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that the American negotiators, who were
able and honest and patriotic men


such treaty. He did not suppose any.
body, believed the treaty would be ratified
by the senate. He feared the American
negotiators in future would be hanpered
and em barrassed by the concessions made
IN 1t. At the conclusion OF his speech
postponed until June 10Th. The District
OF Columbia appropriation bill was taken
up ana passed. Stewards bond purchase
bill was then taken up.
ihe question was on Cockrell's amend
ment,to alter and after word name insert
words, other than private parties" Cock
rell had read letter written last April to
the secretary Of the treasury by Mr..
Miohels, journalist, asking that the COM
mittee on mines and mining (of which
Stewart was chairman) should be iurnishe ed
daily with detailed statement Of all bonds
offered and accepted. This had been done.
Why did the senator insist OH having the
names of persons offering any bonds? ?
fhere must be some reason for it. He
would now withdraw his amendment, and
leave to the senate itself the res possibility
of adopting the resolution.
Stewart said he was delighted the senator
from Missouri had at last seen the propri.
ETY. or having no secrecy about this matter.
In the interests of the secretary of the
treasury himself, publicity was required,
80 as to avert any suspicion which might
be attached to aim. that over million dol.
lars of surplus funds had been deposited
free OF interest, in the Western National
bank of New York. A motion to refer to
the committee on finance was rejected.
The discussion then took political turn
Salisbury lauding the administration for
ITS honesty and purity; and Teller claiming
that the republican senators had never at
tackled the administration, but had treated
u with courtesy ana respect but its finan-
cial policy would not stand the test of com.
mon sense and statesmanship. The ad-
ministration could not get more than one.
NTH OF the democrats in the house of rep
resentives, and yet they were all ready to
join in the cry of
GREAT Is GROVER CLEVELAND, THE FIRST"
he who forced his own nomination against
the VIII OF very many representative dem-
ocrals, and who fixed platform for the
democratic party as well as his associate on
the ticket. Resolution was then adopted
without mobilization and without diyi.
sion.
Blaire then moved to take up the senate
bill Tor the adjustment Of accounts OF la
borers, workmen, aud mecanics, arising
under the eight-hour law. Several votes
were taken without quorum being Sc.
cured, and the senate finally adjourned
House..
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Warner OF Mis-
souri, moved to strike from the free list bur
laps not exceeding 80 inches in width of
max, Jute or hemp. Lost.
Mcmillan moved to place upon the free
list, bags ofjute for grain. The discussion
turned into political channel and waxed
warm. Speaking of New York state, Spin.
ola asserted that it would show sixty thous-
and majority for the democratic ticket this
fall.
Briggs, and Thompson, of California,
earnestly supported McMilisn's motion,
contendin< that the placing of jute bags on
the free list would not interfere with the
manufacture of cotton bagging, but would
be grectly beneficial to the grain produc.
ing population of the Pacific coast.
McKenna, OF California announced him
self as a believer i'm the doctrine of protec.
tion. He was now brought face to face
with an amendment vote which might be
an unpopular vote in his district. 1t might
beat him in his distI ict though it had
good round republican majority; but he
would be ashamed OF himself if he
stood there and voted for the principles of
protection, when they were applicable to
his state, and refused to do so when appH.
cable to other states, therefore he would
not vote for the amendment The farmers
of his district, If they were protectionsts,
must take the fat and the lean OF protec-
ton.
FELTON,, of California, said he had voted
as had his colleagues, for free raw ma
terial; but in view of the combinations
which existed in Calcutta he would vote
against the free admission of manutac.
tured bags. The motion WAS then agreed
to.
.Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, moved to
strike ont the tin plate paragraph. 4
spirited discussion ensued between Nc
MILAN, Scott Randall, Breckenridge, OF
Arkansas, Wilson, OF West Virginia. and
Others. without any action. The commit.
toe then rose and the house adjourned
Iron and Steel for Protection.
P'rrsBURG, June 13.-At to days session
OF the Amalgamated association the TO ollo W.
ing resolutions we're submitted by the tar.
Ill committee and adopted:
Resolved, As the representatives OF iron
and steel workers OF the United States in
invention assembled, we are in favor and
sentiment of America for Americans, ma
tive and naturalized.
Resolved, That in our judgment the
citizens and industries of this country can
not be protected in any better way than by
placing protective tariff on all articles i'm
ported from other countries. that can be
produced by our own people; in order
that those who produce them here
may be better able. to demand
that to which, as citizens and up.
holders OF the government they are Justly
entitled to as an equit able share of the prof
its of their toll, to maintain their fanlilie
in decency--that they may be able to edu
cate their children, and teach them, ss they
advance towards manhood, to defend the
principles of our system Of government.
Resolved, We are most emphatically op
posed to any reduction OF the present tariff
and we hereby express our unqualified con
domination of the provisions OF the Mills
bill as law that would be detrimental al to The
interests OF the American workman; ant
We respectfully call upon our representa-
tives in congress to vote against il,
Postoffice Receipts.
WASHINGTON, June l3.-The report q
the auditor for the .postotiica department
for the quarter ending December 81 1887
| shows: Receip pts from all sources Sl3 653.
982 and expenditures $l3,89l, ,7Sl-deficien
cy, Sl37 $40. This report shows chat the
| receipts tor this quarter We're the larges