The gale., 1888-02-25
WASHINGTON CHAT.
OOINGs AND SAYINGS AT OUR NAT
I0NAL CAPITAL.
What Our National Law Makers Are Do
ing-DepnrtmeatalG Gossip-Movc-
mcnts of President and
Mrs. Cleveland.
CONGRESSIONAL.

1
In the Senate, Mr.. Edmunds, from tn,
committee on foreign relations, reported
bill to Incorporate the Maritime Cana
Company of Nicaragua, and said he would
move to take 1t up as early next week al
he could get the f1oot: Mt: Manderson
from the committee on printing, reported
joint resolution for the disposition O
undistributed copies of records Of tn,
late War, reports of the tenth census ant
reports of the public lands commission
The Senate bill appropriations $50, 0O(
additional for public building at Pen
sacola, was taken up and became the tex
for general discussion as to the erection
! OF public buildings. . In the House, Mr.
Belmont, of New York, from the com
mittee on foreign affairs, reported a join
resolution for an international conference
TO secure greater safety at sea. Referred
to committee on the whole. Mr.. Hill, Of
Illinois, from the same committee, re-
ported bill to fix the charge for pass
ports at one dollar. Placed on the House
calendar. The bill to prevent the selling
and advertising of lottery tickets in the
District of Columbia, came up In regular
order on the calendar, but was postponed.
After a good deal of legislation affecting
local interests, the bill was reached on
the calendar requiring subsidized rail-
roads to maintain and operate separate
telegraph lines directed against the Pa
cific railroads). Its discussion occupied
the remainder Of the days session, and it
went over.
In the Senate the bill was passed ap-
propriating twelve hundred thousand
dollars for public building in Kansas
City. The bill for the relief of importers
of animals for breeding purposes in GER
tain cases was taken up and passed. Mr..
Riddleberger took the floor and objected
to the consideration of any matter, to
which objection could be made, during
the time assigned for morning business,
until he could have action on the resolu-
ton offered by him some weeks since to
have the British extradition treaty con-
sidered in open session. After he had
been speaking for ten or fifteen minutes,
he was ruled out of order and directed to
take his seat. The Senate then, at 2:1O,
took up unfinished business Blair
educational bill. The Senate then voted
43 to to proceed to executive business,
Riddleberger voting in the affirmative. A
dramatic, though momentary, scene fol-
lowed. Mr.. Riddleberger arose as the
chair announced the vote and attempted
to speak, and created quite q row -.
During the morning hour, the House re-
sumed consideration of the bill making
bills of lading conclusive evidence in GER
tain cases, and 1t was passed. Following
is the bill: ''That, whenever any COM
mon carrier by land or water. or its agent
authorized to execute and deliver bills of
lading, signs and delivers any bill Of
lading or instrument in the nature there
of, purporting to be for goods, wares, or
received by such carrier for
from one state to another
within the United States or to any for
cign country, such bill of lading or in
in the nature thereof, in the
hands of any bona fide holder for valua-
Die consideration, who acquired the same
n the usual course of trade without any
notice of any defect therein, shall be con-
elusive evidence that the goods described
herein were actually received by such
carrier in the manner and for the pur
pose as therein stated" The Speaker
the appointment of the fol-
lowing members Of the special committee
to investigate the existing labor troubles
in Pennsylvania: Messrs. Tillman of
South Carolina, Stone of Missouri, Chip
man of Michigan, Anderson of Kansas,
and Parker of New York.