Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD


tine present status &C the Eeurlng sea seal
ing fishery WORKS ale a grleVouS hardship
10 our fishermen by oepllvin9 them OF the
rights and privileges which they enjoy IN
the N0rU,l Pacific Ocean, N which they
are encouraged AMI protected by the gov
eminent OF the UnItaJ STATES" The Cham
her asserts its belief that tue waters OF the
North Pacific OcAan and EehIlng Sea. and
all the products 20 be found III those wat
ers, ShOulG be as free aS the waters OF the
North Atlantic. Mr.. Ilihgins called the at
tcnricn OF the Committee On Foreign
Relations tC resolution offered by
him some time since on the
subject Of the Nicaragua Canal. lie de-
sired now to have 1t referred to that COM
lnittee. 1t was referred. Mr.. Stanford IL
troduced a bill, which was referred to the
committee Oh finance to fix the duty on
opium at IS Il pound. The calendar was
then taken I'D, and bis were acted on as
follows: JOINT resolution TO provide for
an international bl-metalllc agreement laid
aside without action: to prohibit the
sale Of firearms and ammunition to
Indians residing upon reservations,
passed; referring to the Court Of Claims
the Ticemeter claim, passed; appropr!@tlng
$500. 0O0 tor public building at Spokane
Fails. Wash, passed; apprcpriating S2!5,-
Geo for the construction OF two United
states revenue cutters for service on the
great lakes. passed; to amend the act OF
August rs, 1880, Ito 1eorganlZe and estab.
llSif inc clStOlilS CDIiCct1Ull IlSl1lCt "a
Puget Sound" passed; to authorize
the construction OF jettles. piers
ana oTelNWatorS at private expense in the
Calf Of Mexico, at the mouth OF Ropes
Pass. TEX. passed; to eStabllsha military
post near Little Rock, Ark, passed: Al!
the bills that We're passed were Senate
bills. At2 clock the pure food bill was
taken up as unfinished business the
question being on Mr.. Coke's amend
ment to strike out sections Z and 8.
The amendment was agreed to. The
vote was then taken OH Mr.. Coke 8
motion 10 strike out sections and and
the motion was rejected-yeas 10; nays 81.
Mr. Cockrell moved to strike out section 9
and it was agreed to-. 1t declared that
violations of the act should be held to I'M
ply knowledge and intent On the part of
Il s4lcused. The second and other sec
tons were amended SO as to restrict their
application TO original, unbrol1en packages.
Mr.. Morgan moved an additional section.
providing for prosecution OF cases III any
district court OF the United States, and for
the seizure and cOntlScatlOn OF the articles
by process for condemnation. The pro-
ceedS TO be paid into The treasury. Agreed
to. Mr.. PETER moved an amendment
changing the phraSe0lOgy of the bill in
some important partlcul lars. Rejected.
The vote was about to be taken on the
passage OF the bill when it was suggested
that, us il had been amended so extensive
IL. it should be printed before being voted
or. Ii was therefore ordered TO be printed.
AT $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon the Senate,
GA motion OF Senator Sherman, chairman
OF the committee on foreign rela-
ton, went INTO executive session to
consider the arbitration treaty received to-
cay from the President. There were no
copies Ct the correspondence showing the
various steps III the negotiations leading
up to the signature OF the treaty, and the
Presidents letter which came with the
documents was simply one Of trans
initial without suggestion Or recon-
mendation. After the discussion had
progressed for an hour, on mo-
ton of the chairman, the treaty was re-
ferred to the committee On foreign rela-
tions. Meanwhile, the interest Of the
senators has been fully aroused, and it is
probable that after the document is re-
ported back from the committee the Strug-
gle Will De renewed.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr Hale, from
the Naval Committee, reported back has
bill 10 further increase the naval depart
ment. 1t was, he said, for the construction
Of battle ships. coast defenses, gun boats
and eight tlrSt-claSS torpedo boats, He re-
ported it back with an amendment appro-
Drlating 5000, 900 for experiments IN the de-
veiopment of torpedoeS and III the procure
ment Of standard torpedoes. Mr.. Squire
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate Yesterday passed the bill in relation
to the collection district OF Puget Sound.
troduced bill declaring that all laws and
parts Of laws are imperative which eX-
empt from the payment of duties articles
of commerce which are not on the free
list. entered in the custom houses of
the United States for transportati on
British possession. Mr.. MOrgan's bill
would deprive the Canadian Pacific Rail
road of it's valuable concession of the
right to transport goods in bond through
the United States and from Europe and
other foreign ports. The pure food bill
was then taken up, and, after the adoption
OF slight amendments, it was passed with
out a division. After an executive session
OF nearly three hours the Senate ad-
journed
WASHINGTON, March 10-Among the
bills reported from committees and placed
on the Senate calendar to day was one to
establish q port of delivery at Des N;oines,
la. Mr.. Morgan offered q resolution which
was agreed TO. calling on the President for
copies OF correspondence in regard to the
Venezuela award since June, 1890. The
resolutions heretofore offered by Mr.. Nor
gan lnStructlng the committee on privileges
and elections to inquire into and report
upon the manner OF electing United States
senators was agreed to. Mr.. Teller offered
a resolution, which was agreed to. calling
on the secretary OF the treasury Tor infor-
nation as TO the amount OF treasury notes
issued under the provisions of the act of
July IA, 1890. the amount OF silver dollars
coined under the provisions of that act, the
amount OF silver bullion now in the treas
ury purchased under the provisions of that
act, whether the silver dollars coined I'M
Ger its provisions are available for the
ordinary expenses of the government or
are held for the redemption OF treasury
notes, whether silver dollars or silver GER
tltcateS have been redeemed or exchanged
for gold and II so. to what amount. and
whether silver dollars ana silver certiti-
Gates that are received for public dues are
used in the discharge OF government obli-
cations and if SO what class Of obligations
are discharged by them. The Agricultur-
al Meat Inspection Deficiency bill was
taken up ana passed. as was the bill
between the states of Nebraska and South
Dakota, on the Pine Rldge and Rosebud
Indian reservations At o'clock the I'M
finished business was taken up. it being
the Senate bill to provide for the erection
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