The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.


AFTER disposing of several resolutions
on the 2Oth the Senate further discussed the
Fisheries treaty, Senator Morgan continuing
his remarks in its favor. Senators Hoar and
Evarts spoke against and Gray in favor. Pend
Ing Senator Morgan's reioinder the Senate ad
iOurned. In the House after the introdu ction
of several bills and resolutions and futile at
tempt to suspend the rules and pass the Sen.
ate bill concerning the detail OF army and navy
officers TO educational institutions the Chinese
bill was taken up AID a spirited debate followed
The bill was finally passed and the House ad.
iourned.
IMMEDIATELY after the reading of the
journal the Senate on the 21st adopted the reso-
luton accepting from the State OF New Jersey
the statues OF Richard Stockton and General
Philip Kearney, and went into open executive
session on the Fisheries treaty. Senator Nor
gan concluded his remarks, and q vote was
finally reached when by a strict party vote
the treaty was rejected. the vote being }or
ratification, q; ag@...nsL 80. Senator Voorhees,
alo not EoVe and Is Senators were paired. The
|, senate then proceeded to legislative business.
Several bills OF no general Importance passed
and the House amendment to the Chinese Pro.
hibition bin was agreed TO, also the conference
report on the Naval bill large number OF
private bills passed and the Senate adjourned.
The House further discussed the General
adopted the resolution accepting the statues OF
Richard Stockton and Philip kearney presented
by the State of New Jersey. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 22d Mr.. Beck offered
IS An amendment to the House Tariff bill an ad-
ditional section suspending all laws relating to
the sinking fund and had ~ +pfafied 10 the
Committee on Fnente, also q bill 10 repeal all
sinAirs tHhd laws which was allowed to lie on
the table. Senator Beck said he could name
m ubF L. a
hold them and force the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, as the law stood, Is pRJ sle6 OO0,oCO for
every siOo0eOO Of bonds he purchased. The
tclhtresoiutiOn appropriatng 900 90 to prevent
the introduction OF yellow fever or cholera
into the United States was passed. The
money was made Immediately available.
Senator Chandler addressed the Senate on his
resolution relating to the late election In
Louisiana. He had not concluded his remarks
when the Senate adjourned The House
adopted the conference report on the Naval bill
aud then took up the General Deficiency bill in
Committee OF the Whole, which was under con-
sideration when lie House adjourned
AFrhh disposing of routine business in
the Senate on the 23d Senator Chandler re-
sumed his remarks on the r,onisitGa election
case AT the close RI his speech the resolu-
uon IN ,egs'6 TO the jackson, Miss municipal
Hlnetlon was taken up and Senator Wilson, OF
received from the President on the rpjttti0n OF
the Fisheries treaty, but he d party vote the
Senate adjourned before its sub
mtssion,... The House passed the Senate
biz granting the right of way to the
Leavenworth Rapid Transit road across the
military reservation. After disposing of various
resolutions the House took up the Army bill ami
after nonconcurring in the rupfefenfh report
went into Committee o' the Whole an the De
tciency bill Pending efforts to secure a
qucf"h message was received from the Presi-
dent on the fisheries question, and Mr.. Wilson,
OF Iowa. offered bill to empower the President
20 more efectually carry out the provisions of
the law to protect and defend the rights 81
American fishing vessels and the House ad-
jorrned.
In the Sehate on the oath the Presidents IS
message on the fisheries dispute was read and
the session devoted to debate on the subject.
Senator Morgan then introduced bill identical
to that introduced by Mr. Wilson IN the House
to give effect to the Presidents message. Ad-
jOurned After disposine of routine business
the House In Committee Of the Whole further
considered the Deficiency bill; All efforts to
secure quorum failed, and resolution was
passed TO print i5,OOO copies of the Presidents ;
message. At the evening session forty-tive pri-
Sate pension bills passed.