The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-02-11
Senate.

Senate.
NAsHINGToN, d. C., Feb. l.-Immediately
after the routine morning business the COM
mitee on appropriations asserted its right of
precedence and maintaI Ined it up to adjourn
ment II even refused to Weld TO the urgent ap-
peal of Mr.. Harris to let him report a substitute
on ne quarantine bill and to have action upon
II Inc 1urtlheaflon bill the first OF
the general bills 10 come before the SEN
ale; and 1t was passed after rather interesting,
though not novel, discussion on the subiect of
coast Notifications. The army apprOpriation
bill was then taken up and passed with but a
single elnendment-iuCrcasng the monthly
pay OF sef2egnts Of the army. The District of
S3tuihpla Dlll came next IN order. All the com
mittee amendments were agreed to, except one
that was reserved for action to- morrow looking
tothe erection ofa $500 0n0 munich pal building In
Washington city, ard the bill went over Mr.
FELTON, sent to the clerks desk, aud had read
resolutions adopted at Il meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce of san Francisco, Cal haflinp
with satisfaction the friendly offer to be mazda
~ the Hawaiian government TO cede the islands
10 the United states and urging prompt accept,
Gnce OF the proposed cessation kefetred
After short executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
NAsH1NGToS, p. G.. Feb with the eycep-
tlon OF one hour in the early part of the day
and little longer time i'll the evening to-day's
session of the Senate was held behind closed
doors, and was spent in the consideration of the
French and swedish extradition treaties, and
incidentally of the Hawaiian question. In the
open session the Chandler Hawaiian resoluti on
Offered some days ago. was referred 10 the com.
mittee on foreign relations; Messrs Hale and
Blackburn were appointed tellers to as
slSt IN counting the presidential votes
and Mr. CarIisles resignation as senator
from ntucky was presented The district ap-
pr"priation bill WAS taken up considered ana
passed. A concurrent resolution from the leg
lslature of Oregon requesting the senators from
tnat state to use all honorable means to secure
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the
lnlted states was presented ana referred. The
Senate to-day ratified the French extradition
treaty after ing amendments eXpugning
mlsdemeanoTs ana otienses OF apolitical char
RCter.
WAsHINGToN. y. C., Feb. S.-The question OF
the repeal OF the Sherman act, at least OF the
suspension Of the silver bullion purchase pro-
vision OF IT, was Unexpectedly precipitated IN
the senate to-day by Mr. Teller. He made the
presentation of some petitions on the subject
the occasion for launching out into a dis
cUSslOu OF the whole question and expressed
his confident assurance that the repeal
Of the rhcrman act not among the
possibilities OF the present session. He COM
mcnted with some bitterness upon newspaper
statements as TO the determination o President
elect Cleveland TO have the Sherman act
pcG!ed. Mr.. Vest repelled the newspape state
lneUts rs unworthy of consideration Mr.
sherman stated that he had not moved 10 take
up the bill because he was not satisfied that
there was u minority in its favor. And finally
notice was given by MI fil that he
would test the question next Monday by
motion to take up the BIN ana
Ceeding Mr.. Shermrn's implied threat that
cloture would be applied in the Senate if nee
eSsary to give effect to the Will of the ma jor ity
Mr.. Mitchell reported from the judiciary com.
mittee pill to pay the awards of the court OF
claims in the French spoliatlon cases. Caien.
dHr. House bill to ratify and confirm an agree
ment with the kIckapOo Indians in Okla
hcma territory Rpproprating S6i,6ao fer
that purpose WAS passed with Gmcndments) and
q conference asked. At +. NJ. the business of
the senate was suspended III order that tributes
mig 1T be made to the memory of The late SEN
tor Farbour Of Virginia. tulogies Of the
dead senator were pronounced by Messrs
Daniel, ManderSOn, Faulkner. Galllnger, Platt
HII, Hiscock and Hunton. Mr.. Barbours sue
cessor in the Senate. Then the Senate ad-
juurned.
WA>uISGTON, D. C.. Feb. 4-The Senate
passed the House bill relating to bills of ladlng
after amending it As passed b. the senate, 1t
IS made uulawtuI to insert IN the bill of ladlng
OF any vessel any kind OF clause relieving IT
from liability Tor damage arising from negli-
genCe or fallure in proper leading or delivery
.,t nnsrchnndi>e committed to its charge: to
release the vessel on account of not being sea-
worthy The TIL OF lading provision is not
I toapply TO live stock and any refusal TO Is
sue such u bill Of lading as is prescribed in the
/ bill i punishable by fine OF not more than
- 90. Two hours were set apart for the con-
siderution Of House bills on the calendar and
! eighteen of them were passed, and after that
! the House bin TO ratfy the agreement with
! tie Cherokocs tor the cession OF their
interest in the Cherokee outlet lands
and nppropriaung over SS50H.C0D to carry
out wGs taken up discussed and passed
| in the shape of substitute The quarantine
bIll was Just reached when the limit OF time
| expired, and Mr. Harris gave notice that he
would move 10 take Il up and pass II on Mon
day. senator Morgan introduced a resolution
which was agreed to request ting the President
to send to the senate draft OF the annexation
treaty negotiated in 1854, but not completed,
between the lenipOtcntaries of the United
states and the Kingdom OF Hawaii, and
with the correspondence between the two
Governments relating to the negotla-
tons. senator Morgan stated that under the
!-c-ent circumstances the text of this treaty
would be OF interest TO the Senate. and he
wanted il placed before them for the simple
Perpose of receiving ali the information posi-
.i,.,,-;,I ,-ocoo3f,-s IN r,crn0rv of Mr.
Gamble - d. Mr.. Ford (MiCh.) ana Mr.. Stack
house {. g., late members of the House OF
Representatives were then held.
WA>HINGTOS, u. e.. Feb. --!u.the senate to-
day. the junior senator from New York, Mr.. Hill,
made the motion Of which he had given notice
last Frlday-to proceed to the consideration of
purchase act; and in support of the motion.
delivered a carefully prepared speech de-
claring himself friend of free blmetaIltC
coinage. which he thought should be reached
through international agreement His motion
was defeated by nearly Il two thirds majority
the vote being yeas, 2S, nays, A. Afterwards
the quarantine bill WAS taken up and passed.
without ii division: also bill for the payment
out of the treasury of local taxes on lands hel
'WAsuTN,ir0N. D. G. Feb. The Senate bill
tor he relief of the assignees or legal repre-
scntatIves OF John Roach, deceased, to pay bal
ance due on the United states steamer Dolphin.
SSIr5, taken from the calendar ana passed.
he senate then resumed consideration OF the
substitute reported from the committee on
Interstate commerce to promote the safety OF
empIoyes and travellers upon railroads by COM
prlliug common carriers engaged IN inter
safe commerce to equlp their cars with au-
tomato Couplers and continuous brakes.
amt their locomotives with driving wheel
brakes In the course OF his explanation of the
bin MI Cullom. in charge, said there were
.arty different patterns of automatic couplers
ana that if the owners Of - per cent OF the
freight cars agreed upon a particular type of
Coupler the Interstate commerce commission
would fix that as he one 10 be used Alter q
long debate and without action on the bill the
Senate adjourned.