The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-21
A Very Lively Discussion Takes
Place on It's Account,
Due to tho Record of Mr.. Harrison
While In the Senate.
Mr. Bynum, of Indiana, Reiterates
His Statements of Saturday.
Tho Bill Ia Passed without Division,
tho Repeating Clause To 90 Into
Effect Upon the Ratifca-
tion OF the Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 -[Scnate. THE
House bill TO restore to the public domain
and TO regulate the sale and disposal Of
certain lands west Of the Mississippi river
in Louisiana, was reported fayorably and
placed ON the calendar.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Plumb. directing the Postmastcr-Gen-
eral TO report at thonext session the claims
OF postmasters Tor services rendered be-
tween July, 1864 aud July, 1874, was
passed
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Edmunds, instructing the committee on
finance to inquire and report as TO the de-
posts of white dcpositors in the Freed
mems bank, who were in no way con-
nectcd with its mismanagcment and fail
urc. was taken up, and Mr.. Edmunds ap-
pcalcd to Mr.. Beck TO Withdraw his oppo-
sition 20 Il andl the committee on finance
investigate the subject. lie was convinced
that, in point Of morals and justice, these
moor white dcpositos should not be
! excluded from the benefit OF the bill
| which had recently passed the Senate.
MIR. BECK said he had no objection TO
| the reference but Il was very clear to his
| mind that any attcmpt 10 extend the pro-
visions ~ the bill beyond the persons
spccincally referred 20, would mean tho
| absolute defeat Of the whole bill. That
WAS his only objection 10 the resolution,
but. of coursc, the inquiry could do no
harm. The resolution was adopted.
| A resolution heretofore offered by MIR.
Spooncr. calling ON the Secretary of War
| for u statement ot war claims, ON which
there has been adverse action 10y the de-
pnrtmcnt, WIS adopted.
The Senate then went into an open cN-
ccutivo session on the fisheries treaty, and
Mr.. Morgan resumed hisargumcnt in favor
OF mtiying lie read an extract from Mr..
Blaincs Portland speech, ON August 10,
descriptive oi scene OIL the coast oi New
| FounAlnnd. where the steamer, "the City
of Noy, York =" passcd fishing fleet, and
| remarked that Mr. blaine had, u speaker
| Of the House Of Representatives, and as a
= Senator, allowed his party ~ give, IN 1871
: and 1854, the French and Canadian fisher
: men the right 10 bring into tn
: United states fresh llh free of duty
And the Republican candidate for th'
| pr,aidrncv. when he raised his blue eyes
to the rising Hun and welcomes the coming
Of the great chicitain oi Rcpublicanl 'm.
must have iufU lilrn lnhl inc thl'itdlu NstH
one of the men who had put fresh fish
free" ON the statute books, and has mover
attempted Ia remove H. No man, hc said,
had ever played the title role Of ''chicf
humbur oi the age" with more success
than that eminent chicltain ol the Rcpub-
lican party, who, In q tog, undertook 10
make some defamation from sick slom-
: ach. about Republican and Democratic
I treatment oi tie fisheries. lie did not
wonder that hc DlIlaincl was sick.
After Mr.. Morgan hal spoken over two
, houn hc yielded the loor Ia accordance
! with the agreement Of Friday last, so tha'
. the opponents oi the treaty might present
. their views up to I o'clock, the last two
! houa, up 10 O'Clock, beng retained ior
i its friends
p Mr.. Iloar and Mr. Eynrts spoke against
the ratification oi the treaty and Mr GRAY
: in favor Of IL. Mr. Morgan then proceeded
I to clu.o tho discussion. lie will have hall
: nn hour tomorrow In order 10 conclude Ian
Argument
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