The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-01
CALLS RESOLUTION ON UNITED
STATES COURTS
The Resolution to Change the Commence
ment of Terms of President, Sena-
tors and Congressman.
SENATE.

LOuls1, LOT Il constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture, importa-
ton, expectation, transportation and
sale of liquor in the United States from
the yearly meeting of the Society of
Friends at Baltimore).
WANTS AN OPEN SESSION.
Mr.. Riddleberger offered resolution
that the treaty between this Government
and that of Great Britain. now before
the Senate in executive session, be con-
sidered in open session, and asked for
its immediate consideration.
Mr.. Edmunds objected on the ground
that the resolution was one to be con-
sidered in executive session.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he had another
resolution to offer on the same subject,
which he knew had to go over under the
rule. 1t was that rule 81 be amended so
as to allow the treaty now pending be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain to be considered in open Senate
Both resolutions were laid over under
the rule.
RESOLUTION FOR CONTRACT WORK.
Mr.. Mitchell offered a. resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Commerce to consider
the advisability of inserting a provision
in the River and Harbor bill, requiring
all work to be done by contract.
PLUMB's RESOLUTION GOES OVER.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Plumb instructing the Post Office
Committee TO make a thorough inquiry
into the cause of the inefficient mail SER
vice, especially in the West and South,
was taken up for consideration. After
a debate upon it which was purely
political, the resolution went over till to-
morrow without action, and the Blair
bill was laid aside informally to permit
motions to be made to take bills and
resolutions from the calendar and pass
them.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The following were so taken up and
passed:
To change the limit of the appropria-
ton for the public building at Jackson
vile, L Ia, 10 S<io,UuO.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution known
as Hoar's amendment). 1t provides that
the term of the office of the President
and of the Fittieth Congress shall con-
tinue till the Both day of April, 1889, at
| noon. That Senators whose existing
term would otherwise expire on the 4th
of March, 1889 land thereafter), shall
continue in office till the Both of April
| succeeding such expiration. That the
| Both of April at noon shall thereafter be
substituted for the 4th of March as the
| commencement and termination of the
| official term of the President, Vice Presi-
dent, Senators and Representative in
| Congress. and that the Twelfth Article
of the amendments of the Constitution
shall be amended by striking out the
| words "fourth day of March" and sub
stituting the words "thirtieth day in
April, at noon"
! Mr.. CALLS RESOLUTION.
| Mr.. Call offered resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to report
legislation to prevent United States
Courts in managing railroads through
receivers from defrauding the creditors
of their liens by means of receivers GER
| tifcates, and that he would address the
Senate on the subject tomorrow.
MR.. KENNA GIVES NOTICE.
Mr.. Kenna gave notice that he would
next Thursday submit some observa
tions on the Presidents message, and
on Mr.. Sherman's reply thereto.
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Senate then took up the Blail
Mr.. Evarts in its favor.
Mr.. EyARTS SPEAKS.
The observation which he proposed tt
make were, he said, included within
very brief statement of his views and
brief reference to such principal objec
tions as he thought most worthy of tn
attention of the Senate. He could no
conceal from himself that the bill had
at previous sessions, received ampl
illustrations and elucidation, full argu
ment of the constitutional question an
full discussion of the topics of pru
dence and discretion. He could not
therefore, think it worth while to reney
those agitations or those discussions. II
was unable to distinguish the bill, eithe
in its constitutionality, or in th
: wisdom of its methods, from til
, | memorial OF the trustees of the Peabod
r fund presented to the two houses {
: Congress, and which had the support c
q so competent an adviser and so comp
' tent a commentator as Alexander f
/ Stuart, of Virginia. Those who locke
e at the situation of iltiteracy in the Stat,
t most to be effected by this bill had
o feel that there was no time 30 good
e the earliest time to deal with the mi
b chiefs and dangers which it threatene
d They were confronted with the propos
e ton that either those communities {
which these immense obligations al
burdens were thrown were adequate
deal with them, now and hencefor
= fully and sufficiently, without aid flo
le the General Government, or else that t
ID General Government had power to de
d with the subject. For himself, he
es not look with complacency either
l. that political scheme or on that person
or social feeling which treated the sitr