The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-20
FlFTIETH c0NeREss
FlRsr SESSION


0UNAT
WASHINGTON, July 6.-senate NOT In
session.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-senate not in ses-
sion.
WAsnlSaroN, July 9.-Thc senate pro-
ceeded to consider the senate bill to amend
the interstate m act.
Senator Reagan offered an amendment,
which was agreed to. giving to the United
States circuit and district courts Jurisdiction
Of the violations Of any person or firm, with
power to- issue y %pcremptory writ OF lnanda-
mus.
|. After some discussion the bill was passed
along with the following:
House hill for " bridge across the Missouri
river near Kansas City.
House bill to regulate liens Of judgments
and DEGREES Of the courts Of the United
States, with amendments.
After an executive session the senate adj
burned.
WASHINGTON, July 1o.-In the senate today
Senator Sherman offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the committee on
finance to inquire into and report In comnec-
tion with any bills raising or reducing the
revenue that may be referred to 1t, such
measures az 1t may deem cxpcdicnt to set
aside, control, restrain or prohibit all arrange
ments, contracts, agreements, trusts or COM
binations that tend to prevent free and full
competition in the manufacture or sale of
articles Of domestic growth or production, or
the sale Of imported articles, or that design
or tend to foster monopoly or advance
artiticially the cost to tho consumer Of
the necessary articles Of human life, with
such penalties and forfeitures as will tend to
preserve the freedom OF trade and production,
the lowering OF prices by such competition,
and in the full benefit designated by and
hitherto conferred by the policy Of the gov
ernment to protect and encourage American
Industries by lcvying duties on imported
goods.
The senate then proceeded to the consider.
alton OF the fishery treaty and was addressed
by Senator Hoar in opposition to it. After
ne had concluded the conference report on
the District of Columbia appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to, and the senate
adjourned.
WAsHISaToN, July 1.-THE conference re-
port on the postoflice appropriation hill was
presented to the aenatc. The conference
committees were unable to agree on the
amendment known as the subsidy clause.
Senator Plumb moved that the senate in
sist on the subsidy amendment. After a long
debate, ETC., the amendment was agreed to-
yeas, IS; nays, 16.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the bill to provide for Qualifications
and other ~seacoast dcfenees, but without ac-
tlon.
Senate adjourned.
WAsnISeroN, July Elm the house TODAY
the land grant forfeiture bill was passed by
a vote of liz ayes and S nays.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill. The reading of the
bill progressed rapidly, the motion made ON
the Republican side to strike out many of the
paragraphs being rejected, generally without
division and with little debate.
Mr.. Farquhar of New York and Mr.. Adam.
Of Illinois protested against the duty on flies
and the imposition of n valorem. Mr.. Far
quhar's amendment increasing n ecaling
the duties in propo-..:c a I, the size of the files
was rejected.
MIR. Dubois Of Idaho opposed a reduction Of
the duty on lead ore and offered an amend.
nAent restoring the existing duty aud provid-
Ing that a combination Of lead ore with gold
Or silver ore shall not be exempt from duty
on lead ore. Amendment lost by u tie vote.
Mr.. Stone of Missouri offered an amend
nNpnf Wl,i.1, ,,vCx,fJ.,c +y,,< ..,:., ..
Ion OF lead with silver in ores shall not ex-
cmpt the lead therein from duty. This led to
q long political debate between Meesrs. Reed
and Mills, after which Mr.. stones amcni-
mcnt was rejected as was also one submitted
by Mr.. Warner of Missouri restoring the rate
of duty on lead ore.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills the clause was
stricken out which imposes 81 per cent. al
valorcm on pci.lnives and razore, thus restor-
ing the present rate.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills a clause was in
serted fixing the rate on new type for print
ing at 10 per cent. ad valorem.
The sugar and molasscs and confectionery
clauses being reached, by agreement they
were all considered together.
After an understanding had been reached
that q vote should not be taken today Mr..
Cannon of Illinois, offered all amendment
striking out all sugar and molasscs para
graphs and inserting a clause fixing the
duties as follows: Sugars not above No. 16.
Dutch standard, syrups ETC., and ali mo.
lasscs, testing not above 56 degrees. not
otherwise provided for, are to be EXEMPT
from duty in the event that no export
duty is levied by the country of cxpor.
tation. Sugars above No. 16 are to nav
q duty of $40 of 1 per cent, molasses
above Sc degrees 2 cents per gallon, maple
sugar 2 cents per pound on crystallizable
sugar, maple syrup or molasses 4 cents per
gallon. glucose l cent per pound, sugarcandy,
not colored, 5 cents per pound. All other
confectionery not enumerated and on sugars
after being rcfined, when tinctured, colored or
adulterated, and ali chocolate CONFECTIONERY
lOcents per pound with similar provision
against an export duty. It is also provided
that to encourage domestic production there
shall be paid a bounty to United States
producers Of sugar from beete, sorghum
and other cane raised in the United
States as follows: On sugar, 9 cents per pound
Of crystallizable sugar contained therein; on
molasses above Sc degrees, 6 cents per gallon:
not above Sc degrees, 4 cent per gallon. He
commented on the fact that the Mills bill as
originally drawn let in at a lower duty sugar
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