The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-09
CONGRESS-.
HE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March S.-A message fro IN
the President transmitting the. recently
negotiated treaty of arbitration relative to
the Berlng Sea fisheries. was this morning
laid before the Senate. 1t was unacc0m-
panied by any recommendation.
There was also laid before the Senate
message relating to the indemnity claims Of
the Venezuelan Steamship Company.
Among the papers presented and referred
was the report of the Chief Engineer of the
army as TO mining debris in California.
Squire presented a memorial from the
Chamber OF Commerce of Port Townsend
Wash, setting forth "that the present status
of the Berng Sea sealing fishery works
grievous hardship tn our fishermen by de-
priying them OF the rights and privileges
which they enjoy in tie North Atlantic
Ocean. and in which they are encouraged
and protected by the Government of the
United States" The Chamber.asserssits
belief that the waters of the North Pacific
Ocean ard Bering Sea and all products to
be lound In those waters should be free as
the waters OF the North Atlantic. 1t re-
spectfully asks some action to be taken by
Congress. by which the same laws now in
operation on the North Atlantic regarding
the fisheries be extended to the waters of
the North Pacific, the Bering Sea, the
Arctic Ocean ond all waters bordering upon
American territory; that the products of
the sea be declared free and open to all,
and that American fishermen have the same
rights IN the waters of the North Pacific as
they now enjoy in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Squire remarked that the petition was
only one Of series of similar ones, and
that as the subject was of great Importance,
he moved its reference to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. and 1t was so referred.
The Nicaragua Canal.
Higgins called the attention of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to a resolution
offered by him some time since on the sub
iect of the Nicaragua Canal. He desired
now TO have 1t referred to that committee.
Morgan said that the Committee on For
eign Relations really considered itself fully
Instructed in the matter by the resolutions
which he himself had offered, but he was
glad the Senator from DelaNa are had put
the Instructions in specific form to be
superadded to the others. The committee
Is entering on the investigation solely and
wholly in the interests Of the people OF the
United States, not in the interest of any
corporation.
Higgins resolution was then referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations
Stanford introduced a bill, which was
referred to the Committee on Finance, to
fix the duty on opium al So per pound.
FELTON, introduced bill to create a Cali
f0rnia debris commission and to regulate
hydraulic mining. Referred.
Action on the Calendar.
The calendar was then taken up and the
bills were acted on as follows: The Joint
resolution TO provide an International BIZ
metallic agreement was laid aside; the bill
to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammuni-
ton to the Indians residing upon the reSer-
vations was passed; the bill referring to the
Court of Claims the " Tice meter" claim
was passed; the bill appropriating $500. .o0O
for public building at Spokane, Wash,
was passed; the bill appropriating $4,000
fnr h1il fnr In, fN0t
was passed: the bill appropriating $4,000
for public building for Boise, Idaho, was
pa ssed; the bill to amend the act of August
Is, $780, to reorganize and establish n Gus
toms collection district fer Puget Sound
was passed; authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Kootenai River, in the
town OF Fry. Idaho. was passed.
The Pure Food Bill.
The pure food bill was taken up, the
question being on Coke'S amendment to
strike out sections and s.
Faulkner moved to amend the seventh Sec
tion by striking out the words, that every
person manufacturing or exposing for sale
or delivery to purchaser any drug or article
OF food and inserting in lieu thereof the
words, THAT every person who manufac-
lures for shipment and delivers for transport
tation from any State or Territory to any
other State OF Territory any drug or article
of food, and every person who exposes for
sale or delivery to a purchaser auy drug or
article Of food received from State or Ter
ritory other than that in which he exposes
for sale or delivery said drug or article of
food which is in an original package shall
furnish samples, ETC." Agreed to.
COke's motion was then rejec ted.
Cockrell then moved to strike out section
o. and it was agreed to. The second and
the other sections were amended so as to
restrict their application to original un-
broken packages.
Morgan presented an additional section
providing for the prosecution in any Federal
district court anu for the confiscation of
articles. the proceeds to be paid into the
treasury. Agreed TO. The bill Was then
ordered printed.
After an hours consideration in execu-
tive session the Bering Sea arbitration
treaty was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Senate then
adjourned as mark of respect to the late
CONGRESSMAN Kendall.