Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-22
Fiftieth Congressional Session.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 81.

SHzATE-Almost Immediately after the
reading of the journal of yesterday the Sem
ate went into open executive session on the
fisheries treaty, and Mr.. Morgon proceeded
with his speech in favor of ratification. He
reviewed the ground 30 often gone over in
previous debates on the question.
The FIRST vote was taken on Mr.. Gibson's
motion, looking either to the amendment of
the treaty or to arbitration. Il was rejected
by strict party vote-yeas 20, nays 81.
The next vote taken was on an amendment
offered by Mr.. Gray to article 2, providing
that, on all occasions, facilities shall be ac-
corded to United States fishing vessels in
Canadian ports for the purchase of casual
or needful provisions and supplies. It
was rejected by like party vote-yeas %,
nays 80.
The next vote was on the resolution of rati-
Misunderstanding a two-thirds majority.
The resolution was rejected by like party
vote-yeas 81, nays 80.
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs Bates, Beck Berry, Blackburn. Blod-
gett, Brown, Cockreil. Coke, Colquitt, Daniel,
Jones Of Arkansas MCPHERSON Morgan, Pasco, Pugh,
Payne, Ransom, Reasan, Vest, Walthall and Wilson
Nays-Messrs. A1drich, Allison. Blair, Chace,
8 ennP Frye Ra Ee1 haWeg HiscoeE Hoar ingalls,
Jones of Nevada. Henderson, Mitchell, Plat,
Stewart. stockbridge, Teller and Wilson of Iowa
Pairs-Messrs Call and Bowen Butler and Cam
eron Gibson and CulIom, Turpie and Davis, Eustis
and paddock. Hearst and Stanford, Kenna and
Morrill,, Salisbury and Riddleberger, Vance and
Palmer. Senator voorhees, did not vote.
GENERAL LEGISLATION REaUMED
The senate then proceeded to legislative
business. Mr.. Platt introduced'a bill to pen
sion the widows of soldiers, without refer
ence to the cause of the soldiers death, pro-
vided that they were married during the
military service of the soldier. He said that
the ordinary private pension bills were, in
the other wing of the capitol, sent to the
legislative cemetery, but that it was possible,
might become law. The bill was referred
to the committee on pensions. Mr.. Hoar
presented the petition of the Boston Electri-
cal Manufacturing company in reference to
the proposed suspension of work on the Eek
ington street railroad of the District of Co
lxmbia. The petition was referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia.
The senate joint resolution appropriating
$500, 900 to suppress infection in the inter
State commerce of the United States was re
ported and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morgan said that after consultation
with the chairman of the select committee
on Pacific railways (Mr. Frye he proposed to
consideration of the bill relating to the debt
of the Union Pacific company. The report
was unanimous and the bill correspondent
with the bill reported unanimously in the
House. The subject was one of pressing i'm
portance and magnitude.
Mr.. Plast said the bill for the admission of
the State Of Washington for long time IN
finished business, and the two bills for the
admission of Northern Dakota and Montana
had the right of way, and he should insist on
their consideration to the exclusion of all
else. The House amendment to the Chinese
prohibition bill, on motion of Mr. Dolph, was
concurred in and the bill now goes to the
President. The conference report on the ma
val appropriation bill was presented by Mr..
Hale, briefly explained and agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to pass private
bills upon the calendar. One of them was
bill to pension Mary Newton, the daughter
of revolutionary soldier.
Mr.. Hoar asked that the bill be laid aside
until such facts as would justify it were set
out in the report. Such extension of PEN
sions to persons who never had any such
claim, making the right to pension Inherit
able, would add enormously to the pension
roll. If there were any extraordinary cir
cumstances connected with this lady, who
was born in 1904, they should appear in the
report. The bill was laid aside. All the
other pension bills on the calendar,
90 in number, were passed. The
House bill for the relief of
the Roman Catholic church of st. Peter
and st. Paul at Chattanooga, Tenn, appro-
priating SIS, 729 for damages during the war,
motion to reconsider and pending. The
House bills for the establishment of an addi-
tional life-saving station on Nantucket Island,
Mass, with an amendment striking out the
limit of cost to $1,000 and appropriating
800, 900 for lightship near Nantucket, Mass,
WIRE passed.
session with closed doors and at $50 O'Clock
adjourned.
HousE-The House went into the commit
tee of the whole on the deficiency bill. The
discussion of the French spoliation claims
section was resumed by Mr.. Seuey, of Ohio,
m opposition to their payment. He advpcat-
ed the appeal of the case to the Supreme
court for adjudication before the govern
ment upon the opinion of the Court of
Claims entered upon an expenditure which
might amount to $40, o00, 900. Mr.. Dibble, of
South Carolina, upon whose motion the COM
rnittee on appropriations was directed to pro-
vide for the payment of the claims defended
his position and argued against the PROPOSE
ton to appeal the cases to the Supreme
court.
Pending the conclusion of his remarks the
committee rose and the House proceeded as
the special order to the consideration of the
resolutions accepting on behalf of the con-
grees the statues of Richard Stockton and
Philip Kearney presented by the State of
New Jersey to be placed IN sbatuary nail.
During the speeches which were delivered, j.
W. Kearney, son of Philip Kearney, and
Major Halstead of New Jersey, one of the
committee having charge of the presentation,
occupied seats upon the floor. Messrs.
Phelps, Morrow, Buchanan and Cox address,
ed the House in favor of the resolution,
which was adopted. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the deficiency
bill. DIR. Dibble completed his speech in
support of the payment Of the claims. and
pending further discussion the committee
rose and the House at O'Clock adjourned.
NvEILING THE STATUES.
At the conclusion of the presentation ser
vices in the House, an informal procession of
ladies and gentlemen, led by the Senators
and members of the House from New Jersey,
went into StatuarY hall and the statues of
Kearney and Stockton were unveiled by I.
Watts Kearney, the son, and Richard Stock
ton, the great great grandson of the respec-
tive heroes. The statue of Stocton is marble,
that of Kearney is of bronze. They are both
the productions of the sculptor, II. E.
Browne.
MORE ABOUT SPENCER's DEATH.