Show CONGRESS petitions ions for Statues spanish sli dakota hill bill br by western tern asad press to 1116 inellE 11 EALD SENATE dec IS 15 pherman Pher Sher mau maii of the committee on library reported favorably the b bill ill provid ioe rj g for the erection of a statue to general Li lafayette rayette logan presented a I large number of petitions from tobacco and cigar mans man and add labor organizations in illinois new york and other states protesting against the ratification of the spanish sli treaty also petition petitions signed by over ox ex soldiers of tho union army praying congress to purchase base for the capitol at washington na a portrait alt of general george 11 II thomas and recommending that it bo be executed by miss Ran ransom soni ke berred the chair laid imd y before the senate van resolution heretofore offered on crad relating to the spanish span isil ire treaty a ty and requiring tho committee on J lulea 1 I to report a rue ru 0 o providing for tho the consideration of commercial treaties in open session miller cal a aalde kid this matter was under consideration in the committee on foreign relations relation 3 and moved reference of the resolution res olt libou to that committee hoar hour raised a point of order eliat the matter should be considered with closed doors platt called for the reading of the rule authorizing the closing of the doors itule 35 was read it provides that on demand of two senators the doors of the senate may at any time be closed the chair inquired whether the motion of the gentleman from massachusetts hoar was seconded clawley seconded the motion and the senate went into secret bessi session ion in fifteen minutes the doors door a were reopened and the senate took up tip the dakota bill in the secret session senator van resolution for the discuss discussion lori of commercial treaties in open session was referred to tha the committee on foreign relations |