Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-09
WANT THE PACIFIC.
The Senate Hears a Memorial on the
Bering Sea Treaty.
1T WILL PASS THE PURE FOOD BILL.
The Nicaragua Canal Investigation Makes
Small Progress.


WASHINGTON, March I'm the Senate
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Squire presented 6
memorial from the Chamber of Commerce
of Port Townsend, State of Washington
setting forth that ''The present status ofthe
Bering seal fisheries works grievous hard.
ship to our fishermen depriving them of the
rights and privileges which they enjoy in
the North Atlantic Ocean in which they are
encouraged and protected by the Govern.
ment of the United States" The chamber
asserts its belief that the waters of the
North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea and all
the products to be found in those waters
should be as free as the waters OF the North
Atlantic. 1t respectfully asks that some
action be taken by Congress, by which the
same laws that are now in operation on the
North Atlantic regarding fisheries be ex-
tended to the waters of the North Pacific,
Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean and all waters,
bordering upon American territory, that the
products of the open sea be declared free
and open to all and that American fisher
men have the same rights in the waters of
the North Pacific as they now enjoy in the
North Atlantic Ocean.
Nicaragua Canal Investigation.
Mr. Squire remarked that the petition
was only one of series of similar ones and
that the subject was of great importance
He moved its reference to the Committee
on Foreign Relations and it was so referred.
Mr.. Higgins called the attention of the
Committee on Foreign Relations to a reso.
luton offered by him some time since on
the subject of the Nicaragua Canal He
desired now to have it referred to that COM
mittee.
Mr. Morgan said that the Committee on
Foreign Relations really considered itself
fully instructed in the matter by the resolu-
tions which he himself had offered. But he
was glad that the Senator from Delaware
had put the instructions in specific form
to be superadded to the other. The COM
mittee was entering on the investigation
solely in the interest of the people of the
United States-not in the interest of any
corporation. Mr. Higgins resolution was
then referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Mr.. Stanford introduced bill, which
was referred to the Committee on Finance,
to fix the duty on opium at IS pound.
Mr.. FELTON, introduced bill to create the
California Debris Commission, and to regu-
late hydraulic mining. Referred.
Important Bills Passed.
The calendar was taken up and bills were
acted on as follows: Joint resolution to
provide for an international bi-metallic
agreement Laid aside without action.
To prohibit the sale of firearms and am
munition to Indians residing upon reserva-
tions. Passed.
Appropriating S275, 900 for the construc-
tion of two United States revenue cutters
for service on the Great Lakes. Passed.
To orrfh hor ha of iotf
piers and breakwaters at private expense in
the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth Of Ropes
Pass, Texas. Passed.
All the bills passed were Seuate bills.
At 2 o'clock the pure food bill was taken
up as the unfinished business" the ques-
tion being on Mr.. Coke's amendment to
strike out sections and s.
Food Articles Subject to Inspection.
Mr.. Faulkner moved to amend the seventh
section by striking out the words THAT
every person manufacturing or exposing for
sale or delivering to purchaser any drug
or article of food" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words "That every person who
manufactures for shipment and delivers for
transportation from any State or Territory
10 any other State or Territory any drug or
article of food, and every person who e1-
poses for sale or delivers to purchaser any
drug or article of food received from State
or Territory other than the State or Terri
tory in which he exposes for sale or de-
livers said drug or article of food and which
article is in the original unbroken package"
shall furnish samples, etc.
The amendment was agreed to, Mr.. Pad
dock saying that it was quite acceptable to
him and was an improvement on the orig
inal phraseology.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Coke's
motion to strike out sections z and s; and
the motion was rejected-yeas 49, nays 81.
Mr.. Hawley was the only Republican
who voted a yea, and Messrs. Cockrell and
Faulkner the only Democrats who voted
no.
9 and it was agreed to.
Ut 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 section
providing for prosecution of cases in any
district court of the United States and for
the seizure and confscation of the articles
by a process of libel or condemnation, the
proceeds to be paid into the Treasury.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. PETER moved an amendment changing
the phraseology of the bill in some import
ant particulars. 1t was rejected. Yeas
(Messrs. Cockrell, Morgan and Pefer);
nays, 46.
The vote was about to be taken on the
passage of the bill when 1t 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 reopened q
message from the House announcing the
death of Mr.. Kendall was presented. Mr.
Blackburn offered the usual resolutions of
respect and coincidence, which were agreed
to; and the Vice President appointed
Messrs. Pasco, Hansbrough, Chiffon, War
rem and Gibson, of Maryland, to represent
the Senate at the funeral As q further
mark of respect the Senate adjourned.
The Executive Session.
At $50 o'clock in the afternoon the Sem
ate on motion of Senator Sherman. Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, went into executive session to
consider the arbitration treaty received
to-day from the President There were no
copies of correspondence showing the various
steps in the negotiations leading up to the
signature of the treaty and the Presidents
letter, which came with the documents, was
simply one of transmittal without sugges-
tion or recommendation. The text of the
treaty was read in full and concise expla-
nation of its terms and of the necessities Of
the case was made in behalf of the admins
tration by one of the Senators When he
had concluded there followed an animated
but lot acrimonious discussion of the docu-
ment 1t soon became apparent that the
treaty was to receive severe and formidable