Show IN washington trusts discussed by tile senators ONEILL 19 IGNANT I 1 P personal tilt over a freed mants vote ALASKI FUR FISHERIES I 1 I 1 president Clev elands acceptance not ready PENSION FOR 2 schofield in command the chinese bill california cladma A steamer disabled awin asad press to brits STANDA IlD THE SENATE greacen and both the trusts aug 14 reagin introduced bill to define trusts and of all persons connected antho caume coume of his discussion as to its refer ence sherman bald lie hail given some attention att eption to tile subject in 0 ader to see how far it wan the con of li t abit trusts and restraint of trade it was very clear that there was no such power in congress to be derived from its power to raibe and collect owma it A as a or which might be exercised by i state for itself similar laus had been enacted in england and baber countries whether such laws could he en grafted by national authora on the statute books of tile unite d Z t ates under its peculiar system of gov as soine what doubtful reagan said the bill was framed with tile kleiv dional difficulty of assuming to legis late on a matter of abitu jurisdiction there was also difficulty in defining what a trust was and in providing appropriate after furt lir discussion the bill was referred to the on finance feaga n also introduced a bill which as re f to the committee on requiring tile officers or at least three quarters of the crewson evory merchant whaling fishing V es vel to be either native bor li or naturalized citizens cit ikens of tha united states rho resolution offered corae time since by chandler Chand lir instructing the select committee on iudin traders to continue its investigations during the deess was reported back and agreed to tile senate then resumed consideration of the fisheries and was addressed by morgan having quoted from chandless chandlers Chand lers epee it some extracts reflecting oil the se cretaro C of state morgan said tile tun e 0 f scandal had been let loose in toufi 3 d abate in a way which might convince the world that when tile senate bat ith closed doors nothing but scorpions were applied to tile american citizens ghobad been nominated for who had taken part in negotiating treaties in tile discussion of the question of free cieli morgan said the now englan I 1 senators and owners of fishing vessels had thought they were putting up tile smartest sort of a job in trying to use the treat r power to aas ue procia mat 3 of non intercourse a alon L means of prohibiting the e of free fish the senate then resumed the con of legislative business sheriban She introduced a bill to 40 clare unlawful trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and production and had it referred to the committee on finance after an executive session I 1 the sen ate adjourned I 1 THE HOUSE A personal tilt over the bill aug 14 onelli r 0 f missouri rising to a question of leae sent to the clerks desk and had rea d an article in 0 washington paper to tile effect that the effort of the democrats to pass the bill for the re alef of the cherokee freedmen was tile of a bargain with J milton turner the freed mens attorney att otney and was intended as compensation to him for his serece to tile democratic party at tile indianapolis colored convention ven tion cneill sald he desimir to brand the statement ment an an absolute lie from be ginning to end 0 on of indians m ila to mentioned in the article us having objected to tile considerate consi derat on of the bill because knowledge of the bargaining bar gainin quiren the gentleman in tile statement as a F to I 1 I 1 meant any reflection Almi oneill repeated that th e sta ement that there wall any bargain in the introduction tro or preparing of tile bill no matter m was a an absolute al solute plaint unvarnished and unqualified ito l that the gentleman blot not answered anso ered blo question oneill if the genteman gent hman a a in that I 1 am a parly to any bargain connection alib this bial hostater hoSt Atea what is a ile aen was incapable of offering him a peri banal affront lie had objected to the bill op account of certain ian guage ila had board J milton turner use and had subsequently told members with buin Turner a careton ion that possible pos sibl a difficulty would a 10 upon the flour or during the camP concerning the mattar the language lan gudge bad used had caused halh to make his objection Jec tion duty to allow the democratic part ifor to its debts to J milton turner vy is services tendered at the indian apollo convent loa I 1 aay res of F aal moved that tile I 1 long a igo into committee of the whole for the consideration of tile general appropriation bills townshend inquired of the speaker what bill would be considered it the motion should prevail the speaker declined to baylo do c laring that that was a matter I 1 bo determined by the chairman of the comm attee of the whole stated lie wished that the I 1 bill should be consid I 1 I 1 1 j I 1 L d ilia of fortifications be 4 inc confere anthe amy ampro privation pria tion bill sayres motion but tahe fl it was resumed no committee townshend objected to the considers lion of the bill and that being reported to I 1 T au on tile fuestion nu estion whether th would the fortification bill to be laid aside tile vote resulted 17 nays no quorum and a call of the house was ordered the after