Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-26
THE NATIONS
Senate Passes a Bill to Pension
General Sheridan'S Widow.
Relations Between the States and
Canada Debated.
United States Troops Ordered to Rio
Gfande City.
Nesotiaturs Of the United States and Mex
iean Boundary Line.
The Nomination OF Commander 6chley
Confirmed.
The Nomination OF Commander 6chley
Confirmed.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 25.
Senate.

Mr.. Stewart offered q resolution calling
on the President for information which he ha,
received since the Ith inst, as to the action
of the Chinese government on the recent
treaty.
Mr. Edmunds suggested that the resolution
had better be considered in executive session
The Senate went into executive session and
when the doors were reopeaed, the legisla'
tive business was proceeded with
Sherman's resolution tor an inquiry into
the state OF relation between the United
States AID Great Britain and Canada was
taken up and Morgan proceeded to Giscuss it
He said it was All obvious fact that the dis
tlnctive policy of the republican senators
WAS that no other but republican administra-
ton should have the settlement of questions
now open between the United States AMI
Canada. The Senate was to have glance
at the substitute for the Mills bill and would
then probably adjourn. The Presidents pol
icy WAS mastery and would have more To do
with the coming of Canada within the bor-
ders of the United States than any other ar
gument which any human being could name.
1t brought before the eyes of the Canadians
the great practical question that their mater
ial interests were So bound up with those of
the American people that a common gov
ernment was necessary for sll alike. The
Senate, however, had no intention of grant
ing the Presidents request for power.
Dolph replied to Morgan. lie said hat to
prevent transportation in the bond of goods
to and from Canada would hurt the Ameri
can transpOrtat on companies alone, and
would tend to destroy American interests
and would hardly harm Canada az all. II
would give an opportunity for building W
the Canadian transportation lines, and woulL
in the end, (as claimed by the leading mer
Of Canada, be benefit TO the Ca adial
Provinces The exercise of power i'll til.
| Presidents hands under act of March third
1887, would have injured Canada. Wal
that the reason the President had not exc
cuted it? The power asked for would in
| jure the American interests. Was that the
| reason the President desired it2 Ii woul,
seem to be the Presidents desire to retaliatt
on the people of the United States rather
than on the people of Canada.
A resolution was referred to by the com
mittee of foreign relations.
| The Senate then proceeded to pass the prl
vate pension bills on the calendar.
Among the bills passed was the Senate
bill granting a pension of $500 year Il
the widow of Gen. Sheridan.
House.
The House adjourned at l 80 after passing
number of measures of mil importance
among them joint resolution accepting th,
invitation of the German imperial govern
ment for the United States to become par
ty to the International geodetic association
Joint resolution for the creation of a com
mission to negotiate concerning the bounda
ry line between this country and Mexico:
bill to regulate the course at the naval acad
envy, (with amendment making the ag'
limits for cadets joining the academy aftel
March ls, 1889, sixteen and twenty-or'
years. bills permitting seamen to deposi
their wages with the paymas,er, and permit
ting honorably discharged, disabled seamel
to elect homes ON receiving ships and au
thorizng the issue of outfits OF clothing T.
naval apprentices.
General Congressional News.
| The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Captain w. 5. Schley to be chief of tn
bureau of equipment and recruiting of tn
navy department, with the relative rank o
commodore.
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