Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD


| moved TO RECONSIDER the vote whereby MI
! Dubois was declared entitled to retain his
/ seat. The motion was laid aside tempo
| rarily. as was also q motion by Mr.. Nor
.gan 10 reconsider the vote by which Mr..
| Claggetts claim was rejected. The reSO-
| lutions heretofore offered by Mr.. Call in
| respect to railroad companies in Florida
| influencing the senatorial election OF
| 1891, and for the opening to settlement
| Of the railroad land reservations
/ in that state were taken up and
| MIR. Call addressed the Senate. The resO-
] luton as TO the railroad lands in Florida
/ was referred to the committee on public
| lands, and the other resolution was al
| lowed to remain on the table. The pure
| food bill was then taken up and Mr.. Berry
| addressed the Senate The question was
| then taken on Mr.. COke'S motion. made
| some days ago, to strike out sections and
| 8. The vote resulted, yeas -. nays Is.
! This was not quorum and the Senate adj
| jOurned.
WASHINGTON, March S.--Among the
papers presented TO the Senate at the open
| ing OF the session to-day was q memorial
| from the Chamber Of Commerce Of Port
! Townsend. Washington. setting forth that
| 1.-THE present status OF the Bearing Sea seal
ing fishery works are grleVOuS hardship
| to our fishermen by deprIying them of the
rights and privileges which they enjoy in
| the North Pacific Ocean, III which they
are encouraged and protected by the gov
eminent Of the United States" The Cham
her asserts its belief that the waters of the
North Pacific Ocean and Behrng Sea, and
ali the products to be found i'll those wat
ers, should be as free as the waters of the
North Atlantic Mr.. HihglnS called the at
tcntiOn of the Committee on Foreign
Relations to resolution offered by
him some time since on the
subject of the Nicaragua Canal He de
sired now to have IT referred to that com
mittec. It was referred. Mr. Stanford in
trOduCed a bill, which was referred to the
committee on finance, to fix the duty on
opium at S5 pound. The calendar was
then taken I'D, and bills were acted on as
follows: JOINT resolution 10 provide for
an international bi-metallic 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; appropriGting
$500, 600 for public building at Spokane
Falls. W ASH, passed; apprO priating 1915
600 for the construction Of two United
States revenue cutters for service on the
great lakes. passed; to amend the act of
August rs, 1890, ito leOrganiZe and estab-
lish the customs collection district of
Puget Sound" passed; to authorize
the construction OF jetteS, piers
ana breakWaterS at private expense III the
Gulf Cf Mexico. at the mouth OF Ropes
Pass. Tex, passed: to establish q military
post near Little Rock Ark, passed All
the bills that Were passed We're Senate
bills. At 20 clock the pure food bin was
taken up as unfinished business" the
question being on Mr.. Coke's amend
nent to strike out sections ! and s.
The amendment was agreed to. The
vote was then taken on Mr.. C0kcS
motion 10 strike out sections and 8 and
the motion was feiected-yGaS 10: nays 81.
Mr.. COckreil moved to strike out section 8
and il was agreed 10. Ii declared that
violations OF the act should be held to i'm
ply knowledge and intent on the part of
the accused. The second and other sec
tons were amended 50 as to restrict their
application 10 original, unhr0ken 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 COnfiScatlOn of the articles
by process for condemnation The pro-
ceedS to be PAID into The treasury. Agreed
to. Mr.. pefler moved an amendment
changing the phraSeOlOgy OF the bill in
some important particulars Rejected
The vote was about to be taken on the
passage OF the bill when ii was suggessed
that, as it had been amended so extensive
ly, 1t should be printed before being voted
on. It was therefore ordered TO be printed.
AT $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the Senate.
on motion Of Senator Sherman, chairman
of the committee on foreign Tela-
uon, went INTO executive session to
consider the arbitration treaty received to-
cay from the President. There were no
copies of the 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 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-
tons. 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 Stru9-
gle Will be renewed
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Mr Hale from
the Naval Committee, reported back his
bill to further increase the naval depart
menC. 1t was. he said, for the construction
OF battle ships, coast defenSeS. gun boats
and eight firSt-claSS torpedo boats, He re-
ported it back with an amendment apprO-
priating $500,O00 for experiments III the de-
yeiOpment otetorpedOcS and III the procure
ment OF standard tOrpedOes. Mr.. Squire
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate yesterday passed the bill IL relation
to the collection district of Puget Sound
he motion was entered. Mr. Morgan IN
u0duced 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
through the United States to or from any
would deprive the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road OF its 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 division. After an executive session
OF nearly three hours the Senate ad-
iOurned.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Among the
bills reported from committees and placed
on the Senate calendar to day was one to
establish 4 port of delivery at Des Moines,
Ia. Mr. Morgan offered 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 inStructlng 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
resolution, which was agreed to, calling
on the secretary OF the treasury for infor-
nation as to the amount of treasury notes
issued under the provisions of the act of
July H. 1890, the amount of silver dollars
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