The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-04-29

Haskell OF red amsndment, Increasing from |
Of Clothing for the cheyennes and Arapahoes.
Pending vote the committee rose.
SENATE.-Mr Mcmillan, from the Committee on |
joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, providing for Commission to cou- |
better regulation of commerce among the States, and
asked its present consideration. The resolution,
after opposition, was placed on the calendar.
......The Geneva Award Bill taken up. Mr..
Thurman hoped those In favor of the bill would at
once avail Themselves Of an opportunity to spsak
against @ the biz He said The mai, who had aiEeady
Insured his ship and got his insurance had more
right TO come within and claim q share of the
Geneva Award Fund than the insurance companies
had. The insurance companies, like all other well
conducted gam bling institutions, always to
companies engage in this business. Twenty-Five Of
| them have gone out of existence. In the of
| the Boylson Insurance Company OF Boston, which
had s95 s93 of Claims not including interest against
this fund, they sold that claim, now reckone1 with
four perc Mt. interest worth sO0e0) for ~ 0 O.;
and he had no doubt the holder Of it is III the lobby
indhstriously working In the interest Of insurance
| companies.
HoUsE.-The bill to equip en- expedition to the
| B Ii was taken up Mr.. Bal er moved to amend by
increasing from $4,000 to s15o,Ooo the appropria
ton for the purchase of clething for the different
tribes of Sioux. Mr.. Fort opposed the amendment.
TIE bill appr atd 81 COO for the Sioux repre-
nting tax Of So 900 in every Congressional bis
rrct in the country. The longer The Sioux were
supported in idlensss, the noTe idle snd yagrsut
they would become. Mr.. White had an idea that
| the country full of white men who needed pro-
lection as badly as any CT the Indians After long
| debate the amendment was rejected.
| SENATE-Deba-e was resumed on the Geneva
Award Bill NJ. Kirk wood (Rep. of Ia) gave noticE
Of an amendment to strike out the words, land tse
interest accruing therer. from the section read=
be paid out Of motley paid to The United States pnr
suaut 10 the treaty OF Washnst m, and interest
er,uing tnsreira, not e.Psnsed IN payment Of
ensued between Me-srs Jones, Thurman, Conklng,
Blaine and Carpenter. Mr.. Carpenter said: al
have the word o: one Of the arbltrators at Geneva
that the aims Of the underwl tiers formed the basis
| of the awar: paid to this government by Great
Bft4in and that the records OF that court show that
fact
HovsF.-Tle Senate bill removing the political
disab blites OF Ro. er A Pryo-, pas ed Mes
COMMITTEE en- Ways and Means. to take into con.
sideration the losses OF revenue ari ing from the
alleged eVas on of the stamp act oa cgars.:...A bill
passed for t relief OF settlers on pubic lands
| ...Several hours were speat in discussion Of the
Indian Appropriation Bi ], still pending
| SENATE--A concur ent resolution was adoptt 10
print 600 copies of tie special report dis
eases of swine.....Mr. Carpenter contnu his
tpe, cb in support of the c,mmi,t9e bill in the
in ividual claim MS TO whom an award was ma lie
by the tribunal and received, and they alone, TO
to have money pad them was as difficult as to
argue that t. o and two make four. Congress could
by might but not By right, distribute money
among those excluded by the I1Oun2t Mr. b. .alne
sroEe In opposition to the bill, aid enjoyed rather
prolonged rep2rtee with Mr.. Carpent r. Mr.. Thur
man then spoke briefly, and after few remarks by
Messrs Eaton and muud$ the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-After tine introduction of number Of
new bills, Mr.. COX, Chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, novel to suspend the rules and
pass Senate bill providing r celebrating the one
hundredh anniversary Of the treaty of psace at1d
rt tcognition If American independehts by holding
International Exhibition of arts, marufe ctur.e.
aud PRODUCTS of the soil and miues ia New York
City, in 1888. Mr. Cox explained hat there was no
appr ,priation in the BIZ! and no responsibility on
the part OF tie United States for it. On he ques-
tiou OF secondDg the demand tor suspension of the
rules the vote stool 1872 to 21. Mr. Cox said the 10Th
section of the bill denied all sibe responsibility,
now or hereafter, for any debt or obligation the
| p rt If the Government. 1t came before the House
with clean hands. After quite long debate the
motion agreei to- and the Senate bi J, with the
amendmeats o: the House Committee, was pas; ed
yeas 15s nays 56......Mr. Shallenberger, from the
Committee on Public Buildings and Or Junds, moved
suspend the rules and pass bill for the err io1
of public building at Pittsburg. After a Protest
by Mr. Blount against this motion, the legislation
, was passed. is to IL.
