Evening star., 1894-04-02
IN SENATE ANDHOUSE
The Bering Sea Bill Reported and
Nearly Passed.
MIR. HOAR'S AMENDMENT CAUSES DELAY
The O'NeiII-Joy Election Case
Again in the House.
FILIBUSTERING IS RENEWED

| When the Senate met today there was an
unusually large attendance on the dem
ocratic side Of the chamber in anticipation
Of the launching Of the tariff bill upon its
stormy journey. Among the bills and joint
resolutions was one coming from the legis-
lature Of Florida, presented by Senator
Quay. requesting that duty be imposed
on pineapples coming into the United
states, in order to foster the cultivation Of
that fruit in Florida. 1t was ordered to lie
on the table.
At the request of a constituent. Senator
Dolph introduced a proposition for reform
in spelling and the calling of an interna-
| tional convention to that end.
| Mr.. Dolph explained that he did not care
to introduce bill, but requested that it
should go to the cen mittee on education,
which was ordered
Mr.. Cullom Qll.) Introduced bill provid-
ing for an international humane confer
mittee on foreign relations, which was or
dered.
| Department of Public Health.
Senator Gray Oel) introduced, by re-
quest, bill for the creation Of a depart
ment of public health. 1t was referred to
the committee on epidemic diseases.
Senator Turpie Qnd) offered resolution
directing that the President be requested
to consider the expediency of considering
the undertaking of further negotiations
on the subject of procuring certain modi-
fcations of the existing extradition treaty
arrest and extradition of persons desig-
| mated in such treaty as non-poltical. 1t
was ordered to lie on the table.
| Senator Morgan (Ala.) reported from the
committee on foreign relations a bill look
ing to the submission to arbitration of GER
tain questions concerning the preservation
of the fur seal. He asked that the bill be
| read in full and 1t was ordered.
After reading q
explained that 1t was reported by the
| unanimous vote of all the members of the
foreign relations committee who were pres
ent 1t was important that prompt action
be taken by this government, and he was
about to ask that it lie on the table and to
| give notice that as soon as Senator Voor-
hees concluded his forthcoming speech on
the tariff he would ask unanimous consent
| to take up the bill for consideration.
Senator Sherman, the ranking republican
member Of the committee, suggested, how
ever, that as the bill was simply to carry
out the provisions of the award of the
Paris Bering sea tribunal there would prob
ably be no objection to it's consideration
and proposed its immediate consideration.
Senator Morgan said, in reply, that If
there was no objection on the part of any
Senator he would be glad to pass the bill
now.
He therefore asked unanimous consent
that the bill be read second time. and that
the Senate proceed to its immediate consid
er alton.
Mr.. Honr's Amendment.
This being granted the bill was rapidly
passed through its various stages and was
on the point Of passage when Mr.. Hoar
obtained the adoption of amendment
specifically authorizing United States naval
officers to receive American vessels seized
by British cruisers.
Mr.. Cullom inquired whether 1t was not
rather unusual to authorize a foreign gov
ernment to arrest and search American
vessels. but Mr. Morgan replied that the
whole procedure was very much out of the
ordinary, and quoted a noted publicist
saying that the arbitration tribunal marked
an epoch in diplomatic usage by initiating
peaceful methods of settlement of inter
national complications in place of settle
ment by war, and he pointed out as a pre-
cedent, the agreement entered into between
the United States and Great Britain for the
suppression of the slave trade.
Objection to this summary passage of the
bill becoming manifest on the republican
side of the chamber, ii was agreed by Mr..
Morgan to have the bill printed, and he
gave notice that he would call it up after
Senator Voorhees, speech and after Senator
Allison had taken the floor on the tariff
question.
A Motion to Reconsider.
| Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island asked that
| the bill be open to amendment again, but
Mr.. Morgan was unwilling to have the bill
again opened to amendment. and Mr.. Aid
rich thereupon moved to reconsider the vote
| by which the bill passed the third reading
but action on this motion was deferred un-
til printed copies of the bill have been re-
| ceived.
| AT o'clock the unfinished business, the
| bill of Senator Hansbrough for the de-
| struction of the Russian thistle, was laid
| before the Senate and Immediately came
| into collision with the tariff bill, which
| Senator Voorhees, had given notice of his
! intention to call up at the time.
Senator Hansbrough asked that the un-
| finished business should be temporarily set
! aside in favor of the opening speech on the
| tariff without losing its place the un-
| finished business. This was met by mo-
| ton from Senator Harris that the tariff
| bill be made the unfinished business. While
| he was opposed to the bill of the Senator
| from North Dakota he said If there should
| be any gap in the consideration of the
| tariff bill he would have no objection to
| the Russian thistle bill being taken up.
THE HOUSE.