The gale., 1888-03-10
WASHINGTON CHAT.
DOINGs AND SAYINGS AT OUR NAT
I0NAL CAPITAL.
What Our National Law Makers Are Do
ing-Dcpar rtmentnl Gossic-Movc-
menfs OF President and
Mrs. Cleveland.
CONGRESSIONAL.


In the House, on motion of Mr.. Lam
ham, ofTexas, bill was passed provid-
ing an additional mode of taking the de-
positions of witnesses in cases pending in
the United States court. 1t provides
that it shall be lawful to take dispositions
in the mode prescribed by the law of the
state in which the court is held. Mr..
Stewart, of Georgia. from the committee
on judiciary, reported the bill rendering
eligible to any position in the army, any
person who has served in the military,
naval or civil service of the Confederate
States. Placed on the House calendar.
T. II. B. Brown, of Virginia, from the
committee on commerce, reported a bill
to establish quarantine station at Cape
! Charles, Va Referred to committee of
the whole. Upon the next bill appropri
ating $3.50, 900 for the purchase of a site
for a public building at Buffalo, New
York, Mr.. Bland took occasion to renew
his attack upon the tariff and to advocate
q reduction of the surplus by the payment
of the bonded debt. Mr.. Dibble sug-
gested that the gentlemnn from Missouri
(Bland), by his course of action in regard
to public building measures, was violat-
ing the spirit of the resolution making
these measures special order MIR.
Cowles of North Carolina, wishing to ask
Mr.. Dibble question. The announce
ment by the chair that .'the gentleman
from North Carolina desires to ask the
gentleman from South Carolina a ques
tion," gave place to much laughter, and
changes were rung on the character and
spirit of the question to be PROFOUND.
Mr.. Edmunds asked consent of the SEN
ate to take up and consider the bill incor
porating the Maritime Canal Company, OF
Nicaragua, stating as a reason for his re-
quest that he might be compelled to be
absent; but at the suggestion of Mr.. Vest
he let the matter go over. The bill to
provide for an international marine con-
ference, for securing greater safety to life
Senate in the morning hour passed bills
extending the laws of the United States
over the public land strip, and to amend
the land act so as to permit foreign gov
ernments to acquire property in the
District of Columbia, and to author
ize the removal of quarantine from
Ship Island, Mississippi, and appropri-
ating $450,000 for the purpose. -.
The House was called to order by Mr..
Clark, its clerk, who announced the en-
forced absence of the Speaker, and on
motion of Mr.. Mills, of Texas, s. S. Cox,
of New York, was unanimously elected
speaker pro TEN, amid round of ap-
plause. Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey,
offered the following preamble and reso-
luton, which were referred to the
committee on foreign affairs. "'Whereas,
1t is stated that the British government
has made claim to considerable portion
of valuable territory now and hitherto in
the possession of the republic of Vene-
zeula, and is, through its agents at De-
marara, in British Guiena, proceeding,
without legal or equitable right, and in
defiance of the protests of Venezuela, to
exercise dominion over the same, and has
refused to arbitrate the question of dis
puted boundaries; and whereas, the
United States has, by its settled policy |
and practice, defended the existence and
of all American countries
against European domination and |
control, and is particularly inter-
,sted in maintaining a Republican
and rights in both Americas;
Resolved, That the President be request
ID to send to the House, if not incompat-
BILE with public interests, all documents
md correspondence between this govern
nent and the governments of Great Brit
sin and Venezuela, or either of them, re-
ating to the question of disputed bound
aries between said British colonies and