The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-07-26
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
A number Of bills were reported and placed
on the calendar, among them being the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
The bill to place John C.. Fremont on the
retired list Az major general of the army, was
taken up and, after considerable discussion,
passed by q vote of yeas 20; nays 81.
The conference report on the post Office ap-
preparation bill was received and on motion
of Mr.. Plumb the senate receded from it's
amendment known as the subsidy amend
ment. p
On motion of Mr.. Clardy, of Missouri, the
senate bill was passed authorizing the CON
struction of a bridge across the Arkansas
river at Cummings Landing, Ark.
whole (Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair)
on the tariff bill, the internal revenue feature
being pending.
Mr.. Nichols, of North Carolina, offered an
amendment repeating all internal taxes. Re-
jected.
Mr.. Sowden again offered his amendment
abolishing the tax on fruit spirits.
/ After a long debate Mr.. SOwden's amend
ment was rejected by a vote of "A to 70.
At the night session Of the house q bill was
passed which appropriates 5000 to erect q
range lighthouse ut Duluth. Thu bill author
ling the Winona & Southwestern Railway
company to build a bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at Winona, Mimi, was reported
favorably to the house.
There were two pending amendments, one
offered by Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, repeating
the tax on cigars, cherOOts and cigarettes,
and one by Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania,
abolishing the tax on spirits distilled from
apples, peaches and other fruits.
Mr.. Wise,s amendment was defeated-43 to
Wand Mr. SnUlau' - yyoa wifhIro ~,
|. ENATE -.
A resolution %instructing the committee on
interstate IN to inquire into the pro-
priety of extending the Interstate
law to telegraph and express companies, and
to railroad companies not now subject to it,
to sit during the recess of congress-, and to
appoint q clerk and stenographer, was Of
fered by Mr.. Cullom and referred to the COM
mittee on contingent expenses.
The senate then proceeded to tho consider
alton of the senate bill for the formation
and admission into the union of the state OF
Westinghouse be composed of the present
territory of Washington and part of Idaho
territory.
Mr.. Hoar interrupted the reading of the
bill and gave notice, at tho request of Mr..
Frye, who has the fishery treaty in charge
Frye would next Friday ask the senate to
proceed with the consideration of the treaty,
md would urge the senate to continue the
discussion until it is ended, and then that the
vote be taken without further delay.
HOUSE.
After unsuccessful efforts had been made by
rows, of Michigan, to secure consideration of
bills for the erection OF. public buildings at
Workers, N. Y, and Kalamazoo, Mich, the
house vent into committee of the whole, Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, in the chair, on the
tariff BILL
On behalf of the ways and means commit
tee, Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee. offered an
amendment providingthat the bono required
| to- be given by cigar manufacturers shall be
in such penal sum as the collector of internal
revenue m a require and not less than 500
with, an addition of $40 for every person
proposed to be employed by such manufact-
urer. Adopted:
! On motion of Mr.. Tracey, Of New York,
.primuline was stricken from the free list.
The first paragraph, which had been passed
over informally-that placing cotton ties, or
hoops, OF the free list-was then considered.
The house bill to accept and ratify an
agreement with the Shoshone and Bannock
Indians on Fl. Hall reservation, Idaho, was
accepted and passed with On amendment.
The following bills were taken from the
calendar and passed:
The house bill to provide for an additional
justice Of the supreme court OF Dakota with
an amendmentl:
The senate bill to prohibit members of ter.
ritorial legislatures from holding certain
Offices.
The senate bill relieving municipalities in
the territories in certain cases.
A bill passes the senate canceling contracts
between the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany and certain railroads.
HOUSE.
After q little routine business the house
went into committee of the whole on the tariff
fered by Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, restoring the
present rate of duty on tobacco.
Mr.. LafOllette, of Wisconsin, thought that
the motion made by Mr.. Mills was not actual
ed by any sympathy Tor the domestic tobacco
industry, but to help the democratic party tc
carry Connecticut.
Mr.. Mills amendment was then agreed to
On motion of Mr.. Spinola, of New York
the present rate of duty was restored or
pipes, pipe bowls and all smokers articles
not otherwise provided for. The next few
items was passed over quickly, and amend
ments restoring the present rate of duty or
the various articles were voted down with
out division.
Mr.. Springer. addressed the committee il
regard to the bill. The debate would be re
membered Us the most remarkable which hat
ever occurred in parliamentary history
1t had awakened q lively interest, no
only in our, own country, hut throughout tn,
civilized world, and henceforth as long as GU
government should. endure, it would b.
known as the great tariff debate of 1888.
He then proceeded to argSe in support 0
the free wool feature of the Dill.
The debate on the;tariff bin closed with a1
animated political discussion, and then tn,
committe rose and amid applause on tn,
democratic side the bill was reported favor
ably to the house. Its consideration was ther
postponed until Saturday.
r.
Senator Frye is authority for the state
ment that there will be at least O dozen more
fishery speeches, most of which will be toe
long to be delivered in one day. :
Senator Chandler offered @ resolution de
claring the recent appointment by the presi
dent, without the consent Of the senate, o
James B. Angel and William l.. Putnam al
special plcnipotentiaries to make and sigr
the proposed fishery treaty with Great
Britain was unwarrated by the constitution
The following nominations have been con
frmed: Hugh W. Weir of Pennsylvania
chief justice of the supreme court of Idaho
Roderiek Rose, associate justice of Dakota
of Idaho J. H. Keatly ofIowa, United States
Judge of Alaska; Col. Thomas L. Casey, chic
of engineers, with rank of brigadier general
Postmaster F. P. Smith, Faulkton. Oak.
Otto A. Kohler, Hutchinson, Mimi; Charles
W. Main, Tracy, MINI. .,
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