Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-26
FROM THE CAPITOL.
THE ANTITRUST BILL.
It is Further Discussed and
Amended in the Senate.
BILL TO ADMIT WYOMING.
1t is Being Discussed in the House
This Afternoon.
THE ANTITRUST BILL.
BILL TO ADMIT WYOMING.
SENATE.

Messrs. Hawiey and Gray were appointed by
the Vice President members of the board OF
visitors to attend the annual examination of
cadets at West Point.
MIR. Sherman, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported a substitute for the first
section of the meat inspection bill. Ordered
printed He said that the substitute was in
tended TO meet the objections of packers and
dealers in pork.
The House bill for the allowance Of the
Fourth of July claims" was reported from the
committee on claims and placed on the cal
endar
ELLIS ISLAND.
Mr.. Mcpherson, from the committee on
naval affairs, reported joint resolution au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to remove
the naval magazine from Ellis Island in New
York harbor and to purchase a site for and to
erect naval magazine at some other point
(and appropriating $4,000 for the purpose),
and the Senate proceeded to consider it.
Mr.. Hiscock moved to amend by appropriat-
ing a further sum of $4,000 TO enable the Sec
retary of the Treasury to improve Ellis Island
Tor Immigration purposes
The amendment was agreed to and the joint
Resolution was passed.
FOR THE SENATE TO MEET AT IL An
MIR. Edmunds moved an order that from and
after Monday next the Senate shall meet at IL
am.
Mr.. Morgan objected to its immediate con-
slderation and the matter went over till to-
morrow.
MR. BLAIR NOT READY.
MIR. Harris asked Mr.. Blair when it would suit
his convenience to have the vote taken on the
motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the
educational bill
Mr.. Blair-I am not now able to indicate to
the Senator the time when can conveniently
call up that motion.
Mr.. Harris-The Senate ought to know in
advance.
Mr.. Blair-It will not be called up without
ample notice to the Senate.
Mr.. Ingalls, call the attention of the Sena-
tor from Tennessee to the fact that the pend
the motion to reconsider Oh the table.
MIR. Harris-So understood.
Mr. Ingalls-Therefore l suppose that prop
ery speaking, the interrogatory should be ad-
dressed to me and that l should be inquired of
when it will suit my convenience to call ND the
motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Harris-It affords me great deal of
pleasure, then, to ask the Senator from Kansas
at what early day and what hour it will suit his
convenience?
MIR. Ingalls-I should be very glad to have
my motion taken up now.
MIR. Harris-I should be very glad to have it
taken up now Or at the earliest day possible.
THE ANTITRUST BILL UP AGAIN.
On motion of MIR. Sherman the antitrust
bill was taken up and various formal amend
ments were made.
The amendment offered yesterday by Mr.
Stewart to insert the words ''or OF the value of
money by which such cost may be advanced or
reduced was agreed to, Mr.. Hoar withdrawing
his amendment to it, which was to add the
words gold or silver.
MIR. Spooner offered an amendment to the
first section, giving the courts authority Gin
addition to other remedies) to issue writs of
injunction prohibiting and restraining COM
binatons from proceeding anv further in the
business except to wind up their affairs. and he
proceeded to state the grounds on which he
offered it.
The legal bearing and effect of the amend
ment, as well as the bill generally, were dis
cussed by Messrs. SpOoner, Gray, Hoar,
Stewart Vest, Reagan and Eustis.
THE HnJTSE