Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-08
CONGRESS AT WORK.


Morrin's Resolution Regarding Tariff
Reyis:on-House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. s.-Senator Blan |
presented 10 the senate Tuesday the creden |
tials OF Senator Cheney, of New Hampshire, |
appointed 10 temporarily ELL the vacancy |
caused by the death of S<nator Flke. The
oath was taken by Cheney. Beck intro |
ducel DILL To provide for the retirement OF
United States legal tender and national bank |
notes Of small denominations, and for the
issne Of cola certi ificates-referred to commit
tee on finance Van Wyck introduced /
hill to exempt imported sugar and molass
from duty, as well as imported timber-sim-
iiariv referred.
Morrill, offered resolution to the effect
that the promise of making any revision OF
the tariff in spirit Of fairness 10 all domes
tic interests regariful of the labor and capi-
tai in nvolved and without depriving Ameri-
can labor of ability to compete successfully
with foreign labor, appears SO obviously
hopeless and iinpracticable that any attempts
at revision by the present congress are TO De
regarded as inexpedient and detrimental &c
| the revival of the trades and industry OF the
| country. He gave notice that on Thursday
next he would submit some remarks on the
subject Laid over for one day.
| Dawes offered a resolution instructinS the
committee on finance to inquire and report
| what specific reductions can be made in Gus
tom duties and Internal taxes, without i'm
pairing the prosperity and development OF
| home industries or the compensation OF home
labor; laid over.
The death of Representative Price Of Wis
consin, was then announced; resolution OF
coincidence adopted and Spooner, Mander-
son, and Blackburn, were appointed COM
mittee to attend the funeral Similar an
nouncements were made i'll the cases of Beach
and Arnot of New York and out of respect
to the memory of the three deceased repre-
sentatives the senate at 2 o'oclck adjourned.
In the house after the reading of the jour
nal, under the call of states, the following
were introduced and referred: BY Herber
of Alabama, resolution authorizing the com
mttee on rules to designate any measure
for consideration BIZ the house on nohce oi
one dav; by Adams of Illinois to change thu
law relative to the amount of government
bonds to lie kept on deposit by nationa
banks as security for their notes
BY Cox of New York, amendatory OF tn
, revised statutes so as to correct existing law
which authorizes two salarieS-one TO a con
gresham, the other to an officer, such as
United States minister Hbroad. Crhe resolu
ton provides that mcmber-elect shall re
, ceive compensation only fro IN the date c
. his election and not while holding any fed
il eral Ctlicel.
4 By Matson Of Indiana, to prevent cor
. traction Of the currercy. Ut authorizes tn
a secretary Of the treasury TO issue Unite
!, States treasury not. of the same denomins
!, tions rs any national bank notes that ma
have baen heretofore or may hereafter be IT
=, tired from circulation by reason of the pay
. ment of any bonds held by national banks +
n secure their circulation).
: The committees were called but no report
no were submitted.
a. In the morning hour Bragg of Wise ons
70 called M and the house passed the senat
n bill providing that graduates of West Pom
as shall receive the pay of second iieutenal
,a from the date of graduation.
=, The house then proceeded to consider Il
- senate electoral count bill with the propose
house amendments Caldwell, of Tennessee
% during Gle course of a speech in support
,o the bill. said if enacted the bill would sett
=, all questions which arose from time to tn
~ rs to the electoral count al
no would decide that the power
ai coupt the vote did not
or side III the president of the senate, that 1t
he sided in the two houses of congress. At
!, conclusion Of Caldwelrs remarks the hou e
2l0 = m adjourned.