The record-union., 1892-03-09
BEFORE CONGRESS.
THE BEHRING SEA ARBITRATION
TREATY IN THE SENATE.
Both Houses Adjourn Out of Respect
to the Late Representa-
tive Kendall.
Special to the RrcoRp-ur1ox

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, March s.-A message
from the President, transmitting the re-
Gently negotiated treaty OF arbitration
relative to the Behring Sea fisheries, has
just been laid before the Senate. 1t was
unaccompanied by any recommendation.
There was also laid before the Senate
message relating to the indemnity claims
of the Venezuela Steamship Company.
After an hours consideration in eXecu-
tive session the Behring Sea arbitration
treaty was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
The calendar was then taken up.
Among the papers presented and re-
ferred were the following: Report OF the
Chief Engineers of the Army as to min
ing debris in California.
Squire presented a memorial from the
Chamber of Commerce of Port Townsend.
Wash, stating THAT the present status OF
the Behring Sea sealing fishery works a
grieVous hardship to our fishermen by
depriving them of the rights and privi-
leges which they enjoy in the North At
lantic Ocean, and in which they are en-
couraged and protected by the Govern
ment of the United States.'
Higgins called the attention of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to a resolu-
LlOD O1efeu DN lliil SOIile lIlllc SiIiCS Oli
the subject Of the Nicaragua Canal. lie
desired now to have it referred to that
committee.
Higgins resolution was then referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Stanford introduced a bill, which was
referred 10 Committee on Finance, to fix
the duty on opium at 50 per pound.
FELTON, introduced a bill TO create Cali
fornia Debris Commission and to regu-
late hydraulic mining. Referred.
Bills were acted on as follows: The
joint resolution to provide an interna
tional bimetallic agreement was laid
aside.
The bill to prohibit the sale of firearms
and ammunition to Indians residing
upon reservations was passed.
The bill apprOpriating $4,000 for pub
lic building at Alameda, Cal, was passed.
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
section by striking out the words that
every person manufacturing or exposing
Tor sale, or delivering to a purchaser any
drug or article of food, - and inserting in
lieu thereof the words that every per-
son who manufactures for shipment and
delivers for transportation from any
State or Territory 10 any other State or
Territory, any drug or article of food,
and every person who exposes for sale or
delivery to a purchaser any drug or
article of food received from a State or
Territory other than that in which he ex-
poses for sale or delivery of said drug,
or article Of food, which is in the original
package, shall furnish SAMPLES" etc.
Agreed to.
Coke's motion was then rejected.
Cocl1rell moved to strike out Section 9,
and IL was agreed to.
The second and other sections were
amended so as to restrict their applica-
ton TO original unbroken packages.
Morgan moved an additional section
providing for the prosecution in any Fed
eral District Court and for confiscation of
articles, the proceeds to be paid into the
Treasury. Agreed to.
The bill was then ordered printed.
Alter brief executive session the Sen
ate adjourned as mark OF respect to the
late Congressman Kendall.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March S.-This morn
ing, after McMillin of Tennessee had
gwen notice that he would call up for
consideration the free wool bill, McCreary
OF kentucky announced the death of his
colleague, Kendall, and as a mark of re-
spect to the memory of deceased the
House adjourned.
The Speaker appointed a committee to
look after the funeral arrangements