Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-22
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Morgan at Length Finishes His
WeariSOme Tirade.
The Fisheries Surrender Treaty
Defeated in the Senate.
Senator Platt Introduces a Bill TO Pen.
sion Soldiers Widows.
The House Considers tho Deficiency
Bill and French Spoilation claima
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.
Senate.
! The Senate went into open executive ses-
sion on the fisheries treaty. Morgan pro-
ceeded witha speech in favor of ratification
AT the close of Morgans speech, the pro-
ceedings on fisheries treaty were interupted
by resolutions heretofore offered by McPher-
son, returning thanks to the State of New
Jersey, for statues of Richard Stockton an d
Philip kearney to be placed in the old hall
OF the House of Representatives and accept
ing them in the same action. The following
resolutions were adopted. The consideration
| of the fisheries treaty resumed and the Sem
ate proceeded to vote on the following reso-
luton.
BY Gibson;
Resolved, That the pending treaty be
committed to committee on foreign re-
latlons, with instructions either TO frame and
report such amendments thereto, as shall
appear needed 10 remove any ambi,A ties
and TO remedy any defects of said treaty, IL
any there be, and TO frame and report a plan
for arbitration, by which all the differences
between the Government of the u :. and
the Government of Great Britain, respective
OF rights and liberties of the people of the
uuited States and the subjects of her
Britainic majesty, have respectively in
the North American fisheries under the trha-
ty of 1918, shall he determined and settled,
and by which it may be further determined
and settled whether citizens of the United
States engaged in the business of fishing on
the eastern coasts of British North America,
are or are not justly entitled to all the ad-
Nantages and benefits of the mutual arrange
ments of eighteen hundred and thirty, and
mutual rights of transit under the treaty of
1871. and by which il may be further deter
mined and settled what, If any, damages, in
demnity or compensation may be due for al
legged unlawful treatment, de .ention and seiz-
ures of fishing vessels of citizens of the Uni
ted States and the violation of the rights and
privileges of said citizens of the United
States, under the treaties, arrangements and
conventions above recited.
The resolution was rejected by strict
party vote, yeas, democrats 30, nays, repub-
lcans 81.
The executive clerk proceeded to read the
treaty by articles for amendment.
Gray moved to amend Article 2, so as TO
proyidethatall United States( y fishing vessels
be accorded ON all occasions such facilities
for the purchase of casual or needful sup
plies as is ordinarily granted United States
trading vessels, on obtaining a license for
by IA like party vote, yeas 2S, nays 80.
There being no further amendment offered
to any article of the treaty IL WAS reported
back from the committee of the whole to the
Senate, and a vote was taken on the resolu-
tons ratification, requiring two-thirds ma
jority. The resolution was rejected like
the party votc,-yeas 27. nays 80.
Morgan moved that the President be noti-
fled of the action of the Senate on the treaty.
The presiding officer declared 1t so ordered
under the rule.
The Senate then proceeded to legislative
business
Platt introduced bill TO pension widows
of soldiors without reference to the cause of
the soldiers death, provided that they were
manned during the military service of n sol
dier.
Hoar presented the petition of the Boston
Electrical Manufacturing Company, in ref
erence TO the proposed suspension of work
on the EckintoD street railroad of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The petition was referred
TO the committee for the District of Colum-
bia.
The Senate joint resolution appropriating
$500, 900 to suppress infection in Interstate
commerce of the United States was report
ed and placed on calender. Stewart made
long defence against the charge. He acted
in the interest of mining corporations.
When he recently offered amendment 10
the appropriation bill, providing no part of
item OF $500, 900 10 prevent timber spoilation
be used in investigation of any case, or in
prosecution of any person in the mining
region for cutting, for m n ny or domestic
purposes, scrub timber unfit to be sawed
into lumber.
Morgan said he proposed to ask the Senate
tomorrow to proceed TO the consid, ration of
the bill relating to the debt of the Union Pa
cifc Railway Company, as the subject was
one of pressing importance and magnitude.
Platt said that the bill for the admission of
the State of Washington and the two bills for
the admission of Northern Dakota and Mon
tana had the right of way and he should in
sist on their consideration to the exclusion of
everything else.
The House amendment to the Chinese
prohibition bill was, or motion of Dolph,
concurred in, and the bill now goes to the
President.
The conference report on the naval appro-
priation bill was presented by Hale and
briefly explained and agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to pass private
bills upon the calendar and ninety three
were passed. House bill for the relief of
the Roman Catholic church st. Peter and
st. Paul Chattanooga, Tennessee, appropri-
ating slS,72 for damages during the war,
motion to reconsider was made, pending
which House bills for the establishment of
an additional life saving station at Nantuck-
ct Island, Mass, with an amendment strik-
ing out the limit Of cost to S5000 and
appropriating Sc 900 for the establishment of
light ship of Great Round Shoals near
Nantucket, Mass, were passed. The SEN
ate then proceeded to executive business
with closed doors and at $50 adjourned.
House.
The House went into committee Of the
whole on the deficiency bill. The discussion
of the French spoilation claims section was
resumed by Seney of Ohio in opposition TO
their payment Dibble of South Carolina
argued against the proposition to appeal the
cases TO the Supreme Court as prOpOte1 by
Seney. Pending the conclusion of his re-
marks the committee rose and proceeded as
a special order to the consideration Of the
resolution accepting on behalf of Congress
the statues of Richard Stockton and Philip
Kearney presented by the State of New Jer-
sey to be placed in statuary hall. j. W.
Kearney, son of Philip Kearney, and Major
Halstead of New Jersey on the committee
having charge of the presentation occupied
seats on the floor.
Resolutions were then adopted and the
House resumed consideration of the defcien-
cy bill Dibble completed his speech in
favor of the payment Of the claims and pend
ing further discussion the committee rose
a nd the House at Z o'clock adiourned.