Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-07
ElftieIh Congress.
THE SENATE,

ported 8 joint resolution providing, il
addition to such other celebrations 81
may hereafter be provided for, that tht
two Houses Of Congress shall meet in the
hEll of the House Of Representatives, thai
the Chief Justice of the United State:
shall deliver an Grafton; the President Of
the United States, the Justices of the
Supreme court, the members of the
Cabinet, the executives Of the several
states and territories, ana snch othel
persons IS may hereafter be determined
upon, shall be Invited tO.attend.
Mr.. Hale asked Mr.. H0ar whether there
was anything in the resolution by which
Congress could be considered as com.
hitting Itself in any form TO maintain an
industrial exposition in the city OF Wash,
lagton.
Mr.. Hoar replied that the committee
had not come TO any conclusion on that
subject Snd had not even considered 1t.
The resolution carefully avoided anything
which Woald commit the Senate or Con-
gress to such plan.
Mr.. R.ddleberger took the floor and
stated that an international matter having
been referred TO, 1t WAS perhaps in o=der
10 discuss his resolution for consideration
in open session Of the British extradition
treaty. He held that tresiy in his hsnd,
but could not refer to it without violation
Of an INJUNCTION of secrecy. If the Senate
fOreiga relations committee proposed an
important amendment Ito that treaty the
public was entitled to know what 1t was
and he favored it. He asked the chair
man of the foreign relations committee
Whether he would answe thst question.
Mr.. Sherman replied that he might las
well be asked whether he would pick q
pocket or commit another crime or vio-
lation of mis- duty as & Senator and gen
tlemEn. He would call the Senator from
Virginia to order. The chair announced
that any reference to executive business
vas a violation of the rules and an i'm
propriety which he would prevent. He
cautioned Mr.. Riddleberger not to trans
gress further
Mr. Riddleberger replied by personal
stack on Mr.. Sherman, and q reference
TO his letter to political club ennounc-
ing the vote which ne intended to cast in
secret session on Lsmsr's nomination.
He said he would accept the decision of
tue chair although the country was emit
tied to the information which he
had sought to bring out in open session.
The constitutional centennial resolution
was then Adopted.
Mr.. Hosr, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported back the bill to provide for
iEqu isis under national authority, which
was pI3ced on the calendar, a minority
report to be submitted hereafter.
Mr.. Sawyer called up and the Senate
passed the bill to amend the posisl laws
so thst newspapers now sent free of
postagSto persons residing within the
county OF publication may be sent to
persons living in other counties when
they receive them at t. postOfl:e within
the county Of publication.
Mr.. Vest reported from the Judiciary
committee and asked immediate consider
alton for the Senate bill for the relief of
Henry II. Marmaduke, Missouri, from all
disabilities imposed upon him by the
third section of the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution. Passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Salisbury the
Senate joint resolution relating 10 inter-
national coinage was taken up and after
remarks by Mr.. Salisbury was tempors-
rily laid upon the table.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he had in his
hand copy Of the treaty between Prus-
sis and Russia which, If the chsirman
would allow him to put upon record,
this time. He wished it to be under
stood that pencil marks upon copy were
not part of the treaty. He therefore
sent the document to the Clerks desk.
The chair remarked that he did not IN
derstsnd what disposition the Senator
from Virginia wished to have made
of the document; to which Mr..
r ddleberger replied it WAS immaterial
Whist disposition was made of 1t. He
only wished to get { before the country.
It was therefore placed upon the table.
Taken in connection with Mr.. Riddle
berger's previous remarks it is assumed
that the paper is similar in its provisions
to the British treaty which Mr.. Riddle
berger is anxious to have discussed in
public. It is 6 treaty signed in St.
Petersburg, February Is, 1885. for the
extrsdition Of malefactors. The crimes
enumerated are murder, assault, bodily
injury and voluntary deprivation of in
dlViduAl liberty, outrage, assassination
or attempt at that crime, the preparation
OF possession Of dynamite or other ex-
plosive materials. The following, which
is article three of the document. bears
significant pencil marks: "The fact that
the crime or misdemeauor on account Of
which extrsdition is demanded hss been
NOD1 A1thOO IVA pOAlhANnA purposes
shall in no case serve as
9 reason for refusing cxtrsdition."
The document bears the following note in
pencil at the end: "a similar treaty hss
since been negotiated between Russia and
Austria. The treaty between Russia and
Crest Rritain was signed February 9,
1887"
The educational bill, having been laid
before the Senate, was temporarily put
aside at the request Of Mr.. Plstt, who
proceeded to address the Senate upon the
Presidents message:
Is the President hfree-traderH he asked.
II he was, he ought to be willing to be
called one. He had sent to Congress ct
Its opening the most remarkable paper
ever submitted to any Congress by the
chief executive. No other President had
ever ignored all questions but one. It
wss recognized at first by the whole
Democratic party as a free-trade docu-
nent, and the press rang with the state
nents that the President had forced this
issue of free trade versus protection to
the front and made II the issue of the next
presidential campaign. The Republicans
thought they were going for once
TO have fair hght in
which there was TO be no evasion.
splstform which wss not to be made to
y eh.f