St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-09
FISH. FLESH AND FOWL.
The Seal observation-disclosures Bill
Ready to Pass,

The Seal Observation-Disclosures Bill
Ready to Pass.
WASHINGTON, March SIN the sem
ate today MIR. Squire presented me-
mortal from the chamber of commerce
of Port Townsend, state of Washington,
setting forth ''that the present status OF
the Behring sea sealing fishery works
grievous hardship to our fishermen by
deprlving them of the rights and privi-
leges which they enjoy in the North At
lantic ocean, in which they are encour-
aged and protected by the government
of the United States" The chamber
asserts its belief that the waters of the
North Pacific ocean and Behring sea,
and all the products to be found in those
waters, should be as free as the waters
of the North Atlantic.
The calendar was taken up and bills
were acted on as follows: The joint
resolution to provide for all interna-
tional bimetallic agreement was laid
aside without action. The following
bills were passed: To prohibit the sale
of firearms and ammunition to Indians
residing upon reservations; appropriate
ing 100000 for a public building at
Spokane Falls. Wash; appropriating
1915, 900 tor the construction of two
United States revenue cutters for serv-
ice on the great lakes; to amend the
act of Aug. %, 1890, ''to reorganize and
establish the customs collection dis
triet of Puget sound" to establish
military post near Little Rock, Ark. All
the bills that were passed were senate
bills.
AT 2 o'clock the pure food bill was
taken up as the unfinished business"
the question being on Mr.. Coke's
amendment to strike out sections and
s. Mr.. Faulkner moved to amend the
seventh section by striking out the
words that every person manufacture
ing or exposing for sale or delivering to
q purchaser any drug or article of food"
and inserting in lien thereof the words,
THAT every person who manufactures
for shipment and delivers for transport
tatiOn from any state or territory to any
other state or territory any drug or
article of food, and every person who
exposes for sale, or delivery to pur-
chaser, any drug or article of food re.
ceived from state or territory other
than the state or territory in which he
exposes for sale or delivers said drug or
article of food, and which article is in
the original unbrOken package" shall
furnish samples and so forth. The
amendment was agreed to.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Coke'S
motion to strike out sections and s,
and the motion was rejected-yeas, 10;
nays, 81. Mr.. Hawley was the only
Republican who voted aye and MeSsrs.
COckrell and Faulkner the only Demo
Gratis who voted no.
MIR. COckrell moved to strike out sec
ton and it was agreed to. (lt declared
that violations of the act should be held
| to imply knowledge and intent on the
part of the accused) The second and
other sections were amended so As to
restrict their application to original,
unbroken packages.
Mr.. Morgan moved an additional sec
| ton providing for prosecution of cases
! in any district court of the United
States, and for the seizure and contSca-
ton of the articles by a process or con-
demnatiOn, the proceeds to be paid into
the treasury. The amendment was
| agreed to. The vote was then about to
be taken on the passage of the bill,
| when it was suggested that. as it had
been amended so extensively, it should
| be printed before being voted on. 1t
was therefore ordered to be printed.
The senate then went into executive
session. When the doors were re-
! opened message from the house an
nouncing the death of Mr.. Kendall was
presented. Mr.. Blackburn offered the
usual resolutions of respect and con-
dolence, which were agreed to, and as
a further mark OF respect the senate ad.
journed.