Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-07-21

The conference OF Representatives ard
Senators on the River and Harbor bill as
amended by the Senate has been held, and
after striking ont certain Senate amend.
ments, the committees came to an agree.
ment, and in the House the agreement was
scceded 70. The bill as agreed to in the
conference aggregates s22, ,277. .116 The
item Of quarter Of a million dollars addi-
tional for the harbor Of Philadelphia that
was inserted by the Senate in order TO
remove the islands was favorably acted
upon.
Melville W. Fuller of Chicago will pre-
side over that eminent body Of distin-
guished iurists known as the United States
Supreme Court The Illinois lawyer is
considered a man Of over the ordinary abil-
ity in bis profession. but, following after
such an illustrious legal light as Chief
Justice Waite, hepales by the comparison.
Senator Edmunds Evarts and Stewart led
the opposition TO his confirmation in secret
executive session yesterday. his legal abil.
4 ity, it is understood. being the principal
objection. Senators Farwell and Cullom
defended him, probably because they are
we'll acquainted with him The Democrats
did not speak. The vote is said to have
stood Al to 20 for confirmation.
The Senate evidently intends TO censure
the president for bis part in the treaty on
Fisheries if one may judge by the startling
resolution introduced by Senator Chandler
yesterday, which was laid over. It reads
Resolved, That the power to make treat
les and to appoint al high public officers OF
the United States being vested in the Pres
ident and Senate jointly, the President has
no right under bis implied power OF making
preliminary negotiations OF treaties, to ap-
point without the concurrence OF the Sen
ate, private citizens as plenipotentiaries tc
make and sign such treaties In behalf OF The
United States. and that the recent appoint
ment by the President, without the consent
Of the Senate, OF James B. Angel and vii
liam L. Putnam as special plenipotentiariei
to make and sign the proposed fishery
treaty with Great Britain dated February
Is, 1SSs, was unwarranted by the constita
tion.n
The extraordinary session Of the New
! York Legislature adjourned sine die yester
day afternoon. The Republicans took Gov
Hill at his word on the aqueduct matter
and changed the commission, but NOT th
way be wanted them to. Il was evi
dent that they had led Senator Murphy b
I believe that they would sustain his bill
! nsanIng the members ot the commission
noticed in the governors message. for the.
: helped Mr.. Murphy 10 push his bin aloDg t
{ q third reading. Then on final passage th
? Caucus bill was introduced by Mr.. Fasseti
r making the commission consist OF th
: Comptroller, the Superintendent of Publ
Works, the Mayor, and two Republican
and two Democrats, to be appointed by th
mayor. IL was really pitiable TO see ii
antics of the Tammauy men, who foun
themselves forced to vote for bill at Il
governors suggestion, and yet with 4
guarantee that Tammany would have
single representative upon the commission
The bill Was paesed by vote Of 20 to on
aud also went through the Assembly III
Yates Prison bill. which introduces no
L convict labor plan in prisons, was al
J. passed. The Democrats voted for it und
i Drotest