The Forrest City times., 1888-01-14
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
n. Senate.

wAsHrxGrox, D. C.. January A. Among the papers presented In the Senate to-day was petition handed in by Mir. Hale protesting against any change in the fishery treaties, and in favor of American fishermen under ex- isting treat es and legislstion. Mir. Voorhees, presented . petition in favor of the present tariff on lumber.
 Mir. Cullom presented several peti- tions of the Illinois State Grange in- dorsing the interstate law; favoring Government ownership of telegraph lines; denounc cir g gambling in ''future;" fsvoring the restriction of immi- grafton as proposed in the Reagan bill; opposing the abolition of the whiskey and tobacco tax. and favoring the placing of salt, lumber, sugar, etc, on the free list.
 Among the bills introduced and re- ferrsd were the following:
 By Mr. Cullom: Amendments to his postal telegraph bill.
 By Mr. Blair: To encourage the holding of national industrial exposi- ton of arts. mechanics and productions of the colored race throughout the United States, in Atlanta, Ga, in 1888 and 1889.
 MT. Brown offered a resolution de- ciaring that the practice of the Govern ment was correct for tue first three quarters Of a century of it's existence v hen 1t collected the necessary reve- nues at the ports or other boundaries by tariff, except Tn case of war or other great emergencies, when internal reve- nue or direct tax laas were imposed, but which were repealed as soon as the emergency ceased; also. that the pres ent internal revenue laws were enacted as a war measure, and that has now become the imperative duty of Con gress to enact appropriate legislation for their repeal at the earliest day prac- ticable. He asked that the resolution be laid on the table, and said that next Monday be would submit remarks upon it.
 The Senate then took up the resolu- tion for the distribution of the Presi- dents annual message, and was ad- dressed by Senator sherman.
 Senator Sh-rman's speech was list ened to with close attention, and when he had concluded he was congratulated by his Republican associates.
 MT. Blair requested that the educa- tional bill be laid aside until Mir. Voor- hees had replied to Mir. sherman.
 At the close of MT. Voorhees, speech, Mir. Sherman moved that the message be referred to the Finance Committee, but action on that motion was withheld to give MT. Teller an opportunity to make some remarks.
 The pending resolution to refer the Presidents message to the Finance Committee was not acted upon.
 The Chair laid before the Senate as unfinished business the education bill. The Senate then went Into secret ses- sion. The nominations of the Inter state Commerce Commissioners were referred to the new Interstate Con- merce Committee, of W hich Mir. Cullom is Chairman. and the doors were re- opened and the Senate adjourned.
 The House.
 When the House reassembled to-day, MT. Mills, of Texas, stated that the Speaker would not announce the com- mittees to-day, and asked unanimous consent that members be permitted to Introduce bills for reference. Consent was granted, and the Speaker proceeded to call the States in alphabe tical order In response thereto, very large num- Der of bills were introduced, after fal he al