Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-09
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6

 SENArR.-The resolution offered some days ! since by MT. Frye, instructing the committee on foreign relations to prepare statement showing the political organization Of the Dominion of Canada and of the several pro- vinces of which it is composed, and of the geographical relations sustained by them to the United States and various other matters, was adopted.
 The Senate took up the unfinished busi- ness, being the Blair educational bill. Mr.. Blair said that so far as he could judge of the condition of the debate the bill might be disposed of by the Senate to-day if the ses- sion were prolonged. In any event he would ask the Senate to dispose of it tomorrow.
 At the close of MT. Calls remarks MT. Blair asked to have time fixed for vote on the bill and pending amendments and he suggested o'clock tomorrow.
 MT. Plumb objected. He would be glad to have time fixed, but farther in the future. He would have something to say about the bill, but was not prepared. Another senator had informed him that he also wished to speak. He suggested next Wednesday at 3 o'clock and Mir. Blair accepted the suggestion and unanimous consent was given.
 MT. Harris moved to proceed to executive business, but offered to withdraw in order to have vote on the Riddleberger resolution provided it could be had without any discus sion.
 Mir. Riddleberger declared that he would make no conditions to the resolution and demanded the yeas and nays on the motion to go into executive session. The Senate voted, 43 to 6, to proceed to executive busi- ness, MT. Riddleberger voting in the affirma- tive. A dramatic though. momentary scene followed. MT. Riddleberger arose when the chair announced the vote and attempted to speak. The chair directed as usual that s'the sergeant at-arms will clear the galleries and close the doors." The Senator from Virginia, |. | it difficult for him to make him- self audible, pale with excitement said, "I beg pardon, sir, I arise to move a of the vote" Pause during which the sergeants-at-arms were executing their of6ce.) 'Have I not the right, sir, to move O reconsideration I voted in the affirmative for that purpose" Further pause.) "I have the right and no sergeant at arms can restrain me from it." The closing of the doors shut off the further pro- ceedings from the public ear. It is under stood that the Senator continued his remarks, but directed them against the substance of the British treaty and that he consumed the time until 3:55, at which hour the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE.-The House to-day resumed the of the bill making bills of lad ing exclusive evidence in certain cases. MT. Oates, of Alabama, explained that the object
 
 carrier, whether individual or corporation, gave bill of lading purporting to be for goods delivered and that bill of laden for val uable consideration passed into the hands of an innocent purchaser the carrier should, when suit is brought on the bill, be stepped from denying the recital in the bill that the goods were actually delivered. After a brief debate the bill was passed.
 MT. Dipgley called up the bill authorizing the investment of the lawful money deposited in the treasury in trust by national banking associations for the retirement of their circu- ating notes. He moved that the oonsidera- tion of the bill be postponed for one week, point of order raised by Mir. Weaver of Iowa that the bill must be considered in committee of the whole being held in abeyance until that time.
 The Speaker stated that he was ready to rule upon the point now. He had been at first inclined to sustain the point of order, but upon examination he found that the lia oility of the government was fixed and linn tied by law, therefore the fluctuations in the price of bonds could make no difference in respect to the liability of the government
 MT. Weaver suggested that if the govern ment invested the money in an investment would have squandered the money entrusted to it and must make the loss good.
 The Speaker replied that the government might in the future incur some loss in it's financial operations. That was question of executive policy. The only question the chair was called to decide was whether the pending bill created a liability. The chair held that it did not and therefore overruled the point of order.
 Pending action on MT. .Dingley's motion the morning hour expired.
 MT. Clardy of Missouri, from the commit tee on commerce, reported a bill to prevent frauds upon American manufacturers; House calendar.
 The Speaker announced the appointments of the following members of the special com Inittee to investigate the existing labor trou- bles in Pennsylvania: MT. Tillman of South Carolina, Stone of Missouri, Chipman of Michigan, Anderson of Kansas and Parker of New York.
 The House then et 2:45 adjourned.