Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-04
BILLS AT WASHINGTON.
CONSIDERABLE DEBATE, AND SOME
 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

Senator Riddleberger and the Fisheries
 of Animal Industry-The Direct Tax
 Bill in the House.
 WASHINGTON, April 4-The feature of yesterdays session of the senate was the un- successful attempt of Senator Riddleberger to secure favorable action upon his resolution, to have the fisheries treaty considered in open session The resolution was finally referred to the committee on foreign affairs. The bill providing for the purchase of United States bonds was further considered, but went over without final action.
 Among the petitions presented and referred in the senate was one to send United States troops to Chicago, to protect the lives and property of citizens of the United States against Socialists of Illinois and Iowa: for higher importantly on manufactured clothing
 MT. Riddleberger's resolution to consider the fisheries treaty in open session, then came up.
 He said he had given notice that he would call up the resolution in order that those who were opposed to it might absent tbenl- selves, and not draw on the courage they lacked to vote for it. His proposition had been beaten for the last five years by just the same kind of tactics that have been tried now. lie called for the yeas and nays on his motion.
 Mir. Edmunds said that as the question was on agreeing to the resolution, he desired to submit some observations to the senate which he did not care to submit to her ma iesty's ministers at present. He therefore moved that the galleries be cleared and the doors closed. This was done, and the doors at 1 o'clock were closed. When the doors were reopened Mir. Sherman asked unanimous con- sent to offer resolution to have considered by the sente, first, the bill for the establish ment of a bureau of animal industry; second, the bill for the admission of Dakota and third, the bill for the investment of certain funds in the treasury.
 The direct tax bill was the feature in the house yesterday. The measure finally went over without action.
 M. Farons motion to go into the committee of the whole on the pension appropriation bill was defeated, and the house. in committee of the whole, proceeded to the consideration of the special order-the senate direct tax bill
 MT. E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, explained that the bill proposed to relinquish the amount of the direct tax uncollected and to provide for repayment to the states and individuals who had paid any of the money.
 MT. Oates, of Alabama, in opposing the bill, argued that under the constitution con- gress had perfect right and power to lay the direct tax, but he denied the constitu- tional right of congress to refund a tax which had been legally levied and applied It the house was determined to pass this bill it should include within its provisions a clause for the refunding of the cotton tax
 Messrs. Heard, of Missouri, Elliott, of South Carolina, and Hopkins, Of Illinois, spoke in advocacy of the measure, and Mir. Wheeler, of Alabama, opposed it.
 At o'clock the committe rose and the house took a recess until 8 D. m., the evening session to be for the consideration of bills re ported by the committee on military affairs.