The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-27


crcase the duty on rhisins from I " to ,
cents n pound 1.-THE present ,luty.) Tho re-
duction Oftluty proposed struck IL blow ut
that rising industry in California and was in
iavOr Of the foreign product.
II was rejected. 81 to a.
Mr.. Guenthrr Of Wisconsin cu,lcavorcd to
sccurc II duty of 5 cents II tloz,i, OH eggs, but
wis unsuccessful.
motion tn restore existing rates. on cot
ton thpMl. yarns aud warIs, except in the
case Of h. higher grades, where II slight in
crease al duty in made, was r.irrtGi, soto az.
An amendment WINS adopted fixing tho rate
0f duty on flax, hacklc,l, known ls dressed
line. ut $40 lGr ton.
a motion to restore the existing rates of
duty on flax, hemp AMI jutc yarns was lost.
A motion to fix the rate ut percent I'D wa
loren was also lost.
SENATE.
The conference report on the postofftcc up.
preparation Till was presented tn the senate.
The item for pustoire clerks for unusual
business in fixed at $!.1, 900 instead of $780,
600. The item ns to rent, light and fuel in
tl,irl-class I.,stOili,xs IL retained, with IL
provision that u contract for rent for
such l,ostotHrcs shall In for more than
year. The item ns to postage ON seeds
is fixed no M To make the postage one cent
for every two ounces On the subsidy clause,
the conference committee was unable to
ngrr. The report was agreed to, and Mr..
Plumb moved that the senate insist in the
subsidy amendment and ask for further
conference. Aftcra long debate the motion
was cnrriri-2S to lG.-It was n strict party
vote, except that Mrssrs Call, GOrmun, Me-
pherson aud Pugll voted with tho Kcpubli.
cans in the affirmative.
The house il yielding to tho temptation to
indulge in p"litirnl dct,.tc. The rapid prog
rcss Of the Inst few days with the tariff hill
was not maintained and the house was given
over to stump speaking. Weaver of Iowa,
in all the action of the house is counted us IL
Democrat. While he was Republican
he ma,lc n very hitter fight against
the Democracy, and left along series OF QUOTA
bic sentences. Which Henderson Of Iowa
hardly he nl,lc 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.
A resolution offered to print extra copies
of he commit tcr report on seven vetoed pen.
sion bills created quite II br,sze.
Mr.. Butler spoke of reckless pension lcgisl:l.
tion in the senate.
Senators Stewart, Blair and lInwIcy severe.
ly criticized the president = course.
MIR. Grorg' ended he dsrissionl,y moving
to proceed to executive business. and iminc.
diatcly began his speech Oh the fisheries
treaty.
Sessions were ordered for next Wednesday
md Thursday nights for bills on labor mill
tary affairs,
Mr. Force, ofMiclgan. from tho committee
on military affairs. reported back the rcsolu-
ton for the appointment of I, special commit
tee to invest gate alleged cvisiuns of the
contract labor law.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, called the attention
of the house to I he necessity of this rrsDlu.
ton to correct the abuses, as there WAS an
abnormal immigration to this country by
men persuaded to come here by false and
fraudulent prrtcnsinrs.
Mr.. Morrow, OF California, was glad that
the house ut lust rOmrrcllrnlct the evil H..
setting the country from unrestricted immi-
grafton. The resolution was adopted.
The house then went into committee of the
on the tariff hill the agreement peing that
no vote should bc taken ON the llcritling wool
schedule.
SENATE.
Mr.. Dawes presented a. rrmonstmnce of q
larg" number Of wnolmanufnrturcrs; and wool
dealers against the lr.sislat ion proposed in
the Mills bill. Referred to the committee on
finance.
Among the bills reported md placed on
the calendar was u house Till npprOpriatng
10000 for "A public building ut Wubash,i,
MINI.
The following bills were passed:
House hill, to nuthOrizG the building of q;
bridge nrross the Mississippi river ut Wa
basha, MINI.
House Till nppr0l,riating S20O, 900 for tho
IMatiln Of u brunch of the National Soldiers
Home in Grant county, Ind.
MIR. Dolph spoke in the SENATE in opposition
to the fisheries treaty. Speaking ofM .langcr
its unprotected coastwisc commerce, this
country did not want a. war with Great
Britain; aud he was equally sure that Great
Britain could not afford Il war with
the United States. Her fertilization sta
tinns AT Halifax, Bermuda and Es.,uimnlt
wei" II incll,'e to american com rncrtt: hut no
forts could protect the Canadian srontirr,
and the grtnt ironrlals of I;nglan. could not
protect her commerce in Il hundred seas At
the call of even tn" present pro English nd
m,nst ration, i'll ease of war, armed men
would spring into he field from every state
and territory To make the conquest of he
Canadian provinces; and II few months ~
hi'stilitcs would find an American privata.r
on every sea where IL British merchant vessel
was tO he found.
On motion ofMr. Riggs, of California, II hill
rihsd for the mining debris question in Cali
forum.
Mr. lsl0unt .Oftic0rsil, submit ted he confer
cil.c report on the l,nstnfiirc appropriation
hill. An agreement has lmri, arrived ut on
all amendments. rllrr,tr Of post age on seeds,
plants, roots, bulbs aud srin,s has becn fixed
at one cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof.
The report was agreed to. and then Mr..
bingham, of Pennsylvania, moved to concur
in The senate subsidy" amendment. with an
nmen'lmrnt reducing the appropriation from
$SOO,0O to $l5O.H0O, authorizing the post
master general to increase The mail facilities
not only between the United States anil Cen
trail and South America. and the West Indies
hut between the United States and China and
japan. the Sandwich Islands and Australia
and providing that American ships c;rrying
the mills shall hc allowed four lines he rate
Of compensation they now receive A long
debate eIlSuptl,
1t in generally thought IL: Republican sen.
atnrs that their party in he senate will for
muluatc II substitute for the Mills Till. report
il. place it in the calendar and there lot il
remain until the next session. 1t il argued
hat such IL plan would show the country the
Republican position On the tariff aml an
curly adjournment could l@ reached; that to
undertake" to pass tl,r tariff hin in the senate
would proiong the session into September,
and that every political purpose would DO
served by formally reporting the bill
HOUSE,
The House resumed I lie consideration Of tho
the subsidy" nmtcn,lmcnt of the Senate
to tn" lostotiict appropriation bill After
nj Nnt hs,..rI