American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-03
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FIEST SESSION cE the gath CONGH tI,S
WAeHrNcroN, August /, 1916,


FIESr SESSION ce the gath CONGH tCl,S.
WAeuINcrON, August /, 1916,
SENATE.
MI Benton, from the committee on confer
snce. said il could come to no agreement, and
recommended that the Senate insist upon it,
own amendments and disagree from those OF
the House. The report was conrurred with.
The bill to define the boundaries of Iowa was
agreed to and passed.
The bill TO dispose of mineral lands in Mi
chigan and Wisconsin was slightly amended
AMI passed.
The oub-Treasury bill was then taken up
and Mr. Webster made o short bat forcible
speech against it.
ANer being further debated it was passed by
vote Of yeas 80, nays 25
The Navy Appropriation bill was next taken
up, and 1t occupied the attention ct the Senate
TO late hour. After the adoption OF several
amendments, the bill was passed. and the Sc
nate adorned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. McClelland offered a resolution to end
Seba,e on tho Warehousing bill at O'Clock.
Mr.. Daniel moved to lay it on the table in
order to proceed with the private calender
Lost.
MIR. Rathbun moved to substitute l2 S'cl'k
for !, which was done and the resolution was
adopted
The House then resolved itself into commit
loo of the whole on the Warehousing bill.
MIR. Chapman, of Md, proceeded To make II
speech explaining his views of the revenue sys-
tenn proposed by the administration, and TO
which he was totally opposed.
MIR. McClelland followed in defence Of the
bill before the committee until - O'Clock, when
debate was ended, and the committee proceed
ed TO vote on amendments which were offer
cd. Amongst the amendments offered were
the following;
Mr. MCLEAN, of Pa offered an amendment
to impose 100 per cent duties on iron and SINH
lar duties on sundry other articles Of MANI
facture.
Mr.. Ashcum moved to amend the amend
ment by repeating the tariff act approved 3lst
July, 1916. Lost, Ga to sc.
Mr.. Tlbbatts moved to amend by making the
those in the act of 1912, less z deduction Of 90
per cent. Lost, 90 only voting FIR
Sundry other amendments of similar charac-
acter were offered and negatived, and finally
the committee rose and reported the bill with
out amendment.
The previous question was moved and Sc
Conded and the main question ordered.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the queS-
ton of the Sd reading and resulted. Yeas III,
nays SO,
The previous question was then moved and
seconded on the passage and the bill was pass
ed its title amended and reconsideration re-
fused.
The Eoase then proceeded to the considera
ton of Senate bills upon the present calender,
and passed some two or three. But from the
incessant embaIrassments thrown in the way
oflegislation by members opposed to the pass
age of the bills, the majority would have dis.
posed Of all the bills from the Senate on thu
private calender either BY their passage or re-
jection,
A report from the committee Of conference
on the part ofthe House, on the Army Appro
priation was made, by which itappeared that The
committee had come to no agreement. They
recommend that the House insist on its OWE u.
nendments, and that new committee Ct CON
ference be appointed. A motion TO receda
failed, and then the report was agreed to.
The Sub-Treasury bill with amendments
was reported from the Senate ard referred to
The committee on ways and MEANS and then
The House adjourned.