Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-09
Presidential Messages Before The SEN
nte.-A Memorial from
Fishermen.
a BILL TO Fix The DUTY on
OPIUM.
by Tolotftrh 10 no Snwa
sONgnEss
A Presidential Message ON tho Herring
Question: Othsr nuslne-s.


ton relative 10 the Boring sea fisheries
has just been laid before this Senate.
IL was unaCcOmpaniod by any recon.
mendations. There was also laid be-
fore the Senate a message relating 10
the Indemnity claims OF the NonOEue-
IAN steamship company.
Among the paper. presented and ro-
icrrrd were tie following: The report
OF the chief engineer Ui the army A.
to the mining debris In California.
senator Squire presenioi memorial
from the Chamber VI COmmOrcc or
Port Townsend, WASH, setting forth
THAT the present Status OF the Brfing
sea scaling h.hery works n guuvous
hardship To hahermen by deprivlng
them OF the rights and privilege
which they enjoy IN the North Allan.
tic ocean, Ia which they are oncOur.
aged anu projected by the gov.
eminent OF the United States"
The chamber asserts it, belief
that the waters Of the North Pacific
ocean ana the Behring sea, and all
the products to o found Ia those wa
tofs, shouid be rs Tree ~ the waters OF
/ - North Atlantic. II respectfully
AXIS that some action DO taken by Com
gress 10y which the same laws now IN
operation In the North Atlantic re.
gnrding fisheries be extended to tne
waters " the North Pacific, Bering
sea, Arctic ocean, and all waters boz
Gerng on American territory; that the
products VI the sea be declared free mud
open to all, ana that American fisher
men have the same rights in thc water
Of tho NORTH Pacific n they now enjoy
IN the North Atlantic ocean.
Senator Squire remarked that tho
petition 10 only one Of q series OF siml.
lar outs, and that the subject was Of
great importance. lie moved It's refer
enco 10 the committee on foreign relg.
tinus, gnd u was 20 rrieTreu.
Senator Higgins called the attention
Of the committee on foreign relations
10 resolution prcsentod hy him some
time since on the subject Of The Mica
rRgua canal. He desired now to have
II referred To the committee.
Senator Morgan SAID that tho Com.
mitiee on Foreign Relations really
considered Itself fully instructed Ia the
matter by the resolutions which he him.
self had offered, hut he was glad that
tho Senator from Delaware had put
the Instructions IN specific form, TO be-
suptTadded TO tho other. The com
mittee was entering on the luvestiga.
ton solely and wholly Ia the intercaI
Of the people OF the United States, not
In the Interest OF any corporation.
Senator HlgRius's resolution was
then referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
Senator Stanford introduced bill,
which was referred to the Committee
on Finance, 70 fix tho duty on opium
at s. a pound.
senator FELTON, introduced bill TO
create n California Debris Commission
snd regulate hydraulic mining.
The calendar was taken up and bills
acted on M iollowt: The Joint resolu.
ton to provide an international b..
metallic agreement laid aside; the
bill 10 prohibit the sale Of ffe.arma
aud ammunition To Indians residing
upon reservations IRsscd; Rppropriating
$500, 900 fort public building ats polane
Falls, Wash, passed; apprOpTlating
$4,000 for public building ut Ala
media, Cal, passed; appropristing $780,.
OO1 for q public building at Boise City,
Idaho, JPsied. TO amend the act OF
August IS, 1880, "to reorganize and
establish tic customs collection dis.
trict OF Puget Sound" passed; author.
izlng the construction OF n bridge across
the KoOtensi River In the town Of Fry,
Idaho, patsed.
Tho pure food bill was taken up,
the question being on Senator Coke,s
amendment to strike out sections 7
and S.
Senator Faulkner moved TO amend
the seventh section by striking out the
words, "rhgt every person manuiac.
turing or exposing for sale, or deliver
ing to n purchaser any drug or article
N food" and inserting Ia lieu thereof
the words, "That every person who
manufacturer for shipment and de.
livery for transportation from any
Slate or Territory TO any other State or
Territory any drug or article Of food,
and every person who exposes for sale
! or delivery tOR purchaser any drug or
| article OF fopd received from State or
Territory other than that In which he
exposes for shle or delivers said drug OF
article OF food, which IA la an orlgi.
nal package, shall furnish samples,
ETC."
Agreed 10.
Senator Coke's motion was then re.
/ jected.
Senator Cockrell moved to strike out
section 5, and II WAS agreed TO.
The second and other sections were
| amended so rs to restrict their appllca,
| ton TO original, unbroken packages.
Senator Morgan moved au additional
section, providing for the prosecution
| In any Federal District Court, anu fol
| tho cOnfscsti0n OF the articles, the
proceeds to be paid Into the Treasury.
Agreed TO.
rho bill Wss then ordered printed.
A tier hriei executive session the
| Senate adj nnrned a. a matter Of tespeCl
10 tho late Congressman Kendall.