Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-25
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
OUR RELATIONS WITH CANADA.
Senator Morgan on the Subject.
SHORT SESSION OF THE HOUSE.

The Senate
Mr. George gave notice that he would tomorrow
address the Senate on Mr.. Hoar's bill to establish
| inQuests by national authority.
Several conference reports were presented and
| agreed to.
INFORMATION FROM CHINA WANTED.
Mr.. Stewart offered a resolution calling on the
President for such information he has received
since the 7th instant as to the action OF the
| Chinese government on the recent treaty.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that the resolution had
| better be considered In executive session fol
easons which be would state in executive session.
| The resolution was thereupon laid on the table
| temporarily, and the Senate, on motion OF Mr
| closed doors.
The doors were reopened at O'Clock and legs-
| lative business was proceeded with.
MI: chandler, who was to have addressed the
Senate to-day on his resolution for an inquiry into
the Louisiana election, said he had decided not TO
| do so until Thursday next.
MR. MORGAN ON THE CANADIAN QUESTION.
Mr.. Sherman's resolution for an inquiry into the
state OF resolutions between the United States and
| Great Britain and Canada was taken up and Mr..
Morgan proceeded to discuss 1t. He said that II
was an obvious fact that distinctive policy OF
republican Senators was that no other but re-
publican administration should have the settle
| ment OF the questions now open between the
people Of the United States and those OF Canada.
substitute for the Mills bill and would then
probably adjourn.
THE PRESIDENTS RETALIATION MESSAGE.
Proceeding to discuss the Presidents retaliation
! message, MIR. Morgan asserted that the safest,
cheapest, and Lest form OF retaliation was to re-
move the collection Of customs duties on goods
Imported into and exported from Canada. The
most direct effect that would follow 1t
Of the rads wea OF now
with Great Britain and other foreign countries,
TO American merchants and manufacturers.
duties, and American tariff duties in addition, on
It's imported and exported merchandise. Nor
could Canada afford to import during the
| summer and winter. The President, he said, could
not have safely confined himself (as had BEEN de-
manded by the gloucester fshermen) to the pro-
hibition OF the Introduction Of fish. 1t would have
been equally his duty to spread his proclamation
50 as 10 exclude from the United States lumbtr,
WOOL iron ore, ana such other products as came In
competition with American products.
TO PROVIDE TEMPORARILY FOR THE EXPENSES OF
THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Morgan yielded the floor temporarily so as
to permit Mr.. Allison to report back from the CON-
mittee on appropriations the House joint reso-
luton to continue the provisions Of existing law
upto and including the 10th OF october. The
joint resolution was passed.
dates Of the Others being 3oth June, 31st july LIST
September and 18th september.
Mr.. MORGAN THEN RESUMED THE FLOOR
and proceeded with his argument in favor Of the
policy suggested by the President. He de-
clared the suggestion to be a mastery stroke
OF policy. 1t would have more to do (he
saidl with the coming Of Canada within the
political Affiliations OF the United states
5nam any other Gro which
brought before the eyes OF the Canadian people
the great practical questions that their material
interests were so bound up with those OF the
American people that common government was
necessary for all alike.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Crisp (Ga.l, from the committee on COM
merce, reported the bill for the re-establishment
of the lighthouse at Point Isabel, Tex. House
calendar.
THE INTERNATIONAL GEODETIC ASSOCIATION.
In the consideration morning hour, Mr.. Cathran
(S C), from the committee on foreign affairs
called up and the House passed, joint resolution
accepting the invitation OF the Imperial German
government to the United States Government to
become party TO the International Geodetlc AS
ISOLATION
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY LINE.
Mr.. Hit Qlls.), from the same committee called
up the joint resolution requesting the President to
negotiate with the government OF Mexico for the
creation OF an International commission to deter
mine all questions touching the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Mexico where 1t fol-
lows the beds OF the Rio Grande and Rio Colorado
Mr.. Lanham Tex.) wished to offer an amend
Mexico for the abolition OF the Zona Libra, but
Mr.. Hit refused to yield for this purpose and the
joint resolution was passed.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY COURSE.
MI. Herbert (Ala.), from the committee on naval
AFFAIRS called up the bill to regulate the course at
the Naval Academy.
Mr. O,Neil Pa.) offered an amendment providing
that after March 4, 1889, the minimum age for the
admission OF cadet TO the Academy SHAH be six
teen years and the maximum twenty-One years
He had been convinced, ne said, that the present
minimum OF fourteen years was TOO low, and that
the naval service would be benefited BY an In
THE BILL PASSED.
The amendment was adopted-26 to land the
bin was passed.
SAILORS SAVINGS.
Mr.. Herbert also called up and the House passed
bill allowing seamen In the United States Navy
to deposit their savings with the paymaster on
whose books their accounts are borne; bill per.
board of any United States receiving ship during %
within which to receive the pec1niary benefit OF
such discharge; and q bill authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Navy 10 furnish an OutnI OF clothes
not to exceed $45 In value, 10 boys enstng In the
Navy as apprentices.
The hour then expired, and the House at 1 80
adjourned.
The StahlnecIker Investigation.
ANOTHER PosTPONEAENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE
ABSENCE OF SENATOR VOORHEES,.
MI. Coleman announced to the Stahlnecker in
vestigation committee, when they reassembled
this morning, that Senator voorhees, family in
formed him that they had received a dispatch
stating that he would start for Washington this
morning This would bring him about 2 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. No other witness was on
hand. Judge Kelley assured the committee again
that everything In his power had been done to
prevent this delay. Both the judge and Mr.. Cole
men showed embarrassment at the failure OfSena-
tor voorhees, TO come. An adjournment was
taken until IL O'Clock Thursday morning, with the
understanding that the committee will then pro-
ceed 10 nnish up the case whether or not Senator
voorhees, is present Under the order of the House
the report must be made on Saturday.
The General Deficiency bill.
IT PASSES THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF LOCAL
INTEREST.
The Senate passed the deficiency bill yesterday
afternoon. The amendments OF local interest
agreed to, in addition to those mentioned in yes
terday's STAR, were as follows: To pay Is per
cent to the night force OF the Government Print
Ing ONCE (additional to day labor pay, $40, 600;
to allow discharged employees OF the Govern
ment Printing ONCE pro rata for leaves due them.
$4,000; one years salary OF the late Ch1ef Jus.
ttce Waite, for his widow, 81, 745; to pay Frank
BALDWIN, OF washington, for work done on public
school building, $973O6; to pay contingent ex-
&C. lollls incurred BY Commissioners as tnc0rpo-
rated In Senate document 252), $3O1O.75. An
amendment was adopted TO pay the widow OF the
late Senator Farley, OF California, 8, ,.24aS0.
Capitol Topics.
TWO MORE vETORs.
The President has vetoed the bill providing for