Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
CONGRESS AT WORK.
The Senate.

The Senate resumed work on the tariff BIZ
The following amendments we're proposed
and lost Mr.. Iolle-To leave cotton ties "a
81 per cent. adj Ynlorem, as at present. MIR
Vest-Proposing To make dutyon horseshoe
and hobnails = = cents. instead Of cents
per pound. Mr.. Nanee-EiNin5 the duty on
iron and steel railway bars, Trails and
punched iron or steel rails. at $il a ton, in
stead of seven-tenths of q cent a pound.
Mr.. McPherson-To put the duty ON the
same items at six-tenths of a cent. Mr..
Nance-To make the rate on black taggers'
iron or steel or skelpir iron 80 per cent. ad val
orem instead of ] $40 cents per pound; Mr..
Nance-To strike out the same items. Mr.. But
terworth. of Ohio. introduced for reference
a joint resolution authorizing the President
to invite negotiations looking To the "assm-
iiation aud unity" of this country and Can
ada under one Government. The following
nominations by the President we're con trmed;
Perry acknowledgements traOrdinar and
Minister Plcnipotentiary Ia Spain; VIM. j..
Larkin--Post Chaplain in the army.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
tariff bill Mr. Vest moved to make the duty
on spikes, nuts. washers and horseshoes =
cents per pound instead OF $40, as proposed,
The amendment was defeated. Mr., McPher-
son moved to reduce 12 cents per pound
duty on iron orsteel wheels, sttel-tlred wheels
for railway purposes and all railway wheels
to 2 cents and ] 81 cents per pound
duty on ingots coggcd ingots, blooms,
or blanks for the same to j IL cents. Alter
much discussion, Il vote was taken on the
two changes as one amendment. ana u was
defeated Ten lines Of the !, 800 lines Of the
tariff bill was the result OF the days work.
Mr.. Hale presented memorial asking OF the
government that in taking the eleventh
census thorough examination shall bc nn-
dertaken of the condition of The Industries OF
the country. resolution was offered, pro-
yiding that hereafter night sessions be held.
1t was tabled.
The President sent TO the Senate the nom
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 As per cent. duty on
all wire worth more than 10 cents pound was
made 80 per cent. at Mr.. Allison's suggestion
\ lot of miscellaneous articles under thelnetal
schedule were rapidly read off without inter-
ruption, and then n number Of paragraphs
relating to copper and cutlery and lead were
pissed over to be taken up on some future
day. BY this means. when the Senate adj
journcd, it had apparently disposed of about
six pages of the bill
4 resolntion requesting the President to
notify European Governments that the
United States disuppruvea of such govern
mrnts luging amy connection with the con-
siruclion or rnntlul of Il ship canal across
the lstlinus or Daricr or across Central
America, was referred Ia committee on foreign
relations. The eummttceOn claims reported
ElVorlhly the bill granting Gov. Sevincford.
uf Aluska his salary from june to Sept, $50.
4 hill WAS introduced authorizing the Sec
rotary OF the Navy To construct n 81 .oOoOoo
steel cruiser also "A bill providing FOR the con-
struciiun of arInaments aud forts, To cost
- 900, 900. The tariT hill was considered
from tho paragraphs regarding lead, IN the
metal schedule to the sugar schedule, with
Out ANY amendments bring PASSED.