The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-22

HaIrs-.Cal and Bowen. Butler and Cameron. Glib
son and Cullom, Turpie and Davis, Eustls and Pad
dock, Hearst and Stanford, Kenra and Morrill,. Sauls-
bury and Riddleberger, Vance and Palmer. Senator
Voorhees, did not vote.
Mr.. Morgan moved that the President be mott
fed Of the action of the Senate on the treaty.
The presiding officer declared il 30 ordered IN.
der the rule. The Senate then proceeded to
legislative business.
Mr.. Plat introduced a bill to pension the
widows of soldiers without reference to the
cause OF the soldiers death. provided they were
married during the military service of the
soldier.
The Senate joint resolution sppropriating
$500. 600 to suppress infection in the Interstate
of the United States was reported
and placed on the calendar.
Senator Stewart then made q personal expla-
nation in regard to charges that he had offered
an amendment TO an appropriation bill in the in-
terest OF foreign mining corporations. He de-
MED the charges, and said that his amendment
was intended to protect the people Of Nevada
from special persecution.
Mr.. Morgan said that. after consultation with
the chairman of the select committee on the Pa
citic railroads lMr. Fryel, he proposed to ask
alton of the bill relating to the debt of the Union
Pacific Railway Company. The report was
unanimous and the bill corresponded precisely
with the bill reported unanimously in the House.
The subject was one of pressing Importance and
magnitude.
Mr.. Plumb-Is it your purpose to bring it up
for the purpose of addressing the Senatei
Mr.. Morgan-No; for action.
Mr.. Plumb hope that the bill will not be
pressed at this session. / have an amendment
of a very i'm portant character to move to it. and
for that purpose alone l shall ask the Senate to
let it 60 over.
Mr.. Morgan-The debate will occupy two or
three days.
Mr.. Plumb-More than that. 1 think it will
occupy as long a time as the fisheries treaty
did.
Mr.. Platt-The bill for the admission of the
State Of Washington has been on the calendar
for a long time as the unfinished business. 1t
has been crowded out Of its course by the fish
cries treaty. That treaty being out of the way,
/ must insist that that business shall be pro-
ceeded with without delay. Then l will ask
that the other two bills for the admission of
Northern Dakota and Montana be disposed of.
They have the right of way. l should insist on
their being proceeded with tomorrow, except I
understand that the Senators from New Hamp-
shire AND Iowa chandler and Wilson, have
notice that they desire TO address the Senate.
After that l will insist on going on with these
measures to the exclusion of anything else.
The following bills were taken from
the calendar and passed: Senate bill
granting the L~eavenwortn Rapid Tran
sit Railroad Company the right to con-
struct and operate its railroad through q por-
ton OF the military reservation at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan; House bill to authorize the con-
struction and operation OF q street-railway and
wagon DrlCge across Inc Mo Oran0e between
FL Paso and Paso del Norte.
The House amendment to the Chinese prohi
bition bill was, on motion of Mr.. Dolph. con-
CURED in, and the bill now goes to the Presi-
dent.
The conference report on the naval appropria-
ton bill was agreed TO.
Dir. Vest, from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported a substitute TO the House bill to change
the time of the sessions Of the Circuit Court of
tha western division of the Western district of
Missouri, and it was agreed TO, and the bill then
passed.
The Senate then passed ninety-thres private
bills upon the calendar.
The following bills were also taken from the
calendar and passed: Senate bill directing the
Secretary of War to examine all accounts, ps-
pers and evidences in support of war claims of
California. Oregon and Nevada growing out OF
the war of the rebellion, and TO report to Con.
gress; the Senate bill granting right Of way for
the construction Of q railroad through the Hot
Springs reservation, Arkansas.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iorrned