Hillsboro recorder., 1888-02-16
WASHINGTON, D. G..
FACTS IND 3zSo1Es ASoU1
WafESgAND THINaS
i, Whst Our NafIenaI Law MaHess are .posns
IEKNrRPHrpentai acssip- Mo- yements y
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CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate the uili Mas passea ap:
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Propriatipg twelve hundred thousand
dollars fof a public building in Kansas
City. The bill for the relief Of importers
CRIMINALS foE breeding purposes In terr
tain casesswas taken up and passed Mr..
Riddleberger took the floor and objected
70 the consideration Of any matter, to
which objection could be made, during
the time assigned for morning business,
until he could have action on the resolu.
tion offered by him some weeks sinee to
have the British extradigi0n treaty con
sidered 10 open session. After nc had
been speaking for ten or fifteen minutes
he was ruled out Of order and direc.edto
take his seat. The Senate then. at 2:i0,
took up unfinished bpsiness the Blair
educational bill. The Senate then voted
j, 43 to to proceed TO executive business,
= Riddleberger voting in the affirmative. A
dramatic, though momentary, scene fol-
? lowed. Mr.. Riddlebergef arose as the
chair announced the vote and attempted
to speak, and created quite row
During the morning hour, the House re.
sumed consideration Of the bill making
bills Of lading conclusive evidence in Ger.
tain cases, and It was passed. Following
Is the bill; "That, whenever any com.
mon carrier by land or water, or lis agent
authorized to execute aud deliver bills Of
lading, signs and delivers any bill Of
lading or instrument In the nature there.
Of, purporting TO be for goods, wares, OF
merchandise received by such carrier for
transportation from one state 10 another
within the United States or to any for
eign country, such bill Of lading or in.
strument In the nature thereof, in the
hands Of any bona fide holder for yalua.
bic consideration, who acquired the same
IA the usual course of trade without any
notice Of any defect therein, shall be con.
elusive evidence That the goods described
therein were actually received by such
carrier In the manner and for the pnr.
pose as therein stated. The Speaker
announced the appointment of the fol.
lowing members Of the special committee
TO inyestigate the existing labor troubles
in Pennsylvania: Messrs. Tillman Of
South Carolina. Stone Of Missouri, Chip
man Of Michigan, Anderson Of Kansas,
and Parker Of New York.
In the senate, Mr.. Frye offered reso.
luton, which was adopted, instructing
the committee on commerce 10 inquire
into the right aud expediency Of Con
gress assuming control Of the erection oi
bridges over nayigable waters within
state limits. The Senate resumed con.
sideration Of the resolution 70 refer the
Presidents Message, aud Mr.. Plait said
that the Presidents Message meant the
absolute and final destruction Of the pro.
Il. tcetive system and that II could result in
b nothing else than the entire downfall IL
the protective system OF the country. -
In the House, Mr.. Seney, OF Ohio, from
the committee on judiciary, reported ad.
yersely joint resolution proposing q
constitutional amendment In relation 10
the manufacture, importation, transpor.
tation, expectation aud sale Of alcoholic
liquors. Mr. Springer, from the commit.
tee on territories, reported bill 20 ur.
gnaizc the territory Of Oklahoma lie
ferrcd tocommittee of the whole. Mr.
Compton, from the committee on labor,
reported bin 20 liIni. the hours Of labor
Of letter curriers' Placed on the House
calendar. Mr.. Oates called up and the
House passed, the bill regulating the ju.
risdiction Of the United States district
judges In Alabama. II provides that the
judge of-the southern district shall have
jurisdiction throughout the middle dis.
trict.. The House passed the bill amend.
ing The existing law, 20 that the death
penalty shall not be inflicted for casting
away a vessel upon the high seas unle q
loss Of lie results from such act, but
promiing The penalty Of imprisonment
Tor life or for term Of years with . line.
III the Senate, among petitions and me.
MORALS presented and referred. were sew.
eral from all parts Of the country in "a.
vor Of prohibition in the District of Col
umbia; also. for a constitutional amend.
ment prohibiting the manufacture, sale
Or transportation of alcoholic liquors; Tor
an international copyright law; for the
Esue of fractional currency supplemental
10 silver coins aud for use ID the mails,
and against legislation adverse 10 send
Ing reprints II novels through the mails
a. second.class rates. A.. lIoar, from
the select committee On the celcbration
Of the centennial of the Constitution, re.
ported joint resolution providing lin
. addition 20 suclt other celebration nsnay
hereafter be provided for''D that the
Houses Of Congress shall meet Ia the hall
II the House Of Representatives; thai
the chief Justice Of the United States
shall deliver an oration, and Tint tho
j President Of lha United States, justices
~ thc Supreme court, members u The
cabinet, executives of the several
states and territotics, and such
other persons ns may hereafter be deter.
minednpon, shah be invited 10 attend. AZ.
Yer long discussion The resolution was
amended By striking out the Introductory
senteucetas aupt@l) and was then adopted.
Mr. Sawyer called up, aud the sepaie
passed, the bill 70 amend the postal laws
70 That newspapers now sent free " post.
agc Y persons residing within the county
n publication, may be sent 20 persons
iiVing IN other counties when they receive
& thsm at post offices within the county Of
sib'ication Biils were introduced by
Mr. Candlcr, of Georgia, for refindihe
imtcu States four per cent bonds into
z pcr ccut bonds BY M. Henderson,
pf North Carolina, 20 divide the surplus