Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


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| WASHINGTON, May % After routine NOR
ming business, the senate proceeded to the
consideration Of private pension bills In the
calendar Senator Van Wyck made a report
from the committee on Improvements Of the
Mississippi river, Of which he is chairman, up
on the bill to make the Lake Borgne outlet to
improve the low water navigation OF the Mis-
sissppi from New Orleans to Cairo, ILL.,, and
incidentally to reclaim and protect the valley
lands of the Mississippi river aud its tributa-
ries from overflow, The bill is fayorably re-
ported. At two o'clock the bankruptcy bill
was placed before the senate. The bill having
been read was temporarily laid aside and the
amendment to the bill providing for the taxa.
ton Of railroad grant land was agreed to, ma
king the United States the preferred purchaser
in case Of sales. Edmunds reported favorably
from the committee on foreign relations the
bill directing the attorney general to bring
suit against Benjamin Well to determine
whether the award made by the United States
and Mexican mixed commission as to his
claim was obtained by fraud, and to recover
the money already paid the claimant.
By unanimous consent the Chinese bill was
then taken up and discussed by Plumb sher-
man and Hoar. After the debate further con-
sderation was indefinitely postponed aud the
Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.
The Dunn free ship bill being the special
order for the day, aud its friends being dc
sirous Of making way for the oleomargarine
bill, the order was made continuous one, and
the former will be called up at the earliest op.
portunity. Blount reported that the confer
ence on the post office bill had been unable to
agree, and further conference was ordered.
| The house then went into committee Of the
whole springer. Of Illinois, In the ehar) on
the oleomargarlne bill. All general debate on
the measure being closed. Lawler read the
protest against the bill from the Knights of
Labor Of Chicago and opposed the bill as tax
ing the cheap food product out Of existence.
On motion OF Breckenridge an amendment was
adopted-60 10 43-to section defining "But-
ter" so as to exclude from the definition the
| product of milk and cream when additional
| coloring matter Is used. Mr. Hammond offer
ed an amendment making 1t unlawful for any
merchant or shopkeeper In the District OF Col
umbia or territories to sell oleomargarne with
| out labelling II In conspicuous manner, and
| requiring hotel, restaurant, and boarding
| house keepers who use oleomargarine to place
| In their dining rooms placard bearing the
words. 'ThIs house uses oleomargarlnc,"
and have the same words printed on the bill of
fare. Agreed too to IS. Mr.. Durham
moved to reduce from 5000 to 800 the special
tax on manufacturers of oleomargariue.
Pending action, the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May Elm the senate res
| Hu.ion was offered by Wilson, which was Or
Tered to lie over one day, providing for inves-
tigation of the matter Of the appointment Of
| Indian traders by the commissioner of Indian
| affairs. The preamble TO the resolution re.
:tes that in the matter of such appointments
| it is stated that acts had been done or permit
ted to be done, in disregard OF the law, rights
and proper interests of ciCizcns. On motion
| Of Dolph the senate took up the bill "restor-
| ing to the United States certain of the lands
| rradtel to the Northern Pacific railroad "
Van Wyck explained that the bill proposed
forfeiture OF the portion of the original grant,
over which the Northern Pacific did not now
contemplate building line.-between Wsllu-
la and Portland After some debate the bill
went over.
the bill abolishing fees, ETC., in connection
with American shipping This Is the bill
which embodies the Frye amendment, grant
ing by presidential proclamation to vessels Of
foreign countries only such privileges as are
enjoyed by American vessels In such foreign
| countries.
Miller explained that the bill as agreed to in
conference was substantially as 1t passed the
senate. The conference report was concurred
in. The bill is now ready for the presidents
] signature.
Dingley from the committee Of conference,
submitted report from the committee on the
shipping bill. The report was agreed to.
Several other reports were submitted and re-
ferred.
| The house then, in committee Of the whole,
resumed consideration Of the oleomargarine
| amendment proposing TO reduce the special
| tax imposed on the manufactures OF oleomar.
garine from $500 10 800, and II was lott. A
number Of amendments reducing the amount
Of special taxes imposed upon the nanufactur-
| ers were submitted but voted down. After q
long debate the committee then rose and
| Hatch endcavored to secure night session for
consi leration Of the bill but its opponents re-
sortel to 1ibuster.ng tactics, and after half an
| hour Of noise and mcrrinent the hour of 8
O'Clock having arrived, the house adjourned.
| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, May 2S-Thc chair laid be-
| fore the senate Wilson's resolution offered
yesterday providing for the investigation by
the committee on Indian affairs into the mat
ter Of the appointments of Indian traders by
| the commissioner on indian affairs. Dawes
thought that the session was too far advanced
TO take up such an investigation. After some
debate the resolution was ref FRED to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs. The senate then
resumed the consideration of the Northern Pa
cilic land forfeiture bill, pending which the
| question was to lay on tue table Van Wyck's
amendment forfetlng all the lands OF the com
pany coterrnnous with and adjacent to such
parts Of the proposed lines not completed at
tie date OF the passage of this act. The mo-
ton u lay on the table lost Yeas %, nays g.
The question was seconded on the adoption
Of the amendment. Van Wyck's bill for the
taxation Of railroad lands was then placed be-
fore the Senate, and under plan of discussing
| this bill the debate on the Northern Pacific
forfeiture was continued.
| Considerable debat9 cnsued between Van
| Wick and Dolph as 10 what the railroad COM
pany did or did not want done with regard to
the Walula branch, and between Van Wyck
and Mitchell on that an o:hcr points.
Van WycS defended his position, and pro-
tracted debate ensued, participated in by Van
| Wyck, Edmunds, Plumb, Dolph, Vest, Mitch
ell, and Others, but it resulted in no action
on the bill before the Senate. After executive
session, the Senate adjourned until Tuesday
| next
The mouse went into committee Of the
whole (Nlr. Springer In the chair) on the oleo-
'""-"arina Hill the pending amendment beino
that offered by Mr. Daniels, reducing tie
special tax on retail dealers from S4S to SIS
Mr.. Van Schaick presented a protest from the
Executive Board Of the Knights of Labor Of
Milwaukee against the bills passage On
motion of Hatch an amendment was adopted
allowing retail dealers in oleomargarine to
pack the compound in paper packages. Worth.
ington thought congress had as much right to
tax oleomargarine as 1t had to tax whisky or
tobacco; but II the taxing power was used to
crush the manufacture OF oleomargarne 1t was
an indefensible action on the part of congress.
Townshend offered an amendment reducing
the taY on n nnund of olem rpa rine from, IN