The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-08
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In the Senate, Thursday, Mr.. Vest, from
the Select Committee on Meat Products,
made a report and accompanied IL with am
explanation. He said that the committed
had investigated the subject very fuzzy and
had now reported four measures for consid.,
Grafton OF the Senate. L first was con
current resolution asking the President of tie
United States to inaugurate diplomatic cor
re,pOndence with the authorities OF Great
Britain to bring about repeal or moditica-
tiOn of the existing quarantine regulations
OF the United Kingdom. Tho
Nationa. Inspection Law and
requiring that all live cattle shall be in
spected when exported, and also cattle in
tended for cxportation or the meat of which
is intended for expectation, shall be subject
to inspection at the !aces where xii ed.
The next mvasl;re was intended 10 prohibit
the monopoly now practIced as to the storage
capacity of steamships carrying cattle to
foreign countries. he evidence had shown
very conclusively no dispute about II that,
in the port Of New York, the practice had
obtained among the steamship companies
belonging to foreign nations Uhere being no
American lnes) of leasing or contracting
sometimes single vessel, sometimes all the
vessels of the line for "A number of months
in advance % one person. -
In the House, Thursday. Mr.. Mckinley,
from the Committee on Rules. reported a.
OF bills reported from the Judiciary Commit
tee IN the following order Senate bill relit-
ing TO trusts, rouse bill relating to COPY!
rights, House bill relating to bankruptcy,
aud such other bills rs the commit ce may
call up. this order to he in force Thursday
and Friday. The previous question wac or
dcred-yeas 10 , nays : and the resolution
adopted, and the House proceeded To- con-
slider the Senate bill to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraints aud
mOnopolies.
Senator Cullom on Friday submitted 20
the SeuatetLe report OF he Interstate Com
merce Committee in relation to Canadian
and American railroads. together with go
pages Oi testimony.
The report recites the fact Of the enormous
subsidy granted the anadan Pacific rail-
road and comes to the conclusion that IL is
unpatriOtiC to allow foreign roads owing NJ
allegiance to the United States to come INTO
the United states and secure traffic at such
rates as to seriously cripple, il not ruin,
American transcontincntal lines.
The committee recommended the adoption
OF license -ystcn,, such rs will be applicl-
bic TO Canadian roads, To secure their obedi-
enCe 10 the Interstate Commerce Law In
regard to the discrimination practiCed in EN-
trance and clearance fees in Canadian ports
the committee recommends. So long ~ such
discrimination continues, that all Canadian
vessels bc required to pay entrance and
Clearance fees of equal amount on entering
and clearing the ports of the United states,
on the great lakes or their tributary naylga-
bic waters.
WitE a view of counteractins the unjust
discrlmat .rn now in vogue. whereby "a re-
bate Of Is cents per ton in tolls j. allowed on
certain products Of the United states passing
through the Welland cana, it bound tc
Montreal. the committee recommend that
So long ~ the discrimination in favor Of
Montreal il tfp Iaxs Ia
erueut, discriminating toll on the tonnage
OF all Canadian vessels he imposed Oh all
such vessels every time they pass through
the SaIlt Ste. Marie canal. The report was
ordrrri printed
Mr. Vest Introduced a bill 10 amend the
Interstate Commerce Act, stating that its
object was To- place express companies under
the provisions ut that act and asked the at
tcntlun of the inter- state Commerce Com
mittee 10 the subject
In the House Mr.. Nilliken, OF Maine, rr,.
sented, AMI the House adopted, the confer
ence report on the Lafayette, Ind, Public
Building Bill hc limjtc of cost is SSl,OJ.
The same action Wa, taken on the confer
ence report on the Chester, Pa, Public
Building Bill. The limit of cost Is fixed at
$1,000. MIR. Davidson, of Florida, present
ed "a protest of citizens of kcy Vest against
the tobacco s.hciU.c of the rarH bill. Re
fcrred On motion Of MIR. o Neill, OF Penn
sylvania, a resOlu ION was adopte setting
apart Saturday, June II, Tor the delivery Oi
eulogies upon tue late samuel j. Randall, Oi
Pennsylvania. The House then resumed
the consideration OF the Copyright bill.
There was an unusually large attendance
of Senators present IN the chamber and of
spectators in the galleries Monday morning
when the opening PRAYER was offered by the
chaplain. Mr.. BeCk's desk and chair were
covered with black crepe, and feeling of
solemuity pervaded the chamber. ~ soon
Blackburn rose, and in very tremulOus
voice said
Mr.. President, my colleague is dead II
is not my purpose at this time to speak
either of him or the great service which he
has rendered to his country. In the fresh
ness Of the sorrow, the love which bore
him would blind with its tears. Tue
drapcry ot his desk furnishes
fitting type of the sorrow which
prevades every heart in this chamber. A
great Commonwealth with bowed head puts
on the weeds of mourning At an apprOpri-
ate time, and in the early future | will ask
the Senate To- afford - his friends an oppOr-
tunity to pay thei trib lte To- his memory
Resolutions were the adopted providing
for the appuinimcn. Ui committee Of seven
Senators To take charg: of the funeral, for
the removal of the remains to Kentucky in
charge of the Sergeant at Arms, and inviting
the House the President and his Cabinet, the
Supreme Court and the Diplomatic Corps TO
attend the funeral in the Senate Chamber.
After the appointment of Messrs. Blackburn,
Vance, Kenna, Dawes, Eyarts and Mand"r.
son as the committee To superintend the
funeral the Senate adjourned.