The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

AFTER transacting business OF merely
local interest the Senate on the 18th resumed
consideration OF the Fisheries treaty and SeDs-
tor Call addressed the Senate in its favor. Pend.
ing motion to postpone further consideration
until December the Senate adjourned. :. The
House adopted several resolutions calling for
certain information and considered for a time
District OF Columbia business The Senate bill
increasing TO $50 per month pensions for total
deafness was passed. The Fertilization bill was
considered for a short time when the House ad-
journed,
In the Senate on the 14th Senator Rea-
gan introduced bill TO define trusts and to
punish persons connected with them, which af'
ter some talk was referred TO the Finance Com
mittee. Senator Sherman also introduced
bill declaring trusts unlawfuF which was re.
ferred to the same committee. The Fisheries
treaty was then discussed until adjournment.
....f In the House q spat took place between
ONeill, OF Missouri, and Owen, OF Indiana,
over the bill for the relief Of Cherokee freed
men. The remainder OF the day we. FILTERED
away in efforts to hold quorum. Adjourned.
AFTER the presentation of several unim-
portant resolutions on the 18th the Senate pro-
ceeded with bills on the calendar, and passed
several Of minor Importance when debate on
the Fisheries treaty was resumed and con-
tinued until adjournment -. In the House the
Fortifcations bill was taken up in Committee
OF the Whole and considered until the commit
tee rose and reported the bill TO the House.
The previous question was ordered on its pass
age and the bill went over Adjourned.
Soon after assembling on the 18th the
Senate tock up the Fisheries treaty. Senator
Morgan's motion TO postpone Until December
was not agreed to. Senator Edmunds' resolu-
tion TO pay white depositors OF the defunct
Freedman's Bank was discussed and went
over. Senator Reagan addressed the Senate
IN 10 prgs q Cfflne apIf fln nfara
report on the Army Appropriation bill was con-
Cured in. Adjourned. 80. The Horss bassed
the Fertilization Appropriation bill with
out division. After reports OF sew
eral committees Mr.. Morrill,. OF Kansas called
up his resolution to fix the dates for consider
ing general pension legislation but the point OF
no quorum was raised. The same point was
raised in the attempt to consider the Oklahoma
and Deficiency bills, and motion by Mr..
Weaver, OF Iowa, reroking all leaves ~ abSence
brought on lengthy t1isrGssi0n, but was Ia
bled, After hotce from Mr. Weaver that he
would renew the motion from day to day until
a quorum was obtained the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th number of
bills were reported and placed on the calendar.
A resolution by Senator Edmund. as to electric
light and electric cable wires in the District
CT Columbia caused some talR. Senate bill
amendatOry Of the act Of June, 1888 relating
to postal crimes was tahen up and after some
debate passed. 1t prohibits the mailing OF
Guy books, pamphlets or other articles of
an obscene or Objectionable character
and imposes a fine OF s., 900 for depositing such
matter in the mails. 1t was ordered that a vote
on the Fisheries treaty be taken at twelve
o'clock Tuesday. After Senator Morgan had
spoken in defense of the treaty the Senate nd
tourned until Monday .... The House made sew
eral Intellectual attempts to secure quorum
ard 'ihally adjourned without transacting any