The morning news., 1889-03-02
SESSION OF THE SENATE
A CONFERENCE ASKED ON THE
SALMON FISHERIES BILL.

Consideration of Private Pension Bills
Brings to the Front One in Favor OF
the Daughter OF a Revolutionary
Soldier -blair's Prohibition Amend
ment Crowded Out by an Executive
Session.
WASHINGTON. March lin the Senate
to-day Mr. Sherman, from the COMMITTEES
on foreign relations, reported back the Sem
ate bill for the protection Of the salmon
fisheries in Alaska, with a recomme dation
tn Il the House amendment Extending the
provisions of the bill to Behring zeal be dis.
agreed to. The amendment was disagreed
TO-, and conference asked.
Mr.. Jones Of Nevada reported back the
resolution (Which was agreed to) for the
payment of 81 ,054 to Mr.. Finl y, who held
the office of senator from Florida, under
appointment from the governor, from
March A, 1887, to May %, 1887, when a
senator was elected.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
After rapidly CLEARING of quantity of
miscellaneous busi less, the Senate pro-
ceeded to pass private pension bills on the
calendar. When only FIVE of them we're
dispoeed Of, a motion was made by Mr.. Rid
dleberger (for the third or fourth time
during the day. to proceed to executive
business, Tue fact that quorum did not
vote on the motion necessitated call of the
Sc late. which showed the presence of fifty
one senator's
Mr.. Rddleberger then withdrew his mo-
ton, and action on the pension bills was
resumed. All the pension bills on the call
endar t59 were passed. Among them was
one & wing pension Of $50 per m nth Gn-
st ad OF 800 as in the bill introduced by
Mr. Hawley) to the widow Of the late Gen.
Hunt.
GOING BACK TO THE REVOLUTION.
Another House bill, which Mr. Brown
sought to have pass9d, was protested against
by MIR. Cockrell rs giving pension of $i2
a month to an infirm daughter Of II revolu-
tionary soldier, and as carrying the pension
principle beyond anything ever done boz
foe.
Mr.. Elmunds expires sed the opinion that
there we're million chances TO one that
the claimant an estor had got all that he
was entitled TO under provisions made by
cong ess lC0 years ago.
VERMONT APPLICANTS
Within the la FIVE years he had prob
ably twenty applications from descendants
of revolutlo ary soldiers in his own sta Q,
but he had uniformly told them that all
a ctstors. II it were prope. to make an
exception in this case, it would be proper in
all Ctl or cases Of descet dauts of ievolu-
tonary soldiers. He demanded tho yeas
and nays on tie passage Of the bill. The
bill was passed by vote of 20 yeas to Is
nays.
BLAIR's PROHIBITION AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Blair moved to take up his Joint res
olution proposing a liquor pr hlbition
amendment TO the constitution. Pending
ac ion on that motion Mr.. RiddlsberQer
moved to proceed to executive business.
The motion was agreed TO by "A yeas TO 90
nays. Senators Hoar and Rid ileberger
voted wi h t democrats f0l the motion.
A $50 o'clock the Senate opened its doors
and took a recess until o'clock this eve
ming.
THE AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
After long discussion, in whicl it was
statei by Mr.. Hale that some $500, 900 OF
such claims bad already been paid aud
that claims unpaid we abo It 500, 900, the
amendment was agreed TO by 81 yeas to 20
navs.
Other amendments were agreed TO, as fol-
lows: Inserting an item of s., ,747 for paving
the stree s around the p stotfice and custom
house at Atlanta, Ga, (being for oue-third
the cost; striking out the item OF
1925 for he payment to the
and 3 per cent. fund from the ale Of public
land; increasing the item for tue payment
Of 81 &c al deputy marshals at congressional
elections from $l24 900 TO $40 900; insert
ing items that aggregate 1851 ,459 to pay
the findings Of tue court Of claims In the
French spoliation ca-es.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2;3O A Mn the
Senate tonight the deficiency bill was then
taken up, and a long list of amendments re-
PORTED from committee was agreed to.
Among the principal items added was one
for over &500,0O0 Tor increasing Washing
tons water service by laying new mains ac-
cording TO tue recommendations of tue con-
mittee which recently Investigated the
work Of the aqueduct tunnel.
A debate, rather more personal than
political, arose over the item for navy pay
claims between Messrs. Voorhees,, McPher-
son and Hale
Mr. PaSoo offered an amendment direct
ing the Secretary of the Trelsury TO settle
and adjust the Claim Of the state Of Florida
for money expended la tho suppression OF
Indian hostilities, the balance due being
alb nj $4,000. Tuis was agreed TO-
At $3.50 o'clock this morning the senate
was i'll In session upon the deficiency bill,