Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1888 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

TEae Senate refused Thursday bv a vote •of 24 to 27, to postpone • consideration of the fisheries treaty until December. Inthe House, on Saturday, Mr. Bynuua -spoke for an hour on General Harrison’s record on the Chinese question, and was answered by Mr. Gwen. -The debate was spirited-aztd partisan. Dteaing the present session of Congress.there have been 11,000,000 copies of speeches of members distributed among their constituents. The dear peoplevmust be educated. In «rder to break the House dead-lock, the Democrats called up the Chinese restrietkm bill, and the Republicans, being unwilling to put themselves in the attitude of opposing legislation on this subject,, ceased filibustering and .allowed the previous matter to pass. Congressman Matson, of Indiana, has ' declined to accept the silver service which was presented to him, Saturday, by the employes of tiie Government Printing Office, on the ground that .it is not proper for him to accept any reward for the performance of a duty imposed upon him as .a member of Congress, and that it would set a very bad precedent. A dispatch to the Indianapolis Journal, -Saturday, says’ tlie^Republicans in Congress are 'well pleased over the' record they have made on pension legislation. They have, it is stated, stood solidly together in support of a motion to set aside two days for pension legislation, &nd the Democrats have been forced to vote almost solidly against the proposition or refrain from voting, leaving thd House without a quorum. This latter result has been a deadlock. The Republicans, the dispatch says, intend to stand out for some time longer to force the Democrats, if possible, to show their hands more plainly than they have.