The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-04-05

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The feature of
yesterdays session of the Senate was the
unsuccessful attempt of Senator Riddle
berger to secure favorable action upon his
resolution to have the fisheries treaty con-
sidered in open session. The resolution
was finally referred to the Committee on
| Foreign Affairs.
The bill providing for the purchase of U.
| s. bonds was further considered, but went
over without linal action.
| Among the petitions presented and re-
| ferred in the Senate, were the following: To
send U. s. troops to Chicago TO protect the
lives and property OF citizens OF the United
States against socialists of Illinois and Iowa; !;
fer higher import duty on manufactured
| clothing
Mr.. Mitchell. from the Committee on
| Railroads. reported a bill appropriating
$500, 900 for a boat railway around the OBJ
structions to navigation in the Columbia
river at the Dalles and Celtic Falls
Mr.. Stewart withdrew his motion, made
some time ago, to reconsider the vote by
| which the Senate passed the bill for the
relief of purchasers and other grantees of
| swamp and foveriiowed lands, and to rcim-
buTse and indemnify States. The bill now
goes TO the Ionsc.
Ny. Riddlebergers resolution to consider
| the fisheries treaty il open session, then
came UP. Mr.. Ridtlleberper said he had
clutica IN order that those who were op-
posed to 1t might absent themselves and
not draw upon the courage they lacked to
vote for 1t. His proposition had been
i beaten for the last five years by Just the
same kind OF tactics that have been tried
to-day. He called for the yeas and nays on
his motion. -;
= Mr.. Edwards said that as as the question
on agreeing to the resolution, he desired to
submit some observations to the Senate
which be did not care to submit to Her
Melestys ministers at present. He there
fore moved that the galleries be cleared
and the doors closed. This was done and
the doors at 6nc O'Clock were closed.
When the doors were re-opened, Mr.
Sherman asked unanimous consent to
offer a resolution to have considered by the
Senate; first, the bill for'the establishment
OF bureau of animal industry; second.
the bill for the admission of Dakota and
third, the bill for the investment of certain
funds in the treasury. Mr.. Plumb OBJ
jected.
Il vote was then taken on Mr. Palmers
motion to recommit to the Finance Com
mittee the bill providing for tho purchase
of United States bonds. The motion was
lost-yeas %; nays 81. Messrs. Stewart
Reagan and Beck, Professionally withdrew
their amendments.
Mr.. Spooner offered substitute for the
bill declaring that the provisions in the
snndry Civil appropriation bill of 1881,
which confers authority upon the Secretary
of the Treasury to purchase bonds with the
surplus is now in force and is of permanent
legal effect. The chair put this amendment
to vote and declared it carried.
The vote was taken amid confusion and
the Senate was evidently unaware of what
action 1t was taking.
Mr.. Beck reviewed his amendment for
the additional coinage of silver dollars.
Mr.. Sherman opposed this amendment
verbal amendments to the Beck PROPOSE
tion, the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Butler,
at o'clock adjourned.
The eight votes cast in secret session in
opposition to Senator Buffers motion to
refer Senator Riddleberger's resolution to
the Committee on Foreign Relations, were
those of Messrs. Farwell. Frye. Mitchell,
Platt, Plumb. Sawyer. Teller and Stewart,
all of whom are understood to be in favor of
considering the fishery question in open
session.
The direct tax bill was the feature in the
House of Representatives. The measure
finally went over without action. The
House ordered the printing of 5000 copies
OF the tariff bill and accompanying reports. !
Mr.. Foran's motion to go into Committee
OF the Whole on the pension appropriation
bill was defeated, and the House. in Com
:mittee of the Whole, proceeded to the con-
sideration of the special order-the Senate
direct tax bill.
Mr.: %. B. Taylor of Ohio, explained that
the bill proposed to relinquish the amount !
of the direct tax uncollected and to pro-
vide for repayment to the States and in |
dividuals who had paid any of the money. |
Mr. Oates, OF Alabama, in opposing the |
bill, argued that under the constitution |
Congress had perfect right and power to |
lay the direct tax, but he denied the con- |
stitutional right of Congress to refund a |
tax which had been legally levied and ap- /
piled. If the House was determined to |
pass this bill it should include within its |
provisions clause for the refunding of the /
cotton tax.
Messrs. Heard, of Missouri, Elliott, of |
South Carolina, ard Hopkins, of Illinois,
spoke in advocacy Of fhe measure, and Mr.. !
Wheeler, of Alabama, opposed it.
At five O'Clock the committee rose, and
the House took a recess until 8 p. m.
At the evening session measures reported |
by the Committee on Military Affairs were !.
considered.
The following bills were passed: Appro-
priation $500 900 for the construction of |
arsenal for repair, storage and distribution
of ordnance and ordnance stores at Column
bia, Tenn; providing for the promotion of
officers of the army after twenty years
continuous service in one grade; SeEate
bill for the organization of an Army Board
TO inquire what is due by the United
States to John b. Read, for the use of his |,
invention in projectiles
The House then at 1880 adjourned.