Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-04-03
FROM a MONROE DOCTRINE CLUB,
Senate Receive. a Memorial AGAINST
the : a..iE: Er:atin rTreatY

Senate Receives n Memorial Agains7
tsi" ss-'f:tra ton Treaty.
| Washington, March 2g.-Among The
| memorials presented to the senate today
| was one from the Monroe Doctrine clul
| OF Philadelphia, referring to the arbitra-
+! ton treaty as a craftily constructed DO.
| litical treaty, which would operate to the
| great advantage of England unless mate
| rally amended.
| Senator Morgan, democrat. of Alabama
presented the minority report on the bill
| for the settlement of the Pacific railroad
| bills.
The bill to prohibit the exhibition of
prize fight pictures by means of the kinet-
oscope and kindred devices was reported
favorably, with amendments, from the
judiciary committee by Senator Hoar Of
Massachusetts and placed on the calendar
AS reported, the second section is mate
rally changed, and the bill in it's new
form is as follows
BE it enacted, etc, that it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to exhibit in the
District Of Columbia the territories by
means of biograph, vitascope kinetoscope or
any kindred device or machine, any picture of
such a pugiiistic encounter fight as is for
bidden by the act of congress- entitled s'An
act to prohibit prize fighting, and so forth,
approved February Z, 1886.
Section 2. That it shall be unlawful to send
by mail or to send in any manner from any
state, territory or District of Columbia or
DfinS lnlo lhlS country from any foreign
try, any picture or pictures other material
to be used in such exhibition as are described
in the preceding section, or knowingly receive
such matter from the mails or from any
common carrier engaged in interstate com
merce.
Section 3. That any person who shall yio-
late any provision of this act shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than s5ooO
Senator Caffery of Louisiana secured
iy1fr n ia TO Gil n tior, fn,
luton making Immediately available
$25O,Co0 for the Improvement of the Mis-
s1ssppi river from the head Of the passes
to the mouth Of the Ohio river The res
olution recites the present serious condi-
ton Of affairs in the flooded districts. and
states that the appropriation is to be used
to relieve flood sufferers and to preserve
the lives and property Of citizens and the
government improvements along the
river. The appropriation is to be de-
Quoted from the s2,25OOOO given to the
Mississippi river by the last river and
harbor appropriation bill. The resolution
was adopted without a dissent.
Senator Allen, populist Of Nebraska,
presented a resolution declaring that it
is unconstitutional to impose a tariff on
articles Of daily consumption to increase
the fortunes of one class of citizens at
the expense Of others. The resolution
went over until tomorrow at Senator AL
lens request.
resolution by Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota was agreed to, asking the !
secretary of the interior for correspond |
ence, etc, relating to the order of Presi- |
dent Cleveland on February % last estab- |
fishing extensive forest reservations. The |
secretary is also asked for the reason Of |
the order.
A resolution by Senator Gallinger was |
agreed to, reciting the provision of the |
civil service law excepting laborers from |
under that law, and calling |
on the civil service commission to report !
why the rules require certain classes of |
to be thoroughly skilled and to |
submit to a competitive examination
Al 1880 p. m. the senate went into ex
ecutive session on the arbitration treaty |
and at $40 p. m. adjourned.
In Executive Session.
Upon going into executive session the
senate promptly took up the arbitration
5reaty bill. Senator Bacon of Georgia
5ook the floor in advocacy of his amend
nent to exempt claims against southern
states from the operation Of the agree
nent. He spoke at length, going into the
general merits of the treaty.
The senate confirmed Henry H. Nash,
'egister, and Henry Whips, receiver of
he land office at Kalspel, Mont.