Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-15

IN THE INTEREST OF AMERICAN INVENTORS
MI. Hoar offered resolution (Which was adopted)
instructing the committee on patents 20 examine
into the rights Of citizens Of the United States In
patents issued by foreign governments for inven.
tons made BY them; what further action Is neces.
sary to secure ana protect such rights, and
whether It Is desirable that provision shall be
mad. TO have the United states represented In any
persons especially learned In patent law and In
the interests OF American inventors
Mr. sHRRNAN's NATIONAL BANK RRsoLuTIoN
ADOPTED.
resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Sherman
calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury for q
statement OF the amounts deposited In the natona]
banks on the 1st OF August. 1888 and OF the
amount and description OF United States bonds
and other securities pledged for the repayment OF
such deposits was taken up, discussed BY Senator's
Mr.. Dawes presented the conference report on
the bill to accept and rattfy an agreement with
ths the saoSnone ~ @ ana Bannock Indians as 70 a por-
tory; and It was agreed to.
MI. Mitchell offered q resolution calling on the
lands Of the PuyaIup indians In WasSnTso% ~ Ters
rtory. Laid over.
The Senate bin for the relief Of certain parties
Government lands reduced in price to S1.s5 per
was passed.
THE F1sHHRHs TREATY DEBATE REsuMKD.
The Senate at 1916 proceeded to the considera-
ton OF the fisheries treaty in open executive ses-
sion, and Mr.. Morgan resumed his argument in
favor OF the resolution to postpone it till December
next
House OF Representatives.
The lack Of q quorum In the House was made
Immediately apparent this morning when Mr..
Cultivate (Ohio) called up his motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the senate Columbus ex.
position bill was amended by provision for exposi-
lions at Richmond, Va, Atlanta and Augusta, Ca,
bers voted on the question, and Mr.. Cultivate let
the matter drop for the present.
THE FoRrIFIcAT1oN APPRoP RATION Bill.
Mr.. Sayers (TexaS moved the House go into
committee Of the whole for the consideration Of
the fortiflcation appropriation bill
Mr.. Townshend Qnl who yesterday aptaQ-
onized this motion, said that his object had been
to postpone the consideration OF the bill until the
dinerences between the two houses on the army
appropriation bill had been settled. He had urged
the Senate conferees TO settle the differences, but
had been unable TO secure any action. He had
wsnarsw snT % wall no longer and he
tlon bill
The House thereupon went into the committee
OF tne whole GMr. Springer, OF Illinois, in the
The pending point Of order against the section
providing ior the establishment OF gun factory
Townshend, renewed by Mr. Turner :Kasj and
overruled by the chair.
To PROTECT THE NORTHERN FRONTIER.
MI. Nutting N. w offered an amendment an.
propriating $500 1000 for the erection OF dry dock
and proper machinery, buildings and appliances
at M some me point on Lake Ontario for the building
II advocacy OF his amendment, Mr.. Nutttng
stated that England and Canada had already pre-.
pared waterway from the Atlantic ocean into
the interior OF our country, and they could now
load stock ship OF 1000 burden in England and
sail It 70 Chicago or Duluth. In case Of trouble
states would be on her northern frontier. '
Capitol Topics.
FUND FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF EPIDEMIC pIsEAsEa
The Senate committee on epidemic diseases met
Monday and decided to report adversely on The bill
introduced BY Mr.. Call to appropriate money to
pay for private property destroyed in the adoption
The hs9 sSas IN
tutional authority to do what the bill proposed,
senator Harris. chairman Of the committee, was
the Treasury and ask for q statement Of the
amount remaining on hand Of the appropriation
made by the last Congress for the suppression Of
a. the discretion Of the Prssdent senator Harris harris
addressed Secretary Fairchild asking for q state
ment OF the unexpended balance and also as 70
and IL so, now much To-day Senator Harris Ieie-
graphed the Secretary, urging an immediate reply.
A response from the treasury informed MI. Harris
sent 10 him during the afternoon.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS had CAUCUS
this morning which was very sltmly attended.
With regard to the fishery treaty it was deter
mined TO employ NO obstruction tactics; that II
the President wants It postponed he can with
drawlt. The understanding was that upon the COM
pletion OF Senator Morgan's speech this after.
noon the democrats Will be ready for nnal vote
e@nsr sms 2, ~ was ie 70 the
are any bills OF general interest which the demo-
Gratis care 70 have passed, ana II there are any
conference with the republican caucus committee.
NOMINATIONS coNFIRun
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of
J. h. Haynes. consul at Bagdad; J. E Bacon.
minister to Paraguay and Uruguay; Rufus Magee.
minister to sweden and Norway; R B. Roosevelt,
ster 70 Bseum Be- S sco1 minstsr ~ e n
Ella, and number OF postmasters.
AGRHEARNr ON TIE NAVAL BuL
At further conference the representative Of
the two Houses have reached an agreement upon
the naval appropriation bin The basis OF che
agreement is substantial concession Of the de-
agreeing TO restore to the bill the original proyis-
ion for the 7500-ton armored cruiser and the lat
Ter accepting the 2ooo-ton gunboats proposed By
AaAnnr fHR AanY AUTHORIZATION Drrr.
The conferees on the army appropriation btn
have reached an agreement They have decided
to recommend the essablishment OF q board to
consist Of the Secretary OF War; Chief of Kngin-
eer.. Chief Ordnance 0mcef, and senior ofIlcer Of
struction Of heavy ordnance and coast defenseA
Tho bill approprtates several million dollars
Sa :ss 'Ssf q g e
ssesi iorSinsS Tks senate inserted 6 E6ooS Soo The
snS nsy ss sse upoS
COO Thts money Y % be expended under the d.
Tscsi9n % q sns nosra PsopSsse g O., g ssssSsned