Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-29
CONGRESS.
Senate.

| session Inc senate considered the fish
cries treaty. A vote will be taken at
noon tomorrow. The resolution here
| tofore offered by Mr.. Edmunds, in
structing the committee on finance to
| inquire and report as to the deposits of
white depositors in the Freedmen's
| Bank, who were In no way connected
with its mismanagement and failure,
was taken up and adopted.
TUESDAY, Aug. 21.-Almost imme-
diately after the reading of the journal
to-day the Senate went into open exec
utive session on the fisheries treaty,
and Mr.. Morgan concluded his speech
in favor of ratification. The debate
closed at noon and then on motion of
Mr.. Mcpherson the treaty was tempo
rarily laid aside in order to act upon the
resolution heretofore offered by him
returning the thanks of Congress to the
state OF New Jersey for the statues Of
Richard Stockton and Gen. Philip Kear-
ney, furnished for the old hall of the
House of Representatives and accepting
them in the name of the nation The
resolution was adopted. The consider
alton of the fisheries treaty was resumed
and the Senate proceeded to vote on
the resolution offered some days ago by
Mr.. Gibson, providing for the recomit-
tai OF the treaty for amendment, or re-
port on plan of arbitration. Rejected
by strict party vote-yeas, Democrats,
90; ravs, Republicans, 81 MIR. Gray
NOV, to amend article XT. so as to pro-
vile that all United States fishing yes
sells shall be accorded on all occasions
su h facilities tor the purchase of
casual or needful supplies as are or
dinariy granite to United States trading
vessels, on obtaining a license for
that purpose. TIE amendment was re
jected by Il like party vote-yeas %,
nays 81. There being no further
a,n+ ndment offered to any article, the
treaty vas reported back from the COM
mitiee OF the whole to the Senate; and
the vote was taken on the resolution of
ratification. requiring a two-thirds ma
jority. The resolution was rejected by
like party vote-yeas 81, nays 80. The
House amendment to the Chinese pro-
hlbltlon bill was, on motion of Mr..
Dolph, concurred in and the bill now
goes to the President. The conference
report on the naval appropriation bill
was agreed to. The Senate then passed
ninety-three private bills upon the cal
endar.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22.-Mr. Chandler
called up his resolution relative to fraud
in the recent Louisiana election, and
SpOhO III IdNO1 VI us pdSSdSe. NIL DUH
offered as an amendment to the House
tariff bill an additional section suspend
ing until further order of Congress all
laws relating to the sinking fund, and
had it referred to the finance COM
mittee. Mr.. Beck also introduced
a bill repeating all laws relat-
ing to the sinking fund, and
asked that it lie on the table until the
decision on his amendment to the tariff
bill. After some discussion the bill was
read the first and second times and laid
on the table. A resolution was adopted
calling on the State Department for in
formation touching the reported mas
sacre of Coreans In the streets of Seoul,
Corea. The joint resolution appropri-
ating 100000 to prevent the spread of
yellow fever in the United States was
agreed to.
THURSDAY, Aug. 23.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Chandler resumed his speech
on the resolution for investigation of
the last Louisiana election. A hot po-
litical debate followed, but the resolu-
ton was laid aside without action. The
Senate took up a preamble and resolu-
ton reported from the joint committee
on the library accepting and returning
thanks for bust of Garibaldi present
ed to the United States by the italian
citizens of this country. Mr.. Evarts
took the floor and delivered an eulogy
on the life, character and great deeds of
the Italian hero and "Liberator. Mr..
Pruden, one OF the Presidents secre-
taries apr cared and delivered to the
Senate "a message in writing" Mr.
Edmunds moved and adjournment. Mr.
Mr.. Morgan called for the ayes and noes
and the motion was agreed to-yeas %,
nays 20.
FRIDAY, Aug. 24.-The Presidents
message on the fisheries question caused
a long discussion, the motion being to
print and refer. Senator Hoar offered
the following resolution which was laid
over: Resolved, That the president of
the United States be requested, if not in
his judgment incompatible with the
public interest, to communicate to the
Senate copies of all communications, if
any, addressed by his direction to the
government of Great Britain demonstrate
ing with that government against the
wrongs and unfair treatment of our
citizens by the action of the Canadian
government in refunding to vessels and
cargoes which pass through the Welland
and other Canadian canals nearly the
Canadian ports, while those bound for
such advantage, and the breach of the
engagement contained in the treaty of
1871. whereby Great Britain promised
to the United States equality in the mat
ter of such canal transportation also,
copies Of any demand made by his di-
rection upon Great Britain for redress
of such wrongs, and the replies Of Great
Britain to such communication and de-
mand.
House.
MONDAY. Aug. 20-In the House to-
day the Chinese bill was again taken up,
and after some discussion was passed.
Mr.. Breckenridge ARK offered vari
Gus resolutions to correct certain abuses
arising under the present tariff laws in
relation to bagging Tor cotton; sugar fit
for consumption; coal oil, alcohol and
cottonseed oil. Referred. The follow
ing bills were introduced end referred:
By Mr.. Anderson La To define
trusts and to provide for tho punish
ment of persons connected with them;
also resolution declaring that the re-
port of the Pacific Railroad commission
disclosed scandalous law-breaking on
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