Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-29
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
OPEN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Fisheries Treaty in the Senate.
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.


The Senate.
The session OF to-day opened as usual with
prayer by the chaplain and the reading Of yester-
days journal Then numerous bills from the
House were presented and referred. Then mes
sage was read from the President returning with
out MS approval, the bill appropriating SIS, 600
for public building at Youngstown, Ohio. The
President states as the grounds OF his disapproval
that tnere Is no governmental purpose to be
served by the proposed building except post-Ofice
purposes; that he Was informed that the post
ONCE was at present well accommodated In quart
els, under u lease which would not expire until
lo.2; that letter written to the postmaster ask
iEs lor Information had failed to elicit reply
lndt Sucn thing was unusual and extraordinary.
MR.. SHERMAN INDIGNANT.
When the message had been read Mr. Sherman,
With considerable earnestness and show Of indig-
nation, protested against the veto as being based
upon puerile grounds; as being .'bosh." He de-
sc1Oed the RAPID growth and prosperity Of Youngs-
town. and protested against such an arbitrary
exercise OF the veto power, kening 1t to tue auto
cratic powers OF the Car OF Russia. He declared
merits, but intlmated that the democrats would
feei IN duty bound TO sustain Grover Cleveland.
Mr. VEST REPLIES.
Mr.. Vest, after defending the President, said he
would treat the insinuaIiOn that he belonged to
the President with the contempt it deserved
on public buildings and grounds.
THREE OTHER VETO NAssAGEs
OF pension bills were presented and referred to the
committee on pensions. The disability In one case
resulted from practical joke powder in pipe; In
another case from falling out OF a swing, and In
the Third ItOm the use OF morphine.
THE GRADE OF GENERAL OF THE ARMY FOR SHERIDAN
MI. Manderson, from the committee on military
affairs, reported the bill to revive the grade OF
General OF the United States Army He said that
It's purpose was TO revive, during the lifetime OF
the present Lieutenani-General OF the Army, the
grade OF General OF the Army. Both these grades
were to cease with the life or LieuJenanJ-General
Sheridan. He would not take up time In referring
| 10 the occasion which made the bill proper one
Tor immediate consideration, ana he therefore
asked unanimous consent TO have the bill now con-
siuereu.
MR.. BERRY OBJECTS
Mr.. Berry objected. and the bill was placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate do now
proceed 10 the consideration OF
THE FISHERIES TREATY IN OPEN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The motion Was agreed to, and the presiding
officer declared that the Senate was now in open
executive session for the consideration OF the
fisheries treaty; that the treaty was open 10
Amendment, and that the Senator from Maine
Frye) wao entitled TO the floor.
Nj. Morgan inquired whether the treaty was
open 10 amendment ON the reading OF the articles
separately.
the Presiding Oficer-The articles have been
separately read Ia committee or the whole, and
the chalr holds that 1t Is now open TO amendment,
MIR. MOrgan-I desire to submit a motion to
postpone the further consideration OF the treaty.
Ihe Presiding Officer asked Air. Frye whether
ne would yield to have that motion made.
Mr. Frye declined to do So
MI. MOrgan-Then give notice that, at the con-
cioson OF The Senator'S remarks will make mo-
tiOn To postpone
MI Frye proceeded to address the Senate He
spoke OF the change from closed doors TO
light, and being somewhat disturbing to
him, as he had equipped himself for a dis
cussion within closed doors to senators who were
familiar with the subject, whereas now he sud-
denly found himself compelled to invite into his
confidence 60,O0O,OOO or Abraham Lincoln's plain
people OF TIE republic. The question was not
a tniling one. 1t involved the dignity and honor
OF The great republic, and the rights il, citizens
1t cOuld not bc betted by talk Oh local1Zaton, by
charging that II concerned Oniy New Eng land
Industry or but little account; that Yankee fisher
men were alone intereSted that the wrongs to he
rishted were only up In tine Northeast. IL could
not be ObScured by The President OF the United
States intlmatng that, In the event Of the failure
OF the treaty, he woulu resort to the law which
congress iaa PASSED in such way as should put
IN jeopardy and might destroy, AL the business In
terests OF ,lie great North.
1t could not be belittled by interviews furnished
10 Tue Boston Herald; nor by letters written to
tine banQueting party In New YORK, In which 1t
was declared that every man who opposed the rat
ifcaon Of the treaty was either controlled by per-
sonai prejudice, BY partisanship, or by profound
ignorance, by administration papers fiippantly
and jeerin2ly suggesting that IL would be better
TO buy up the Yankee fishermen ana their fleet
House Of Representative.
Immediately after the reading Or the Journal the
House went into committee OF the whole, Mr.
Bount, of Georgia, in the chair, the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Voorhees, wv. Ter.), an amend
ment was adopted appropriating 81, 1000 to meet
the expenses OF the 18th biennial SESSION OF the
Legislature of Washington Territory
CarpY \ or I'D tod
amendment providing that the governor and
other officers OF Wyoming Territory shall be ap-
tory, but the amendment was ruled out on point
OF order.
On motion OF MIR. Morrow (CaL), an amendment
appropriation Tor the contingent expenses Of
branch photographic offices
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.
The bill In Regard to Routes and De.
pots in This City Postponed Two
Weeks in the Senate.
senator Faulkner, who reported the bill adopted
by the District committee to define the routes OF
steam railroads in the District and to locate de-
pots said to a STAR reporter this afternoon that
1t had been decided to defer consideration OF that
subject for two weeks. Mr.. Faulkner In con-
versation with STAR reporter said it had
been agreed by the Senators interested IN
pressing the bill that for to-day Senator
Frye was entitled to the noor on the fisheries
treaty, and that besides, under the ruling OF the
presiding Offcer, there several special orders
having precedence the District railroad Ques-
tiOn; that these special orders are bills TO admit
territories as new states and the Senators who re-
ported them are desirous Of having them cOnstd-
cred.
Senator Faulkner also said: "Besides many of
the supporters OF this measure-SenatOrs who
want TO regulate steam railroad routes, and have
the matter settled-are going to the St. Louis con-
ventlOn. We hope to get the matter up after the
st. Louis convention, and In time to have 1t dis
posed OF before Senators have TO leave for the
Chicago convention. There are senators on both
sides OF the chamber who want this subject SET
tied. Some Of them favor one method others an
other, OF settlements, and we nope within the next
Two or three weeks, to reach some conclusion"
The District I'm C0mgress.
EQUALIZATION OF SALARIES.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Faulkner introduced o
bill to equalize the pay Of assistant attorneys
general in the Department OF Justice at Washing
ton 1t is to allow them q salary Of $4,000 year
each: This equalization OF salaries was recon.
mended by the Attorney General. These assistant
encouragement were originally appointed as
law clerks, but the character Of their duties has
been changed. They are now required to protect
Government interests In all the courts, and It ia