The new North-west., 1897-03-05

brought up. This led to q lively skirmish
in which prize fighting was denounced OF
all sides, and the advocates of the bill iii
sisted that the ''sickening details" shoul,
be suppressed In the interest of puplit
morals. But the bill met the most siren
| uous opposition OH the ground that i
would tend to establish a censorship @
| the press.
At the end of the debate, which vas
participated in by Aldrich of Illinois
Grosvenor, republican, of Ohio, ant
| Morse, republican, of Massachusetts, ir
favor of the bill, and Dockery, democrat
of Missouri and Cummings, democrat, o1
| New York, in opposition, the adversaries
| of the measure outvoted the friends OF
| the bill on several filibustering motions
| but an agreement for a recess until II
O'Clock tomorrow put an end to hostilities
The bill now becomes unfinished business
whenever the call of the committees is
reached, but as conference reports have
the right of way, it is doubtful whether
that order of business will again be reach
ed this session.
Aldrich, republican, of Illinois, who call
ed up the prize fighting bill, said, while
this would not prevent the mill scheduled
to take place in Nevada March II, or the
transmission of news of the result, it
would prevent the broadcast dissemina-
tion of the sickening details and demor-
alizing preliminaries in the columns of
newspapers.
Morse republican, of Massachusetts, ad-
vocated the passage of the bill las a pro-
lection of the youth of the country" He
said he hoped the result of the fight would
be that these two brutes would kill each
other.
Grosvenor, republican, of Ohio, express
ed the opinion that morality and public
order demanded the suppression of prize
lighting. IF 1 lived in a state which had
nothing else to commend it, might favor
prize fighting" Gaughter.)
Dockery, democrat, of Missouri, vigor-
ously opposed the bill. He opposed prize
lighting, he said, as much as any one, but
this bill would establish a censorship of
the press and If carried to it's logical con-
clusion, would necessitate bureau for
that purpose.
Cummings, democrat, of New York,
characterized the bill as dangerous. He
said If 1t ever passed, many of the books
in the congressional library could not be
sent through the mails.
Hepburn republican, of Iowa, closed the
debate with an earnest plea for the bill
The sundry civil bill was sent to confer
ence, Messrs. Cannon, w. A. Stone and
Sayers being conferees.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
also sent to conference, Messrs. Loud le-
publican, of California, Smith, republican,
of Illinois, and Kyle, democrat, of Mis-
sissippi being appointed conferees A
number of other bills WERE sent to con-
ference.
Van Horn, republican of Missouri Sc
cured the passage of a rather peculiar
bill. 1t authorized the Interstate National
bank of Kansas City to move from Kan
sas into the state of Missouri. 1t seems
that banks building is on the boundary
line, and it desires to move from one por-
ton of the building, which is in Kansas,
to another portion, which is in Missouri.
This requires an act of congress.
The conference report on the bill to pro-
tect national military parks was agreed
to.
A bill was passed to provide for the
to Washington of the presi-
lential election returns by mail. The til
abolishes the system of messengers now
employed
The senate resolution to enable an Off
GER OF the United States army to accept
Under the government of the Greater Re
public of Central America position as
instructor was adopted.
Al 90 a recess was taken.