Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Tariff Bill Dragging It's Slow
Length Along.
Bills for Rivers and
1arbsrs, Army and Navy Take up
Sk> Time I'm the senate.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, July B.. In the House to-
day on the motion of Mills. of Texas, it
was ordered that when the House ad.
journ this afternoon ii be to meet on
Thursday next Ii was also agreed that
the tariff bill would not be called up for
consideration on Thursday The House
then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Springer, of Illinois, in the chair, on the
tariff bill. Mckinley moved to restore
the existing rates on bar iron. After a
long debate McKinleys motion was lost
On motion of Breckenridge, of Arkansas,
the duty of 4'l0 cent per pound was i'm
posed on iron or steel. flat, with longi-
tudinal ribs for the manufacture OF fenc.
ing. Having completed the consideration
of four pages of the bill the committee
rose Conference was ordered on the
river and harbor appropriation bill and
the House adjourned till Thursday.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 5.--In the Senate
to day Cullom gave notice that he would
| on Monday ask the Senate to consider n
bill to amend the interstate commerce
law. A message from the President was
received yetoing the bill granting pen
| sion to Mary Ann Dobcrty. The Presi.
dent shows the bad character Of the wo-
man, and that her husband, on account
of whose death the pension was desired.
is alive and is himself drawing pension.
He says he would yield TO no man in
desire to see those who defended the
government literally treated, but the
pension list should be a roll of honor and
not matter of indiscriminate aims giving.
The conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was presented and ex.
planned in detail by Plumb. The con
| ference report was concurred in, and
| further conference was asked on the
| sorghum item Call offered a resolution
| (Which was adopted) calling on the Secre-
tary of the Interior for information as to
| improper and unlawful selection of swamp
| lands. A conference was ordered on the
postoflice appropriation bill. and Senators
| Plumb, Allison and Beck appointed. Ad.
| journed till Monday.
Several unimportant bills were reported
and referred and the House then went
| into Committee of the Whole on the
| bill for the settlement Of the claims of
the State of Florida for expenses incurred
in suppressing Indian outbreaks. The
morning hour having expired the bill
| called up the Senate land grant forfeiture
| bill with the amendments made by the
House Committee. Various amendments
were acted upon, and then the question
recurring on the passage of the bill, as
amended, the vote resulted, yeas III;
nays. IL. No quorum.
| HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, July Gin the House
to-day the land grant forfeiture bill was
passed by vote of 1T ayes to nays.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the tariff bill. The read
ing of the bill progressed rapidly, motions
made on the Republican side to strike
out many of the paragraphs being re.
| jectcd generally without division and
with little debate. Consideration was
chiefly confined to the clauses relating to
sugar, molasses and confectionery, but
no vote was taken. Without action the
committee rose, and the House took
recess till s p. m.
| WASHINGTON, July THE House in
Committee of the Whole continued the
consideration of the tariff bill. Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, said the tariff must
be revised. If Congress should take the
entire $4,000, 900 off of spirits and $751;.
000, 900 off tobacco it would render itself
absolutely incapable of taking any other
burdens off the manufactures, give relief
to the tax payers or consumers or relieve
any Just cause Of discomfort labor might
have He continued his remarks to some
length, and pending vote the committee
rose, and the House adjourned.
| sENATE
WASHINGTON, July 9-On motion of
Cullom the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Senate bill to amend the
Interstate commerce act Reagan oficr-
ed an amendment which was agreed to,
giving to the United States Circuit and
District Courts Jurisdiction of violations
OF any person or firm, with power to
issue peremptory writs of mandamus.
Wilson, of Iowa. criticised the Commits
sion for constituting the same provision Of
the law to the advantage Of the railroad
companies. After some discussion the
bill passed. The following bills also
passed: House bill for bridge across the
Missouri river near Kansas City; House
bill to regulate liens of judgment and de-
crees of courts of the United States with
amendments) After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Adams, of Illinois, offered resolution
directing the Committee on Manufactures
to investigate the subject of trusts. Re
ferred. Ford, Of Michigan. offered a
resolution for committee to investigate
the matter of immigration, and the
evasion of the law to prohibit the impor-
tation of contract labor. Referred. The
House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the tariff bill, the pending
question being Cannon's amendment on
the sugar clause. Fuller, of Iowa, offer.
ed an amendment placing all sugars and
molasses on the free list Lost. Cannon S
amendment was also rejected. Various
other amendments were acted upon re-
lating to the sugar clause, but were re-
jected. Pending motion by Nutting,
of New York. to strike out the starch
provision, the committee rose and the
House adjourned.