The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-14
LOTTERY ADVERTISING IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Debate in the House on the Bill to
Punish 1t.
In Trying to Correct an Admitted Evil
A Still Greater One.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-Riddle-
5erger's fight against secret sessions in
general and against the British extradi-
ton treaty in particular, was recognized
in the shape of large and very hand
some floral harp placed on his desk this
morning by the Irish society called
an-Na-Gael.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Among the petitions and memorials
presented and referred were the follow
ing:
To place on the free list books printed
in any of the modern foreign languages.
To amend the patent laws in relation
to innocent issues of patented articles.
For an international copyright law.
sUB-TRoPIcAL BILL REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from the
committees and placed on the calendar
was one appropriating $4,000 for the
Sub-Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville,
Fla.
BILLS REFERRED.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Mr.. Platt to pay for
the passage of Gen. Lafayette and his
family from France to the United States
| as guests of the nation in 1924.
By Mr.. Vest-To fix the number of
| documents printed by Congress, and
known as 1.-the usual number" at 200,
and to specify the number of certain
| documents to be printed.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution, which
was laid over, instructing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire and report whether
Congress has power to enact laws to pro-
| hibit within the States adulteration of
food, and whether, if such power exists,
it is part of the power OF taxation or
results from the power to regulate COM
merce between the States.
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to consid-
Grafton of the Blair Educational bill and
was addressed by Mr.. Plumb IN opposi-
tion to it.
THE POSTAL INEFFICIENCY.
The bill was laid aside and the resolu-
tion in regard to the inefficiency of the
postal service was-taken up.
Mr.. Reagan addressed the Senate in
defense of the administration of the
Post Office Department, and argued that
the Senators who had arraigned that ad-
ministration had been misled by false
clamor, or that in consequence of
| economy and conspicuously good man.
| agement of The department, it had been
thought necessary for political purposes,
| to offset its effect by getting up charges
of inefficiency. In the course of his ar
| gument he undertook to repeal the asser-
tion that very numerous removals from
| Office in the department had been made
for political motives, and he gave the
number OF postmasters who had left
office by resignation. Mr.. Hoar asked
Reagan whether he really claimed or be
lieved that those designations were
voluntary-weren not commanded by the
| President.
| Mr.. Reagan replied that his only
| source of information on the subject was
the report of the Postmaster General, in
which he spoke of these as voluntary
| designations. There had been very few
removals for political reasons, and thest
| few were for active, offensive partisan
ship.
Hoar remarked that the statement
showed a very extraordinary instance o.
| voluntary resignation of Office.
Reagan-No doubt the Postmastel
General has done great many thing
which seems very extraordinary to tn,
Senator from Massachusetts.
Hoar-A great many.
Senators Chase and Aldrich endeav
ored, without success, to get Reagan t,
state why the postmaster of Providence
r. l., has been removed from Office il
face of the fact that the management o
that post office had been highly ap
proved by the Postmaster General.
| ADJOURNED.
The resolution went over and tn
Senate adjourned.
| NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated Alex
McCue, of New York, to be Assistan
Treasurer of the United States at New
York city, in place of Charles J. Canda
resigned; Fernando j. Moreno, of Florida
to be marshal of the United States fe
the Southern District of Florida, an,
Miss Ella Lewis to be postmaster at Gal
latin, Tenn.