Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-29
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Treaty to Be Considered
With Open Doors.
ALL SECRECY REMOVED
Changes in the River and Harbor
Bill-Pr0ceedings in
the House.
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WAsHINoros, May 2S.--In the Senate
to-day, Frye, from tho Committee on
Commerce, reported back the River and
Harbor Appropriation bill. The report Of
the committee, he said, could not possi-
bly, be ready for this week.
The bill, as 1t came from the House,
carried an aggregate appropriation Of
| SIS, sos, ,775; as reported Ito the Senate
this morning, it appropriates $2l, 1888, 7S5,
and increase Of 81, ,7s3, 900. The.principal
changes as compared with the bill pre-
viously reported by the committee and
recommitted, are as follows: The laws
creating Missouri River Commission
are repealed; the Arke nsas River appro-
priation is increased to $175,0O0; the
Ohio River appropriation is not changed; !;
the appropriation for the Mississippi
river stands at 81, 800 0OO; the total ap-
preparation for the Missouri river is in
creased to 81, 100 900.
Jones, of Arkansas, called attention TO
some remarks made last week by Sena-
tor Stewart, particularly to bis charges
against the Attorney General in connec-
ton with land titles in California and
the Bell Telephone Company, and ear
nestly defended the Attorney General.
Stewart defended his position in refer
ence to private land claim suits in Cali
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had read letter to the President from
Governor Waterman, oi California, bear
ing on the subject, and representing that
litigation to settle certain land claims in
that State had been going on nearly forty
outrage in the whole history Of California
equal to that Of the feopening Of such
litigation.
The Senate then went into executive
session and remained with closed doors
until O'Clock; then the doors we're re-
opened and the Senate proceeded (still
in executive SESSION. to vote on the fol-
lowing resolution which was agreed 10
without division:
Resolved, That the injunction Of secrecy
be removed from all proceedings of the
Senate in reference to the treaty with
Great Britain now under consideration.
The Senate then adjourned.
THE SECRET SESSION.
When in closed executive session, Sem
ator Morgan resumed the floor and
continued his speech Of last Friday.
Other Democratic Senators contributed
to the proceedings, but the Republicans
said nothing.
Motions from the Democratic side to
postpone the treaty until December, and
to lay on the table the motion to sit
with open doors, were ruled out Of order.
At 80 the motion made last week by
Senator Sherman, to proceed to con-
sideration of the Fisheries treaty, was
brought to yea and nay vote and car
ried by 21 to 10.
Senator Morgan then offered resolu-
ton about removing the Injunction Of
secrecy as given above. 1t was adopted
The purpose Of this was to permit publi-
cation OF Senator Morgan's remarks
which had already been delivered. The
doors were then opened.
FULLER's NOMINATION.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
this morning considered the nomination
OF Fuller, but did not reach conclusion.
1t was decided to hold special meeting
on the case next Tuesday, at which time
it is expected the matter will, be dis
posed of.
The House.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.--In the House
under the call Of States the following bill
was introduced and referred: Cheadle
(Indiana), by request, to retire ex-sol-
diers and sailors who had been wounded
in battle, after twenty-one years of SER
vice in the civil service.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole on Legislative, Executive
and Judiciary Appropriation bills, in con-
nection with action on the salary of the
First Auditor Of the Treasury.
Kerr. Of Iowa, commented on Civil
Service reform as practiced by the
Democratic party and sent to the Clerks
desk and had read circular letter to
Federal office-holders in Iowa, written
by the Democratic Secretary Of the State
Committee Of Iowa, asking contributions.
A shap interchange of words on the
merits Of the Civil Service law and the
attitude Of the two parties toward IL,
then took place between Weaver, OF
Iowa; steele, OF Indiana; Cannon, OF
Illinois and others.
After completing consideration of sixty
Of the one hundred pages Of the bull, the
Committee rose.
Townshend. Of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported the
Army Appropriation bill and it was
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Adjourned.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic caucus reassembled at
8 O'Clock this evening with rather slim
attendance. Mr.. Randall was present,
but Speaker Carlisle was not, nor was
Cox. The first few minutes Of the eau
Gus we're spent in discussing the cotton
schedule, Bliss, OF New York, advocating
an amendment, which was rejected, that
the duty on cotton bagging be fixed at
two cents per yard instead Of fifteen per
cent al valorem as proposed in the
bill. Upon motion Holman, of Indiana,
works of art were stricken from the free
list and the present duty retained. The
debate ran on for two hours when the
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee made determined effort to save
the bill from tinkering as it was shown
that the opposition were encroaching
upon the salient features Of the bill. As
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