Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-07
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DoINGs OF CONGRESS.
President Harrison's Com
munication.
BURIAL OF THE RAILWAY MleNAIE.
Swedes SufoCated in a New
York Hotel.
PROGRESS OF The BRIGGS TRIAL.

Absorbing Interest of the
Borden Case.
FIFTY.SECOND CONGRESS.
Senator Frye's Bill Amending tht
Transportation Laxvs-Readlng OF
the Presidents NIessage-B1lls In.
troduced-Women and the Civil
Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The president
to-day sent to the senate large number
of nominations made during the recess.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Frye in the
senate to-day smacks strongly of retalia-
ton, and is of more than usual interest.
1t amends the laws regulating the trans
portation of goods by declaring that no
merchandise shall be transported from one
part of the United States to another part
in vessels belonging wholly or in part to a
subject of any foreign power and such
transportation via. any foreign port shall
sailing of any foreign vessel from one
United States port to another is not pro-
hibited provided no merchandise other
than that imported in such vessel from a
foreign port shall be carried from one port
to another of the United States. The bill
provides that the president may, by proc
lsmstion, suspend the right of carrying
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States, provided for in the bill in case the
dominion shall at any time deprive the
citizens of the United States of the use of
the canals in the dominion on the terms of
equality with Canada, as provided by the
thirty seventh article of the treaty of
Washington. 1t is also provided that in
case any report or other duty continues to
be levied on lumber or timber of any kind
cut on that portion of the American terri
tory in the state of Maine, watered by the
St. John and its tributaries and floated
down that river to the sea, where the came
Is shipped to the United States from the
province of New Brunswick, the president
may suspend all rights of carrying pro-
vided for in this section so long as the ex-
port duty is levied
Senator Hale to-day introduced his bill
of the last session authorizing the presi-
dent to have two battleships of about 8 900
tons displace msnt, two armored coast de-
fence vessels, five gunboats and eight first
class torpedo boats constructed by con-
tract.
The report of the Nicaragua Canal com
psny sent to the senate to-day by the Sec
rotary of the treasury states that since the
organization of the company 10, 145 shares
(sggregating s1,O14, 500 have been sub
scribed for at par.
Senate.
AS soon as the secretary of the senate
finished the reading of the journal of yes
terday Mr.. Pruden, one of the presidents
secretaries, appeared at the main door and
delivered the presidents annual message,
which was thereupon laid before the SEN
ate and read by Secretary McCook.
The reading of the message was con-
cluded at :25, having occupied an hour
and half.
Certified copies of the certificates re-
ceived from the states of Maryland, Michi-
gan, Georgia, New Hampshire and Arkan-
sas, giving the names of the electors for
president and vice president chosen in
those states, were transmitted from the
state department, laid before the senate,
and placed On file.
Other communications and reports were
presented and referred, including the fol-
lowing subjects:
As to forms of money in which duties
and internal revenue taxes are paid, the
Nicaragua canal, the Springfield armory,
the Union Pacific, the new congressional
library building, the fish commission, and
as to findings in the French spoliation
cases.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred, among them the following: By Mr..
Butler-To amend the law refunding the di
rect tax.
By Mr. Bate-To repeal all statutes re
latiDg to survivors of election and special
deputies.
By Mr. Chandler-For the suspension of
immigration for one year.
By Mr.. Vest-To create Q bureau in the
department of agriculture for the giving of
public information as to the product and
shipping of live stock.
Mr. Vest introduced a joint resolution
which he said he would call up to morrow
for the appointment by the president of
the United States of three commissioners
to confer with the proper authorities of
the FIVE civilized tribes of the Indian ter
ritory with a view of making such an
agreement and arrangement as will induce
them to take homesteads in severalty and
sell the remainder of their lands to the
Mr. Mitchell offered resolution, which
was referred to the committee on foreign
relations, calling for copies of the cor
| respondence as to the killing of United
States sailor in the port Of Genoa, Italy,
| last October.
Shortly before adjournment resolution
was offered by Mr.. Vest and briefly dis
| cuesed by him and Mr.. Hale in reference
| to "pernicious activity" of the census bu-
reau in the recent election. The resolution
proposes an investigation and will be called
| up and acted on tomorrow.
| Mr.. Hale introduced bill to increase
the naval establishment, and it WAS referred
to the committee on naval affairs.
| After a ten minutes executive session
the senate at 2:45 adjourned till to-mor-
row.
Five of the eighteen senators who were
absent yesterday were present to-day They
were Messrs. Gray, Hawley, Hill, Ransom
and Sanders.
Ten thousand copies of the president
message were ordered to be printed II
pamphlet form for the use of the senate