Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-05
Fiftieth Congress--First Session
WARRINGTON, June 4


 SENATE.-Mr. Cullom said he had given notice that he would address the Senate to- day on the bill to amend the interstate com merce act, but as many members of the inter State commerce committee were absent he would defer calling up the bill for the pres- ent.
 MT Hale, from the committee on appro- priations, reported back the consular and di- plomatic bill and said he would ask the Sen- ate to consider it tomorrow.
 The House bill to enlarge the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and to make it an executive department having been taken up arguments were made by Sem aters Morgan and Plumb against the amend- ment reported by the committee on agricul- ture, to strike out the fifth section of the bill which transfers the weather service of the signal service bureau to the department eff agriculture and by MT. Platt against the bill itself on the ground that if such a new execu- tive department were to be created 1t should embrace the interests, not only of agricul- ture, but of manufactures, mining, conn., merce, transportation and labor. Finally the bill was recommitted.
 Other bills on the calendar were passed, in c1uding the following: Senate bill appropri- ating $100, ,060 for public building st Wa terbury. Conn.
 The House bill to prevent the emp loyment of alien labor upon public buildings or other public works in the various departments of the government having been reached MT. Teller moved an amendment that pub lie buildings be constructed wholly of materials and prepared within the United States and limiting contracts to residents and citizens of the United States. After discussion by Sen ators Teller, Blair, Platt and Call the bill went over without action and the Senate at o'clock adjourned, having passed in all sev- enty-eight bills, forty of which were pension bills.
 HeUsE.-Several bills were passed, among them the following: With amendments, the Senate bill to prevent Instructions and in- furious deposits in the New York harboF and adjacent waters. The amendments include in the scope of the bill the waters of Long Island Sound, make peeuniarily liable to the penalties provided for any vessel offending against the terms of the bill, and strike out the minimum penalty of thirty days impris- onment for violation of the bill. It is the bill introduced originally by MT. Cox and re- ported favorably from the commerce com mittee by MT. Price of New York.
 Mir. Mills moved that debate on the pend ing paragraph in the tariff bill be limited to ten minutes MT. Mckinley and Mir. Reed both demanded as parliamentary inquiry whether it was not in order to suspend the rules and get apart days for general pension legislation. The Speaker pro tenn. (Mr. Me Milaln of Tennessee) replied that the regular order was Mr. Mills motion. The House was in an uproar, the Democrats demanding the regular order, Mir. Reed persisting in his in quiry and the Speaker refusing to counten- ance further trouble declared that the House was dividing, put MT. Mills motion and be- gan the count, while MT. Reed exclaimed that the House was dividing simply because the Speaker had ridden over parliamentary law.
 The vote showed no quorum and the ayes and nays resulted the same way and call of the House was ordered. Two hundred and twenty two having responded MT. Mills with drew his motion to limit debate and simply asked that the House go into committee of the whole on the tariff bill, but the Republi- cans hoping to make an opportunity for the pension bill persisted in their refusal to vote and another roll call was ordered on the mo- ton to go into committee.
 On this vote III Democrats responded, no quorum, and Mir. Mills moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed, and the House at 2 o'clock adjourned.