Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-20
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
FISHERY TREATY IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Morgan Criticises Mr.. Blaine.
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE
Army and Navy Officers Discussed
The Senate,


The House bill to remove the political disabilities
Of Gustavus W. Smith, now q resident Of the state
OF New York, was passed.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Plumb
directing the General to report at next
session the claims OF postmasters for services rem
dered between July, 1854, and July, 1874. was
taken up and passed.
WAR CLAIMS.
A resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Spooner,
calling on the Secretary of War for a statement OF
war claims on which there has been adverse
action by the Department was taken up, discussed
and adopted.
MR. MORGAN CONTINUES HIS REMARKS ON THE
FISHERIES TREATY.
ThelSenate then, at IL 40, went into open exc
cutive session on the fisheries treaty, and Mr. Nor
gan resumed his argument In favor OF ratification.
He said he had not heretofore undertaken con-
secutve discussion OF what he conceived 10 be the
real value OF the treaty; but had followed other
Senators along, from time to time, In irrelevant
and unnecessary debate. The fishing industry had
never depended solely on the legislation OF the
treaty relations with Great Britain and Canada,
but had been controlled In a large degree by the
fluctuations incident to the nsh themselves-huc-
tuatiOnS not to be accounted for on any WELL
established theories, but generally referred by
scientists to the temperature OF the water In DIFF
in the sneries appeared by the statistics to have
Deen during the years OF the civil war-from 1861
to 1865.
Mr.. Frye remarked that no statistics In regard to
the fishing business were at all reliable One cir
cumstance that would account for some OF the
falling of in the tonnage engaged in fisheries,
after 1865, was the repeal OF the bounty laws in
1866; and another circumstance was a change in
the measurement OF vessels Arguments derived
from SUCH statistics were very uncertain, 10 say
the least.
to infer that, inasmuch as under the democratic
method up to 1861, the fisheries tonnage had pro-
gresslvey increased while from 1861 TO 1883 II has
progressively decreased the constant reduction OF
the tarin In the first period accounted for the In
crease, while the republican method, under the
tarln OF 1871 and 1883, accounts for the decrease
MR.. BLAINES PORTLAND SPEECH.
Mr.. Morgan read an extract from Mr.. Blaine'S
Portland speech on the 18th Of August, descrip-
tive of scene on the coast OF Newfoundland,
where the steamer "The City Of New
York." passed a iishing fleet, and remarked
House Of Representatives. aud % as a senator,
allowed aISn, his his party party to give On 1871 and
the right to bring into the United states fresh sh
free OF duty. And the republican candidate for
the presidency, when he raised his blue eyes to
great chiertain OF republicanism, must have for
gotten that that chieftain was one Of the men
who had put fresh fish free" on the
remove it. No man. he said, ever played the title
role OF ''Chief Humbug OF the Age" with more sue
cess than that eminent chieftain OF the republican
nation, from sick stomach, about republican and
democratic treatment OF the fsheries He did not
wonder that he (Mr. Blaine) was sick.
MR. BOAR HAS THE FLOOR.
Senator Morgan spoke two hours and then
yielded the floor to senator Hoar who spoke in op-
position to the treaty.
House OF Representatives..
Mr. Breckinridge [Ark) offered various resolu-
uOns TO correct certain abuses arising under the
present tarI laws in relation to bagging for cot
ton, sugar ut for consumption, coal oil, alcohol,
and cotton-seed OIL Referred
TRUSTS AND THE UNION PACIFIC COMPANY.
The following bills were introduced and referred:
by Mr.. Anderson Qowa)-To define trusts and to
provide for the punishment OF persons connected
report OF the Pacific Railroad Commission discloses
scandalOuS law-break1ng on the part OF the man.
agement OF the Union and Central Pacific Rail-
road Companies, and providing for the printing OF
10000 extra copies OF that report.
FOREIGNERS IN THE COAST TRADE
By Mr.. Dingley (Me.)-A resolution reciting the
allegation that in many instances foreigners are
commanding and in some cases owning vessels,
registered and enrolled as vessels OF the United
states, and engaged In the coastwise trade declar-
Ing that this is in violation OF law and calling on
the Secretary OF the Treasury for Information to
whether there Is any violation OF the law, and II
lister and enrolment OF such vessels, and to prose-
cute the persons violating the navigation laws
COTTON BAGGING.
By Mr.. Morgan (Miss. .ePlacing cotton for bag
BY Mr.. simmons IN. C)-To allow importers OF
cotton bagging drawback during the cont1nu-
ance OF the cotton bagging trust.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE POSTAL LAW IN OHIO
BY Mr.. GrosvenOr tOh1o.)-A resolution recittng
that it is charged In public journals and by respon-
sible persons that gross violations of the postal
laws are being committed In Ohio and that such
violations are being openly and VIGOROUSLY COM
mitted by officers of the postal-seryice and
General for Information as to whether
it is true that an enormous edition OF q certain
publication called "The Trade Reform Advocate" 4"
has been sent and distributed in violation Of the
postal laws, being sent out from Columbus, OHIO.
TO an or nearly all the post-onices q the state;
ment has been guilty Of such acts or
has known of the same and has not
steps have been taken by the Post -Onice Depart
ment TO punish such onenses and prevent their
BY Mr.. owen Qnd.)-A resolution calling on the
Secretary Of State for Information concerning the
liquor trafiic between this country and Congo and
the South Pacific Islands.
DETAIL OF ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS TO xDUcA-
TI0NAL INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. Townshend QlLl on behalf OF the committee
on military affairs, moved the suspension OF the
rules and the passage Of the Senate bill concern
ing the detail Of Army and Navy Officers to educa-
mum number OF ofncers who may be 30 detailed
from forty to nfty.l
Mr.. Bland (Mol, In speaking to the bill, expressed
hts regret that the committee on military affairs
had not framed Q measure reOrganizing the Army
and diminishing unnecessary oficers, and had not
yielded to the popular demand that all stnecures
should be abolished and all unnecessary ofacer-
holders relegated to private life.
The District In Congress.
WHITE DEPosIToRs In THE FRKIDNHNs BANK
Mr.. Edmunds resolution directing the finance
committee to ascertain the number OF white de.
positors in the Freedmen's Savings Bank and the
amount OF each deposit, was taken up in the
Senate to-day. MI. Edmupds contended that the
inquiry was proper one TO DO made, and he be-
ueved that when Mr.. Beck came to examine the
acts Congress OF 1885, In regard to the Freedmens
Bank and the Supreme Court decisions thereon, he
would admit that there was justice In the Claims
Of the white dep0sitorR Those few poor broken
down whites were taken In by the managers OF
moral as well as equitable reason for Including
the whiteA His resolution simply directed the
committee 70 ascertain the number Of white de-.
poettors and the amounts OF their oeposita That
was only fair, and Mr.. Edmunds hoped the INQUIRY
would be ordered Mr Beck had nd objection 10
the inquiry but he did not want any legislation IN
| recognition OF these claimR The resolution Was
adopted
AGAINST DIeFnLxREDs AND BREwERrs.
Inthe Senate to-day Mr. Blair (by requesp In
troduced bill providing that II majority Of the
owners OF property In any square In this city shal
complain that any brewery or place where matt
or other liquors are manufactured u q nuisanCe,
fnfn md ehA l.