. Tie nshery
case SO-caled In the mort eastern waters or Brit
administration nor by the present generation OF
men. IL had been made seventy years ago, and
mad continued through many administrations anu
through three generations, veXIng the diplomacy
and 1eOpardizng The peace or the Two greatest ma
tlon5 OF the earIn 1t was not tas had been Aad by
senator Frye 10 be belitlled by being localized.
lf IL were betJled 1t woulu not be BY him (Mr.
Gray nor by senators Oh The democratic SIDE OF
The chamber. The Interests, the happiness, the
holor or the country were Involved in the discus
sion, and IL could not be made turn on the sell
foh Wisnes or interests or pecuniary advantages
OF i shall number OF capitalists, VINO might reap
or lose prot by the use or nOn-use OF great gov.
ern!neltal powers. which ought never 10 be in
YoEtd except Tor the protection anu advantage OF
all the people.
PARTY DIVISIONS AND PARTY DISTINCTION
should fade out and be Obliterzaed at the shore
line. III he knew himself, no partisan considera-
tions could influence his judgment to the merits
OF the treaty. Every treaty came before the SEN
ate with an enormous weight OF presumption in its
favor. IL would be dark day IN the history OF
the country when Senators could denounce Qn
advance or discussion and without evidence) y
treaty (w,th all such presumptlOns In its ravoD
as cowardly and humfliAting.
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Anderson Qll) from the committee on post
offices and post roads, reported back the resolu.
tion calling on the Postmaster General for tabu-
lated statement VI disallowed claims OF postlpas.
tiers from the state OF Kentucky under the act OF
March 3, lsS3 Laid over.
Under the call of states the following bills, &C.,
ErIsrlt n rT1 nnl n md rnfo
BY Mr. Herbert lAla)-Providing for an Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy.
PROPOSED BILLS TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS
By Mr.. Dougherty tFia.)-A resolution reciting
that at this time there seems to be no propa Dity
OF the passage at this session OF Congress Of the
Mills bill; that there is q large surplus in the
Treasury, which is daily accumulatiny TO the
detrlment OF general business, and which tends 10
Tie contraction OF the circulating medium OF the
country; tnat The uncertainty as to whether the
Mills bill in its present shape will ever become
law. Is, to say the least, great, almost certainly
not In time TO give the relief demanded and that
the late unfortunate and unnecessary civil war
made an enormous and daily Increasing pension
list Just and necessary: that the success OF the
armies OF the United states made possible and
secure the accumulation OF large private and
corporate fortunes all over the country, and in
structlng The committee on ways and means TO
report TO the House bills: First, repeating all
laws providing Tor internal revenue taxation and
removing all OF said tax except that now collected
upon spirits distilled III whole, Or in part, from
gram and upon malt liquors; second providing
ior the levy and collection OF a gradu.t tax
upon all Incomes OF persons corporations. associa-
lions ana trusts or $1,000 and upward per annum
the proceedso OF said income tax TO be devoted ex-,
ciuolve!y 10 the payment OF pensions; third, pro.
ydng di tnat an articles or products not manu-;
enter the pOrtsof the United states free OF all i'm
pert duty.
NJ. GalIinger (N. H., introduced a bill TO In.
Navy.
BY Mr: Allen Mass)-To reduce the postage on
PROPOSED PENSION DAYS.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio), offered resolution assign
ing July 5, :, O. TO- IL and l2 for the consideration
OF general pension legislation, precedence to be
given to the arrears limitation repeal and to the
dependent pension bills. The resolution was &C.
colnpaned by long preamble, to the reading OF
Wnicn (as being stump speech) Mr.. Springer, OF
Illinois, objected.
tion, stating that he would get the preamble into
the Record IN speech.
DISTRICT BUSINESS.
The House then proceeded to the consideration
Of District business, the first bill called UP being
that TO increase the police force OF the District OF
ported under the head OF District day in the
House.
Capitol Topics.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CALLED TO coNstDER
MEANS TO sHORTEN THE TARIFF DEtArH.
The democratic caucus announced FOR tonight
members OF the ways and means committee but
at the demand OF q number Of democrats who are
dissatisfied at the slow progress made with the
tariff bill. The object Is to devise means for re.
stricting the rve-minute debate. Just how that
is TO be done is not clear to most OF the democrats
but various plans are under consideration, one OF
wh1ch contempiates an agreement among the
democrats to remain silent and take no part In
the debate. letting the republicans do all Of the
talking. probably the suggestion win also be
made 10 the caucus that the ''gag law" adopted
during Keller's speakership be again applied but
this idea does not seem to meet with universal
favor.
THE FULLER NOMINATION GOES OVER TWO wfIxs
The Senate committee on the judiciary to-day
further considered the nomination OF Melville W.
Fuller to be Chief Justice without result The
meeting continued nearly half an hour after the
Senate had assembled and the case was then, UPON
motion OF Senator Vest, postponed for two weeks
THE WIFE GRANTED A DIvoRCR.-To-day Chief
Justice Bingham made decree In the divorce
case Of Maurice B. Flynn against Annie Flynn,
dismlsslng the bill brought by the husband and
granting q decree OF divorce on the crossbll
brought by the wife. The petition was filed
August 1st last; stated that they were married
April 21, 1885, and he charged that she deserted
him June 10 following, and that he wrote her
January ). 1887 requesting her TO return to him,
but she refused. Mrs Flynn, by Mr.. D. E Cahili
| ned answer september 21, as also q cross-bilL
She denied the charges and his averments OF his
| being a loving husband. On the contrary she
charged that his conduct toward her was brutal: