Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-30
THE VITASCOPE,
And Similar Apparatus, When Used
to Exhibit Prize Fights, to be
Regulated.

WASHINGTON. March 29.-Among the
memorials presented TO the Senate to-day
was one from the Monroe Doctrine Club
of Philadelphia. referring TO the arbitra-
ton treaty as craftily constructed polit-
zeal treaty which would operate TO the
great advantage of England unless ma
terialy amended.
The bill to prohibit the exhibition of
prize fight pictures by means of the kinet-
escope and kindred devices was reported
favorably with amendments from The Ju-
dietary Committee by Mr.. Hoar, of Mas
sachus5tts, and placed on the calendar.
As reported the second section is material
ly changed and the bill il its new form IS
as follows:
BE it enacted, etc. That it shall be UNI
lawful for any person or persons or cor
poratiOn TO exhibit in the District OF Co
Iumbia or the territories by means OF the
biograph. vitascope, knetescope, or any
kindred device or machine, any picture OF
such a pugilistic encounter or iighA as Is
forbidden by the act OF Congress entitled
An Act to Prohibit Prize Fighting and
so forth. approved February Z, 1896.
Sec. ?. That it shall be unlawful to send
by mail or TO send in any manner from
any State territory or the District OF Co
lumbia or TO bring into this country from
any foreign country any picture or PIC
lures or other material 10 be used IN such
exhibitions as are described in the pre-
ceding section or knowingly 10 receive
such material from the mails or from any
common carrier engaged in interstate COM
merce.
Sec 9. That any person who shall vio-
late any provision of this Dili shall be
guilty Of mlsdemoanor and shall be
punished by "a fine fonot less than $500 nor
more than $5,ool.'
Mr.. Caffcry. Of Louisiana. secured i'm
mediate consideration for joint rescue
ton making Immediately available S-'"'-
600 for the improvement Of the Mlssis-
sippi river from the head Of the passes
to the mouth of The Ohio river. The reso-
luton recltcs the present serious condl-
tion of affairs i'm the Hooded districts. ana
states that the appropriation is to be used
TO relieve the food sufferers and to pre-
serve the lives and property of cltizehs
and the government Improvements along
the river The appropriation is TO be Ge-
Quoted from the S2.5Q000o given TO the
Mississippi river by the river and harDof
appropr4t.son biI. The resolution was
adopted without division.
Mr.. Allen pop. NebD. presented a rcso-
luton declaring that it was unconstitu-
tional TO impose tariff taxes on articles Of
daily consumption 10 increase the for
tunes Of one class of citizens at the eA-
pense TO others.
The resolution went over til tomorrow
at the request of Mr.. Allen.
A resolution by Mr.. Gallinger, of New
Hampshire was agreed TO. reciting the
provision of the civil service law Except
ing laborers IRON Classification under that
law. and calling cn,the civil service COM
mission to report why their rules require
! certain classes Of worki&kn to be thor
oughIy skilled ard to subn ile0 competi-
tive examination. t9rai
The bill was passed contirmnGn hH- 90, ;
promise made between the officers T0.--S-
government and the authorities Of Ar
kansas. relating to mutual claims.
At 12:15 p. m the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session on the arbitration treaty.
At S:1l the Senate adjourned.