Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-21
CONGiE ESSIONAL.
Better Appropriation for
Our Public Building.
THE FISHERIES TREATY READ.
BlOunt Introduces o Measure fol-
o the keOrganiza ion of
POstOfficeS.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, February 20.-The
Senate Committee on Public Buildings
decided to-day to increase the appro-
priation for public building at Los
Angeles to 5000 0o0.
The following bills were reported
and placed on the calendar: To es-
tablsh United States Land Court
and to provide for the settlement OF
private land claims in certain States
and Territories. r9-
To relieve purchasers and indemni.
fy certain Sta'es under the swamp and
overAowed land act.
By Blair declaring that a person
convicted OF carnally and unlawfully
knowing any female under the age OIL
eighteen years be punished by impris
oDment for from to 10 ye' 'rs and ior
a second offense, during his natural
life. The bill to be made applicable
to all places within the jurisdiction Of
the United States.
Senator Palmer, from the Com.
mitee on Agriculture, reported favor
ably What is known as the Contagion
Pleuro- pneumonia bill.
A TARIFF QUESTION.
The bill to incorporate the Wash.
ington Cable Electric street Railroad
Company of the District Colnm bia
was taken from the calendar for con-
sideration. An amendment pre-
pared bv the committee having been
reacted requiring the rails to be OF
American manufacture, Edmunds
suggested, informally and in low
tone of voice, that that was in opp
sition to the Presidents message and
at variance with all the princjp Pies OF
the administration.
1t was formally opposed by Vance
as an unusual bill in this character
and altogether absurd.
Edmunds, in order to have the
votes OF the Senators pl ICED on record
on this indirect tariff question, de-
manded yeas and nays.
The vote was taken and the amen d.
ment was adopted-yeas 25, nays
17-as follows: --..
- Blair, Bowen, Brown, Chase, Chan.
dler, Davis, Dawes, Edmunds. Far
we'll, Frye, German, Hi-cock, Hoar
Mand-rson, Mitchell, Morrill,, Pad
dock, Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Riddle
berger, Spooner, Stanford, Stewart,
Stockbridge.-26.
Nays-Batc, Blackburn, Call, Coke
= Daniel, Eustis, George, Gibson
Hampton, Harris, Hearst, Pugh, Rea.
gan, Vance, Vest. Walthall, Wilson
Maryland-17.
Among the pairs announced were
the following: Cullom with Gray
Evarts with Morgan, Hale with Beck
The bill, which was about half com.
pleted, was laid aside informally.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Senator Henderson, from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported favor.
ably the bill to am nd the act setting
apart lands at the head-waters OF the
Yellowstone river as a public park.
TIE Senate Committee OH Public
Buildings. ordered favorable report,
on the hill of 1850 900 for postotfice
at San Francisco.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands, to day con -idered the pro
posed amendment Of the general land
lave, viz: 3s T'
The repeal of timber culture and
pre-emption laws amendment of the
homestead law, so as TO limit the &C.
QUESTION of available public lands TO
actual settlers. ae
Palmer from the Com nittee on
Agricultural Land, reported q bill for
the establishment of bureau of ami
NAL industry, Placed on the calen-
dar. - .t
TIE FISHERIES TREATY.
In secret session this afternoon the
Senate listened TO the reading of the
fisheries treaty, and an effort was
made by number, especially by
Senator Frye, to have it made public.
This motion might have been carried
but for the discovery that the Senate
is powerless, in the face of its own
rules, so to do, and as matters
are expected to come from o.
tawa in q day or two. the Senate
contents itself with sending the
treaty to the public printer to b.
"printed in confidence" The pro-
visions of the document are said to be
much the same as the papers have
them. The document is commented
upon by some Of the Senators as prac-
tically conceding Canada the right as
to the interpret alton Of the treaty Of
1918, while friends of the administras
ton say that all has, been accomp-
lished by the department that could
be expected, and Nhe quarrel lasting
over half century has been brought
to an end. ~ VHNt W. "A