Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-22
FTFIIETIE CONGHEss.
WASHINGTON, August q, 1888.

Almost Immediately after the reading
OF the journal of yesterday the Senate
went into open executive session on the
fisheries treaty and Mr.. Morgan pro-
ceeded with his speech in favor Of Its
ratification. he spoke till noon. At
the close OF his speech the proceedings
on the fisheries treaty were interrupted
by the resolution heretofore offered by
MIR. Mcpherson returning thanks to the
State of New Jersey for the statues of
Richard Stockton and Philip Kearny to
be placed in the old hall Of the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES and accepting them in
the name of the nation. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Gibson's resolution to recOmmit
the fisheries treaty with instructions was
lost by a strict party vote-yeas. % /;
nays. u.
The next vote taken was on an amend
ment offered by Mr. Gray to Article H.,
providing that on all occasions facilities
Shall be accorded the United States fish
ing vessels in Canadian ports for the
purchase OF casual or needn't provisions
and supplies.
Rejected by like party vote-yeas,
% nays, 30.
The Dcxt vote was on the resolution Of
ratification, requiring two-thirds ma
iority. The resolution WAS rejected by
a like party yote--yeas, II nays, 80.
Mr.. Morgan moved that the President
be notified Of the action of the Senate
on the treaty.
The presiding officer declared it so
ordered under the rule.
The Senate then proceeded to legisla-
tive business.
Senate joint resolution appropriating
5000, 900 TO suppress infection III the
interstate commerce OF the United
States was reported and placed on the
calendar.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was presented by Mr.
Hale, briefly explained by him lin reply
TO questions), and agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to pass
sundry private bills upon tho calendar.
One Of them was bill to pension Mary
Newton, a daughter of Il Revolutionary
soldier.
MIR. Cockreu remarked that that was
going little too far.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Hoar the bill
was laid aside for further investigation IS
to what peculiar features there might be
in the bin to give it merit
All the other pension bills on the cal
eDdar (ninety-three in number) were
III. Foli,ut,r, I;lIa ,yoro a1ao
taken from the calendar and passed :
House bill for the relief of the Roman
Catholic church OF It. Petsrsnd st. Paul
at Chattanooga, Tenn. (appropristing
SlS, 729 for damages during the war;. a
motion to reconsider Was made and is
pending. Also, House bills appropnating
$50, 0O0 for lighthouse and signal OF or
near Gulf Shodl, Pamlico sound, \. c.,
and S25, 900 for light OF Pamlico Point,
\. c.
The Senate then proceeded TO execu-
tive business with closed doors, and at
$50 adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, introduced
bill. which was referred TO the Com
nittee oD the Judiciary, changing the
time for the assembling of the fifty-first
and subsequent Congresses to the first
Monday il March OF each year, instead
Of the first Monday in December.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the deficiency appropria-
ton bill, and the discussion of the
French spoliation claims section was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Dibble, OF South Carolina, upon
whose motion the Committee on Appro-
priations was directed to provide for the
payment Of the claims, defended his
position and argued against the PROPOSE
ton to appeal the cases to the Supreme
Court
Pending the conclusion Of bis remarks
the committee rose. and the House pro-
ceeded, rs the special order, to the con-
sideration of the resolutions accepting
on behalf of Congress the statues Of
Richard Stockton and Philip Kearny
presented by the State OF New Jersey to
beplaccd in the stGtuary hall.
Eulogies were pronounced upon the
heroes-one of civil and the other
OF military life-by messrs. Phelps
of New Jersey, Morrow of Califor-
MIA, Buchanan and Kean of New Jer-
sey, and Cox OF New York, The reso-
lutions were then adopted and the
House resumed in Committee of the
Whole the consideration OF the deficiency
bill.
Mr.. Dibble resumed his speech in sup
port of the payment of the claims. lie
made an exhaustive review OF the legis-
lation on the subject since their incep-
ton down to the present time, and
earnestly appealed 10 the committee to
retain its action on the bill in order that
the Government might do an act OF long
delayed justice.
Pending the discussion, and without
action, the House, at 5 o'clock, adj
journed.