Connecticut western news., 1888-12-26
CONGRESS 1T WORK.
The Senate,

t.-Ha 0tTodD.e. l jniut casa vestigate the election of State officers III Rhode Island and Louisiana and the Presid- ential election in New York and Indiana Referred to judiciary committee. Senator Honr presented n petition, signed by 3, ,22S citi- zens of Massachusetts, praying for the adop- ton of q constitutional amendment prohibt- ing tho interference of my religious sect with the system Of common public schools The House amendments to the direct tax bill were non-concurred in and a conference order ed. The only amendment to the StaritT bill which passed was Mir. Allison's to made he rate on still wines. in quart bottles or jugs, Sl so n case and 1-2 cents d pint on any excess found in the bottles, instead of $1 60 and cents, respectively. Tho rice and salt paragraphs were laid over for future consid- erntion.
 Senator Chandler introduced a bill making 1t q crime against the United States for any person to offer or receive l brbe for a vote cast at any Presidential or Congressional election. The House amendments to the Senate bill 10 forfeit lands granted to the State of Michigan to ;ld ill the construction of a railroad from Marquette to Ontona- Son were -cOncurred in md q conference was ordered. The resolution for the appoint mcnt of n com mittee to toimrcstiGatc the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury was agreed to. The prr.thSIt transmitted to both houses of Congess communication y respondence relating to affnirs in Samoa. Discussion of the tariff was resumed hut was dropped without any work being done The Senate passed the bill rrpayiug Cover. nor SwinefOrd, of Alaska, money advanced by him to the government.
 Adjournment for the holidays was then taken.
 A resrlution. requesting the President r>- notify European Governments that the llnite'' States disapproves of such govern. connection struction control of q ship canal across the Istlmus of Darien or across Central America, referred to committee on foreign relations. The committee on claims reported fivorably the bill granting Gov. Sevineford- of Alaska, his salary from June to Sept. .1SSo. A. bill was introduced authorizing the Sec rrtary of the Navy to construct a S4 900, 900 steel cruiser, also a bill providing for the con struction of armaments and forts, to cost S4 ,OOO.OO0 The t;iriT bill was considered iron, the paragraphs regarding lead, i'll the metal schedule. to the sugar schedule, with Sut any amendments being passed.
 The President sent to tte Senate the nomi nation of Leon O. Bailey to be United States Attorney for Indiana. The tariff bill was again taken up. An amendment exemptng iron and steel. fiat, with Longitudinal ribs, for the manufacture of fences from the additional half cent pound imposed on galvanized iron was passed. The proposed 43 per cent duty on all wire worth more than l o cents a pound was iudI'ic Oo per Ceilt al MT AlllSOn s SuH3eStlOn. lot of miscellaneous articles under the metal schedule were rapidly read off without inter ruption, and then n number of paragraphs relating to copper and cutlery and lead were passed over, to be taken up some future day. By this means, when the Senate ad- journed, it had apparently disposed of about six pages of thu bill.
 The Senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill. MT. Vest moved to make the duty on spikes, nuts, washers and horscshoes l 1-2 cents per pound instead of 8-1O, as proposed. The amendment was defeated. Mir. McPher- son moved to reduce 1-2 cents per pound duty on iron or steel wheels, steel-tired wheels for railway purposes and all railway wheels to 2 cents, and ] 34 cents per pound duty ingots, coggcd ingots, blooms, or blanks for the same to l 1-2 cents. After much discussion, O vote taken the two changes as one amendment. and it was defeated. Ten lines of the ], 800 lines of the tariff bill was the result of the days work. MT. Hale presented a memorial asking of the government that in taking the eleventh census a thorough examination shall be un. dertaken of the condition of the industries oi the country. A resolution was offered, nyo. viding that hereafter night sessions }be held. 1t was tabled