The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-08-25
WASHINGTON, D. G.
BUSY TIMES STILL, IN THE Ma
TIONAL CAPITOL.
CONGRESS IN SESSION YET-MovEMENTs
OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLEVELAND
WHO ARE GETTING FAT SLICES.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Almost Immediately after the reading
Of the journal on Tuesday, the Senate
went into open executive session on the
fisheries treaty, and Mr. Morgan pro-
ceeded with his speech in favor of ratif-
cation. The Gibson resolution to recon-
mt the fisheries treaty with instructions,
was lost by strict party vote-yeas 80,
nays 81. The next vote taken was an
amendment offered by Mr.. Gray, to arti-
Gle II, providing that on all occasions
facilities shall be accorded United States
fishing vessels in Canadian ports for the
purchase of casual or needfuI provisions
and supplies. Rejected by like party
vote-yeas %, nays 80. The following
bills were also taken from the calendar
and passed: House bill for the relief of
the Roman Catholic church of St. Peter
and st. Paul at Chattanooga, Tenn, APP
propriating $18, 100 for damages during
the War. A motion to reconsider was
made and is pending; House bills appro-
priating $50, 900 for lighthouse and fog
signal at or near Gull Hoal, Pamlco
sound, North Carolina, and $50, 900 for
a light off Pamlico Point, North Caro-
lima were passed. To pay John D.
Munnerlyn, of Waynesboro, Ca, ST.
465, for services rendered as internal
revenue collector just after the War. -.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, introduced
bill which was referred to the committee
on the judiciary, changing the time for
: the assembling of the fifty-frst and sub
sequent Congress to the first Monday in
March of each year, instead of the first
Monday in December. The House went
into committee of the whole on the de-
fciency appropriation, and discussion of
the French spoliation claims section was
resumed. Mr.. Dibble, Of South Caro-
lima, upon whose motion the committee
on appropriations was directed to provide
for the payment of claims, defended his
position and argued against the PROPOSE
ton to appeal the cases to the supreme
court.
In the Senate on Monday, the resolu-
ton heretofore offered by Mr.. Edmunds,
instructing the committee on finance to
inquire and report as to the deposits of
white depositors in the Freedman's bank,
who were in no way concerned in its
mismanagement and failure, was taken
up. AT Mr.. Edmunds' solicitation, Mr.
Beck withdrew his objection and the res
olution was adopted The Senate then,
at II 40, went into open executive ses-
sion on the fisheries treaty, and Mr.. Nor
gan resumed his argument in favor of
ratification Representative Breckin-
ridge, of Arkansas, introduced five tariff
bills in the House AS stated in the ii
ties, they are intended to correct certain
abuses arising under the present tariff
laws and Mr.. Breckenridge defines these
abuses more closely as growing out of
the system of trusts He does not expect
that the general tariff bill will be passed
during this session of Congress, and in
PRODUCES these bills in the hope that Con-
gress may put a check upon trusts by
passing these specific bill reducing du-
ties on bagging for cotton, sugar for con-
sumption, coal oil, alcohol and cotton
seed oil. Referred.