Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-04
NOT YET.
WILL TREATIES BE DISCUSSED IN
OPEN SENATE.
Riddleberger's Resolution Referred to
the Committee on Foreign A1airs-The
The Direct Tax Refunding Bill Touched
Upon in the House.

WASHINGTON, April 4-The feature OF
yesterdays session OF the Senate was the
unsuccessful attempt of Senator Riddle
berger to secure favorable action upon his
resolution to have the fisheries treaty con-
sidered in open session. The resolution
was finally referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
The bill providing for the purchase of U.
s. bonds was further considered, but went
over without final action.
Among the petitions presented and re-
ferred in the Senate, were the following: To
send U. 5. troops 10 Chicago to protect the
lives and property of citizens of the United
States against socialists Of Illinois and Iowa
for higher import duty on manufactured
clothing.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on
Railroads, reported bill appropriating
$5OO,OOO for boat railway around the OBJ
structions TO navigation in the Columbia
river at the Dalles and Cellilo Falls.
Mr.. Stewart withdrew his motion, made
some time ago, to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate passed the bill for the
relief of purchasers and other grantees of
swamp and Overllowed lands, and to reim-
burse and indemnify States. The bill now
goes to the Honse
Mr. Riddlebergers resolution to consider
the fisheries treaty in open session, then
came up. Mr.. Riddleberger said he had
given notice that he would call UP the res
olution in order that those who were op-
posed TO it might absent themselves and
not draw upon the courage they lacked to
vote for it. His proposition had been
beaten for the last live years by just the
same kind of tactics that have been tried
to-day. He called for the yeas and nays on
his motion.
h Mr.. Edwards said that as the question
on agreeing to the resolution, he desired to
submit some observations to the Senate
which he did not care TO submit to Her
Maiestys ministers at present. He there
and the doors closed. This was done and
the doors at one o'clock were closed.
When the doors were re-opened, Mr..
Sherman asked unanimous consent to
offer resolution TO have considered by the
Senate; first, the bill for the establishment
of a bureau of animal industry; second.
the bill for the admission of Dakota, and
third, the bill for the investment of certain
funds in the treasury. Mr.. Plumb OBJ
jected.
A vote was then taken on Mr. Palmer's
motion to recommit to the Finance Com
mittee the bill providing for,the purchase
of United States bonds. The motion was
lost-yeas 20, nays 81. Messrs. Stewart
Reagan and Beck, Professionally withdrew
their amendments.
Mr.. Spooner offered substitute for the
bill declaring that the provisions in the
Sundry Civil appropriation bill of 1881,
which confers authority upon the Secretary
of the Treasury to purchase bonds with the
surplus is now in force and is of permanent
legal effect. The chair put this amendment
to vote and declared it carried.
The vote was taken amid confusion and
the Senate was evidently unaware of what
action it was taking.
Mr.. Beck reviewed his amendment for
the additional coinage of silver dollars.
Mr.. Sherman opposed this amendment.
After running debate and some minor
verbal amendments to the Beck PROPOSE
ton, the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Butler,
at o'clock adjourned.
The eight votes cast In secret session in
opposition to Senator Buffers motion to
refer Senator Riddlebergers resolution to
the Committee on Foreign Relations, were
those Of Messrs. Farweil. Frye, Mitchell,
Platt Plumb. Sawyer, Teller and Stewart
all Of whom are understood to be in favor Of
considering the fishery question in open
session.
The direct tax bill was the feature in the
House of Representatives The measure
finally went over without action. The
uOuSc OEutEcC tuc pElutlug Vi O,Out copies
OF the tariff bill and accompanying reports.
Mr.. Boran's motion to go into Committee
of the Whole on the pension appropriation
bill was defeated, and the House, in Com
mittee of the Whole, proceeded to the con-
sideratiop Of the special order-the Senate
direct tax bill.
Mr. E. B. Taylor of Ohio, explained that
the bill proposed to relinquish the amount
OF the direct tax uncollected and to pro-
vide for repayment TO the States and in
dividuals who had paid any of the money.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, in opposing the
bill, argued that under the constitution
Congress had Q perfect right and power to
lay the direct tax, but he denied the con-
stitutional right of Congress to refund
tax which had been legally levied and ap-
piled. If the House was determined to
pass this bill it should include within its
provisions a clause for the refunding of the
cotton tax.
Me,srs. Heard, of Missouri, Elliott, of
South Carolina, and Hopkins, of Illinois,
spoke in advocacy of the measure, and Mr..
Wheeler of Alabama, opposed it.
At five O'Clock the committee rose, and
the House took recess until p. m.
At the evening session measures reported
by the Committee on Military Affairs were
considered.
The following bills were passed: Appro-
priation $500 900 for the construction of
arsenal for repair, storage and distribution
of ordnance and ordnance stores at Colum-
bia, Tenn; providing for the promotion of
officers of the army after twenty years
continuous service in one grade; Senate
bill, for the organization of an Army Board
to inquire what is due by the United
States to John B. Read, for the use of his
invention in proiectiles.
The House then at 1850 adjourned.
Jh.va.hoa, a suff.rar from rheumatism