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fisheries treaty in open session. Inc
was upon strict party lines, except in the case
OF Senator Hale, who voted with the bem6-
Gratis adversely to the Riddeber:er rcsolu-
don. At the snuountern mt of the result the
body went at once into legislative session.
No time has yet keen Exed fer taking UP the
treaty.
The following bills were taken from the
calendar and passed
Senate bill authorizing the construction Of
railroad bridge across the Missouri at Ne.
braska City, Neb.
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for the
completion of the public building at Winona,
MINI.
Senate bill appropriating 100000 for pnb
lie building at Vicksburg, Miss.
House bill authorizing the purchase of aidi.
tional ground f,r public building In Council
Bluffs, Iowa, at d cost not exceeding $4,000
Senate adjourned.
WAsHiNGToN, May 23.-Several bills were
reported after which the senate proceeded to
executive business.
When the doors were opened Legislative
business was resumed.
After the routine business was disposed of,
Senator Spooncr moved that the senate aGl-
journ out of respect TO the death Of the wife
of Senator Sawyer Carried
WAsHISsToN, May Ex-senator Allison,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported back the deficiency bill for the ex-
penses of collection of revenue and the In
dian appropria' ion bill. He gave notice that
he would ask for consideration of the former
| tomorrow.
| Senator Stewart called up the joint resolu
tion offered by him on the 14th inst. for Il
| constitutional amendment reducing to sim
pie majority the vote necessary to override
the presidential veto and addressed the GEN.
ate on the subject.
The conference report on tie pension ap-
preparation bill was then agreed TO-
The special committee on the meat product
of the United States was announced-tSen-
ators Vest, Plumb, Mandcrson, C!llom and
Coke) and the senate proceeded to executive
business and then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Blair in-
troduccd a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution to the effect
that no state shall ever make or maintain
any law respecting the estat lishment of re-
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof
ond that every state shall establish and main
tain system of face public schools, but that
no money raised by taxation shall ever be ap-
propriated, applied or given for any school
institution. corporation or person whereby in.
struciion is given In any doctrines, tenets, be-
liefs, ceremonials or observations peculiar to
any religious sect. 1t was laid on the table
at his own request.
The senate bill for the confinement of in
ebriates in government hospital for the in.
sane was reported and placed on the calendar
Senator Cullom introduced bill to provide
for the reconstruction OF the government dau
at Rock Island arsenal, destroyed by the re-
cent flood in the Mississippi river and for the
immediate construction Of a temporary dam
Referred.
Senator Edmunds offered resolution
which was adopted instructing the committe,
on Indian affairs to examine into the condi
tion of the state bonds held by the United
States in trust for Indians, the amounts over
due thereon, and whether there is any lcga
methodr of enforcing payment and if no
whether any such cap be devised.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the house bill making the appropra
ton to supply the deficiency In the appropria
tlon for the expenses of collecting the revenu
from customs.
Senator Allison, having charge of the bill
explained in answer to questions put b
Senator Edmunds the causes of the deficiency
He ascribed it largely to the legislation c
1874 repeating the 'moicty systcm,n and sal
that since then the receipts from fines, pena
ties and forfetures had been constantly fall
ing off, while the expenses of collecting tn
revenue have been constantly increasing.
n. Senator Edn.unds suggested sarcasticall
that whilet there might have been extravagane
in the collection of revenue under former ao
ninistrat'on there could not. Of course, hsy
bsen any extravaganza under the present AZ
minisIration. The amendment was returne
by the com,nittee on appropriations to st,il
e out the clause by repeating the law making
Q permanent annual appropriation of IS SOC, OF
for the expenses of collecting the revenu,
from customs and was agread TO. The 9th,
a amendments reported were also agreed to an
q tho bill was passed.
It The senate then proceeded to considerable
of executive business, and when the doc
y we're reoPened adjourned till Monday.