SKNATE.-Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on
Fiua, ce, reported adversely the bill to repeal SC
much of stct Oh 3744 Of the Revised Statutes as pro-
hbts farmers and planters from selling leaf tobacco
at retail directly to consumers without s.c al tax
and to other farmers and planteFs to sell leaf tobacco
of their pr duc,ion to other persons than mau-
ufacturers OF tobacco without special tax -. Or
motion of Mr.. Harris the bill providing r Marine
Hospital st Memphis, and appropraung s39t0(
tn refor passed.. rhe House amendments to tht
bill fer al Exhibition in New York in 1888 wert
concurr.d in..- MFR. Edmunds continued his re-
, marks on the Geheva Award Bill. In reply to Mr.
Q Conkng, as 20 who was entitled 10 the balance o.
the iupd he said: al believe the party entitled
rec i've it his received 1.-THE Government of tb,
United States; that of it ,he Government of ths
u lied States IS far paid what, upon prec:selJ
thesame principles d consid we ought t.
have paid 10 the pc. pie who have received moHey
o already, if we had not got dollar" Pending
debate, the Senate adj urn'd.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed p ovidiDg that al
lands ithin the limits Of the Fort Rldgely Military
Res rvatton shru d be open TO homestead setlemt d
and timber culture entey,.....On motion of Mr.
Andersen bill was passed creating new land dis
trct in Kansas. Al attempt to get the Specia
Deficiency Bill with the Senate amendments befor
e the House proved failure. The K pubiicans, re
a fusng TO vote, left the House without quorum
The Republicans desired al least that an hour ant
n half be given to member to debate the bill
INIT to five minutes, and later, TO limit to tweni.
(; minutes. In conse quence nothing was aecompsbe;
abe remainder of the day except the ordinarily saf
castle Congressional repair
SENATE.-Tne Geneva Aw.rd Bill was taken VI
8 and MIR. Hoars amendment to strike out the pro
vision for the payment ef the claims # the uadel
writer's a. agreed toy cas- 3S Lays 10. Mr. Thur
s man said he coud OF support tie bill as amer ded
now that the scond cl IS was made the first class 9
Il | Claims and suggested tnat Mr.. Efnun6s tax
0 charge Of it. After debate Mr.. E.ton moves
to indefinitely postpone the b IL. Carriei--yeas 81
q nays %. Mr. Blaine novel TO reconsider the vote
He said the effect OF this vote is to put into ID
Treasury piiful SUN of ten millions Of dollars as
% contribution to pay the debt Of the United States
= from nation that will always, with sueers an
with scorn. point having obtained it falls
| pretenseS MI. thurman mOVeu TO lay the m0LlO
0 to reconsider the table Mr.. Voorhees, cou'd nc
understand why this money shou' d be kept boun
up In the Ire sury. Said he: There are actua
suffer- outside Of insurance companies and wa
| premium men. never thought insurance con
), panies suffered at all. They suffered by the ndin
e of the am not 80 ce i to war premium
men, but am clear that the actual suffers can
fJuni. Let us not shrink from the ques tion b for
= u.s." Mr.. Thurman's motion TO lay on the tab
Mr.. Blaines motion toreconsider the vote by whic
the bill indefinitely post ooned, was agreed to-
e Yeas 81, nats2S. Bill still perdin e = ~ =
.s HOUsE-Another attempt to GIT the SPECIAL De
iriency Bill before the house proved d. fai ure' Th
e Democrats desired the time for debate limited I
If fv minutes and the Repu Icans demanded tw
hours. and by the latter refusing to vote to brin
h no quorum cfuid be had ....Tne nate joint res
luton directing the Committee on Agricu ture
the respective Houses to consider the general sui
ject of agriculture and report what can ought
:. be ne by the Government to better advance, Ell
courage and foster agricultural il terests, was tt
7, next business on the table Mr.. Regan submitte
a an amendment directing the committees also to il
qure to the effect the agricultural interests
the country of the adoption of ia if il
~ stead of tine protective tariff and into the propt
revision of the laws relating the national revent
n taxation, and to report on these subjects MIR. Ga
l. field thought the amendment was not german
, Pending.
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