noon was consumed in an ineffectual effort to and hold a quorum on each call of the a in would be dere lovei hair b ut bar h in argin of votes would be boft when I 1 lie question recurred on aside tile fortification bill and finally on motion of sayres the house ad journea ALASKAN FISHE ILTER aug 14 the house ommittee on merchant marine and JI sherles today to day commenced their I 1 into the fur and seal fish cries of alaska tile resolution under which the investigation dl tile committee to make a thor into the fur and sea bugl f albakal and all con tracts or leases made by the government with any persons or compano forsaking for taking pealor other fr f r animals in alaska tile same bearly con atee are also directed to tain contracts have been violated and to report whether any begil lation is necessary for the krotec ila of the seal fisheries S ex abent of the 1 I ury department who had spent three months on the island of st G e and some time on tao island of a r agn I 1 in 1871 and 1872 said while on st paul wand he found the people good natured and peaceable the terms of tile contract with the alaskan company required that the company should look after the peoples in teres tg lie had no reason to make observations to tha agent ortho coin amny with regard to the same the trompa riv had issued an order that there should be no greater advance hn 25 per cent on tile commodities 1 over wholesale prices at san r aint sen lie was satisfied there was no departure from this rule tile only grievance the natives had was the attempted suppression by the agents of the company and those of the g 0 v e rement of the practice by tile n a t 1 ve a of di tilling a boverie w aich the agents regarded as polson ou the company had given all its ork to the natives at a fair compensation the probable efrece of opening up coins the seat fi ceries witto ness said would be to drive the seals from the alaskan islands to the seal islands anil tile people of the alaskan would be deprived of a livelihood and have to be supported aup ported by the united states government ern ment II 11 A glidden also an ex agent of the treasury Tr eaury department dep artmen t at the seal island from may to jill bahl tile habits of th e deop I 1 0 were there was nob r ea c it of the peace to speak no n aces ity for civil officers the great ev I 1 I 1 e xit asting was tile propensity of I 1 opeo ale to gamble 41 was their great illing no intoxicating liquors were sold ills observe ab serve bious were that laborers were paid bett r than any other laborers in the world from an almost barbarous state tinder the russian government the islanders so been brought up to of under th e influence of the american government ilia opinion was if the fuhei lea were thrown open to cc in petition the seals would become extant t in divid veas the policy of leasing the eriv elege 0 f aking tile seals was the very best t could be practiced by tile government the committee ad journell subject to the call of the chairman clinese BILL NEXT SATURDAY washington aug 14 the house committee on f reign affairs this morning were instructed by cre STU to call up in the house next ay tile bill to give effect to the chinese treaty A few of the formal amend mento on tile senate bill nill be recommended by the committee the most important being the one to re ail acts presumably withfield by the senate through inese advertence although ill amend A ere aurely formal they are re carded as essential to the perfect intent of tile measure and their adoption by the vi ill necessitate of tile bill senate and further action by that body before it can tak e the form of law AN STEAMER DISABLED cotov aug 1 I 1 secretary whitney to dav received a cable from rear admiral 3 handler commanding the asiatico station dated at naga sake as follows brooklyn towed into Naga sake by russian corvette after crank shaft broken beyond repair and forward cracked recommend brooklyn proceed to san francisco under sall witt I 1 propeller on deck please cable instructions the brooklyn recently balled from yoko hams for new york NO private CARS aug 11 represent dative la ter of illinois today to day introduced a bill amendatory of tile inter state commerce law it be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of the inter state comm erce law to barry or 1 part any commodity for a shipper in a car or a vehicle owned leased or in any way controlled by such ship per CLAIM aug 14 senator stewart a bill to aay authorizing the secretary of warto ascertain the amount of money bich has been and obligAtIons tho assumed bv the state of california g out of indian hostilities with fros I 1 an upon tile borders of the liate no t heretofore reimbursed by the united states IN 1 11 aug 14 dt I 1 an or ler placing beneral F 1 I in commandos com mandof the army headquarters at washington schofield will comand of be division af tile atlantic no otar changes uro yet made ault 14 it is stated on good authority that the letter of not be given to the public this weak and probably not during the coming week I 1 PENS 1014 yon MRS SHERIDA 14 washington WASU INGTON aug 14 represent campbell of naw york ty introduced in the house a bill on the pension rol I 1 general Sherl dans widow at the i a year I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 a I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 1 I 1 |