The Penn's Grove record., 1888-08-18
both OONGRESS.-First Session

Doth OONGRESS.-First Session
SENATE.
In the United States Senate on the
18th, Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia for information as to whether
they have granted any permit for the
erection Of overhead electric wires of
any kind in the streets, and il so, for
what purpose. Mr.. Edmunds said lie
had read a newspaper statement to the
effect that electric wires had been of.
Tered for motive power. The resolution
offered on the 10th by Mr.. Edmunds
calling on the Attorney General for
copies of correspondence between the
Department of Justice and the Super
| visor Of Elections in the city of
New York on the subject of registra-
ton and elections, was taken up and
adopted. The consideration of the
Fisheries Treaty was then resumed In
open executive session, and All address
in support Of its ratification was made
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the treaty, the Senate adjourned.
In the U. S. Senate on the 14th, Mr..
Reagan introduced a bill to define
trusts and to provide for the punlsh-
ment Of persons connected with them.
1t was referred to the Committee ON
Finance. A similar bill. introduced
by MI. Sherman, was sent to the same
committee. Another bill introduced
by Mr.. Reagan and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, requires that
The officers, and at least three-quarters
of the q of every United States
merchant, whaling and fishing vessel
be either native born or naturalized
citizens of the United States. The
Senate then. by a vote of "a to 90, re-
sumed the consideration of the Fish
cries Treaty In open executive session,
and wa addressed by Mr.. Morgan.
The Senate then resumed constellation
OF legislative business. The Presi-
dents veto messages in three pension
cases were presented, read and re-
ferred to the Committee ON Pensions
and after a short secret session the
Senate adjourned.
In the u. s. Senate on the 18th, Mr..
HOar offered a resolution, which was
adopted, Instructing the Committee on
Patents to examine into the rights of citi-
zens of the United States in patents is
sued by foreign governments for inven.
tions made by them. The Senate, at
IL. 10, proceeded to the consideration OF
the Fisheries Treaty in open executive
session, and Mr.. Morgan resumed his
argument in favor Of the resolution to
postpone it till December next. Mr..
Frye asked unanimous consent to have
the vote on MI. MOrgan's motion to
postpone the treaty till December
taken at II o'clock to-day. There was
no objection and 1t was so ordered.
The conference report on the Army
Appropriation bill was presented and
ordered to be printed in the Record to
be acted on to-day, after which the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House on the 18th, MIR. Phelan
attempted to obtain the passage of the
Senate bill to secure to Cherokee freed
men their proportion of the proceeds of
certain lands, but MI. Owen objected.
A resolution. offered by Mr.. Buchanan,
to investigate the truth of an allegation
that the public printer is buying felt
for printing, in England, was referred.
Bills were passed to incorporate the
Washington and Western Maryland
Railroad Company; increasing to $50 a
month the rate of pension for total
deafness. Mr.. Warner asked unani.
nous consent for the immediate consid.
Grafton Of the Dependent Pension bill,
but MIR. Walker objected. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole
on the Fertilization Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Townsend raised a point of order
against the section providing for a gun
factory at Watervllet Arsenal, but
pending a decision the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
In the House on the 18th the Sem
ate bill to regulate commerce carried on
by telegraph was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce. The House
then went into Committee OF the Whole
for consideration of general appropria-
ton bills. Mr.. Townsend objected to
the consideration of the Fertilization
bill, and the objection was reported to
the House. On the question whether
the House would direct the Fortifca-
ton bill to be laid aside the vote result
ted-Yeas, II; nays, 1872; no quorum.
After an Intellectual effort to secure
and hold a quorum, the House; at $3.50,
adjourned.
The House on the 18th went into
Committee of the Whole for the con-
sideration Of the Fertilization Appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Nutting offered an
amendment appropriating 100000 for
the erection of a dry-dock and proper
machinery. buildings and appliances at
some point on Lake Ontario for the
building and repairing of armed ships.
The amendment was ruled out Of order.
After several amendments providing
that the gun factory mentioned In the
bill be established at other places than
Watervliet Arsenal, had beon offered
and defeated, the section providing for
the appointment of a board Of defence,
and appropriating S24,477,67O to meet
the expenses Of the board and for the
purchase OF guns, was ruled out. The