Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-22
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
The Senate Decides to Consider
it in Secret Session.
LABOR HAS THE FL DOR.
The Convict Labor Bill in the House.
The Senate.

dawes ana GOrman were appointed.
Among the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following: To
authorize the construction Of railroad bridge at
Ut, TO provide pneumatic gun carriages for the
war Department..
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were taken from the calendar
and passed:
Senate bill appropriating $75,OOO for public
building In GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
house bill appropriatng $4,000 for a public
building at Bar HarbOr, Maine
senate 6i appropriating So. 900 for the erection
commemorate the revolutionary battle OF Ben
ningtOn.
MR. FARwELLs b. 4 p. RAILROAD BILL
Mr.. Farwell moved to take up the bill to author
ize the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Co. to
acquire and use real estate for railway purposes in
the District OF Columbia.
Mr. Morrill,, however, claimed that its consider
alton had been CAST week) postponed till next
week, and said that he was not prepared to-day
10 present his objections to the bill.
Alter much discussion involving the propriety Of
considering this bill in connection with the bill
Ior the change OF the station and tracks OF the
proceed to its consideration was defeated (on a
rira roce vote by very decided majority.
IN SECRET SESSION.
The Senate then (at 1 40 p. N.Y. proceeded to the
consideration OF executive business.
A AAJOhITf VI ONE AGAINST OPENING THE DOORS.
The Senate decided, by vote OF % to %, not to
consider the fisheries in open session. The division
was upon strict party lines, except in the Of
Senator Hale, who voted with the democrats, ad-
versely to the Riddeberger resolution. Upon the
announcement OF the result the body went at once
mo time has yet been fixed for taking up the
treaty.l
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BILL.
Wnen the doors were reopened at p. m. the
Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the .un-
finished business, being the House bill to estab-
lish department OF labor, and Mr. Reagan ad.
dressed the Senate in opposition thereto.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Crisp (Ga.) presented the conference report
on the bill to bridge the Cape Fear, Black and
North East rivers, In North Carolina, and it was
agreed to.
THE CONVICT LABOR BILL.
The floor was then accorded to the committee on
labor, and Mr.. ONeill (Mo), chairman OF that COM
mittee, called up the bill to conne the sale of the
products OF convict labor to the state in which
they are produced. Mr.. ONeill endeavored TO
nave an arrangement effected whereby debate on
the bill should be limited to two hours but Oppo-
sltion was made on the ground that the principle
involved In the bill was too important TO be estdb.
hshed without full discussion and consideration.
The majority and minority reports were read at
length, and an hour was thus consumed.
Mr.. ONeill explained that the measure origi-'
mated IN visit TO this city OF manufacturers from
and other cities, who appeared ,before the com.
mittee and pictured the absolute ruin that stared
them In the iace from the competition OF convict
LABOR. One industry after another was attacked
by this convict-labor system, and in each
case the industry was obliged to lower the rates OF
ing So and $50 day to their employees found
themselves face TO face with competitors who paid
only cents an hour The labor organizations of
the country, through their representatives, had
urged upon the committee the necessity for the
DILL The tarln question sank into 1nsignificance
when IL was realized that there was q cancer at
home eating the heart out OF every trade and In
dustry.
LABOR REPRESENTATIVE OPPOSES THE BILL.
Mr.. Plumb Qll.), member OF the labor commit
tee, opposed the bill on the ground that it was
unconstitutional and interfered with Interstate
commerce. He said that the committee had not
upon he bill; That it had not avaed ' Of a''tns tns
opinions and experience OF experts, but had based
It's action on petitions signed by manufacturers
ducts OF English prisons He held that prison
labor was necessary to the reformation OF convcts
as II prepared them TO re-enter society equipped
with useful trades.
THE POWER OF CONGRESS IN THE PREMISES.
Mr.. Rogers Ark.), addressed himself to the con-
stitutional principles involved in the measure and
argued that Congress had not the power TO lay an
embargo and pass law which provided for nom
intercourse between the states Of the Union.
A Delayed Veto Message.
Mr.. HoAR SAYS AN IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL
QUESTION IS INVOLVED.
The President has vetoed the act to allow L. ].
Warden, who was postmaster at Lawrence Kans..
the sum Of 1925 for clerk hire for the nscakyear
ended June 80. 1889, In excess Of the allowance
granted by the POst-On1ce Department for that
purpose. The message stated that the allowance
for the Lawrence ofice for that year was 81 100:
that the postmaster made two applications for an
ment on the ground of lack of funds. The post
master did not make another application until
March, 1854, when an increase Of $500 was al
lowed. The President stated that f0rty-four post
masters put In claims for expenditures for clerk
hire in excess OF allowances for the fiscal year
1ssa ssgregatng 5000 An these claims were
upon. He did not see why the Lawrence post
master should be made an exception favorably,
but he held that the postmasters should be re-
partment
Attached to the veto message was an explana-
tory note from the President stating that he pre-
pared his message on the 10th day after the act
was received by him, and sent 1t to the Senate
mao
dered to the secretary Of the senate and to the
President OF the senate, but both refused to re-
receive them, saying they had no authority to do
Mr.. Hoar said that raised q very important con-
stitutional question, and he moved that the mes
sage be referred TO the committee on privileges
and elections for inquiry. SO ordered.
To Amend the pool.Selling Bill.
SENATOR BLAIR PROPOSES TO EXTEND ITS PROvI.
sIONs OVER THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Blair introduced q bill
to amend the act recently passed to prohibit pool
selling, book-making or betting In any way upon
horse races, boat races base ball. &C., In the cities
OF Washington and Georgetown. The amendment
proposes to extend the provisions OF the act over
the entire District. Mr.. Blair said a mother had
come 10 him with the request that he introduce
the amendment She said that the boys still pat
ronize the pOol-r0Oms. as they have to 60 only
across the city boundary TO do SO. OF course Mr.
Blalr'S amendment would include the Ivy City
track and prohibit betting there.
Capitol Topics.
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
The bill introduced In the Senate yesterday by
Mr.. Hoar to create Andrew D. White OF Ithaca N.
Y; George Bancroft, OF Washington; Justin Win
sor, Of Cambridge; VIM. +. Poole OF Chicago: n.
b. Adams, OF Baltimore. and Clarence W. Bowen.
OF Brooklyn, body polite under the style OF the
American Historical Association for the promotion
OF historical studies the collection and preserya-
tiOn OF historical manuscripts, and for kindred
purposes In the interest Of American history and
OF history in America; Is granted power TO hold
the regents of the Smithsonian Institution are au-
thorized 70 permit the association to deposit its
collectons manuscripts, books and other material
In the Smtthsonian~Institution and the National
Museum.
SMALL cuRRINCY.
The Senate committee on fnance this morning
ordered an adverse report on the fractional cur
rency bill, but In its place bill win be reported