The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-03-07
5Oth CONGRESS- Saooud Session.


the bill ihregard to the Alaska salmon
fisheries, with the House amendment,
was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, Mr.. Edmunds say.
ing that the amendment involved very t
important and difficult question. A
short executive session was held. The
Post office Appropriation bill was
passed, with some amendments. The
House amendments to the bill to amend |
the Interstate Commerce act were
considered, and a further conference
was ordered. Another executive SEES |
sion was held, after which conference
was ordered on the Naval Appropri- |
alton bill. Conference reports were
agreed to on the Army Appropriation
bill, the Fertilization bill and the bill
to withdraw certain public lands from
private entry. A recess was taken
until $50 p. M. No quorum was
present at the evening session, and no
business was transacted. Adjourned.
I'm the u. s. Senate, on the LIST,
the credentials of Mr.. Kenna, Senator
elect from Virginia for another term,
were presented and filed. Conference
reports on the bill to divide part of the
Sioux reservation in Dakota, and the
bill to relieve certain soldiers of the
late war from the charge of desertion,
were agreed to. The Senate receded
from its amendment to the House bill
In relation to the organization of the
District of Columbia, and it goes to
the President. Mr.. Sherman, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported back the bill for the protection
of the Alaska salmon fisheries, with
recommendation that the House amend
ment, extending the provisions of the
bill to Behring's Sea, be rejected. 1t
was so voted, and a conference was
ordered. A bill was passed-26 to 10
giving pension of $12 month to the
infrm daughter of revolutionary SOL
der. Mr.. Blair moved to take up his
joint resolution for passing u prohibl-
tory amendment to the Constitution.
Pending action, MIR. Riddleberger
moved to go into executive session.
Agreed to-yeas "a, nays 20. Messrs.
Hoar and Rlddleberger voted with the
Democrats on the motion. When tile
doors were reopened a recess was taken
until evening. In the evening session
the pending conference report was
agreed to- The Deficiency bill was con.
sidered. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the I'd, the House
joint resolution for commercial union
with Canada was reported, but MessIs.
Hoar and Blair objected to its consd-
Grafton. A message was received
from the President vetoing the Direct
! Tax bill, and the bill was passed over
the veto by vote of As to o, the nays
being Messrs. Blair, Call. Coke, Ed
munds Jones of Arkansas, Pascoe.
Reagan, Salisbury and Vest. The
conference report on the bill to amend
the Interstate Commerce act was
agreed to. Ut was also agreed to In
the House.l Mr.. Blair asked unaui-
nous consent 10 take up his prohibition
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. Mr.. Harris
objected. A motion by Mr.. Diail
to take up the amendment was then
defeated, the yeas being ID; nays, 33.
| The affirmative votes were given by
Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Dawes, Dolph,
Frye, Hawley, Jones of Nevada
Mitchell, Palmer. Platt, Quay. Sawyer
and Stockbridge. Both Houses con
tlnued in session on the Bird and al
midnight all the general appropriation
bills except two, the Deficiency and
Sundry Civil, had been passed. The
points of disagreement were upon thu
French Spoliation Claims amendment
to the Deficiency bill and the amend
ments to the Sundry Civil bill, which
relate to an appropriation for the bene.
fit of the widow of Chief Justict
Waite, and to the amount Of royalty Il
be paid for the use of steam presses il
the Bureau of Engraving aud Printing.
HOUSE.
/ In the House on the 29th ult., the
Senate bill for the protection of the
salmon fisheries in Alaska was passed.
with an amendment directing the
/, President to cause one or more wal
| vessels to cruise in Alaska waters anC
/ seize all vessels unlawfully engaged il
2 seal hunting. Conference reports wert
4 agreed to on the Agricultural Appro
: pration bill and the bill to establish ;
: u. 5. Court, with civil and crimina
Jurisdiction, in the Indian Territory
= A conference was ordered on the Nava
D Appropriation bill. The conference
o report on the bill to divide the Siou,
reservation In Dakota was agreed to
S In the evening session, a resolution
t was adopted accepting, for the nation
g the statues Of General Muhlenberg ant
s Bobert Fulton, presented by the Stat
h of Pennsylvania, and the statue o
Lewis Cass. presented by Michigan.
;, In the House, on the LIST, the Join
e res olution looking to the promotion q
l. commercial union with Canada wa
| St,fr 4,
e MIR Hit, OF Illinois, and unanimousl
~ reported from the Committee o
u Foreign Affairs. IL provides for til
z appointment OF Commissioners by tn
9, President to meet similar Commi;
e. sioners on the part of the Canada
8, Government, and prepares plan for til
IS assimilation of the import duties an
II internal taxes of the two countries,
10 "A commercial union, the Commissioner
TO report to the President and the r,
n port to be submitted to Congress. A col
he ference report on the Homestes
w Land bill was agreed to. The Pre-
81 sident's veto Of the Des Moines Rlv
on Land bill was taken up, and after di
er cusslon the bill failed to pass over IL
he veto, the vote being lat to 103-le
'es than Two thirds in the Affirmative M
OIL Randall moved to dispense with pr
". waite business (bis object being to Gle
he the way for the Cowles Billy, and Nj
in Mills, in antagonism thereto, call
up. as question of privilege. veto OF
Ir private bill, MIR, Enlo, Of Tennessee
NJ however, got ahead of them with
N conference report on the ''green good
he bill. Pending its consideration rect
hi was taken until evening, when privs
he pension bills were considered. A
juurned.
on The grading of the new track
OIL the New Jersey Jockey Club at Eli
ear beth was begun Monday Februa
en- 18th.
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