Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-02
THE FIFrx-rIR.r ooreREss.

H AH1x.kAHOE OONGAESSs Bills Introduced and Referred-A
 Vote to be Taken on the Customs
 Administrative Bill in the Senate To-Bay-The Senate BilI so Protect
 Trade and Commerce Passed in she Senate.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., May 1.-Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar was the house bill authoriz- ing the town of Marblehead, Mass, to use and improve Fort Sewell and it's grounds.
 MT. Ingalls, at the request of the wage workers alliance introduced bill to abolish local taxation. Referred.
 Mr. Vest from the select committee on meat products made 8 report. He said that the committee had investigated the subject very fully and now reported four measures for consideration of the senate. The first was concurrent resolution asking the presi- dent of the United States to inaugurate diplomatic correspondence with the authori- ties of Great Britain to bring about repeal or modification of the existing quarantine regulations of the United Kingdom.
 The next measure was one providing for national inspection law and requiring that all live cattle shall be inspected when ex- ported, and also that cattled intended for exportatlon (or the meat of which is intend- ed for exportion) shall be subject to inspec- tlon at the places where killed.
 The next measure was intended to prohibit the monopoly now praoticed as to the storage capacity of steamships carrying cattle to for- eign countries.
 MT. Cullom asked Mir. Vest whether the report was very long or whether it could be printed soon.
 MT. Vest replied that the report covered about one hundred pages of typewritten mat ter and he supposed it could be printed in a very few days.
 The customs administrative bill was taken up, the pending question being on MT. Gray's the right to bring 8 common lawsuit against the collector. The matter was discussed by Messrs. Evarts and Gray.
 HOUSE.
 MT. Mckinley, from the committee on rules, reported resolution for thejmmediate consideration of bills reported from the judiciary committee in the following order: Senate bill relating to trusts; house bill re. lating to copyrights; house bill relating to bankruptcy and such other bills as the com- mittee may call up. This order to be in force to-day and tomorrow.
 
 151, nays 70.
 MT. McMillin of Tennessee, moved to re- commit the resolution with instructions to the committee on rules to report back a res. olution fixing day for the consideration of the anti-trust bill alone.
 The motion was lost-yeas 97, nays 125.
 The resolution was adopted and the house, in accordance with it's terms, pro ceeded to consider the senate bill to protect trade and commerce against unlawful re. strictions and monopoly. MT. Bland of Missouri offered an amend ment making unlawful any contract o1 agreement to prevent competition in the sale or purchase of any commodity transported from one state to another. He believed that this amendment would strike at the beet trust of Chicago without leaving court te decide.
 After long debate MT. Bland's amend ment was accepted on a viva vocs vote an6 tho bill was passed in the same manner witt a single dissenting vote. Mr. Adams of Illinois next called up tho international copyright bill and proceeded ts | explain its provisions. He said that sine, it's report the bill had been critically exam. l ined by a number of prominent lawyers, anG as Q consequence it would be necessary tt adopt some purely formal amendments tt perfect the intent of the bill. Under it's term the American people would get cheaper lit l erature of the best class that at present. would also enlarge the privileges of Amsri can authors.
 After a short debate, and without aetinl upon the bill, the house at 5:15 p. m. ad | iourued.