The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-10
4orsr In tbe l,ouse on the list after

Ill thC hOuoO Oh 81 % Nv
routine business the house went into
committee of the whole and spent the
remainder of the day discussing senate
amendments to the army appropriation
bill. Mr.. Townshend's motion to con
eur in the amendment appropriating
81. 500 for repairs to the sea wall and
wharf at Willetts Point, n. Y, was the
pending question and was agreed to.
MIR. Burns, of Missouri, while cOhced-
ing the right of the senate Co place
amendments upon a house bill insisted
that the house was the equal OF the sem
ate and had the right to enforce its own
rules. He desired to lift the house
from its knees and place it on its feet
asking for its rights. He opposed the
establishment of q gun factory at Water
Welt arsenal. The friends of American
industry were asked to put the govern
ment into competition with private n
terprises, and to establish a factory to
be controlled by the pOpinjays of the
wal department, instead of opening the
doors to American capital and American
labor. Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi,
thought the purpose of the opposition
to the senate amendments was to OBJ
| struct any legislation on the subject of
| public defense. Preparations for war
should be made before war commenced.
HOUsE.-In the house on the 81, the
| senate amendments to the house bill
providing for appraisers of the ware
house at Newport, Ky, were o concur
red III, and a conference ordered. The
house proceeded to the consideration of
the senate amendments to the army APP
preparation bill, and they were nOn-con-
| Cured in and q conference was ordered.
The house then went into committee of
the whole springer, of Illinois, in the
chair OF the deficiency appropriation
bill. Discussion was continued till the
hour of adjournment.
SENATE.-In the senate on the Cd q
resolution instructing the committee on
Indian affairs to continue the investiga-
ton of Indian affairs, with authority to
visit the Indian reservations, was re-
ported and agreed to. A conference
committee was ordered appointed on the
naval appropriation bill, and Senators
Hale, Farewell and Beck were appointed
conferees on the part of the senate.
Stewards resolution. calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
as to cancelled desert land applications,
was taken up and adopted. The fisheries
treaty rs then taken up in open execu-
tive session, the question being on Nor
gan's motion to postpone further cOnsld-
Grafton until December next. The mat
ter was under discussion when the SEN
ate adjourned.
SENATE.-In the senate on the third
Mr.. Vest offered q concurrent resolution
(Which was agreed toy requesting the
president to return to the senate the en-
rolled bill amendatory of the statutes to
punish postal crimes. Mr.. Cullom Of
fered a resolution ~instructing the COM
mittee on Interstate commerce to make
a full investigation into the relations of
the Canadian railroads with transporta-
ZION across the continent of commerce
winch naturally belongs to the United
States, and made a long speech to show
how, by aids and subsidies granted by
the British and Canadian government
to railroads and steamships, the Cana
dian lines were obtaining control of
commerce and especially of the trans
p%OrtatiOn of Il large per cent of the tea
business being now being carried on
through Canada. The fishery treaty
was taken up and Senator Teller adj
dressed the senate in opposition to its
ratification.
HoUsE.-The house on the Sd at once
went into committee of the whole,
Springer, of Illinois, in the chair, for
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Laird, of Nebraska, Of
fered an amendment appropriating ST.
300, 900 to pay arrears of soldiers boun-
ties and back pay. Burns, of Missouri,
raised the point of order against the
amendment, and it was sustained. The
French spoilation claims section of the
bill having been reached, Long, of Mas
sachusetts, said there was no longer any
excuse for delaying the payment of these
claims in view of the fact that Il judicial
tribunal of the governments own selec-
ton had. as q conclusion alike of fact
and of law. declared their validity and
the governments Indebtedness.