The record-union., 1897-03-30
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
BLOW TO KINETOSCOPE PICTURES
OF PRIZE FIGHTS.
Bill to Prohibit Their Exhibition in the
District of Columbia and Terri.
tories Favorably Reported.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Before
turning to the arbitration treaty this
morning the Senate gave an hour to the
routine business in open session.
Resolutions were agreed to by Pet
tigrew asking the Secretary of the In
terror for information relative to Pres
ident Clevelands sweeping order estab-
fishing forest reserves, and by Gallinger.
calling on the Civil Service Commission
for the reason why certain classes of
workmen We're subjected to competitive
examination contrary to the law ex-
empting laborers from the classified
service.
The first phase of the tariff in the Sen
ate made its appearance in a Senate res
olution by Allen, declaring that tariff
taxes on articles Of daily consumption
should not be laid so as to enrich one
class at the expense of the masses II
went over until tomorrow.
Among the memorials presented was
one from the Monroe Doctrine Club of
Philadelphia, referring to the arbtra-
ton treaty as craftily constructed po-
iitlcal treaty which would operate to
the great advantage of England unless
materially amended.
Morgan CD of Alabama presented the
minority report on the bill for the set
tlement of the Pacific railroad debts.
The bill to prohibit the exhibition of
prize fight pictures by means of the
kaleidoscope and kindred devices was re-
ported favorably with amendments
from the Judiciary Committee by Hoar
of Massachusetts and placed on the
calendar. AS reported the second section
is materially changed and the bill in its
new form is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc, that it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons or
corporation to exhibit in the District of
Columbia or the Territories by means
of the biograph, vitascope kinetoscope,
or any kindred device or machine, any
picture of such pugilistic encounter,
or fight as is forbidden by the Act of
Congress entitled IAN Act to prohibit
prize fighting" and so forth, approved
February Z, 1896.
Section ,. That it shall be unlawful
to send by mail. or to send in any man
ner from any State, Territory or the Dis
trct of Columbia, or to bring into this
country from any foreign country, any
picture or pictures or other material
to be used in such exhibitions as are
described in the preceding section. or
knowingly to receive such matters from
the mails, or from any common carrier
engaged in Interstate commerce.
Section ;. That any person who shall
violate any provision of this Act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punishable by fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000
Caffery of Louisiana secured imme-
date consideration for a Joint resolu-
ton making Immediately available
$3.50 600 for the Improvement of the
Mississippi River from the head of the
passes to the mouth of the Ohio River.
The resolution recites the present seri-
Gus condition ofaffairs in the flooded dis
tricts, and stated that the appropria-
ton is to be used to relieve the flood suf-
fererS, and to preserve the lives and
property of citizens and the Government
improvements along the river. The ap-
preparation is to be deducted from the
50 $50 900 given to the Mississippi River
by the last river and harbor appropria-
ton bill. The resolution was adopted
without a division.
At 1880 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session on the arbitration
treaty, and at 3:15 adjourned.