The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL CHATTER
The Advocates Of Commercial Union With Canals
Triumph in Fha House.
SENATE

triumph IN Th9 HOUSE.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The de-
ficiency bill was reported back from the
committee on appropriations and no
tlce was given by Hale that he would
ask to have it taken up as soon as
printed.
Sherman from the committee on
foreign relations reported back the
senate bill for the protection of the
salmon fisheries in Alaska, with rec
ommendation that the house amend
ment extending the privileges
of the bill to Behring sea, be dis
agreed to. The amendment was disa-
greed to and conference asked.
Jones, of Nevada, reported back the
resolution (which was agreed to) au-
thorizing the committee on public build
| ings and grounds to continue the inves
tigAtion of the Office of supervising
architect of the treasury.
Spooner (who had offered it original
| ly) said that the testimony already
taken showed state of things in that
Office which was not far from scandal
Gus, although there was nothing in 1T
that reflected on the personal or official
integrity of the supervising architect.
He believed that the present system for
the selection and purchase of sites for
public buildings ought to be lnvesti-
gated. There was nothing of partisan
nature intended.
All the pension bills on the calendar
| (52l were passed. Among them was
one giving pension of $50 per north
instead of 800 as in the bill introduced
by Hawley, to the widow of the late
| General Hunt.
Blair moved to take up his joint
resolution proposing d liquor prohibi-
ton amendment to the constitution.
Pending action on that motion
Riddleberger moved to proceed to ex-
ecutive business. The motion was
agreed to, yeas "A, nays 20, Senators
Hoar and RiddleOerger voting with the
democrats for the motion.
When the doors re-opened the sem
ate took a recess until O'Clock.
| HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March lon motion
of Allen, of Michigan, the senate bill
was passed increasing to SIS 900 the
limit of the cost of the public building
at Winona. Minnesota.
On motion of Anderson, of Iowa, the
Joint resolution was passed to promote
commercial union with Canada. rms
Joint resolution was introduced by Hill,
of Illinois, and was reported unani-
mously from the committee on foreign
affairs. 1t provides that whenever it
shall be duly certified to by the presl-
dent that the government of Canada
has declared desire to establish COM
mercial union with the United States
having a revenue system, like internal
taxes to be collected, and like import
duties to be imposed on articles brought
into either country from other nations
with no duties upon the trade between
the United States and Canada, he
shall appoint three commissioners to
meet those who may be likewise deSlg'
mated to represent the government OF
Canada to prepare plan for the as
, stimulation of the import duties and
internal revenue taxes of the two coun-
tries. and as equitable division of the
receipts in a commercial union, and
said commissioners shall report to the
president, who shall lay the report be-
fore congress.
In its report on the resolution the
committee on foreign affairs says:
= Our commercial relations with Cana
da have recently awakened deeper
/; interest and received a more thorough
: discussion than ever before on bott
: sides of the border. The tendency o.
i public opinion is plainly towards thu
>. enlargement of trade between the tive
t countries. In Canada the movement
has advanced from what was, a few
9 years ago, an expression in favor O
t unrestricted intercourse and CONNER
}. cial union; the chambers of commerce
and boards of trade of the leading cite
of Canada and more than lift,
farmers institutes and convention
have adopted resolutions declaring ii
favor of a commercial union of unre
. stricted trade between the two cOun
= tries. The answer made by their op
s ponentS, and those most closely at
q tached to English trade and EDglisl
- rule, has been that the United State
has given no indication that 1t WOult
receive or even consider any proposal
). however friendly in spirit, however ia
It vorable to us in its terms. 1t nigh
n be, your committee believe, that tn
power herein conferred upon the presi
dent can 10 no harm, that it will b,
g wisely used and will lead to beneficen
If results. promoting the independence
. prosperity and peace of two great pee
pies.
Hill said that without delaying tn
IS house by speech now he would prin
1t some of the many reasons for wide
5, commercial relations with Canada
Q. The similarity OF :he present system @
D. the two countries and the facility O
N assimilation. the enormous increase c
10 our exports to Canada, from fifty t
n certain to result in the practicabillit
8, of preventing all frauds; under CON
II mon tariff ana internal revenue, til
n great saving to both countries an
re greatly increased prosperity to both.
g. guarantee of peace and harmony in tn
n future. Since he introduced this II
rs solution it has been widely considere
Of and discussed favorably and the con
l. mitJee on foreign affairs had reporte
Is it favOrably without dissentjn
or voice.
d. Bynum. OF Indiana, objected to tn
ut request of Allen, of Mississippi, fl
10 the passage of bill granting a right {
E. way through the Indian territory to til
st. Louis s. San Francisco railroa
or company.
!, On motion Of Peters, of Kansas, I'll
ty senate amendments were concurred
in to house bill for the sale of portion
ct Fort Dodge reservation to the state
ne Kansas, for the purpose of state SO
diers' home.
p Holmes. of Iowa, called up the d.
ne MoiDes river land bill, with the pres
z, dents message thereon.
Crisp, in the interest Of the Cal
d. fornia contested election case, RAISE
nd the question of consideration.
The house determined. yeas 1876. ma,
NJ ia, to consider the vetoed bill, but
OF consideration was suspended to allO
n Holman, of Indiana, to present the CO
ference report on the bill for the di
u posal of certain public lands !,
u the United States under t
provisions of the homestead la
of The statement accompanying the /
ar port explains that the bill win on
prevent the further sale of any publ
nd lands of the United states. adapted
IS agriculture, and provides that the
ed shall be disposed of only under 9
rs provisions of the homestead law. It
mt bin further provides that pre-emptii
ng settlers whose claims may have be,
al heretofore Unlisted and are still 50