The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-19
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate considered the fisheries treat,
and a addressed, in open session, by Mr.
Hoar, in opposition to it.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee OF The
whole on the tariff bill, and an amendment
to restore the existing rate Of duty on starch
was lost.
The duty on rice -four and rice meal VIZ
fixed at Is per cent adyaloTem.
MI. Boutelle offered an amendment fixing
the rate ofduty on dextrine, burnt starch
gum substitute or British gum ct 5 cents q
pound. Rejected, So to II.
Mr.. Vandever, OF California, moved to in.
crease the duty on raisins from 1h to
cents q pound (the present duty.) The re-
duction of duty proposed struck q blow at
that rising industry in California and was in
favor Of the foreign product.
1t was rejected, 81 to II.
Mr.. Guenther of Wisconsin ~endeayored to
secure a duty of 5 cents a dozen on g but
was unsuccessful. e.. 49,
A motion to restore existing rates on cot
ton thread, yarns and warps, except in the
case OF the higher grades, where a slight in
crease OF duty is made, was rejected, 5Oto72.
An amendment was adopted fixing the rate
OF duty on flax, hacked, known as dressed
line, at SO per ton.
A motion to restore the existing rates OF
duty on fax, hemp and jute warns was lost,
A motion to fix the rate at percent nd va.
loren was also lost. 49,
SENATE.
The conference report on the postofRce ap.
preparation bill was presented to the senate
The item for %postoffice clerks for unusual
business is fxed at $4,000 instead of $50.
600. The item as to rent, light and fuel in
third -class postoffices is retained, with a
provision that a contract for rent for
such p%ostoffices shall be for more than
a year. Thu item as to postage on seeds
for every two ounces. On the subsidy clause,
the conference committee was unable to
agree. The report was agreed TO, and Mr..
Plumb moved that the senate insist in the
subsidy amendment and ask for q further
conference. After a long debate the motion
was carried-2S to Lett was q strict party
vote, except that Messrs Call, German, Nc
Pherson and Pugh voted with the Republi-
cans in the affirmative. ..~
The house is yielding to the temptation to
indulge in political debate. The rapid prog
ress of the last few days with the tariff bill
was not maintained and the house was given
over to stump speaking Weaver of Iowa,
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Democrat. While he was q Republican
he made a very bitter fight against
the Democracy, and left along series ofquota
BILE sentences. Which Henderson of Iowa
effectively made use Of. Mr.. Weaver will
hardly be able to recover from the effect |of
the blows which were delivered by Henderson.
The debate seemed to amuse all members of
the house except Weaver.
sENAT
A resolution offered to print extra copies
of the committee report on seven vetoed pen.
sion bills created quite q breeze.
Mr.. Butler spoke of reckless pension legisla.
ton in the senate.
Senators Stewart, Blair and Hawley severe
ly criticized the presidents course.
Mr.. George ended the discussion by moving
to proceed to executive business, and imme.
diately began his speech or the fisheries
treaty.
Sessions were ordered for next Wednesday
and Thursday nights for bills on labor mill
tory affairs,
Mr.. Force, ofMichigan, from the committee
on military affairs, reported back the resolu-
ton for the appointment of q specialcommit-
tee to Investigate alleged evasions of tho
contract labor law.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, called the attention
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ton to correct the abuses, as there was On
abnormal immigration to this country by
men persuaded to come here by false and
fraudulent pretensions.
sMr. Morrow, of California, was glad that
the. house ut last comprehended the evil be.
setting the country from unrestricted immi-
grafton. The resolution was adopted.
The house then vent into committee of the
whole (Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair)
OH the tariff bill, the agreement peing that
no vote should be taken on the hending wool
schedule. a,
SENATE
Mr.. DaWes presented O remonstrance of q
large number of woolmanufacturers and wool
dealers against the legislation proposed in
the Mills bill. Referred to tho committee on
finance.
Among the bills reported and placed on
the calendar was a house bill appropriating
Mimi. =. >
The following bills were passed. '
House bill, to authorize the building of q
bridge across the Mississippi river at Wa
basha, Mimi.
House bill appropriating 5000, 900 for the
location of q branch of the Nationals Soldiers
Home in Grant county, Ind.
Mr.. Dolph spoke in the senatein% opposition
to the fisheries treaty. Speaking of n danger
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exposed coasts of the United States, and with
it's unprotected coastwise commerce, this
country did not want q war with Great
Britain; and he was equally sure that Great
Britain could not afford a war with
the United States. Her fertilization sta
lions OF Halifax, Bermuda and Esquimaft
were q menace to Americancommerce: but no
forts could protect the Canadian frontier,
and the great ironclads Of England could not
protect her commerce in a hundred sens At
the COLI of even the present ~pro-IInglish ad-
ministration, in case of war, armed men
would spring into the field from every state
and territory to make the conquest of thu
Canadian provinces; and q ~feW-1nonths Of
hOstilities would find an American ~priyateer
an every sea where q British. merchant vessel
was to be found. -
On motion of Mr., Biggs, Of California, d bin
passed for the mining debris question in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. B1ount, ofGeorgia, submitted the onfer-
ence report on the postofice appropriation
bill. An agreement has! been arrived at ON
all amendments, Therate Of postage ON seeds,
plants, roots, bulbs and sciens has been fixed
ct one cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
The report vas agreed to-, and then Mt.
Bingham, OF Pennsylvania, moved To concur
in the senate Subsidy amendment, with an
amendment reducing the appropriation from
100000 to $50, GOO authorizing the post
master generalto increase the mail facilities
not only between the United States and Cen
ttralaaa soutll>eA m1esrica, End Vest ndies,
hut between the United States and China and
japan, the Sandwich Islands and Australia,
and proyiding. that American ships carrying
the mails shall be allowed four times the rate
Of compensation they now receive. long
debate, ensled, 1xsS.Ss .s &