The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-14
u, I1NG2ESS.-First Session



In the U. S. Senate on the 9th, the
bill to amend the Interstate COM
merce Act was considered and passed.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
In the U. s. Senate on the 10th. 10
pension bills were reported adversely
and indefinitely postponed. About an
equal nRmber were reported favOrably
and placed on the calendar. Mr.. Sher-
man offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing the Finance Com
mlttee to inquire into and report such
masures as it may deem expedient to
control or prohibit trusts. Mr.. Vest
introduced a bill to amend the act for
the punishment of postal crimes. He
said the act for the same purpose
passed by the Senate last month was
intended to prohibit a species of black
mail, collecting agencies using an en-
velOpe endorsed "Dad debt" The
same agencies had since res0rted to the
use of a transparent envelope show
ing the enclosure legibly. This bill
was intended to stop that evasion of
the law. MI. Hoar then spoke for four
hours in opposition to the Fisheries
treaty. A conference report on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was agreed to, and the Senate ad.
journed.
In the T.. S. Senate on the 18th, the
conference on the Post Office Appro-
prlatiOn bill presented Il report. No
agreement had been reached on the
subsidy clause. After debate it was
decided-2S to 16-to insist on the
subsidy amendment. The Seacoast
Defence bill was considered. pending
which the Senate Adjourned.
HOUSE
Ia the House, on the 9th, Mr..
Adams, of Illinois,, offered a resOlu-
ton, which was referred to the Com
mittee Oh Rules, directing the Com
mittee on Manufactures to investigate
trusts, and make immediate separate
reports, with or without recommends.
ton, of the evidence taken by it in re-
gard TO the Sugar and Standard Oil
trusts. The Tariff bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole, and the
sugar clauses were completed. all the
amendments offered by the Republic
cans beng rejected. An amendment
offered by Mr.. Mills was adopted, max
Ing the duty on mOiasses, testing not
above So degrees, 2f cents per gallon.
The tobacco paragraph was left open
for future action. Pending a motion
to strike out the starch provision the
House adjourned.
In the House, on the 10th, the Tariff
bill was resumed and the pending
amendment, one by Mr.. Nutting, of
New York, to restore the existing duty
on starch, was rejected. The duty on
rice flour and rice meal was agreed
at Is per cent. ad valOrem. Amend
ments restoring the existing duties on
raisins, cotton fabrics, flax, hemp and
lutte yarns, ETC., were rejected. Mr..
Phelps moved to increase from % to 40
per cent. ad valOrem, the duty on flax
and linen thread, Irvine and pack
thread and manufactures of flax.
Pending a vote, the committee rose and
a recess was taken. The evening ses.
sion was devoted to the consideration
of a bill granting the right of way to
railroads through Indian reservations.
In the House on the lltlr, a confer
ence was ordered on the Land For
FIXTURE bill. Mr.. Hatch reported dis
agreement on the Agricultural Appro-
priation bill, the point of disagreement
being the Senate amendment appropTi.
ating 500, 600 for sorghum sugar ex-
periments. Mr.. Ryan moved concur
renee in the Senate amendment. The
motion was agreed tO-126 to 96-and
the bill was passed. The conference
report on the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was agreed to. The
Tariff bill was resumed i'll Commit
tee of the Whole. The pending
amendment, offered by Mr.. Phelps. of
New Jersey, fixing at 40 per cent. ad
valorem the duty on flax or linen thread
and all manufactures of fax was re-
lected. An amendment, offered by
Mr.. Beckinridge, OF Arkansaw, was
adopted, changing the rate of duty on
bags and bagging from 10 per cent. ad
valorem to ! of a cent per pound.
Amendments making the duty on
manufactures OF hemp or mannilla, not
enumerated, 40 per cent, instead of rs
were jected. The section relating to
woods and wooden manufactures being
reached, it was read entire without OBJ
lection. Mr.. Caswell, of Wisconsin,
offered an amendment to the wool Sec
tions, substituting the schedule OF 1867.
The committee o 5 and a recess was
then. The Census bill was considtr re
in the evening session and passed. Ad-
journed.