Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-30
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CONGRESSIONAL

AFTER disposing of several resolutions
| on the 10Th the Senate further discussed the
| Fisheries treaty, Senator Morgan continuing
his remarks in its favor. Senators Hoar anC
Evarts spoke against and Gray in favor. Pend
| ing Senator horgan's reloinder tie Senate sd
iourned :. In the House after the Introduction
Of several bills and resolutions and futile at
tempt 10 suspend the rules and pass the Sen
ate bill concerning the detail Of army and navy
| officers to educational institutions. the Chinese
| bill was taken up AID spirited debate followed
| The bill was finally passed and the House ad
journed.
IMMEDIATELY after the reading of the
| journal the Senate on the 2lst adopted the reso
luton accepting from the State Of New Jersey
| the statues OF Richard Stockton and General
Philip Kearney. and went into open executive
| session on the Fisheries treaty. Senator Nor
| gan concluded his remarks, and vote was
finally reached when by a strict party vote
the treaty was rejected the vote being for
| ratification, %; against 30. Senator voorhees,
did not vote and IS Senators were paired. The
| Senate then proceeded TO legislative business
Several bills Of no general Importance passed
| ard the House amendment TO the Chinese Pro
hibition bill was agreed 10, also the conference
report on the Naval bill. A large number ot
private bills passed and the Senate adjourned.
| The House further discussed the General
Deficiency bill in Committee Of the Whole and
adopted the resolution accepting the statues OF
Richard Stockton and Philip Kesrney presented
by the State Of New Jersey. Adjourned
In the Senate on the 29d Mr.. Beck offered
| as an amendment to the House Tariff bill an ad-
ditional section suspending all laws relating TO
the sinking fund and had it referred to the
Committee on Finance, also O bill TO repeal all
sinking fund laws which was allowed to lie on
the table. Senator Beck said he could name
ten men to-day who could purchase bonds and
hold them and force the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, as the law stood, 10 pay sl00 0O0,oC0 for
every s10O, 900 of bonds he purchased The
joint resolution appropriating 200 600 to prevent
the introduction Of yellow fever or cholera
into the United States was passed The
money was made Immediately available.
Senator Chandler addressed the Senate on his
resolution relating TO the late election in
Louisiana He had not concluded his remarks
when the Senate adjourned. The House
adopted the conference report on the Naval bill
and then took up the General Deficiency bill in
Committee OF the Whole, which was under con-
siderstion when the House adjourned.
AFTER disposing of routine business in
the Senate on the 23d Senator Chandler re-
sumed his remarks on the Louisiana election
case. At the close Of his speech the resolu-
ii n in regard TO the Jackson, Miss, municipal
election was taken up snd Senator Wilson. Of
Iowa, spoke on the question. A message WAS
received from the President on the rejection OF
the Fisheries treaty, but by party vote the
Senate adjourned before its sub
mission. The House passed the Senate
bill granting the right Of way to the
Leavenworth Rapid Transit road across the
military reservation. After disposing of various
resolutions the House took up the Army bill, and
after non-concurring in the conference report
went into Committee OF the Whole an the De-
f1ciency bill. Pending efforts to secure a
quorum a message was received from the Presi-
dent on the fisheries question, and Mr.. Wilson
OF Iowa, offered bill to empower the President
10 more efectually carry out the provisions Of
the law TO protect and defend the rights Of
American fishing vessels and the House ad
iourned
In the Senate on the Path the Presidents
message on the fisheries dispute was read and
the session devoted TO debate on the subject
Senator Morgan then introduced bill identical
to that introduced by Mr.. Wilson in the House
to give effect TO the Presidents message. Ad-
journed After disposing of routine business
the House in Committee of the Whole further
considered the Deficiency bill. All efforts to
secure a quorum failed, and resolution was
passed to print 1000 copies Of the Presidents
message. At the evening session forty five pri-
yate pension bills passed