The national leader., 1889-02-02
5Oth CONaRE> S. Second Session.
SENATE.

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In the. u. s. House. on the 26' il, the
Speaker presented the Tariff bill, with
the Senate substitute therefor, and the
request of the Senate for conference.
MIR. Reed, of Maine, moved to concur
IN the Senate substitute. Mr.. McMil-
Ian raised the point of order that the
substitute must first be considered ia
Committee OF the Whole, and Mr..
Mills, the point that it must be referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
After discussion the bill was sent to
the latter committee. The joint reso-
luton appropriating $500, 900 for pay
ment TO the legal representatives of j.
B. Eads was passed The Sundry
Civil bill was considered, pending
which the House adjourned,
In the United States Senate, on
the 28th, the Army Nurses Pension
bill (giving $25 month pension) was
passed. The Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was considered, and various amend
ments reported by the Senate commit
tee were agreed to. among them an
item of $1,000 for Consul General at
Samoa. Mr.. Gibson moved to insert
the word ambassador instead of the
words ''envOys extraordinary and min
listers plenipotentiary." as applied to
France, Germany. Great Britain and
Russia. After debate, pending action
on the amendment, the Senate ad-
journed. r. t..
In the U. S. Senate. on the 29th,
tho ann0n6nonvlfc n rolnfinr fn
having been reached, the Senate went
into executive session for their cOnsid-
Grafton. When the doors were re-
opened, Mr.. Sherman made a speech
giving the history of our connection
with the Samoan Islands, our acquire
ment of the Bay of Psgo-Pago for a
coaling station, the present trouble in
Samoa and its origin, and said: 1.-The
first thing To be done was for the
United States to assert its power in the
occupancy and possession of the Bay of
Pago-Pago. That ought to be done
Immediately. 1t did not need war to
protect a nations right. The mere
assertion of those rights, the due re-
gard for Them, the expenditure of
money there, the storing of coal there,
the calling of vessels there-all of these
things were assertions of power, far
more influential than protocols and dip
lomatic correspondence" He added:
81 am willing to vote the sum named
in the amendment (S500, ,O0O. and
place 1t at the discretion of Mr.. CleVe-
land or Mr.. Harrison, and have no
doubt that the power thus given, to
send agents there, and to send ships
there, will bring about prompt solu-
tion of this small controversy" MIR.
Dolph obtained the floor, whereupon
the Senate adjourned.
In the United States Senate on the
Both ult., the consideration of the Dip
lomatic Appropriation bill was re-
sumed. and the amendments relating
to the Samoan Islands we're discussed
by Messrs. Dolph, Morgan and Reagan.
at the close of Mr. Reagan's speech
the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and. when the doors were re-
opened. adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House. on the 2Sth, the call
of States was dispensed with, and
leave was given to members TO dl
their bills with the Clerk. The Senat
bill was passed increasing the pension
of soldiers and sailors who have lost
both arms to Sl09 per month. The
Senate concurrent resOlutien for the
counting of the electoral votes On Feb
ruary 18th was agreed to. The Sun
dry Civil bill was considered, pending
which the House adjourned.
In the House on the 29th, the Sun
dry Civil bill was passed. MI. Dunn,
from the Committee ON Merchant
Marine, reported a bill TO provide for
the better protection of the fur seal
and salmon fisheries of Alaska. 1t
was recommitted, with leave to report
at any time. Adjourned.
In the House ON the Both ult., Mr.
Springer moved to go into Committee
of the Whole to consider the Okla
homa bill, and the motion was agreed
tO-134 to 81. Several amendments
were adopted, aMong them Mr.. Pay
sons in relation to soldiers home
steads, and the bill was reported to
the House. The Payson amendment
was then agreed to, ia to Ill, and
pending further action the House ad-