The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

Soon after assembling or the 10Th inst.
the senate, under the order Vi the day be
fore, went into open executive session on
the fisheries treaty, and voted on Mr..
MOrgan's resolution to postpOue it until
December next. The resolution Vas disR-
greed to; yeas "a, nays p. AS 500 as the
vote waa taken legislative business was
resumed. Mr.. Reagan took the floor to
speak on the presidents annual message.
Mr.. Allison, desiring action on the confer
ence report Of the army apprOprition bill, re-
presented the necessity for dispOsing O! the
appropriation hiHs in prefe renee TO other
matters for which there was no immediate
pressure. He said that six weeks OF the
current fiscal year had already passed by
without any regular appropriations for
the army. He would not, however, insist
upon going on with the conference report
now except with the assent OF the senator
from Texas. Mr.. Re2an said that be
would not delay action on the con.
ference more than an hour, and
he preferred TO proCeel with his remaFks
now. MIR. Reagan quoted from Mr.. Blaine's
recent Augusta speech an extract in rela-
tiun to trusts, and said that MIR. Blaine
had taken upon himself to ridiCule Mr..
CieveIand's message On that subject. and
now posed as the apoIogist and defender
OF trusts. These remarks Of Mr.. Blaine
wOui with the money and corporation
interests Of the country add d new feather
to the plume OF that gallant knight and
endeYr him anew 70 the hearts Of the
money lords. The American people were
to be congratulated that the claws Of mon.
upOlistic oppression had been allowed 10
protrude from the velvet gloves under
winch they had been concealed. Mr..
Blaine's jubIlatiOn had once more over
come his discretion. Mr.. Blair complain.
ed that the extract read by Mr.. Regain was
not a fun report Of Mr.. Blaine's remarks
on the subject Of trusts, and he sent to the
clerk 5 desk and had read the report from
the New York Tribune. The conference
report on the army appropriation
bin was then taken up. In the house
passed without division. IN the cOnsidera-
lion morning hour Mr.. Morrill,, Of Kanas, |
called up q resolution previously reported
from the committee on invalid pensions, !
assigning May : and 3 Tor the cOnsidera-
ton of general pension legislation, with a
proposed amendment changing the dates
TO Aug. % and 80. Mr.. Morrill, gave a
resume OF the various measures OF q gener-
al character, which had been report
ed from the committee on invalid
pensions, and urged the necessity OF fixing
n time for their consideration Mr.. Nor
rill demanded the previous question, and
the vote resulted, yeas ll6, nays 7. No
quorum, and a call OF the house was order.
ed.
In the senate on the I7th inst. the early
part OF the day Was spent in debating a
resolution requiring the removal OF all
electric light and motor wires which are
strung above ground. The resolution was
finally referred TO the committee on the
OF Columbia with instructions to
report iavorably. The bin a~mendstory of
OF the act OF the 18th of June, 1886,
to postal crimes, was then
taken up and, after being amended so as
to reduce the penalties, it was passed. In
the house on motion OF ME Forney, OF
Alabama, the senate amend ments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill were non
in aud a conference ordered. Pri.
yats business having been dispensed with,
the house, in the consideration morning
hour, resumed the consideration Of the reso-
luton assigning certain days for general gen
sion legislation, the pending question being
On the demand for the previous question.
The vote resulted, yeas 118; nays 5-no
quorum, and a call OF the house was order
ID. One hundred and seyenty+tour men,
bers having responded to their names, fur
proceedings under the cali were dis
yepsed with. Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, ask
I'd unanimous consent that the hour
be extended until the resolution
disposed Of, but d demand for
She regular order made by Mr.. BIount, OF
Georgia. operated as an objection. A con-
ierence report on the bin granting q right
Of way to the Utah & Northern Railroad
company through the Ft. Hall reservation
Idaho, was agreed to. Mr.. Burues, Of
Missouri, then moved that the house GO
INTO committee of the whole, on the
deficiency bin and on q division no quo
voted, TO which point Mr.. Lyman was
to call the attention OF ths speak
sr.
The senate on the goth inst alter the
adoption Of several unimportant resoIu-
calling on the department Tor in
formation in regard to certain matters
into opeu executive session on
The fisheries treaty and Mr.. Morgan re-
samed kis speech ia favor Of its r~atificR-
lion. Alter Mr.. Morgan bad spoken over
hours. he yielded the floor that the
opponents Of the treaty might present
their views up to 4 o'clock. the last two
hours up TO g benny reserved Tor its frien6s. |
Messrs. Hoar and Eyarts spoke against
she ratification 81 the treaty and Mr.. Gray
favor OF it. Mr.. Morgan then proceeded
DO close the discussion. He spoke till six
and will have half an hour to.mor-
row in order TO conclude his argument.
In the house on the goth inst, Mr.. Me
Dleary, Of Kentucky, from the committee
81 foreign affairs, reported for immediate
confederation the senate bill to prevent
The coming Of Chinese laborers into the
States, with an amendment report
Ing the repeal Of May O, 1922, and July 5,
1884. Mr.. McCleary stated that as the
senate amended the treaty, it has to
b. returned to China Tor the ratification,
and that IL would probably be the first OF
uext year before the treaty could be agreed