Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-23
Fiftieth Congress--First Session
WAsH1nsroN. March %.

SESSIONS % suspended curing Ino couslueId-
ton of the fishery treaty and asked unan1-
nous consent for its immediate considera-
ton.
Mr.. Cockrell objected and the resolution
lies over.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of bills on the calendar in their regular order,
to which no objection was made, and the fol-
lowing bills of public character were pass
ed: To prevent the obstruction of navigabis
waters and to protect public works against
trespass or injury; to effect an arrangement
of the grades of Office in the subsistence de-
partment of the army; to provide for com
mission on the subject of the alcoholic liquor
traffic. (The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the President, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate, of commits
sion of five persons who shall be
selected solely with reference
to personal fitness and capacity
for an honest, impartial and thorough inves
tigation and who should hold Office until
their duties shall be accomplished, but not to
exceed two years. It shall be their duty to
investigate the alcoholic liquor traffic, its re-
lations to revenue and taxation and its gene
raj economic, criminal, moral and scientific
aspects in connection with pauperism, crime,
social vice, the public health and general
welfare of the people, and also to inquire and
take testimony of the practical results of
license and prohibitory legislature for the
prevention Of intemperance in the several
States of the Union. Such commissioners,
not all of whom shall be advocates of pro-
hibitory legislation or of total abstinence in
relation to alcoholic liquors, shall receive
compensation not exceeding $40 per day and
necessary expenses.
The House bill authorizing the President to
arrange a conference between the United
States of America and the republics of Next
CO, Central and South America, Havti, San
Domingo and the empire ofs Brazil was taken
up. Important amendments we're made to
the bill. It requests and authorizes the
President of the United States to invite the
several governments of the republics named
to join the United States in conference to
be held at Washington in or near the month
of April, 1889, for the purpose of discussing
and recommending for adoption to their
respective governments some plan of arb1-
tration for the settlement Of disagree
ments and disputes that may hereafter
arise between them and for considering ques-
tions relating to the improvement of BUSH
ness intercourse and means of direct eomrau-
nication between said countries, and to en-
courage such reciprocal commercial relations
as will be beneficial to ali and secure more
extensive markets for the products of each of
said countries. In forwarding such invita-
tons the President shall set forth that the
conference is called to consider: 1-Measures
that shall tend to preserve. the peace and
promote the prosperity of the several Aneri
ton of an American customs union under
which the trade of the An srican nations
with each other shall, SO far as is possible
and profitable, be promoted; 3-the estab-
lishment of regular and frequent
communication between the ports of
the several American States and ports
of each other; 4-the establishment
of uniform system of customs regulations
in each of the independent American States
to govern the mode of importation and ex-
portation of merchandise and port dues and
charges, a uniform method of determination,
the classification and valuation of such mer-
chandise in the ports of each country and a
uniform system of invoices and the subject
of the sanitation of ships and quarantine; g.
the adoption of uniform system of weights
and measures and laws to protect the patent
right, copyrights and trademarks of citizens
of either country in the other, and for the
extradition of criminals; 6-the adoption of a
common silver coin to be issued by each gov
eminent, the same to be legal tender in all
commercial transactions between the citizens
of all of the American States; Tan agree
ment upon and recommendation for adoption
to their respective governments of a definite
plan of arbitration of all questions, disputes
and differences that may now or hereafter
exist between them to the end that all Diff
culties and disputes between such ma
tons may be peacefully settled and
war prevented; 8-to consider such other
subjects relating to the welfare of the several
States represented as may be presented by
any of said States. It apprepriates 800, 900
to be disbursed under the direction of the
Secretary of State for expenses Incidental to
the conference. The President is to appoint
ten delegates to said conference, who shall
serve without compensation other than actual
necessary expenses, of whom at least two
shall be learned in international law, two in
finance and six who are engaged in agricul-
ture, manufacture, transportation and the exr
portation or importation of merchandise, and
the several other States participating in said
conference shall be represented by as many
delegates as each may elect; provided, that
in the disposition of questions to come
before said conference no State shall
be entitled to more than one vote.
The Secretary of State is to appoint such
clerks as shall be necessary at compense-
ton to be determined by him and provide
for the publication daily of the proceedings
of the conference by the public printer and
upon the conclusion Of said conference is to
transmit full report of the same to the Con
gress of the United States together with q
statement of the disbursements of the appro
priation. A committee of conference on the
amendments was ordered.
MIR. Sawyer, from the postofhce committee,
reported bill reducing the postage on seeds,
cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, etc., to one
cent per four ounces, passed.
The Senate proceeded to executive bust
ness and at $50 adjourned till tomorrow
HoUsE.-Among the bills passed was one
providing that judgments and DEGREES OF
United States courts rendered within any
States shall be liens on property in the SAME
manner and to the same extent as judgments
and DEGREES of the courts Of that State
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri, submitted the con
ference report on the urgent deficiency bill
To an
propriates Sc, 7S6, 500.
| The House at $50 adjourned.