Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-18
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE STATUE OF LEWIS CASS.
Eulogies Delivered in the Senate.
ALASKA SEAL AND SALMON FISHERIES.
Bill for Their Protection in the House.
The Senate.

| communication presented from the
| secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia with certified copy of the act to confirm
| the boundary lines between that commonwealth
and the states Of New York and West Virgins, and
| to ratify and confirm the agreement entered into
| by commissioners on the part of Pennsylvania
| and New York in relation to the boundary lines
| approved June &. 1887. The committee had been
| (the secretary of the commonwealth said held
| for long time awaiting concurrent action on
| the part of the state of New York, but as the
| end OF the Congress was approaching, 1t was
| deemed proper to transmit it without further
delay. Laid on the table.
| THE DIRECT TAX BILL CALLED BACK.
| Mr. Vest moved to reconsider the vote by
which the conference report on the direct tax
bill was agreed to, on Saturday last, and said
that his object was to give his reasons for op-
| posing the direct tax bill.
Mr.. Sherman said he desired not to have
| action delayed. 1t was an important bill, in
| volvlng large sum of money, and delay would
| be equivalent to its defeat
Mr.. Vest assured Mr.. Sherman that he had
no dllatory purpose i'll making the motion.
Mr.. sherman made statement as to the
action taken by the conference committee, and
Mr.. Edmunds gave some of the reasons why he
was opposed to the Beaufort IS. c. amend
| ment
Finally the matter went over. and a message
the bill.
THE CASS STATUE.
Mr.. Palmer, in accordance with previous
notice, offered concurrent resolutions return
ing the thanks of Congress to the governor and
| people of the state of Michigan for the statue
| of Lewis Cass. 'whose name is SO conspicuouSly
connected with the development of the north
| west territory and with eminent services to his
state and country, both at home and abroad"
accepting the same in the name of the nation,
assigning it place in the old hall of Represent
atlyes.
He proceeded to deliver an address in which
he spoke of Gen. Cass as one who more than
any other had been identified with the infancy
of Michigan. who had defended her in war,
guided her youthful footsteps, laid down rules
of conduct for her, had brought order out of
chaos; had, when separated from her by oceans,
still chung to her as his home and fondly looked
to her soil as the dust with which his own was
to commingle. After a review of the life and
public services OF Gen. Cass, Mr.. Palmer said
| that he knew of no public man who had filed
so many places in the economy of hfe--teacher,
explorer, negotiator of treaties, governor,
pioneer, lawyer, legislator, marshal, soldier,
diplomat, Secretary of War. Senator and Sec
| retary of State-in all of which positions Gen.
Cass had acquitted himself surprising we'll
In conclusion. he said. the merits engendered
by the heat, passion and rancor of the crucical
time of the nations history have risen, and
the results of their acts. 1t has been said that
the highest place in history must be assigned
to founders of states; if this be so, certainly
the next graduation must be assigned to him
who builds the superstructure on foundations
already laid.
Nominations To-day.
The President to-day sent the following NOM
nations to the Senate:
Samuel H. Lowry to be postmaster at Clarion,
Pa.
James F. Finney, of Louisiana, to be special
examiner of drugs, medicines, and chemicals
in the district of New Orleans, La.
Army-Major VIM. b. Huges, quartermaster,
to be deputy quartermaster-general with the
rank OF lleutenant-colonel.
Capt. Chas. Ii. Hoyt, assistant quartermaster,
to be quartermaster with the rank of major.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Hrtch, of Missouri, called attention to
the fact that in July last Mr.. Conzer, of Iowa.
from the committee on agriculture, had pre-
sented substitute for the bill regulating the
sale of compound lard, and that it had been
placed upon the House calendar. This he
maintained, had been an improper reference.
and he held that the bill shonld be referred to
the committee of the whole and secure a place
on the calendar of that committee as of the
date of its presentation.
Mr. Hatch made motion to that effect
which was combatted by Mr. Randall. of Penn
sylvania, for the reason that the lard bill,
being revenue measure. would. if referred to
the committee of the whole, take precedence of
the Cowles bill.
Mr.. Hatchs motion prevailed S6-3s-Mr.
Wheeler (Ala.), who raised the point of no
quorum, Withdrawing it at Mr.. Randalrs re-
quest
PROTECTION OF THE ALASKA FISHERIES
Mr.. Dunn (Ark.), from the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries, called up the
bill to provide for the better protection of the
fur seals and salmon fisheries of Alaska.
Mr.. Dunn explained the provisions of the
bill.
The House recommitted the bill with in
structions to the committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries to report it back with AN
amendment reducing from twenty to ten years
the term of the lease of the seal fisheries, au-
thorizing any person to bring suit against the
lessees to recover $40 for every seal taken in
excess of tue number fixed by law.
THE sULLIvAN-FELToN CONTEST
Mr.. Crisp then called up the Sullivan-Felton
California election case.